1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

The 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States between July 16 and July 23, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and two of them were seeded. Bob Lutz was the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships champion but withdrew from his first-round match against Brian Gottfried. Jimmy Connors won the title by defeating second-seeded Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.[1][2]

Singles
1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	2

Seeds

Stan Smith (first round)
Arthur Ashe (final)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals									Final

		Jimmy Connors	6	6

		Cliff Richey	0	2
											Jimmy Connors	6	4	6	3	6

										2	Arthur Ashe	3	6	4	6	2
		Clark Graebner	3	5

	2	Arthur Ashe	6	7

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	Stan Smith	3	3
		Jimmy Connors	6	6					Jimmy Connors	6	2	6
		Jaime Fillol	6	6³	5				Ray Moore	1	6	3
		Ray Moore	2	7⁷	7											Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Dick Stockton	7⁷	6												Dick Stockton	4	4
		Dick Crealy	6⁵	1					Dick Stockton	7⁷	6
		Bob Carmichael	4	2					Nikola Pilić	6⁵	3
		Nikola Pilić	6	6																			Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Marty Riessen	6	7																			Cliff Richey	0	2
		Ismail El Shafei	1	5					Marty Riessen	6	7
		Gerald Battrick	7⁸	4	1				Paul Gerken	4	5
		Paul Gerken	6⁶	6	6											Marty Riessen	4	6	6
		Cliff Richey	7⁷	6												Cliff Richey	6	1	7
		Haroon Rahim	6²	1					Cliff Richey	6	6
		Doug Crawford	3	6³					Andrew Pattison	2	4
		Andrew Pattison	6	7⁷

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

		Clark Graebner	6	6
		Paul Sullivan	1	2					Clark Graebner	6	6
		Erik van Dillen	2	6	6				Erik van Dillen	4	1
		Tom Gorman	6	4	1											Clark Graebner	7	6
		Brian Gottfried	w/o													John Alexander	5	4
		Bob Lutz							Brian Gottfried	6³	6	4
		Jeff Borowiak	4	7⁷	4				John Alexander	7⁷	3	6
		John Alexander	6	6⁵	6																		Clark Graebner	3	5
		Graham Stilwell	6	6⁸	6																	2	Arthur Ashe	6	7
		Mike Estep	3	7¹⁰	2				Graham Stilwell	4	4
		Eddie Dibbs	2	4					Roscoe Tanner	6	6
		Roscoe Tanner	6	6												Roscoe Tanner	6	4	5
		Charlie Pasarell	6	6											2	Arthur Ashe	4	6	7
		Phil Dent	4	4					Charlie Pasarell	3	1
		Harold Solomon	6⁴	6	3			2	Arthur Ashe	6	6
	2	Arthur Ashe	7⁷	2	6

References

John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780362001686.
"Connors upsets Ashe for U.S. Pro Tennis win". The Bulletin. AP. July 24, 1973. p. 8.

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