1973 Pacific Coast Open

1973 Pacific Coast Open
Date	September 23 – 30
Edition	83rd
Category	Grand Prix (Grade B)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	San Francisco, USA
Venue	Round Hill Country Club
Champions
Singles
Roy Emerson [1]
Doubles
Roy Emerson / Stan Smith [2]

The 1973 Pacific Coast Open, also known by its sponsored name Fireman's Fund International, was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the Grade B category of the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. The event was played on outdoor hard courts at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo in the San Francisco Bay Area, United States. It was the 83rd edition of the tournament and was held from September 23 through September 30, 1973. Fourth-seeded Roy Emerson won the singles title and the accompanying $9,000 first-prize money and 40 Grand Prix points.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Winners

Men's Singles

Roy Emerson defeated Björn Borg 5–7, 6–1, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Roy Emerson / Stan Smith defeated Ove Nils Bengtson / Jim McManus 6–2, 6–1

References

1. "ATP – 1973 San Francisco Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
2. "ATP – 1973 San Francisco Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780362001686.
4. "Emerson Rallies To Defeat Borg". The Victoria Advocate. AP. Oct 1, 1973.
5. "Emerson sets title defence". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. Sep 21, 1974.
6. "Prize Fund At $100,000". Reading Eagle. AP. May 24, 1974.
7. "Roy Emerson tops Borg in tennis finals". Redlands Daily Facts (Newspapers.com). October 1, 1973. p. 12.