1973 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Singles | ||||
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1973 World Championship Tennis Finals | ||||
Final | ||||
Champion | Stan Smith | |||
Runner-up | Arthur Ashe | |||
Score | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |||
Details | ||||
Draw | 8 | |||
Seeds | 8 | |||
Events | ||||
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1973 tennis event results
Ken Rosewall was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Arthur Ashe.
Stan Smith won the singles title of the 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals after a 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final against Ashe.[1][2]
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- Stan Smith (champion)
- Roger Taylor (quarterfinals)
- Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
- Rod Laver (semifinals)
- Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
- Arthur Ashe (final)
- Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
- John Alexander (quarterfinals)
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
- SR = Special ranking
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | John Alexander | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stan Smith | 4 | 6 | 77 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rod Laver | 6 | 4 | 62 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rod Laver | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Roy Emerson | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Arthur Ashe | 77 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Marty Riessen | 63 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Roger Taylor | 6 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 4 |
References
- ^ Roy Mark (May 15, 1973). "Smith proves he's number one player". The Austin American – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780362001686.
External links
- ATP draw