1971 Billie Jean King Invitational – Singles

16 players played in the first edition of the Billie Jean King Invitational which would later become the LA Women's Tennis Championships. In the final it was top seed Billie Jean King who won 6–1, 6–2 against Rosie Casals who she played against in the previous week.

Singles
1971 Billie Jean King Invitational
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Rosie Casals
Final score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Jean King	4	7^5	6
		F Dürr	6	6^4	1
								1	B Jean King	6	6
									S Johnson	3	4
		S Johnson	6	6
		D Hard	1	3
															1	B Jean King	6	6
															3	A Jones	2	0
		V Ziegenfuss	7^5	6
		J Tegart Dalton	6^1	1
									K Melville	1	0
								3	A Jones	6	6
		K Melville	3	2
	3	A Jones	6	6
																						1	B Jean King	6	6
																						2	R Casals	1	2
	4	N Richey	6	6
		K Pigeon	3	3
								4	N Richey	6	6
									D Carter	3	3
		D Carter	6	6
		B Hansen	1	4
															4	N Richey	3	1
															2	R Casals	6	6
		M Ann Eisel	6	7
		J Bartkowicz	4	5
									M Ann Eisel	4	4
								2	R Casals	6	6
	2	R Casals	7^5	6
		K Krantzcke	6^1	2

External links

• 1971 Billie Jean King Inviational Draw