1973 Grand Prix (tennis)

1973 Grand Prix circuit

Nastase won 12 titles in the year.
Details
Duration 3 January – 26 December
Edition 4th
Tournaments 72
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Romania Ilie Năstase (12)
Most tournament finals Romania Ilie Năstase (15)
Prize money leader Romania Ilie Năstase
Points leader Romania Ilie Năstase
1972
1974

The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] The circuit consisted of the four Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters, Davis Cup Final and Federation Cup are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.[2]

Schedule

Key
AA events
Grand Prix Masters
A events
B events
C events
Team events

January

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 January United States Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Hard – S16/D16
United States Jimmy Connors
6-4, 7-5
United States Sandy Mayer United States Dick Stockton
United States Clark Graebner
United States Herb Fitzgibbon
New Zealand Ian Crookenden
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Paul Gerken
United States Clark Graebner
United States Jimmy Connors

3-6, 6-2, 6-3
United States Paul Gerken
United States Sandy Mayer
15 January United States Miami WCT
Miami, Florida, USA
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Rod Laver
7-6(2), 6-3, 7-5
United States Dick Stockton Australia John Alexander
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Jim McManus
United States Cliff Richey
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

6-4, 6-4
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Hard – S16/D8
United States Jimmy Connors
7-5, 6-4
United States Clark Graebner Chile Jaime Fillol
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Dick Stockton
United States William Higgins
N/A N/A
United Kingdom London WCT
London, England
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Brian Fairlie
6-3, 6-2
United Kingdom Mark Cox United States Arthur Ashe
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

6-3, 6-3
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
22 January United States Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Hard – S16/D8
United States Jimmy Connors
6-2, 6-3
Australia Ian Fletcher Argentina Tito Vázquez
United Kingdom John Paish
Chile Jaime Pinto-Bravo
United States Butch Seewagen
New Zealand Ian Crookenden
Spain Juan Gisbert
Spain Juan Gisbert
United States Jimmy Connors

6-0, 7-6
Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Butch Seewagen
United States La Costa WCT
La Costa, California, USA
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Colin Dibley
6-3, 7-6(6)
United States Stan Smith Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Harold Solomon
United States Tom Edlefsen
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

6-7, 6-3, 6-4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
United States Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Hard – S32/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-3, 6-2
United States Jimmy Connors Spain Juan Gisbert
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Paul Gerken
United States Alex Mayer
Romania Ion Ţiriac
United States Mike Estep
United States William Brown

Walkover
United States Jimmy Connors
Spain Juan Gisbert
29 January Italy Milan WCT
Milan, Italy
Carpet – S32/D16
United States Marty Riessen
7-6(4), 6-0, 7-6(3)
United States Roscoe Tanner Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Tom Gorman
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Bob Carmichael
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

6-3, 6-3
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
United States Richmond WCT
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Rod Laver
6-4, 6-3
Australia Roy Emerson Australia John Alexander
United States Dick Stockton
United States Cliff Richey
United States Stan Smith
United States Robert Lutz
Australia Phil Dent
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley

February

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 February United States Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Hard – S32/D16
United States Clark Graebner
7-5, 4-6, 6-4
Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos West Germany Karl Meiler
Spain Juan Gisbert
South Africa Pat Cramer
Hungary Szabolcz Baranyi
Chile Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Australia Ian Fletcher
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec

4-6, 7-6, 6-1
Spain Juan Gisbert
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Philadelphia WCT
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
7-6(2), 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4
United States Robert Lutz Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
South Africa Robert Maud
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Dick Stockton
United States Cliff Richey
Australia Rod Laver
United States Dick Stockton
United States Brian Gottfried

4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
United States Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Hard – S24/D12
United States Jimmy Connors
6-1, 6-2
United States Paul Gerken Romania Ilie Năstase
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi
United States Mike Estep
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Spain Juan Gisbert
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Mike Estep

6-4, 7-6
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
12 February Canada Toronto WCT
Toronto, Canada
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Rod Laver
6-3, 6-4
Australia Roy Emerson United States Stan Smith
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Cliff Richey
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Allan Stone
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander

3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6-1, 6-2
United States Marty Riessen Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Brian Fairlie
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Australia Dick Crealy
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Erik Van Dillen
United States Erik Van Dillen
United States Tom Gorman

6-4, 6-4
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
19 February Canada Calgary, Canada
$17,500 – S32/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-4, 7-6
United States Paul Gerken Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Juan Gisbert
Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
South Africa Pat Cramer
West Germany Karl Meiler
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Mike Estep

6-7, 7-5, 6-3
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi
Hungary Péter Szőke
United States Salisbury, Maryland, USA
Hard – S64/D24
United States Jimmy Connors
6-2, 4-6, 7-6(0) 7-6(2), 6-3
West Germany Karl Meiler United States Frank Froehling
United States Brian Gottfried
Spain Juan Gisbert
United States Jeff Austin
United States Sandy Mayer
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Clark Graebner

2-6, 6-4, 6-3
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Spain Juan Gisbert
West Germany Cologne WCT
Cologne, Germany
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6-1, 6-3, 6-1
Australia Brian Fairlie United Kingdom Mark Cox
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
United States Marty Riessen
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Ken Rosewall
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
United Kingdom Mark Cox

7-6, 6-3
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
26 February United States Chicago WCT
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Arthur Ashe
3-6, 7-6(9), 7-6(2)
United Kingdom Roger Taylor Australia Dick Crealy
United States Tom Gorman
South Africa Raymond Moore
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Ken Rosewall

6-7, 6-4, 6-2
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Brian Fairlie

March

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 March United States Hampton, Virginia, USA
Hard – S32/D16
United States Jimmy Connors
4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
Romania Ilie Năstase United States Mike Estep
United States Paul Gerken
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Clark Graebner
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Clark Graebner

6-2, 6-1
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ion Țiriac
12 March United States Paramus, New Jersey, USA
Hard – S16/D8
United States Jimmy Connors
6-1, 6-2
United States Clark Graebner Romania Ilie Năstase
Spain Juan Gisbert
United States Steve Siegel
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
N/A N/A
19 March United States Atlanta WCT
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
6-3, 6-4
Australia Rod Laver United States Cliff Richey
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
New Zealand Onny Parun
Australia Allan Stone
South Africa Robert Maud
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

7-6, 6-3
South Africa Robert Maud
South Africa Andrew Pattison
United States Washington WCT
Washington, D.C., USA
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16
Netherlands Tom Okker
6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(3)
United States Arthur Ashe United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Ken Rosewall
South Africa Raymond Moore
Australia Dick Crealy
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

4-6, 7-6, 6-2
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Hard – S16/D16
United States Eddie Dibbs
4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
South Africa Frew McMillan United States Grover Reid
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Clark Graebner
Chile Jaime Pinto-Bravo
United States Zan Guerry
United States Charles Owens
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Zan Guerry

6-2, 6-4
Chile Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Argentina Tito Vázquez
26 March United States St. Louis WCT
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
Australia Rod Laver Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United States Cliff Richey
United States Robert Lutz
Australia John Alexander
United States Jim McManus
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson

6-2, 7-5
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley
Spain Valencia, Spain
Clay – S64/D32
Spain Manuel Orantes
6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Italy Adriano Panatta France Patrick Proisy
Spain Antonio Muñoz
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich
Belgium Bernard Mignot
France François Jauffret
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Mike Estep

6-4, 1-6, 10-8
Belgium Patrick Hombergen
Belgium Bernard Mignot

April

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 April Canada Vancouver WCT
Vancouver, Canada
S32/D16
United States Tom Gorman
3-6, 6-2, 7-5
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
France Pierre Barthes
United States Erik Van Dillen
South Africa Raymond Moore
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
France Pierre Barthes

5-7, 6-3, 7-6
United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik Van Dillen
Spain Barcelona, Spain
Clay – S64/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Italy Adriano Panatta Spain Manuel Orantes
France François Jauffret
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich
Belgium Patrick Hombergen
France Patrick Proisy
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Spain Manuel Orantes
Spain Juan Gisbert

6-4, 7-6
United States Mike Estep
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Houston WCT
Houston, Texas, USA
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-4, 6-1, 7-5
Australia Fred Stolle Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Brian Fairlie
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

7-5, 7-5
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
West Germany Munich WCT
Munich, Germany
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
6-1, 7-5
United States Cliff Richey Australia John Alexander
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Robert Lutz
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Allan Stone
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić

7-5, 5-7, 6-4
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Cliff Richey
9 April Belgium Brussels WCT
Brussels, Belgium
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
6-1, 7-5
Australia Rod Laver United States Dick Stockton
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Cliff Richey
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Stan Smith
United States Robert Lutz

6-4, 7-6
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
United States Cleveland WCT
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-3, 6-4
United Kingdom Roger Taylor South Africa Raymond Moore
Australia Brian Fairlie
United States Marty Riessen
United States Arthur Ashe
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Ken Rosewall

6-2, 6-3
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Brian Fairlie
16 April Monaco Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay – $20,000 – S48/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-4, 6-1, 6-2
Sweden Björn Borg France Georges Goven
France Patrick Proisy
Spain Antonio Muñoz
Italy Adriano Panatta
Australia Martin Mulligan
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich
Romania Ilie Năstase
Spain Juan Gisbert

6-2, 6-2, 6-2
France Georges Goven
France Patrick Proisy
France Nice, France
Clay – S32/D16
Spain Manuel Orantes
7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 7-6, 12-10
Italy Adriano Panatta France Wanaro N'Godrella
Poland Tadeusz Nowicki
Romania Ion Țiriac
West Germany Karl Meiler
France Georges Goven
Spain Juan Gisbert
United States Charlotte WCT
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-3, 7-6(1)
United States Arthur Ashe United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Bob Carmichael
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Tom Gorman
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

7-6, 3-6, 6-3
United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik Van Dillen
South Africa Johannesburg WCT
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Brian Gottfried
walkover
Chile Jaime Fillol New Zealand Onny Parun
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
South Africa Andrew Pattison
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United States Robert Lutz
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Stan Smith
United States Robert Lutz

6-1, 6-4, 6-4
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Allan Stone
23 April United States Denver WCT
Denver, Colorado, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United Kingdom Mark Cox
6-1, 6-1
United States Arthur Ashe United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Ross Case
United States Tom Leonard
Australia Brian Fairlie
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Arthur Ashe

3-6, 6-3, 7-6
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Sweden Gothenburg WCT
Göteborg, Sweden
Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Australia John Alexander United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Australia Rod Laver
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Cliff Richey
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

6-7, 6-4, 6-1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
Spain Madrid, Spain
Clay – S64/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1
Italy Adriano Panatta Spain Manuel Orantes
France Patrick Proisy
Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Juan Gisbert
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
France Jacques Thamin
30 April Italy Florence, Italy
Clay – S64/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-3, 3-6, 0-6, 7-6, 6-4
Italy Adriano Panatta Italy Paolo Bertolucci
France Fançois Jauffret
United States Paul Gerken
France Georges Goven
Romania Ion Țiriac
Australia Martin Mulligan
Italy Adriano Panatta
Italy Paolo Bertolucci

6-3, 6-4
Spain Juan Gisbert
Romania Ilie Năstase
3 May Canada World Doubles WCT
Canada
Carpet – $200,000 – D8
United States Stan Smith
United States Robert Lutz

6-2, 7-6(1), 6-0
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

May

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 May Rothmans British Hard Court Championships
United Kingdom Bournemouth, Great Britain
Clay – S64
Italy Adriano Panatta
6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6
Romania Ilie Năstase Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
France François Jauffret
France Patrice Dominguez
Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase

6–4, 8–6
Italy Adriano Panatta
Romania Ion Țiriac
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
South Africa Frew McMillan

6–2, 6–3
South Africa Ilana Kloss
South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Dallas WCT
Dallas, Texas, USA
Carpet – $100,000 – S8
United States Stan Smith
6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
United States Arthur Ashe Australia Rod Laver
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia John Alexander
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Arthur Ashe
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
14 May United States Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada, USA
Hard – $250,000 – S32/D16
United States Brian Gottfried
6-1, 6-3
United States Arthur Ashe United States Cliff Richey
United States Roscoe Tanner
South Africa Raymond Moore
Australia Colin Dibley
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Dick Stockton
United States Brian Gottfried

6-7, 6-4, 6-4
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
21 May
28 May
French Open
France Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – S128/D64/XD32
Men's Singles Draw – Men's Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić Italy Adriano Panatta
United States Tom Gorman
Netherlands Tom Okker
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
France Françoise Dürr
France Jean-Claude Barclay
6–1, 6–4
Netherlands Betty Stöve
France Patrice Dominguez

June

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 June Italy Rome, Italy
Clay – $101,600 – S128/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-1, 6-1, 6-1
Spain Manuel Orantes Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Netherlands Tom Okker
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Hungary Péter Szőke
United States Stan Smith
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia John Newcombe

6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
11 June West Germany Berlin, Germany
Hard – S32/D16
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
West Germany Karl Meiler West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Eddie Dibbs
West Germany Attila Korpas
West Germany Ulrich Pinner
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich
Belgium Bernard Mignot
West Germany Hamburg, Germany
Clay – S64/D32
United States Eddie Dibbs
6-1, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
West Germany Karl Meiler Chile Jaime Fillol
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Paul Gerken
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Australia Martin Mulligan
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender

7-6, 7-6, 7-6
Spain Manuel Orantes
Romania Ion Țiriac
United Kingdom Nottingham, England
Grass – S64/D32
United States Erik Van Dillen
3-6, 6-1, 6-1
South Africa Frew McMillan United States Tom Gorman
United States Jimmy Connors
India Chiraid Mukherjea
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Dick Stockton
United Kingdom Stephen Warboys
United States Erik Van Dillen
United States Tom Gorman

6-4, 6-1
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
18 June United Kingdom Queen's Club
London, England
Grass – S64/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
9-8, 6-3
United Kingdom Roger Taylor Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
Australia Owen Davidson
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

6-4, 7-5
Australia Ray Keldie
South Africa Raymond Moore
25 June United Kingdom Eastbourne, England
Grass – S32/D16
United Kingdom Mark Cox
6-2, 2-6, 6-3
France Patrice Dominguez Australia Allan Stone
New Zealand Onny Parun
Australia Ian Fletcher
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Paul Gerken
United States Jim McManus
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson

6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Spain Manuel Orantes
Romania Ion Țiriac
25 June
2 July
United Kingdom Wimbledon
London, England
Grass
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6-1, 9-8(5), 6-3
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli United States Sandy Mayer
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Jimmy Connors
Sweden Björn Borg
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase

3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 8-9(3), 6-1
Australia John Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson
6-3, 6-2
United States Janet Newberry
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

July

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 July Sweden Båstad, Sweden
Clay – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Spain Manuel Orantes Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Leif Johansson
Australia Martin Mulligan
Chile Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Australia Bob Carmichael
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
United States Stan Smith
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
West Germany Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay – S16/D8
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6-2, 6-3, 6-3
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender West Germany Harald Elschenbroich
West Germany Ulrich Pinner
West Germany Wilhelm Bungert
West Germany Attila Korpas
Belgium Bernard Mignot
Romania Ion Țiriac
United Kingdom Newport, Wales
Grass – S64/D32
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
9-8, 8-6
Australia Bob Giltinan United Kingdom John Paish
Australia Jeff Simpson
South Africa Terry Ryan
Australia John Bartlett
South Africa Byron Bertram
United States Dick Bohrnstedt
16 July Switzerland Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – S32/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Australia Roy Emerson West Germany Karl Meiler
France Patrick Proisy
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Sandy Mayer
Australia Allan Stone
Australia Brian Fairlie
United States Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hard – $60,000 - S32/D16
United States Jimmy Connors
6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
United States Arthur Ashe United States Cliff Richey
United States Clark Graebner
United States Dick Stockton
United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Alexander
United States Roscoe Tanner
23 July United States Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA
Clay – S32/D16
India Vijay Amritraj
7-5, 2-6, 7-5
United States Jimmy Connors Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia John Alexander
Australia Bob Carmichael
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United States Tom Edlefsen
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Rod Laver

7-6, 4-6, 7-5
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay – S32/D16
Netherlands Tom Okker
2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Spain Andrés Gimeno Australia Allan Stone
Australia Geoff Masters
France Wanaro N'Godrella
West Germany Attila Korpas
Australia Ian Fletcher
Colombia Iván Molina
Austria Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – S32/D32
Mexico Raúl Ramírez Spain Manuel Orantes Mexico Marcello Lara
Romania Ion Țiriac
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Spain Eduardo Mandarino
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Soviet Union Vladimir Korotkov
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Jim McManus

7-6, 3-6, 6-3
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Washington, D.C., USA
Clay – $75,000 – S64/D32
United States Arthur Ashe
6-4, 6-2
Netherlands Tom Okker Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Tom Gorman
United States Paul Gerken
United States Marty Riessen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Geoff Masters
Australia Ross Case

2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Australia Dick Crealy
South Africa Andrew Pattison

August

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 August United States Columbus, Ohio, USA
Clay – S32/D16
United States Jimmy Connors
3-6, 6-3, 6-3
United States Charlie Pasarell United States Paul Gerken
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Pancho Gonzales
South Africa Andrew Pattison
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Brian Gottfried
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick

6-4, 7-6
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Clay – S64/D32
Spain Manuel Orantes
3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Australia John Newcombe United States Vitas Gerulaitis
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Marty Riessen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Costa Rica Carlos Muñoz
Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Manuel Orantes

0-6, 6-4, 6-3
United States Clark Graebner
Australia John Newcombe
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Spain Manuel Orantes Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Jimmy Connors
Australia John Alexander
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Roscoe Tanner
France Patrick Proisy
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander

1-6, 7-6, 7-6
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
13 August United States Tanglewood, California, USA
S32/D16
Chile Jaime Fillol
6-2, 6-4
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick United States Jeff Borowiak
India Vijay Amritraj
Australia Ross Case
Australia Brian Fairlie
France Georges Goven
South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Bob Carmichael

6-3, 6-4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Brian Fairlie
United States Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Clay – $90,000 – S64/D32
Spain Manuel Orantes
6-4, 6-1, 6-4
France Georges Goven United States Cliff Richey
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Roscoe Tanner
France Patrick Proisy
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Bob Carmichael

6-3, 6-4
Spain Manuel Orantes
Romania Ion Țiriac
20 August Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship
United States Merion, Pennsylvania, USA
Grass – S64/D32
United States Mike Estep
7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 7-5
United States Gene Scott India Vijay Amritraj
United States Herb Fitzgibbon
United States Brian Teacher
Australia Ian Fletcher
India Anand Amritraj
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Australia Allan Stone
Australia Colin Dibley

7-6, 6-3
United States John Austin
United States Fred McNair
Canada Toronto, Canada
Clay – $100,000 – S64/D32
Netherlands Tom Okker
6-3, 6-2, 6-1
Spain Manuel Orantes South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Colombia Iván Molina
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Sweden Björn Borg
Australia John Newcombe
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Rod Laver

7-5, 7-6
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
United States South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Grass – S32/D16
Australia Colin Dibley
6-4, 6-7, 6-4
India Vijay Amritraj United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Clark Graebner
United States Paul Gerken
United States Dick Stockton
Romania Ion Țiriac
New Zealand Onny Parun
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Jimmy Connors

6-7, 6-3, 6-2
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Tom Gorman
27 August
3 September
United States US Open
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Australia John Newcombe
6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Stan Smith
Australia Ken Rosewall
New Zealand Onny Parun
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Jimmy Connors
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe

7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson

6-3, 3-6, 7-6
Australia Margaret Court
United States Marty Riessen

September

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
17 September United States Aptos, California, USA
Hard – S32/D16
United States Jeff Austin
7-6, 6-4
New Zealand Onny Parun Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Dick Bohrnstedt
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Erik Van Dillen
United Kingdom John Lloyd
United States Mike Machette
United States Fred McNair
United States Jeff Austin

6-2, 6-1
South Africa Raymond Moore
New Zealand Onny Parun
United States Seattle, Washington, USA
S32/D16
Netherlands Tom Okker
7-5, 6-4
Australia John Alexander United States Tom Gorman
United States Cliff Richey
Denmark Torben Ulrich
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Tom Gorman

2-6, 6-4, 7-6
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Los Angeles, California, USA
Hard – S64/D32
United States Jimmy Connors
7-5, 7-6
Netherlands Tom Okker Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Stan Smith
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Ken Rosewall
South Africa Raymond Moore
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš

6-2, 6-4
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
24 September United States San Francisco, California, USA
Carpet – S32/D16
Australia Roy Emerson
5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Sweden Björn Borg South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Stan Smith
United States Tom Gorman
United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia John Alexander
United States Stan Smith
Australia Roy Emerson

6-2, 6-1
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
United States Jim McManus

October

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 October United States Chicago, Illinois, USA
Carpet – S32/D16
Netherlands Tom Okker
3-6, 7-6, 6-3
Australia John Newcombe Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Brian Gottfried
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Owen Davidson

6-7, 7-6, 7-6
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
Canada Quebec City, Canada
S32/D16
United States Jimmy Connors
6-1, 6-4, 6-7, 6-0
United States Marty Riessen United Kingdom Mark Cox
Sweden Kjell Johansson
New Zealand Onny Parun
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Clark Graebner
Sweden Tenny Svensson
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Bob Carmichael

6-2, 7-6
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Marty Riessen
8 October United States Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Hard – S32/D16
United States Eddie Dibbs
7-5, 6-2, 6-4
United States Brian Gottfried Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Phil Dent
United States Harold Solomon
South Africa Andrew Pattison
Australia John Newcombe
United States Dick Stockton
United States Brian Gottfried

7-6, 6-4
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
Japan Osaka, Japan
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Ken Rosewall
7-6, 6-4
Japan Toshiro Sakai South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Japan Jun Kuki
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
Australia Paul Kronk
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Tom Gorman
United States Jeff Borowiak

6-4, 7-6
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi
Australia Ken Rosewall
Spain Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – S64/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
2-6, 6-1, 8-6, 6-4
Spain Manuel Orantes Sweden Björn Borg
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
Spain José Higueras
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
United States Sherwood Stewart
Netherlands Tom Okker
Romania Ilie Năstase

4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Spain Antonio Muñoz
Spain Manuel Orantes
15 October Japan Tokyo, Japan
S64/D32
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-1, 6-4
Australia John Newcombe West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Jeff Borowiak
Australia Kim Warwick
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Mal Anderson

7-5, 7-5
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Allan Stone
22 October Spain Madrid, Spain
Clay – S64/D32
Netherlands Tom Okker
4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
Chile Jaime Fillol United Kingdom Buster Mottram
Romania Ilie Năstase
France Pierre Barthes
Australia Rod Laver
Spain José Higueras
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Netherlands Tom Okker
Romania Ilie Năstase

6-3, 6-0
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Bob Carmichael
Philippines Manila, Philippines
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Ross Case
6-1, 6-0
Australia Geoff Masters Australia John Newcombe
Australia Colin Dibley
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Australia Allan Stone
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Sherwood Stewart
Mexico Marcello Lara
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
India New Delhi, India
S32/D16
India Vijay Amritraj
6-4, 5-7, 8-9, 6-3, 11-9
Australia Mal Anderson Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Mike Estep
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Fred Stolle
United States Paul Gerken
India Jasjit Singh
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Jim McManus

6-2, 6-4
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia
Clay – S32/D16
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Czechoslovakia Jan Písecký
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Czechoslovakia František Pala
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš

6-3, 7-6
Hungary Róbert Machán
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
28 October Iran Tehran, Iran
Clay – S64/D32
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6-7, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3
Australia John Newcombe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Australia Rod Laver
Romania Ilie Năstase
Australia Syd Ball
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Australia Bob Giltinan
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Rod Laver

7-6, 6-2
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
29 October Hong Kong
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Rod Laver
6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
United States Charlie Pasarell India Anand Amritraj
Australia Fred Stolle
United States Paul Gerken
Australia Mal Anderson
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Rod Laver

6-3, 5-7, 17-15
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Paul Gerken
France Paris Indoor
Paris, France
Hard – S64/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
United States Stan Smith West Germany Karl Meiler
Netherlands Tom Okker
Sweden Kjell Johansson
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Arthur Ashe
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Romania Ilie Năstase
Spain Juan Gisbert

6-2, 4-6, 7-5
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner

November

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 November Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
S32/D16
Australia John Newcombe
7-6, 7-6, 6-3
Australia Ross Case Australia Ian Fletcher
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Mexico Marcello Lara
Australia Ray Keldie
Indonesia Gondo Widjojo
Australia Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Mike Estep

7-5, 6-4
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Allan Stone
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Hard – S64/D32
United States Tom Gorman
6-3, 4-6, 7-6
Sweden Björn Borg Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Stan Smith
United States Arthur Ashe
Spain Manuel Orantes
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Jimmy Connors

6-3, 6-7, 6-2
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Bob Carmichael
12 November Australia Sydney Indoor
Sydney, Australia
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Rod Laver
3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Australia John Newcombe Australia Phil Dent
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Geoff Masters
Australia Ross Case
United States Sherwood Stewart
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Rod Laver

7-6, 6-2
Australia Mal Anderson
Australia Ken Rosewall
19 November United Kingdom London, England
Carpet – S32/D16
Netherlands Tom Okker
6-3, 6-4
Romania Ilie Năstase United States Jimmy Connors
United Kingdom Mark Cox
South Africa Raymond Moore
France Patrick Proisy
United States Tom Gorman
Romania Ion Țiriac
Australia Owen Davidson
United Kingdom Mark Cox

6-4, 8-6
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
S32/D16
Australia Fred Stolle
7-6, 6-4, 6-1
United States Brian Gottfried United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Fred McNair
United States Dick Dell
Australia Allan Stone
United States Jim McManus
United States Mike Estep
United States Fred McNair
India Anand Amritraj

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West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Jeff Simpson
26 November Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – S32/D4
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-6 ret.
Sweden Björn Borg Colombia Iván Molina
United States Eddie Dibbs
Romania Ion Țiriac
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Romania Toma Ovici
Chile Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Argentina Guillermo Vilas

7-6, 6-3
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Colombia Iván Molina
South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – S32/D32
United States Jimmy Connors
6-4, 7-6, 6-3
United States Arthur Ashe South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Netherlands Tom Okker
South Africa Byron Bertram
Australia Bob Hewitt
Chile Jaime Fillol
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe

2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Australia Lew Hoad
South Africa Robert Maud

December

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 December United States Masters
Massachusetts, USA
Carpet – $50,000 – S8
Romania Ilie Năstase

Grand Prix rankings

As of 23 August 1973[3]
Rk Name Nation
1 Ilie Năstase  Romania
2 Manuel Orantes  Spain
3 Stan Smith  United States
4 Arthur Ashe  United States
5 Rod Laver  Australia
6 Ken Rosewall  Australia
7 John Newcombe  Australia
8 Adriano Panatta  Italy
9 Tom Okker  Netherlands
10 Jimmy Connors  United States
Year-end rankings (14 December 1973)[4]
Rk Name Nation High Low Change
1 Ilie Năstase  Romania 1 Steady =
2 John Newcombe  Australia 2 7 Increase +5
3 Jimmy Connors  United States 3 10 Increase +7
4 Tom Okker  Netherlands 4 9 Increase +5
5 Stan Smith  United States 3 5 Decrease 2
6 Ken Rosewall  Australia 6 7 Steady =
7 Manuel Orantes  Spain 2 7 Decrease 5
8 Rod Laver  Australia 5 10 Decrease 3
9 Jan Kodeš  Czechoslovakia 5 11 Increase +2
10 Arthur Ashe  United States 4 10 Decrease 6
11 Tom Gorman  United States
12 Roy Emerson  Australia
13 Marty Riessen  United States
14 Adriano Panatta  Italy
15 Nikola Pilić  Yugoslavia
16 Roger Taylor  United Kingdom
17 Jaime Fillol  Chile
18 Björn Borg  Sweden
19 Cliff Richey  United States
20 Paolo Bertolucci  Italy

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1973:

References

  1. "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN 9780362001686.
  3. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=23.08.1973&c=&r=1
  4. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=14.12.1973&c=&r=1

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