1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles

Singles
Singles
1973 Fidelity Tournament
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Roy Emerson
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	10

The 1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles was an event of the 1973 Fidelity Tournament men's tennis tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 30 through February 4, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and 10 of them were seeded. Rod Laver was the defending champion. First-seeded Laver won the singles title, defeating seventh-seeded Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3 in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Seeds

Rod Laver (champion)
Dick Stockton (semifinals)
John Alexander (semifinals)
Bob Lutz (quarterfinals)
Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
Roy Emerson (final)
Jim McManus (first round)
Andrew Pattison (second round)
Gerald Battrick (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Rod Laver	7⁷	6

3	John Alexander	6³	3
				1	Rod Laver	6	6

				7	Roy Emerson	4	3
7	Roy Emerson	6	6

2	Dick Stockton	4	4

Top half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	Rod Laver	7	4	6
	Frew McMillan	5	6	1	1	Rod Laver	6	7
	Allan Stone	6²	5			Frank Froehling	3	5
	Frank Froehling	7⁷	7							1	Rod Laver	6	6
	Brian Gottfried	6	6							6	Cliff Richey	4	3
	Onny Parun	3	1			Brian Gottfried	0	2
	José Edison Mandarino	0	3		6	Cliff Richey	6	6
6	Cliff Richey	6	6												1	Rod Laver	7⁷	6
5	Stan Smith	6	6												3	John Alexander	6³	3
	Barry Phillips-Moore	3	3		5	Stan Smith	7	5	6
	Bob Hewitt	2^r				Charlie Pasarell	5	7	2
	Charlie Pasarell	3								5	Stan Smith	6	3	4
	Nikola Pilić	7⁷	6							3	John Alexander	4	6	6
	Harold Solomon	6³	3			Nikola Pilić	6⁴	6⁷
	Roy Barth	2	2		3	John Alexander	7⁷	7⁹
3	John Alexander	6	6

Bottom half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

4	Bob Lutz	6	6
	Milan Holeček	2	2		4	Bob Lutz	6	6
	Cliff Drysdale				9	Andrew Pattison	3	3
9	Andrew Pattison	w/o								4	Bob Lutz	4	6	2
10	Gerald Battrick	4	6	5						7	Roy Emerson	6	3	6
	Bob Maud	6	3	7		Bob Maud	6	6⁵	1
	Terry Addison	1	6	4	7	Roy Emerson	3	7⁷	6
7	Roy Emerson	6	2	6											7	Roy Emerson	6	6
8	Jim McManus	3	4												2	Dick Stockton	4	4
	Jaime Fillol	6	6			Jaime Fillol	6⁶	2
	Phil Dent	6	6			Phil Dent	7⁸	6
	Tom Edlefsen	2	2								Phil Dent	6	6³	6⁷
	Ove Bengtson	3	2							2	Dick Stockton	2	7⁷	7⁹
	Colin Dibley	6	6			Colin Dibley	6⁴	6³
	Patricio Cornejo	5	3		2	Dick Stockton	7⁷	7⁷
2	Dick Stockton	7	6

References

Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Laver beats Emerson". Nevada State Journal. February 5, 1973. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com. Top-seeded Rod Laver defeated fellow Australian Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to take his second straight Fidelity World Championship Tennis title. Laver, the leading money winner on the WCT Tour, won $10.000.
John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.
"1973 Richmond – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

ITF tournament edition details

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[dailypress-1] Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

[nevadastatejournal-2] "Laver beats Emerson". Nevada State Journal. February 5, 1973. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com. Top-seeded Rod Laver defeated fellow Australian Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to take his second straight Fidelity World Championship Tennis title. Laver, the leading money winner on the WCT Tour, won $10.000.

[wot1974-3] John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.

[ms-4] "1973 Richmond – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).