1973 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis competition February 2022 1973 Grand Prix circuit Ilie_Nastase_-_1972_Nastase_in_finala_Cupei_Davis.jpg Ilie Năstase finished the year as the inaugural ATP world No. 1. He won 14 titles during the season, including a major at the French Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix. 3 January 1973 – 26 December 1973 4th 72 Group AA (3) Masters (1) Group A (11) Group B (19) Group C (18) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (14) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (17) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 1972 1974 The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a 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.https://www.atptour.com/corporate/history.aspx How it All Began Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. Bonus points were awarded to players who were nominated to play in certain 1973 Davis Cup ties and who missed tournaments through competing in those ties.World of Tennis '74 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 30–32 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix. Schedule Key AA events Grand Prix Masters A events B events C events Team events December 1972 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists26 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam – Group A Grass – $27,450 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles AUS John Newcombe 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 NZL Onny Parun FRG Karl Meiler FRA Patrick Proisy FRA Wanaro N'Godrella URS Alex Metreveli AUS John Cooper AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Mal Anderson AUS John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 May Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Group B Clay – 64S/32D/32XD ITA Adriano Panatta 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase AUS Barry Phillips-Moore AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters GBR Buster Mottram FRA François Jauffret FRA Patrice Dominguez ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 8–6 ITA Adriano Panatta ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac GBR Virginia Wade RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3 RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 21 May French Open Paris, France Grand Slam – Group AA Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić ITA Adriano Panatta USA Tom Gorman NED Tom Okker ITA Paolo Bertolucci CSK Jan Kodeš GBR Roger Taylor AUS John Newcombe NED Tom Okker 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase FRA Françoise Dürr FRA Jean-Claude Barclay 6–1, 6–4 NED Betty Stöve FRA Patrice Dominguez June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Jun Italian Open Rome, Italy Group A Clay – $101,600 – 96S/48D ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes NED Tom Okker ITA Paolo Bertolucci USA Stan Smith HUN Péter Szőke CSK Jiří Hřebec CSK Jan Kodeš AUS John Newcombe NED Tom Okker 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters Berlin Open Berlin, West Germany Group C Clay – 32S/16D FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 FRG Karl Meiler FRG Jürgen Fassbender USA Eddie Dibbs FRG Attila Korpás FRG Ulrich Pinner FRG Harald Elschenbroich BEL Bernard Mignot FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 MEX Raúl Ramírez MEX Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 11 Jun German Open Hamburg, West Germany Group B Clay – 62S/28D USA Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 FRG Karl Meiler CHI Jaime Fillol FRG Jürgen Fassbender USA Paul Gerken FRG Harald Elschenbroich CSK Jiří Hřebec ITA Martin Mulligan FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–6, 7–6, 7–6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Group B Grass – 40S/21D USA Erik van Dillen 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Tom Gorman USA Jimmy Connors IND Jaidip Mukerjea GBR Mark Cox USA Dick Stockton GBR Stephen Warboys USA Tom Gorman USA Erik van Dillen 6–4, 6–4 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 18 Jun Rothmans Championships London, Great Britain Group C Grass – 48S/32D Singles – Doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 9–8, 6–3 GBR Roger Taylor URS Alex Metreveli AUS Owen Davidson EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei FRG Jürgen Fassbender AUS John Newcombe RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 6–4, 7–5 AUS Ray Keldie RSA 1928 Raymond Moore Rothmans South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Group B Grass – 32S/16D GBR Mark Cox 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 FRA Patrice Dominguez NZL Onny Parun AUS Allan Stone USA Paul Gerken ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS Ian Fletcher GBR Graham Stilwell SWE Ove Bengtson USA Jim McManus 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac25 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam – Group AA Grass – 128S/64D/56XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles CSK Jan Kodeš 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3 URS Alex Metreveli USA Sandy Mayer GBR Roger Taylor FRG Jürgen Fassbender USA Jimmy Connors SWE Björn Borg IND Vijay Amritraj USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3–7), 6–1 AUS John Cooper AUS Neale Fraser USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson 6–3, 6–2 USA Janet Newberry MEX Raúl Ramírez July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/22D Singles – Doubles USA Stan Smith 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes SWE Björn Borg SWE Leif Johansson ITA Martin Mulligan CHI Jaime Pinto Bravo AUS Bob Carmichael ITA Antonio Zugarelli SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić USA Stan Smith 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Group B Clay – 32S ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 AUS Roy Emerson FRA Patrick Proisy FRG Karl Meiler NZL Brian Fairlie AUS Allan Stone USA Sandy Mayer NED Tom Okker Green Shield Welsh Open Newport, Great Britain Group C Grass – 64S/32D GBR Roger Taylor 9–8, 8–6 AUS Bob Giltinan GBR John Paish NZL Jeff Simpson RSA 1928 Terry Ryan AUS John Bartlett RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Dick Bohrnstedt Title shared. RSA 1928 Bertram / AUS Lloyd AUS Giltinan / AUS Keldie 16 Jul U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Group B Hard – 32S/16D Singles USA Jimmy Connors 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 USA Arthur Ashe USA Cliff Richey USA Clark Graebner USA Dick Stockton USA Marty Riessen AUS John Alexander USA Roscoe Tanner Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Group C Clay – 32S/17D Title shared. MEX Raúl Ramírez ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes MEX Marcelo Lara ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac CSK Vladimír Zedník BRA 1968 José Edison Mandarino AUS Barry Phillips-Moore URS Vladimir Korotkov USA Jim McManus MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 BRA 1968 José Edison Mandarino ARG Tito Vázquez Dutch Open Hilversum, the Netherlands Group C Clay – 32S/16D Singles NED Tom Okker 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS Allan Stone AUS Geoff Masters FRA Wanaro N'Godrella FRG Attila Korpás AUS Ian Fletcher COL Iván Molina COL Iván Molina AUS Allan Stone 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 23 Jul Washington Star International Washington, United States Group A Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D USA Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–2 NED Tom Okker CHI Jaime Fillol USA Tom Gorman USA Paul Gerken USA Marty Riessen SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić USA Dick Stockton AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 AUS Dick Crealy Rhodesia Andrew Pattison Volvo International Bretton Woods, United States Group C Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles IND Vijay Amritraj 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 USA Jimmy Connors AUS Ian Fletcher AUS John Alexander AUS Bob Carmichael GBR Gerald Battrick USA Tom Edlefsen AUS Rod Laver AUS Rod Laver AUS Fred Stolle 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 30 Jul First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group A Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 AUS John Newcombe USA Vitas Gerulaitis ARG Guillermo Vilas AUS Dick Crealy AUS Ross Case SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 USA Clark Graebner AUS John Newcombe Buckeye Championships Columbus, United States Group C Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D USA Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 USA Charlie Pasarell USA Paul Gerken PAK Haroon Rahim USA Pancho Gonzales Rhodesia Andrew Pattison AUS Colin Dibley USA Brian Gottfried GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell 6–4, 7–6 AUS Colin Dibley USA Charlie Pasarell August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Aug Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić USA Jimmy Connors AUS John Alexander ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Roscoe Tanner FRA Patrick Proisy AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez Tanglewood International Tennis Classic Clemmons, United States Group C Clay – 32S/16D CHI Jaime Fillol 6–2, 6–4 GBR Gerald Battrick USA Jeff Borowiak IND Vijay Amritraj AUS Ross Case NZL Brian Fairlie FRA Georges Goven RSA 1928 Frew McMillan AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–4 NZL Brian Fairlie EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 13 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Group B Clay – $90,000 – 50S/22D ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 FRA Georges Goven USA Cliff Richey MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Gottfried USA Roscoe Tanner FRA Patrick Proisy ITA Paolo Bertolucci AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac Pennsylvania Championships Merion, United States Group C Grass – 64S/32D USA Mike Estep 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5 USA Gene Scott IND Vijay Amritraj USA Herb Fitzgibbon USA Brian Teacher AUS Ian Fletcher IND Anand Amritraj FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau AUS Colin Dibley AUS Allan Stone 7–6, 6–3 USA Jeff Austin USA Fred McNair 20 Aug Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Group A Hard – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles NED Tom Okker 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale COL Iván Molina ITA Paolo Bertolucci SWE Björn Borg AUS John Newcombe USA Arthur Ashe AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 7–5, 7–6 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe Eastern Championships South Orange, United States Group C Grass – 32S/16D AUS Colin Dibley 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 IND Vijay Amritraj USA Pancho Gonzales USA Clark Graebner USA Paul Gerken USA Dick Stockton ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac NZL Onny Parun USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 USA Pancho Gonzales USA Tom Gorman 27 Aug US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam – Group AA Grass – $118,000–128S/62D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles AUS John Newcombe 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 CSK Jan Kodeš USA Stan Smith AUS Ken Rosewall NZL Onny Parun SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić IND Vijay Amritraj USA Jimmy Connors AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 10 Sep U.S. Hard Court Championships Aptos, United States Group C Hard – 32S/16D USA Jeff Austin 7–6, 6–4 NZL Onny Parun PAK Haroon Rahim USA Dick Bohrnstedt USA Tom Edlefsen USA Erik van Dillen GBR John Lloyd USA Mike Machette USA Jeff Austin USA Fred McNair 6–2, 6–1 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore NZL Onny Parun Rainier International Tennis Classic Seattle, United States Group C Carpet (i) – $37,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles NED Tom Okker 7–5, 6–4 AUS John Alexander USA Tom Gorman USA Cliff Richey DEN Torben Ulrich GBR Mark Cox USA Brian Gottfried USA Arthur Ashe USA Tom Gorman NED Tom Okker 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 17 Sep Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Group A Hard – $75,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 7–5, 7–6(11–9) NED Tom Okker MEX Raúl Ramírez ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Stan Smith USA Charlie Pasarell AUS Ken Rosewall RSA 1928 Raymond Moore CSK Jan Kodeš CSK Vladimír Zedník 6–2, 6–4 USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 24 Sep Pacific Coast Championships San Francisco, United States Group B Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles AUS Roy Emerson 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 SWE Björn Borg RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Arthur Ashe USA Stan Smith USA Tom Gorman USA Roscoe Tanner AUS John Alexander AUS Roy Emerson USA Stan Smith 6–2, 6–1 SWE Ove Bengtson USA Jim McManus Tam International Chicago, United States Group B Carpet (i) – 32S/16D NED Tom Okker 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 AUS John Newcombe ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Marty Riessen GBR Graham Stilwell GBR Gerald Battrick USA Eddie Dibbs USA Brian Gottfried AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Oct Fort Worth Open Fort Worth, United States Group B Hard – 32S/16D USA Eddie Dibbs 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried CHI Jaime Fillol USA Roscoe Tanner AUS Phil Dent USA Harold Solomon Rhodesia Andrew Pattison AUS John Newcombe USA Brian Gottfried USA Dick Stockton 7–6, 6–4 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe Quebec Open Quebec, Canada Group B 32S/16D USA Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–1, 6–7, 6–0 USA Marty Riessen GBR Mark Cox SWE Kjell Johansson NZL Onny Parun RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Clark Graebner SWE Tenny Svensson AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6–2, 7–6 USA Jimmy Connors USA Marty Riessen Osaka Open Osaka, Japan Group C Hard – 32S/16D AUS Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–4 JPN Toshiro Sakai RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović JPN Jun Kuki CSK Milan Holeček AUS Paul Kronk USA Sherwood Stewart USA Jeff Borowiak USA Tom Gorman 6–4, 7–6 JPN Jun Kamiwazumi AUS Ken Rosewall 8 Oct Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Group A Clay – 58S/32D Singles – Doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 2–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes CSK Jan Kodeš SWE Björn Borg ESP 1945 José Higueras AUS Barry Phillips-Moore Rhodesia Andrew Pattison GBR Buster Mottram ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase NED Tom Okker 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Group B 48S/24D AUS Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–4 AUS John Newcombe FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale AUS Colin Dibley USA Brian Gottfried USA Jeff Borowiak AUS Kim Warwick AUS Mal Anderson AUS Ken Rosewall 7–5, 7–5 AUS Colin Dibley AUS Allan Stone 15 Oct Trofeo Melia Madrid, Spain Group A Clay – 64S/31D NED Tom Okker 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 CHI Jaime Fillol ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase GBR Buster Mottram SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić ESP 1945 José Higueras AUS Rod Laver FRA Pierre Barthès ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase NED Tom Okker 6–3, 6–0 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Indian Open New Delhi, India Group B 32S/16D IND Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 5–7, 8–9, 6–3, 11–9 AUS Mal Anderson MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Mike Estep AUS Ian Fletcher AUS Fred Stolle USA Paul Gerken IND Jasjit Singh USA Jim McManus MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 6–4 IND Anand Amritraj IND Vijay Amritraj Milo International Tennis Classic Manila, the Philippines Group C 32S/16D AUS Ross Case 6–1, 6–0 AUS Geoff Masters AUS John Newcombe AUS Colin Dibley CSK Milan Holeček FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann AUS Allan Stone MEX Marcelo Lara USA Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 22 Oct Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Group A Clay – 48S/21D MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 AUS John Newcombe SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović AUS Rod Laver ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase AUS Syd Ball FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann AUS Bob Giltinan AUS Rod Laver AUS John Newcombe 7–6, 6–2 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters Czechoslovakian Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia Group C Clay – 32S/16D CSK Jiří Hřebec 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 CSK Jan Kodeš CSK Jan Písecký SWE Ove Bengtson CSK Vladimír Zedník CSK František Pála AUS Barry Phillips-Moore SWE Kjell Johansson CSK Jan Kodeš CSK Vladimír Zedník 7–6, 7–6 HUN Róbert Machán HUN Balázs Taróczy 29 Oct Jean Becker Open Paris, France Group B Hard (i) – $50,000 – 48S/23D Singles – Doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 USA Stan Smith NED Tom Okker FRG Karl Meiler FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau USA Arthur Ashe USA Roscoe Tanner SWE Leif Johansson ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4 USA Arthur Ashe USA Roscoe Tanner Indonesia Open Jakarta, Indonesia Group C 32S/16D AUS John Newcombe 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 AUS Ross Case AUS Ian Fletcher FRG Jürgen Fassbender MEX Marcelo Lara AUS Ray Keldie INA Gondo Widjojo AUS Allan Stone USA Mike Estep AUS Ian Fletcher 7–5, 6–4 AUS John Newcombe AUS Allan Stone Viceroy Classic Hong Kong Group C Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 USA Charlie Pasarell IND Anand Amritraj AUS Fred Stolle USA Paul Gerken AUS Mal Anderson USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Colin Dibley AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 5–7, 17–15 USA Paul Gerken USA Brian Gottfried November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 Nov Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Group A Hard (i) – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles USA Tom Gorman 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) SWE Björn Borg NED Tom Okker USA Jimmy Connors USA Stan Smith USA Arthur Ashe ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Group B Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles AUS Rod Laver 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 AUS John Newcombe AUS Phil Dent AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Geoff Masters AUS Ross Case USA Sherwood Stewart MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Rod Laver AUS John Newcombe 7–6, 6–2 AUS Mal Anderson AUS Ken Rosewall 12 Nov Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Group B Carpet (i) – 32S/16D NED Tom Okker 6–3, 6–4 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Jimmy Connors GBR Mark Cox RSA 1928 Raymond Moore FRA Patrick Proisy USA Tom Gorman ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac GBR Mark Cox AUS Owen Davidson 6–4, 8–6 GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell Benson & Hedges Classic Christchurch, New Zealand Group C 29S/12D AUS Fred Stolle 7–6, 6–4, 6–1 USA Brian Gottfried USA Sherwood Stewart USA Fred McNair AUS Allan Stone USA Dick Dell USA Mike Estep USA Jim McManus IND Anand Amritraj USA Fred McNair Walkover FRG Jürgen Fassbender NZL Jeff Simpson 19 Nov South African ChampionshipsThe tournament started on 14 November. Johannesburg, South Africa Group A Hard – 32S/16D/16XD USA Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 USA Arthur Ashe RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale NED Tom Okker RSA 1928 Byron Bertram RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt CHI Jaime Fillol GBR Mark Cox USA Arthur Ashe NED Tom Okker 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 AUS Lew Hoad RSA 1928 Bob Maud AUS Evonne Goolagong FRG Jürgen Fassbender 6–3, 6–2 RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group B Clay – 32S/4D Singles ARG Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6(5–5) ret. SWE Björn Borg COL Iván Molina USA Eddie Dibbs ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović ROM 1965 Toma Ovici CHI Jaime Pinto Bravo ARG Ricardo Cano ARG Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–2 CHI Patricio Cornejo COL Iván Molina 26 Nov Davis Cup Final Cleveland, United States – carpet AUS 5–0 USA ROM 1965 CSK December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Dec Commercial Union Assurance Masters Boston, United States Hard (i) – $50,000 – 8S Singles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 NED Tom Okker USA Jimmy Connors AUS John Newcombe Round robin TCH Jan Kodeš USA Tom Gorman USA Stan Smith ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes Grand Prix points system The tournaments listed above were divided into four groups. Group AA consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into Groups A, B and C by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below: + Group AA Champion: 100 Runner-up: 75 Semifinalist: 50 Quarterfinalist: 25 Fourth Round: 12 Third Round: 6 Second Round: 3 + Group A Champion: 60 Runner-up: 40 Semifinalist: 30 Quarterfinalist: 15 9th – 16th: 7 17th – 32nd: 3 33rd – 64th: 1 + Group B Champion: 40 Runner-up: 30 Semifinalist: 20 5th – 8th: 10 9th – 16th: 5 17th – 32nd: 2 + Group C Champion: 20 Runner-up: 15 Semifinalist: 10 5th – 8th: 5 9th – 16th: 3 17th – 32nd: 1 Grand Prix rankings 1) Ilie Năstase 610 points, 2) John Newcombe 512.5 points, 3) Tom Okker 498 points, 4) Jimmy Connors 383 points, 5) Manuel Orantes 358.5 points, 6) Jan Kodeš 315 points, 7) Stan Smith 274 points, 8) Tom Gorman 270 points, 9) Björn Borg 240 points, 10) Arthur Ashe 236 points, 11) Rod Laver 230 points, 12) Nikki Pilic 210 points, 13) Jaime Fillol 203 points, 14) Raúl Ramírez 186.5 points, 15) Onny Parun 177 points, 16) Vijay Amritraj 169.5 points, 17) Ken Rosewall 169 points, 18) Eddie Dibbs 155 points, 19) Karl Meiler 155 points, 20) Marty Riessen 141 points, 21) Alex Metreveli 141 points, 22) Jiří Hřebec 131 points, 23) Ross Case 126 points, 24) Roger Taylor 126 points, 25) Guillermo Vilas 121 points, 26) Adriano Panatta 119 points, 27) Brian Gottfried 118 points, 28) Mark Cox 118 points, 29) Jürgen Fassbender 115 points, 30) Charles Pasarell 112 points, 31) Cliff Drysdale 112 points, 32) Paolo Bertolucci 104 points, 33) Geoff Masters 100 points, 34) Ray Moore 98 points, 35) John Alexander 98 pointsWorld of Tennis '74 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 32 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) ATP rankings On 23 August 1973 the Association of Tennis Professionals published its first list of computer rankings, using points averages rather than points totals in their calculations. These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players in the first listatpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. ATP Rankings (singles) as of August 23, 1973 http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=23.08.1973&r=1&c= 23 August 1973 2012-01-09 and at the end of the 1973 season,atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973 http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=14.12.1973&r=1&c= with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1973, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings. auto As of 23 August 1973ATP rankings 23 Aug 1973 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1973-08-23 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name 1 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 2 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 3 Stan Smith USA 4 Arthur Ashe USA 5 Rod Laver AUS 6 Ken Rosewall AUS 7 John Newcombe AUS 8 Adriano Panatta ITA 9 Tom Okker NED 10 Jimmy Connors USA 11 Jan Kodeš TCH 12 Paolo Bertolucci ITA 13 Roger Taylor GBR 14 Marty Riessen USA 15 Tom Gorman USA 16 Nikola Pilić YUG 17 Cliff Richey USA 18 Mark Cox GBR 19 Roy Emerson AUS 20 Karl Meiler FRG Year-end rankings 1973 (14 December 1973)ATP Year-end top 20 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1973-12-14 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name Points Average High Low Change 1 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 1 = 2 John Newcombe AUS 2 7 5 3 Jimmy Connors USA 3 10 7 4 Tom Okker NED 4 9 5 5 Stan Smith USA 3 5 2 6 Ken Rosewall AUS 6 7 = 7 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 2 7 5 8 Rod Laver AUS 5 10 3 9 Jan Kodeš TCH 5 11 2 10 Arthur Ashe USA 4 10 6 11 Tom Gorman USA 12 Roy Emerson AUS 13 Marty Riessen USA 14 Adriano Panatta ITA 15 Nikola Pilić YUG 16 Roger Taylor GBR 17 Jaime Fillol CHI 18 Björn Borg SWE 19 Cliff Richey USA 20 Paolo Bertolucci ITA See also 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit 1973 WTA Tour 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit Notes note References External links ATP Archive 1973: Commercial Union Grand Prix tournaments History Mens Professional Tours Further reading The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book Collins Bud Bud Collins New Chapter Press New York 2nd 2010 978-0-942257-70-0 collapsed Men's Grand Prix Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons