26‑Dec‑1971 | Australian Open | Grass | R16 | | | (11)John Cooper [AUS] d. Sedgman | 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 | | | | | | | | | |
26‑Dec‑1971 | Australian Open | Grass | R32 | | | Sedgman d. (5)Owen Davidson [AUS] | 6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5 | | | | | | | | | |
26‑Dec‑1971 | Australian Open | Grass | R64 | | | Sedgman d. Robert Casey [AUS] | 6-1 6-0 6-3 | | | | | | | | | |
6‑Dec‑1971 | Brisbane | Grass | R16 | | | Ross Case [AUS] d. Sedgman | 6-4 7-6 | | | | | | | | | |
6‑Dec‑1971 | Brisbane | Grass | R32 | | | Sedgman d. Keith Hancock [AUS] | 6-1 6-7 6-1 | | | | | | | | | |
6‑Dec‑1971 | Brisbane | Grass | R64 | | | Sedgman d. A Rolfe [AUS] | 6-4 6-0 | | | | | | | | | |
10‑Aug‑1971 | Montreal / Toronto | Clay | R64 | | | (3)Ken Rosewall [AUS] d. Sedgman | 6-4 6-2 | | | | | | | | | |
3‑Aug‑1971 | Hilversum | Hard | R32 | | | Kenichi Hirai [JPN] d. Sedgman | 7-5 0-6 9-7 | | | | | | | | | |
2‑Aug‑1971 | Cincinnati | Clay | R64 | | | Harold Solomon [USA] d. Sedgman | 6-1 6-3 | | | | | | | | | |
19‑Jul‑1971 | Kitzbuhel | Clay | R32 | | | Frantisek Pala [CZE] d. Sedgman | 6-2 7-6 2-6 6-2 | | | | | | | | | |
10‑Jul‑1971 | Gstaad | Clay | R16 | | | Tom Okker [NED] d. Sedgman | 6-0 6-2 | | | | | | | | | |
10‑Jul‑1971 | Gstaad | Clay | R32 | | | Sedgman d. Mathias Werren [SUI] | 6-2 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
21‑Jun‑1971 | Wimbledon | Grass | R32 | | | Jeff Borowiak [USA] d. Sedgman | 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
21‑Jun‑1971 | Wimbledon | Grass | R64 | | | Sedgman d. Robert Maud [RSA] | 6-4 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
21‑Jun‑1971 | Wimbledon | Grass | R128 | | | Sedgman d. Jan Kukal [CZE] | 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 | | | | | | | | | |
14‑Jun‑1971 | London / Queen's Club | Grass | R32 | | | Buster C Mottram [GBR] d. Sedgman | 8-6 4-6 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
14‑Jun‑1971 | London / Queen's Club | Grass | R64 | | | Sedgman d. Roger Taylor [GBR] | 6-2 6-3 | | | | | | | | | |
31‑May‑1971 | Manchester | Grass | R32 | | | Richard Russell [JAM] d. Sedgman | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
31‑May‑1971 | Manchester | Grass | R64 | | | Sedgman d. John Howarth [GBR] | 7-5 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
22‑May‑1971 | Bournemouth | Clay | QF | | | Gerald Battrick [GBR] d. Sedgman | 6-2 6-4 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
22‑May‑1971 | Bournemouth | Clay | R16 | | | Sedgman d. Tony Roche [AUS] | W/O | | | | | | | | | |
22‑May‑1971 | Bournemouth | Clay | R32 | | | Sedgman d. Jean Paul Meyer [FRA] | 6-4 6-4 6-3 | | | | | | | | | |
21‑May‑1971 | Roland Garros | Clay | R128 | | | Patrice Dominguez [FRA] d. Sedgman | 6-3 6-1 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
7‑Mar‑1971 | Australian Open | Grass | R32 | | | (14)Fred Stolle [AUS] d. Sedgman | 7-5 7-6 7-6 | | | | | | | | | |
7‑Mar‑1971 | Australian Open | Grass | R64 | | | Sedgman d. Roy Barth [USA] | 6-3 6-1 6-1 | | | | | | | | | |
23‑Jan‑1971 | Melbourne | Grass | R16 | | | John Cooper [AUS] d. Sedgman | 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 | | | | | | | | | |
23‑Jan‑1971 | Melbourne | Grass | R32 | | | Sedgman d. Jean Loup Rouyer [FRA] | 6-1 7-5 6-2 | | | | | | | | | |
23‑Jan‑1971 | Melbourne | Grass | R64 | | | Sedgman d. Rod Frawley [AUS] | 7-6 6-3 6-1 | | | | | | | | | |
10‑Jan‑1971 | Hobart | Hard | R16 | | | Jean Baptiste Chanfreau [FRA] d. Sedgman | 6-7 7-6 6-4 | | | | | | | | | |
10‑Jan‑1971 | Hobart | Hard | R32 | | | Sedgman d. Takeshi Koura [JPN] | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | | | | | | | | | |