1971 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Date12–18 April
Edition23rd
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw36S / 16D
Prize money$12,500
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationPalermo, Italy
Champions
Singles
United Kingdom Roger Taylor[1]
Doubles
France Georges Goven / France Pierre Barthès[2]

The 1971 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, also known as the Palermo Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Group C category of the 1971 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 12 April until 18 April 1971. Roger Taylor won the singles title.[3][4]

Finals

Singles

United Kingdom Roger Taylor defeated France Pierre Barthès 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2

Doubles

France Georges Goven / France Pierre Barthès defeated Romania Ilie Năstase / Romania Ion Țiriac 6–2, 6–3

References

  1. "1971 Palermo – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1971 Palermo – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 143, 310. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  4. "Taylor sets back Barthes in final of Sicilian tennis". The New York Times. 19 April 1971.
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