1973 Volvo International

1973 Volvo International
Date July 23 – 29
Edition 1st
Category Grand Prix (C)
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA
Venue Mount Washington Resort
Champions
Singles
India Vijay Amritraj
Doubles
Australia Rod Laver / Australia Fred Stolle

The 1973 Volvo International was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in the United States. The event was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit and classified as C category. The tournament was held from July 23 through July 29, 1973. Vijay Amritraj won the singles title.[1]

Men's Singles

India Vijay Amritraj defeated United States Jimmy Connors 7–5, 2–6, 7–5

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Jimmy Connors (Final)
  2. Australia Rod Laver (Quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Ian Fletcher (Semifinals)
  4. Australia John Alexander (Semifinals)

  1. United Kingdom Gerald Battrick (Quarterfinals)
  2. United States Tom Edlefsen (Quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Bob Carmichael (Quarterfinals)
  4. India Vijay Amritraj (Champion)

Key

Final

Final
1 United States Jimmy Connors 5 6 5
  India Vijay Amritraj 7 2 7

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States J Connors 4      
   United States S Faulk 1 2          Australia K Warwick 1r    
   Australia K Warwick 6 6         1  United States J Connors 6 4 6  
   United States B McKinley 6 4 0       7  Australia B Carmichael 2 6 0  
   United States F Robbins 1 6 6        United States F Robbins 6 6 3
   South Africa P Cramer 0 1       7  Australia B Carmichael 4 7 6  
7  Australia B Carmichael 6 6         1  United States J Connors 6 6  
      3  Australia I Fletcher 4 4  
    3  Australia I Fletcher 6 6    
   United States B Seewagen 6 6 7        United States B Seewagen 1 1    
   South Africa T Ryan 7 4 6       3  Australia I Fletcher 3 7 6
   Australia J Bartlett 3 2         5  United Kingdom G Battrick 6 5 3  
   Japan T Sakai 6 6          Japan T Sakai 6 3  
   Japan J Kamiwazumi 5 6 3     5  United Kingdom G Battrick 7 6    
5  United Kingdom G Battrick 7 4 6  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  United States T Edlefsen 6 5 6  
    O R Cruz 4 7 3     6  United States T Edlefsen 6 6    
   India A Amritraj 3 4          United States T Moor 3 1    
   United States T Moor 6 6         6  United States T Edlefsen 2 0    
   South Africa F McMillan 6 3 6       4  Australia J Alexander 6 6    
   United States W Higgins 3 6 3        South Africa F McMillan 6 2  
    4  Australia J Alexander 7 6    
      4  Australia J Alexander 4 3  
8  India V Amritraj 4 6 7       8  India V Amritraj 6 6  
   Venezuela H Hose 6 4 5     8  India V Amritraj 7 5 6  
   United States J Austin 6 6          United States J Austin 6 7 2  
   United States T Leonard 3 0         8  India V Amritraj 6 7 6
   United States I Harris 1 0         2  Australia R Laver 7 6 3  
   United States R Fernando 6 6          United States R Fernando d    
    2  Australia R Laver        
 

Men's Doubles

Australia Rod Laver / Australia Fred Stolle defeated Australia Bob Carmichael / South Africa Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–3, 6–4


References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 31, 125. ISBN 9780362001686.

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