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1973 Birmingham International

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1973 Birmingham International
DateJanuary 17–20
Edition1st
CategoryUSLTA Indoor Circuit
Draw16S / 9D
Prize money$15,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.
VenueBirmingham Municipal Auditorium
Champions
Singles
United States Sandy Mayer[1]
Doubles
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender / South Africa Pat Cramer[2]
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The 1973 Birmingham International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Birmingham Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States that was part of the 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the event and was held from January 17 through January 20, 1973. Unseeded Sandy Mayer won the singles title but due to his amateur status he was not entitled to receive the $3,000 first-prize money.[3][4][5]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Sandy Mayer defeated United States Charlie Owens 6–4, 7–6

  • It was Mayer's first singles title of his career.

Doubles

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West Germany Jürgen Fassbender / South Africa Pat Cramer defeated Romania Ion Țiriac / United States Clark Graebner 6–4, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Birmingham – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals.
  2. ^ "1973 Birmingham – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals.
  3. ^ Madera Spencer (January 8, 1973). "Birmingham tennis tourney to feature world champs". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Amateur Sandy Mayer wins Birmingham meet". The Montgomery Advertiser. January 22, 1973. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 328. ISBN 9780362001686.