Rod Laver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors.

Connors won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Ken Rosewall.^[1]

All four seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
	4	Rod Laver	4	4
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
								2	Ken Rosewall	2	2
	3	Ilie Năstase	5	6	6
	2	Ken Rosewall	7	1	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Connors	7	6
		J James	6	6					J James	5	3
		B Bishop	3	3											1	J Connors	6	6
		J Bartlett	6	7												N Špear	1	4
		R Fisher	4	6					J Bartlett	4	0
									N Špear	6	6
																						1	J Connors	7	2	6
																							V Pecci	6	6	4
									P Dent	4	3
		V Pecci	6	6					V Pecci	6	6
		F Taygan	3	4												V Pecci	6	7
		W Blocher	7	6	6											D Crealy	4	6
		H Hose	6	7	0				W Blocher	4	2
									D Crealy	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	R Laver
		F Pala							F Pala	d
		F Gebert	d												4	R Laver	2	6	6
		A Neely	6	2	3											G Battrick	6	3	2
		G Battrick	2	6	6				G Battrick	6	6
									H Rahim	4	4
																						4	R Laver	6	6
																							N Holmes	0	2
									J Borowiak	5	6	3
		L Turville	4	2					J Lloyd	7	0	6
		J Lloyd	6	6												J Lloyd	6	2
		T Svensson	2	6	1											N Holmes	7	6
		N Holmes	6	3	6				N Holmes	6	7
									G Hardie	1	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									R Moore	6	6
		C Dibley	6	6	6				C Dibley	4	3
		M Farrell	7	4	3											R Moore	6	7
		H-J Plötz	6	4	6											H-J Plötz	3	6
		J Rasgado	2	6	4				H-J Plötz	6	6
									H Solomon	3	2
																							R Moore	3	4
																						3	I Năstase	6	6
									P Proisy	d
		C Dowdeswell	6	6					C Dowdeswell
		L Álvarez	3	4												C Dowdeswell	5	6	2
		G Stilwell	6	6											3	I Năstase	7	3	6
		F Salazar	0	0					G Stilwell	3	2
								3	I Năstase	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									K Johansson	6	6
		W Brown							W Brown	1	2
		B Walts	d													K Johansson	0	6
		E van Dillen	6	6												J Alexander	6	7
		J Feaver	2	4					E van Dillen	1	4
									J Alexander	6	6
																							J Alexander	0	3
																						2	K Rosewall	6	6
									B Phillips-Moore	6	6
		J Andrew	6	2	5				J Yuill	2	4
		J Yuill	3	6	7											B Phillips-Moore	4	2
		J Bouquin	4	1											2	K Rosewall	6	6
		M Robinson	6	6					M Robinson	4	3
								2	K Rosewall	6	6

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