{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1971|Washington Star International| | date=July 12–18 | edition=3rd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] / [[World Championship Tennis|WCT]] | prize_money=[[USD|$]]50,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States | champs={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1971 Washington WCT – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1971/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1971 Washington WCT – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1971/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name = Washington Open (tennis) {{!}} Washington Open }}
The '''1971 Washington Star International''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament and was played on outdoor [[clay court]]s. The event was the third edition of the tournament and was part of both the [[1971 Grand Prix (tennis)|1971 Grand Prix circuit]] and [[1971 World Championship Tennis circuit]]. It was held in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States from July 12 through July 18, 1971. [[Ken Rosewall]] won the singles title and earned a $10,000 first prize.<ref name="wot72">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '72|year=1972|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362001037|oclc=86035663|pages=150, 151|editor=John Barrett}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ken Rosewall 'Star' winner|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z5EtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EY0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3867%2C2941860|newspaper=Sarasota Journal|date=July 19, 1971|page=1C}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|1971 Washington Star International – Singles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
===Doubles=== {{main|1971 Washington Star International – Doubles}} {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Carmichael]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ray Ruffels]] 7–6, 6–2
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/wct-washington-dc/usa/1971/m-gp-usa-09a-1971/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
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