1973 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  Stan Smith |
| Runner-up | Arthur Ashe |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
| Seeds | 8 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Key
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.