1973 Australian Indoor Championships

June 2021 January 2012 1973 Australian Indoor Championships 4–11 November 1st Grand Prix (Group B) 32S / 16D $50,000 Sydney, Australia Hordern Pavilion AUS Rod Laver1973 Sydney Indoor – Singles draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/sydney/427/1973/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) AUS Rod Laver / AUS John Newcombe1973 Sydney Indoor – Doubles draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/sydney/427/1973/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) The 1973 Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. It was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix as a Group B category tournament. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 4 November through 11 November 1973.World of Tennis '74 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 121 John Barretthttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131691690 Layer outlasts Newcombe in 3-hour battle The Canberra Times 12 November 1973 12 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131690403 Indoor tennis begins Joe Cosgrove The Canberra Times 6 November 1973 18 National Library of Australia Rod Laver won the singles title and the accompanying $10,000 first-prize money.Laver takes net thriller https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1977902/ News-Herald United Press International 12 November 1973 12 Newspapers.com limited Finals Singles 1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS John Newcombe 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 It was Laver's 7th and last singles title of the year and the 63rd of his career in the Open Era. Doubles 1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles AUS Rod Laver / AUS John Newcombe defeated AUS Mal Anderson / AUS Ken Rosewall 7–6, 6–2 It was Laver's 13th title of the year and the 49th of his career. It was Newcombe's 10th title of the year and the 48th of his career. References External links World Tennis tournament edition Australian Indoor Championships Category:Australian Indoor Tennis Championships Australian Indoor Championships Category:Sports competitions in Sydney Category:Tennis in New South Wales