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	Ilie Năstase (12)
Most tournament finals	Ilie Năstase (15)
Prize money leader	Ilie Năstase
Points leader	Ilie Năstase
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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	Baltimore, Maryland, USA Hard – S16/D16	Jimmy Connors 6-4, 7-5	Sandy Mayer	Dick Stockton Clark Graebner	Herb Fitzgibbon Ian Crookenden Pat Cramer Paul Gerken
		Clark Graebner Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-2, 6-3	Paul Gerken Sandy Mayer
15 January	Miami WCT Miami, Florida, USA Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16	Rod Laver 7-6(2), 6-3, 7-5	Dick Stockton	John Alexander Robert Lutz	Stan Smith Jim McManus Cliff Richey Roy Emerson
		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-4	Terry Addison Colin Dibley
	Jacksonville, Florida, USA Hard – S16/D8	Jimmy Connors 7-5, 6-4	Clark Graebner	Jaime Fillol Gerald Battrick	Ove Nils Bengtson Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton William Higgins
		N/A	N/A
	London WCT London, England Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16	Brian Fairlie 6-3, 6-2	Mark Cox	Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen	Tom Okker Alex Metreveli Dick Crealy Ken Rosewall
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-3, 6-3	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
22 January	Roanoke, Virginia, USA Hard – S16/D8	Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-3	Ian Fletcher	Tito Vázquez John Paish	Jaime Pinto-Bravo Butch Seewagen Ian Crookenden Juan Gisbert
		Juan Gisbert Jimmy Connors 6-0, 7-6	Ian Fletcher Butch Seewagen
	La Costa WCT La Costa, California, USA Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16	Colin Dibley 6-3, 7-6(6)	Stan Smith	Rod Laver Roy Emerson	Harold Solomon Tom Edlefsen Phil Dent John Alexander
		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6-7, 6-3, 6-4	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone
	Omaha, Nebraska, USA Hard – S32/D16	Ilie Năstase 6-3, 6-2	Jimmy Connors	Juan Gisbert Jürgen Fassbender	Pat Cramer Paul Gerken Alex Mayer Ion Ţiriac
		Mike Estep William Brown Walkover	Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert
29 January	Milan WCT Milan, Italy Carpet – S32/D16	Marty Riessen 7-6(4), 6-0, 7-6(3)	Roscoe Tanner	Ken Rosewall Tom Gorman	Mark Cox Dick Crealy Bob Carmichael Tom Okker
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-3, 6-3	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
	Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Rod Laver 6-4, 6-3	Roy Emerson	John Alexander Dick Stockton	Cliff Richey Stan Smith Robert Lutz Phil Dent
		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 3-6, 6-3, 6-4	Terry Addison Colin Dibley

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 February	Des Moines, Iowa, USA Hard – S32/D16	Clark Graebner 7-5, 4-6, 6-4	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	Karl Meiler Juan Gisbert	Pat Cramer Szabolcz Baranyi Jaime Pinto-Bravo Ian Fletcher
		Jan Kukal Jiří Hřebec 4-6, 7-6, 6-1	Juan Gisbert Ion Țiriac
	Philadelphia WCT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Stan Smith 7-6(2), 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4	Robert Lutz	Nikola Pilić Robert Maud	Colin Dibley Dick Stockton Cliff Richey Rod Laver
		Dick Stockton Brian Gottfried 4-6, 6-3, 6-4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
	Salt Lake City Open, Utah, USA Hard – S24/D12	Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-2	Paul Gerken	Ilie Năstase Szabolcs Baranyi	Mike Estep Jürgen Fassbender Juan Gisbert Jiří Hřebec
		Raúl Ramírez Mike Estep 6-4, 7-6	Jiří Hřebec Jan Kukal
12 February	Toronto WCT Toronto, Ontario, Canada Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Rod Laver 6-3, 6-4	Roy Emerson	Stan Smith Jaime Fillol	Cliff Richey Ove Nils Bengtson Dick Stockton Allan Stone
		Phil Dent John Alexander 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
	Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Roger Taylor 6-1, 6-2	Marty Riessen	Ken Rosewall Brian Fairlie	Jan Kodeš Dick Crealy Mark Cox Erik Van Dillen
		Erik Van Dillen Tom Gorman 6-4, 6-4	Mark Cox Graham Stilwell
19 February	Calgary, Alberta, Canada $17,500 – S32/D16	Ilie Năstase 6-4, 7-6	Paul Gerken	Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Jürgen Fassbender Pat Cramer Karl Meiler
		Ilie Năstase Mike Estep 6-7, 7-5, 6-3	Szabolcs Baranyi Péter Szőke
	Salisbury, Maryland, USA Hard – S64/D24	Jimmy Connors 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(0) 7-6(2), 6-3	Karl Meiler	Frank Froehling Brian Gottfried	Juan Gisbert Jeff Austin Sandy Mayer Ilie Năstase
		Ilie Năstase Clark Graebner 2-6, 6-4, 6-3	Jürgen Fassbender Juan Gisbert
	Cologne WCT Cologne, Germany Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Jan Kodeš 6-1, 6-3, 6-1	Brian Fairlie	Mark Cox Alex Metreveli	Marty Riessen Haroon Rahim Ismail El Shafei Ken Rosewall
		Graham Stilwell Mark Cox 7-6, 6-3	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
26 February	Chicago WCT Chicago, Illinois, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Arthur Ashe 3-6, 7-6(9), 7-6(2)	Roger Taylor	Dick Crealy Tom Gorman	Raymond Moore Tom Okker Ken Rosewall Marty Riessen
		Fred Stolle Ken Rosewall 6-7, 6-4, 6-2	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 March	Hampton, Virginia, USA Hard – S32/D16	Jimmy Connors 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3	Ilie Năstase	Mike Estep Paul Gerken	Sherwood Stewart Brian Gottfried Clark Graebner Jürgen Fassbender
		Ilie Năstase Clark Graebner 6-2, 6-1	Jimmy Connors Ion Țiriac
12 March	Paramus, New Jersey, USA Hard – S16/D8	Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-2	Clark Graebner	Ilie Năstase Juan Gisbert	Steve Siegel Ion Țiriac Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer
		N/A	N/A
19 March	Atlanta WCT Atlanta, Georgia, USA Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16	Stan Smith 6-3, 6-4	Rod Laver	Cliff Richey Cliff Drysdale	Onny Parun Allan Stone Robert Maud Dick Stockton
		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 7-6, 6-3	Robert Maud Andrew Pattison
	Washington WCT Washington, D.C., USA Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16	Tom Okker 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(3)	Arthur Ashe	Roger Taylor Ken Rosewall	Raymond Moore Dick Crealy Mark Cox Alex Metreveli
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 4-6, 7-6, 6-2	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
	Jackson, Mississippi, USA Hard – S16/D16	Eddie Dibbs 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3	Frew McMillan	Grover Reid Sherwood Stewart	Clark Graebner Jaime Pinto-Bravo Zan Guerry Charles Owens
		Frew McMillan Zan Guerry 6-2, 6-4	Jaime Pinto-Bravo Tito Vázquez
26 March	St. Louis WCT St. Louis, Missouri, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Stan Smith 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3	Rod Laver	Nikola Pilić Cliff Drysdale	Gerald Battrick Cliff Richey Robert Lutz John Alexander
		Jim McManus Ove Nils Bengtson 6-2, 7-5	Terry Addison Colin Dibley
	Valencia, Spain Clay – S64/D32	Manuel Orantes 6-4, 6-4, 6-3	Adriano Panatta	Patrick Proisy Antonio Muñoz	Jiří Hřebec Harald Elschenbroich Bernard Mignot François Jauffret
		Ion Țiriac Mike Estep 6-4, 1-6, 10-8	Patrick Hombergen Bernard Mignot

April

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 April	Vancouver WCT Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada S32/D16	Tom Gorman 3-6, 6-2, 7-5	Jan Kodeš	Roscoe Tanner Ken Rosewall	Fred Stolle Pierre Barthes Erik Van Dillen Raymond Moore
		Roger Taylor Pierre Barthes 5-7, 6-3, 7-6	Tom Gorman Erik Van Dillen
	Barcelona, Spain Clay – S64/D32	Ilie Năstase 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2	Adriano Panatta	Manuel Orantes François Jauffret	Harald Elschenbroich Patrick Hombergen Patrick Proisy Jiří Hřebec
		Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert 6-4, 7-6	Mike Estep Ion Țiriac
	Houston WCT Houston, Texas, USA Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16	Ken Rosewall 6-4, 6-1, 7-5	Fred Stolle	Jan Kodeš Tom Okker	Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe Brian Fairlie Vladimír Zedník
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 7-5, 7-5	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
	Munich WCT Munich, Germany Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Stan Smith 6-1, 7-5	Cliff Richey	John Alexander Brian Gottfried	Robert Lutz Ove Nils Bengtson Dick Stockton Rod Laver
		Allan Stone Nikola Pilić 7-5, 5-7, 6-4	Cliff Drysdale Cliff Richey
9 April	Brussels WCT Brussels, Belgium Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Stan Smith 6-1, 7-5	Rod Laver	Dick Stockton Roy Emerson	Cliff Richey Ove Nils Bengtson Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6-4, 7-6	John Alexander Phil Dent
	Cleveland WCT Cleveland, Ohio, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Ken Rosewall 6-3, 6-4	Roger Taylor	Raymond Moore Brian Fairlie	Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
		Fred Stolle Ken Rosewall 6-2, 6-3	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
16 April	Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay – $20,000 – S48/D32	Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-1, 6-2	Björn Borg	Georges Goven Patrick Proisy	Antonio Muñoz Adriano Panatta Martin Mulligan Harald Elschenbroich
		Ilie Năstase Juan Gisbert 6-2, 6-2, 6-2	Georges Goven Patrick Proisy
	Nice, France Clay – S32/D16	Manuel Orantes 7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 7-6, 12-10	Adriano Panatta	Wanaro N'Godrella Tadeusz Nowicki	Ion Țiriac Karl Meiler Georges Goven Juan Gisbert
	Charlotte WCT Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16	Ken Rosewall 6-3, 7-6(1)	Arthur Ashe	Mark Cox Roscoe Tanner	Marty Riessen Bob Carmichael Željko Franulović Tom Gorman
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 7-6, 3-6, 6-3	Tom Gorman Erik Van Dillen
	Johannesburg WCT Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $50,000 – S32/D16	Brian Gottfried walkover	Jaime Fillol	Onny Parun Ove Nils Bengtson	Andrew Pattison Gerald Battrick Robert Lutz Colin Dibley
		Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6-1, 6-4, 6-4	Frew McMillan Allan Stone
23 April	Denver WCT Denver, Colorado, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Mark Cox 6-1, 6-1	Arthur Ashe	Roscoe Tanner Ross Case	Tom Leonard Brian Fairlie Marty Riessen Roger Taylor
		Roscoe Tanner Arthur Ashe 3-6, 6-3, 7-6	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
	Gothenburg WCT Göteborg, Sweden Carpet – $50,000 – S32/D16	Stan Smith 5-7, 6-4, 6-2	John Alexander	Gerald Battrick Rod Laver	Ove Nils Bengtson Roy Emerson Cliff Richey Dick Stockton
		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6-7, 6-4, 6-1	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone
	Madrid, Spain Clay – S64/D32	Ilie Năstase 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1	Adriano Panatta	Manuel Orantes Patrick Proisy	Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert Antonio Zugarelli Jacques Thamin
30 April	Florence, Italy Clay – S64/D32	Ilie Năstase 6-3, 3-6, 0-6, 7-6, 6-4	Adriano Panatta	Paolo Bertolucci Fançois Jauffret	Paul Gerken Georges Goven Ion Țiriac Martin Mulligan
		Adriano Panatta Paolo Bertolucci 6-3, 6-4	Juan Gisbert Ilie Năstase
	3 May	World Doubles WCT Canada Carpet – $200,000 – D8	Stan Smith Robert Lutz 6-2, 7-6(1), 6-0	Tom Okker Marty Riessen

May

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – S64	Adriano Panatta 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6	Ilie Năstase	Barry Phillips-Moore Ross Case	Geoff Masters Buster Mottram François Jauffret Patrice Dominguez
		Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase 6–4, 8–6	Adriano Panatta Ion Țiriac
		Virginia Wade Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3	Ilana Kloss Bernard Mitton
	Dallas WCT Dallas, Texas, USA Carpet – $100,000 – S8	Stan Smith 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4	Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Ken Rosewall	John Alexander Roy Emerson Arthur Ashe Roger Taylor
14 May	Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada, USA Hard – $250,000 – S32/D16	Brian Gottfried 6-1, 6-3	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Richey Roscoe Tanner	Raymond Moore Colin Dibley Cliff Drysdale Jaime Fillol
		Dick Stockton Brian Gottfried 6-7, 6-4, 6-4	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
21 May 28 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – S128/D64/XD32 Men's Singles Draw – Men's Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw	Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3, 6–0	Nikola Pilić	Adriano Panatta Tom Gorman	Tom Okker Paolo Bertolucci Jan Kodeš Roger Taylor
		John Newcombe Tom Okker 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
		Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay 6–1, 6–4	Betty Stöve Patrice Dominguez

June

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 June	Rome, Italy Clay – $101,600 – S128/D32	Ilie Năstase 6-1, 6-1, 6-1	Manuel Orantes	Paolo Bertolucci Tom Okker	Jan Kodeš Jiří Hřebec Péter Szőke Stan Smith
		Tom Okker John Newcombe 6-2, 6-3, 6-4	Ross Case Geoff Masters
11 June	Berlin, Germany Hard – S32/D16	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3	Karl Meiler	Jürgen Fassbender Eddie Dibbs	Attila Korpas Ulrich Pinner Harald Elschenbroich Bernard Mignot
	Hamburg, Germany Clay – S64/D32	Eddie Dibbs 6-1, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3	Karl Meiler	Jaime Fillol Jürgen Fassbender	Paul Gerken Harald Elschenbroich Jiří Hřebec Martin Mulligan
		Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jürgen Fassbender 7-6, 7-6, 7-6	Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac
	Nottingham, England Grass – S64/D32	Erik Van Dillen 3-6, 6-1, 6-1	Frew McMillan	Tom Gorman Jimmy Connors	Chiraid Mukherjea Mark Cox Dick Stockton Stephen Warboys
		Erik Van Dillen Tom Gorman 6-4, 6-1	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan
18 June	Queen's Club London, England Grass – S64/D32	Ilie Năstase 9-8, 6-3	Roger Taylor	Alex Metreveli Owen Davidson	Ismail El Shafei Jürgen Fassbender John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-4, 7-5	Ray Keldie Raymond Moore
25 June	Eastbourne, England Grass – S32/D16	Mark Cox 6-2, 2-6, 6-3	Patrice Dominguez	Allan Stone Onny Parun	Ian Fletcher Graham Stilwell Andrés Gimeno Paul Gerken
		Jim McManus Ove Nils Bengtson 6-4, 4-6, 7-5	Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac
25 June 2 July	Wimbledon London, England Grass	Jan Kodeš 6-1, 9-8(5), 6-3	Alex Metreveli	Sandy Mayer Roger Taylor	Jürgen Fassbender Jimmy Connors Björn Borg Vijay Amritraj
		Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 8-9(3), 6-1	John Cooper Neale Fraser
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6-3, 6-2	Janet Newberry Raúl Ramírez

July

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 July	Båstad, Sweden Clay – S32/D16	Stan Smith 6-2, 2-6, 6-3	Manuel Orantes	Björn Borg Leif Johansson	Martin Mulligan Jaime Pinto-Bravo Bob Carmichael Antonio Zugarelli
		Stan Smith Nikola Pilić	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan
	Düsseldorf, Germany Clay – S16/D8	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6-2, 6-3, 6-3	Jürgen Fassbender	Harald Elschenbroich Ulrich Pinner	Wilhelm Bungert Attila Korpas Bernard Mignot Ion Țiriac
	Newport, Wales Grass – S64/D32	Roger Taylor 9-8, 8-6	Bob Giltinan	John Paish Jeff Simpson	Terry Ryan John Bartlett Byron Bertram Dick Bohrnstedt
16 July	Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – S32/D16	Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-3, 6-3	Roy Emerson	Karl Meiler Patrick Proisy	Tom Okker Sandy Mayer Allan Stone Brian Fairlie
	Boston, Massachusetts, USA Hard – $60,000 - S32/D16	Jimmy Connors 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Richey Clark Graebner	Dick Stockton Marty Riessen John Alexander Roscoe Tanner
23 July	Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA Clay – S32/D16	Vijay Amritraj 7-5, 2-6, 7-5	Jimmy Connors	Ian Fletcher John Alexander	Bob Carmichael Gerald Battrick Tom Edlefsen Rod Laver
		Fred Stolle Rod Laver 7-6, 4-6, 7-5	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan
	Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – S32/D16	Tom Okker 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3	Andrés Gimeno	Allan Stone Geoff Masters	Wanaro N'Godrella Attila Korpas Ian Fletcher Iván Molina
	Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – S32/D32	Raúl Ramírez	Manuel Orantes	Marcello Lara Ion Țiriac	Vladimír Zedník Eduardo Mandarino Barry Phillips-Moore Vladimir Korotkov
		Raúl Ramírez Jim McManus 7-6, 3-6, 6-3	Colin Dibley Roy Emerson
	Washington, D.C., USA Clay – $75,000 – S64/D32	Arthur Ashe 6-4, 6-2	Tom Okker	Jaime Fillol Tom Gorman	Paul Gerken Marty Riessen Nikola Pilić Dick Stockton
		Geoff Masters Ross Case 2-6, 6-1, 6-4	Dick Crealy Andrew Pattison

August

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 August	Columbus, Ohio, USA Clay – S32/D16	Jimmy Connors 3-6, 6-3, 6-3	Charlie Pasarell	Paul Gerken Haroon Rahim	Pancho Gonzales Andrew Pattison Colin Dibley Brian Gottfried
		Graham Stilwell Gerald Battrick 6-4, 7-6	Colin Dibley Charlie Pasarell
	Louisville, Kentucky, USA Clay – S64/D32	Manuel Orantes 3-6, 6-3, 6-4	John Newcombe	Vitas Gerulaitis Guillermo Vilas	Dick Crealy Marty Riessen Nikola Pilić Carlos Muñoz
		Ion Țiriac Manuel Orantes 0-6, 6-4, 6-3	Clark Graebner John Newcombe
	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Clay – $50,000 – S32/D16	Ilie Năstase 5-7, 6-3, 6-4	Manuel Orantes	Nikola Pilić Jimmy Connors	John Alexander Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner Patrick Proisy
		Phil Dent John Alexander 1-6, 7-6, 7-6	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
13 August	Tanglewood, California, USA S32/D16	Jaime Fillol 6-2, 6-4	Gerald Battrick	Jeff Borowiak Vijay Amritraj	Ross Case Brian Fairlie Georges Goven Frew McMillan
		Frew McMillan Bob Carmichael 6-3, 6-4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Clay – $90,000 – S64/D32	Manuel Orantes 6-4, 6-1, 6-4	Georges Goven	Cliff Richey Raúl Ramírez	Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner Patrick Proisy Paolo Bertolucci
		Frew McMillan Bob Carmichael 6-3, 6-4	Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac
20 August	Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship Merion, Pennsylvania, USA Grass – S64/D32	Mike Estep 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 7-5	Gene Scott	Vijay Amritraj Herb Fitzgibbon	Brian Teacher Ian Fletcher Anand Amritraj Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
		Allan Stone Colin Dibley 7-6, 6-3	John Austin Fred McNair
	Toronto, Ontario, Canada Clay – $100,000 – S64/D32	Tom Okker 6-3, 6-2, 6-1	Manuel Orantes	Cliff Drysdale Iván Molina	Paolo Bertolucci Björn Borg John Newcombe Arthur Ashe
		Ken Rosewall Rod Laver 7-5, 7-6	Owen Davidson John Newcombe
	South Orange, New Jersey, USA Grass – S32/D16	Colin Dibley 6-4, 6-7, 6-4	Vijay Amritraj	Pancho Gonzales Clark Graebner	Paul Gerken Dick Stockton Ion Țiriac Onny Parun
		Ilie Năstase Jimmy Connors 6-7, 6-3, 6-2	Pancho Gonzales Tom Gorman
27 August 3 September	US Open Forest Hills, New York, USA	John Newcombe 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3	Jan Kodeš	Stan Smith Ken Rosewall	Onny Parun Nikola Pilić Vijay Amritraj Jimmy Connors
		Owen Davidson John Newcombe 7-5, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5	Rod Laver Ken Rosewall
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6-3, 3-6, 7-6	Margaret Court Marty Riessen

September

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
17 September	Aptos, California, USA Hard – S32/D16	Jeff Austin 7-6, 6-4	Onny Parun	Haroon Rahim Dick Bohrnstedt	Tom Edlefsen Erik Van Dillen John Lloyd Mike Machette
		Fred McNair Jeff Austin 6-2, 6-1	Raymond Moore Onny Parun
	Seattle, Washington, USA S32/D16	Tom Okker 7-5, 6-4	John Alexander	Tom Gorman Cliff Richey	Torben Ulrich Mark Cox Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe
		Tom Okker Tom Gorman 2-6, 6-4, 7-6	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan
	Los Angeles, California, USA Hard – S64/D32	Jimmy Connors 7-5, 7-6	Tom Okker	Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase	Stan Smith Charlie Pasarell Ken Rosewall Raymond Moore
		Vladimír Zedník Jan Kodeš 6-2, 6-4	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
24 September	San Francisco, California, USA Carpet – S32/D16	Roy Emerson 5-7, 6-1, 6-4	Björn Borg	Raymond Moore Arthur Ashe	Stan Smith Tom Gorman Roscoe Tanner John Alexander
		Stan Smith Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-1	Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus

October

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 October	Chicago, Illinois, USA Carpet – S32/D16	Tom Okker 3-6, 7-6, 6-3	John Newcombe	Ilie Năstase Marty Riessen	Graham Stilwell Gerald Battrick Eddie Dibbs Brian Gottfried
		John Newcombe Owen Davidson 6-7, 7-6, 7-6	Gerald Battrick Graham Stilwell
	Quebec City, Canada S32/D16	Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-4, 6-7, 6-0	Marty Riessen	Mark Cox Kjell Johansson	Onny Parun Raymond Moore Clark Graebner Tenny Svensson
		Frew McMillan Bob Carmichael 6-2, 7-6	Jimmy Connors Marty Riessen
8 October	Fort Worth, Texas, USA Hard – S32/D16	Eddie Dibbs 7-5, 6-2, 6-4	Brian Gottfried	Jaime Fillol Roscoe Tanner	Phil Dent Harold Solomon Andrew Pattison John Newcombe
		Dick Stockton Brian Gottfried 7-6, 6-4	Owen Davidson John Newcombe
	Osaka, Japan Hard – S32/D16	Ken Rosewall 7-6, 6-4	Toshiro Sakai	Cliff Drysdale Željko Franulović	Jun Kuki Milan Holeček Paul Kronk Sherwood Stewart
		Tom Gorman Jeff Borowiak 6-4, 7-6	Jun Kamiwazumi Ken Rosewall
	Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – S64/D32	Ilie Năstase 2-6, 6-1, 8-6, 6-4	Manuel Orantes	Björn Borg Jan Kodeš	Buster Mottram José Higueras Barry Phillips-Moore Sherwood Stewart
		Tom Okker Ilie Năstase 4-6, 6-3, 6-2	Antonio Muñoz Manuel Orantes
15 October	Tokyo, Japan S64/D32	Ken Rosewall 6-1, 6-4	John Newcombe	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Cliff Drysdale	Colin Dibley Brian Gottfried Jeff Borowiak Kim Warwick
		Ken Rosewall Mal Anderson 7-5, 7-5	Colin Dibley Allan Stone
22 October	Madrid, Spain Clay – S64/D32	Tom Okker 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5	Jaime Fillol	Buster Mottram Ilie Năstase	Pierre Barthes Rod Laver José Higueras Nikola Pilić
		Tom Okker Ilie Năstase 6-3, 6-0	Frew McMillan Bob Carmichael
	Manila, Philippines Hard – S32/D16	Ross Case 6-1, 6-0	Geoff Masters	John Newcombe Colin Dibley	Milan Holeček Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Allan Stone Jürgen Fassbender
		Sherwood Stewart Marcello Lara	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
	New Delhi, India S32/D16	Vijay Amritraj 6-4, 5-7, 8-9, 6-3, 11-9	Mal Anderson	Raúl Ramírez Mike Estep	Ian Fletcher Fred Stolle Paul Gerken Jasjit Singh
		Raúl Ramírez Jim McManus 6-2, 6-4	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
	Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay – S32/D16	Jiří Hřebec 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 7-5	Jan Kodeš	Jan Písecký Ove Nils Bengtson	Vladimír Zedník František Pala Barry Phillips-Moore Kjell Johansson
		Vladimír Zedník Jan Kodeš 6-3, 7-6	Róbert Machán Balázs Taróczy
28 October	Tehran, Iran Clay – S64/D32	Raúl Ramírez 6-7, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3	John Newcombe	Željko Franulović Rod Laver	Ilie Năstase Syd Ball Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Bob Giltinan
		John Newcombe Rod Laver 7-6, 6-2	Ross Case Geoff Masters
29 October	Hong Kong Hard – S32/D16	Rod Laver 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2	Charlie Pasarell	Anand Amritraj Fred Stolle	Paul Gerken Mal Anderson Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
		Colin Dibley Rod Laver 6-3, 5-7, 17-15	Brian Gottfried Paul Gerken
	Paris Indoor Paris, France Hard – S64/D32	Ilie Năstase 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2	Stan Smith	Karl Meiler Tom Okker	Kjell Johansson Roscoe Tanner Arthur Ashe Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
		Ilie Năstase Juan Gisbert 6-2, 4-6, 7-5	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner

November

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 November	Jakarta, Indonesia S32/D16	John Newcombe 7-6, 7-6, 6-3	Ross Case	Ian Fletcher Jürgen Fassbender	Marcello Lara Ray Keldie Gondo Widjojo Jürgen Fassbender
		Ian Fletcher Mike Estep 7-5, 6-4	John Newcombe Allan Stone
	Stockholm, Sweden Hard – S64/D32	Tom Gorman 6-3, 4-6, 7-6	Björn Borg	Tom Okker Jimmy Connors	Stan Smith Arthur Ashe Manuel Orantes Nikola Pilić
		Ilie Năstase Jimmy Connors 6-3, 6-7, 6-2	Frew McMillan Bob Carmichael
12 November	Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Hard – S32/D16	Rod Laver 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4	John Newcombe	Phil Dent Ken Rosewall	Geoff Masters Ross Case Sherwood Stewart Raúl Ramírez
		John Newcombe Rod Laver 7-6, 6-2	Mal Anderson Ken Rosewall
19 November	Dewar Cup London, England Carpet – S32/D16	Tom Okker 6-3, 6-4	Ilie Năstase	Jimmy Connors Mark Cox	Raymond Moore Patrick Proisy Tom Gorman Ion Țiriac
		Owen Davidson Mark Cox 6-4, 8-6	Gerald Battrick Graham Stilwell
	Christchurch, New Zealand S32/D16	Fred Stolle 7-6, 6-4, 6-1	Brian Gottfried	Sherwood Stewart Fred McNair	Dick Dell Allan Stone Jim McManus Mike Estep
		Fred McNair Anand Amritraj walkover	Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Simpson
26 November	Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – S32/D4	Guillermo Vilas 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-6 ret.	Björn Borg	Iván Molina Eddie Dibbs	Ion Țiriac Željko Franulović Toma Ovici Jaime Pinto-Bravo
		Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas 7-6, 6-3	Patricio Cornejo Iván Molina
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – S32/D32	Jimmy Connors 6-4, 7-6, 6-3	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Drysdale Tom Okker	Byron Bertram Bob Hewitt Jaime Fillol Mark Cox
		Tom Okker Arthur Ashe 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4	Lew Hoad Robert Maud

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 December	Masters Massachusetts, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S8	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 = 2 John Newcombe  Australia 2 7 +5 3 Jimmy Connors  United States 3 10 +7 4 Tom Okker  Netherlands 4 9 +5 5 Stan Smith  United States 3 5 −2 6 Ken Rosewall  Australia 6 7 = 7 Manuel Orantes  Spain 2 7 −5 8 Rod Laver  Australia 5 10 −3 9 Jan Kodeš  Czechoslovakia 5 11 +2 10 Arthur Ashe  United States 4 10 −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:

• Vijay Amritraj (2) Bretton Woods, New Delhi
• Arthur Ashe (2) Chicago WCT, Washington, D.C.
• John Austin (1) Aptos
• Ross Case (1) Manila
• Jimmy Connors (10) Baltimore, Roanoke, Salt Lake City, Salisbury, Hampton, Paramus, Boston, Columbus, Quebec, Australian Open
• Mark Cox (2) Denver WCT, Eastbourne
• Eddie Dibbs (3) Jackson, Hamburg, Fort Worth
• Colin Dibley (1) Lacosta WCT
• Mike Estep (1) Merion
• Brian Fairlie (1) London WCT
• Jaime Fillol (1) Tanglewood
• Tom Gorman (2) Vancouver WCT, Stockholm
• Brian Gottfried (2) Johannesburg WCT, Las Vegas
• Clark Graebner (1) Des Moines
• Jiří Hřebec (1) Prague
• Jan Kodeš (2) Cologne WCT, Wimbledon
• Rod Laver (5) Miami WCT, Richmond WCT, Toronto WCT, Hong Kong, Sydney Indoor
• Sandy Mayer (1) Birmingham
• Ilie Năstase (12) Omaha, Calgary, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Florence, Rome, French Open, Queen's Club, Gstaad, Cincinnati, Paris Bercy, Masters
• John Newcombe (2) Jakarta, US Open
• Tom Okker (6) Washington WCT, Hilversum, Montreal, Seattle, Madrid, London
• Manuel Orantes (3) Valencia, Nice, Louisville
• Adriano Panatta (1) Bournemouth
• Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (2) Berlin, Düsseldorf
• Raúl Ramírez (2) Kitzbühel, Tehran
• Marty Riessen (1) Milan WCT
• Ken Rosewall (4) Houston WCT, Cleveland WCT, Charlotte WCT, Osaka
• Stan Smith (7) Philadelphia WCT, Atlanta WCT, St. Louis WCT, Munich WCT, Gothenburg WCT, Dallas WCT, Båstad
• Fred Stolle (1) Christchurch
• Roger Taylor (2) Copenhagen WCT, Newport
• Erik Van Dillen (1) Nottingham
• Guillermo Vilas (1) Buenos Aires

The following players won their first title in 1973:

• Vijay Amritraj Bretton Woods
• John Austin Aptos
• Ross Case Manila
• Eddie Dibbs Jackson
• Mike Estep Merion
• Brian Fairlie London WCT
• Brian Gottfried Johannesburg WCT
• Jiří Hřebec Prague
• Sandy Mayer Birmingham
• Adriano Panatta Bournemouth
• Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Berlin
• Raúl Ramírez Kitzbühel
• Erik Van Dillen Nottingham
• Guillermo Vilas Buenos Aires

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

External links

• ATP Archive 1973: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments
• History Mens Professional Tours

Further reading

• Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

See also

• 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
• 1973 Virginia Slims WTA Tour