1973 US Open – Men's singles

January 2025 1973 US Open AUS John Newcombe TCH Jan Kodeš 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 128 16 1973 US Open (tennis) John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš in the final, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and sixth major singles title overall. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Andrew Pattison. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. John Newcombe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA Stan Smith (semifinalist) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (second round) USA Arthur Ashe (third round) AUS Rod Laver (third round) AUS Ken Rosewall (semifinalist) TCH Jan Kodeš (finalist) NLD Tom Okker (fourth round) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (third round) USA Jimmy Connors (quarterfinalist) AUS John Newcombe (champion) GBR Roger Taylor (second round) USA Marty Riessen (second round) USA Tom Gorman (fourth round) ITA Adriano Panatta (third round) YUG Nikola Pilić (quarterfinalist) USA Cliff Richey (fourth round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 AUS John Newcombe 10 4 6 6 1 6 4 2 6 3 6 USA Stan Smith 1 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 5 7 7 6 1 6 5 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 5 AUS John Newcombe 10 4 6 6 7 3 6 USA Stan Smith 1 NZL Onny Parun 6 3 6 3 6 2 YUG Nikola Pilić 15 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 2 6 6 4 1 6 6 3 5 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 5 IND Vijay Amritraj 6 4 6 3 6 3 USA Jimmy Connors 9 AUS John Newcombe 10 4 6 6 7 6 7 Section 1 USA Smith 1 USA Gorman 13 3 6 7 5 6 3 6 4 USA Smith 1 USA Tanner 6 7 7 6 6 4 6 3 USA Gorman 13 GBR Cox 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 4 USA Smith 1 USA Martin 6 3 6 2 6 1 USA Tanner AUS Masters 6 4 6 4 6 1 USA Gorman 13 SWE Bengtson 7 5 7 5 6 3 GBR Cox GBR Feaver 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 4 USA Smith 1 FRA Proisy 6 4 5 0 r USA Martin ARG Vázquez 6 0 6 1 6 1 FRG Pohmann USA Tanner 2 6 6 7 4 6 AUS Masters USA Graebner 4 6 6 7 6 1 6 4 7 5 USA Gorman 13 USA Dibbs 6 3 6 1 6 2 SWE Bengtson USA Carrington 6 3 6 4 6 3 CHL Cornejo GBR Cox 4 6 6 7 3 6 MEX Loyo-Mayo GBR Feaver 1 6 3 6 6 4 3 6 Section 2 AUS Case NZL Parun 4 6 1 6 6 4 4 6 ESP 1945 Orantes 8 AUS Case 1 6 4 6 6 7 NZL Parun NZL Simpson 3 6 6 3 7 6 6 1 ESP 1945 Orantes 8 AUS Fletcher 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 3 USA Seewagen AUS Case 2 6 1 6 1 6 USA Riessen 12 NZL Parun 3 6 6 7 6 7 GBR Lloyd NZL Simpson 3 6 6 3 3 6 2 6 ESP 1945 Orantes 8 GBR Mottram 6 3 6 1 6 3 AUS Fletcher RSA 1928 Seegers 6 4 6 1 6 1 USA Seewagen PAK Rahim 7 5 6 4 7 5 AUS Case SWE Norberg 6 4 6 4 6 3 USA Riessen 12 BRA Koch 5 7 6 2 6 3 6 2 NZL Parun IND Singh 6 1 6 7 6 3 3 6 6 1 GBR Lloyd USA Kreiss 6 1 6 7 6 0 4 6 6 3 ITA Bertolucci NZL Simpson 3 6 1 3 r Section 3 SWE Borg YUG Pilić 15 4 6 7 5 3 6 4 6 USA Ashe 3 SWE Borg 7 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 YUG Pilić 15 AUS Dent 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 1 USA Ashe 3 USA Stewart 6 4 6 2 6 2 FRA Chanfreau SWE Borg 5 7 6 2 1 6 4 6 YUG Pilić 15 IND Amritraj 7 5 5 7 7 6 6 4 AUS Dent USA Hardie 6 4 5 7 6 1 6 2 USA Ashe 3 AUS Dibley 7 6 6 7 7 5 6 2 USA Stewart USA Higgins 6 3 6 0 4 6 6 4 FRA Chanfreau ARG Vilas 6 3 6 3 6 4 SWE Borg USA Barth 3 6 6 7 6 4 6 1 6 2 YUG Pilić 15 USA Austin 7 6 6 4 6 2 IND Amritraj USA Du Pré 6 2 6 1 6 2 AUS Dent RSA 1928 Ryan 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA Hardie USA Froehling 3 6 7 6 6 2 6 4 Section 4 TCH Kodeš 6 AUS Alexander 7 6 7 5 6 4 TCH Kodeš 6 EGY El Shafei 6 3 7 5 7 6 AUS Alexander RSA 1928 Drysdale 3 6 7 6 6 2 6 2 TCH Kodeš 6 USA McManus 7 5 6 3 6 7 6 1 AUS Crealy EGY El Shafei 3 6 5 7 1 6 GBR Taylor 11 AUS Alexander 6 3 6 4 4 6 3 6 5 7 AUS Phillips-Moore RSA 1928 Drysdale 3 6 3 6 4 6 TCH Kodeš 6 FRA N'Godrella 6 7 6 2 6 1 6 4 USA McManus ARG Álvarez 6 3 6 1 6 2 AUS Crealy TCH Holeček 6 3 6 3 6 2 RSA 1928 McMillan EGY El Shafei 4 6 2 6 4 6 GBR Taylor 11 ITA Zugarelli 6 4 6 4 6 4 AUS Alexander USA Gerulaitis 7 6 7 6 6 4 AUS Phillips-Moore NZL Crookenden 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 1 RSA 1928 Drysdale USA Dell 6 7 6 1 6 0 6 3 Section 5 USA Richey 16 AUS Rosewall 5 3 6 4 6 3 6 MEX Ramírez USA Richey 16 2 6 4 6 7 6 6 7 JPN Kamiwazumi AUS Rosewall 5 6 7 1 6 1 6 TCH Hřebec MEX Ramírez 3 6 6 2 3 6 2 6 4 6 USA Teacher USA Richey 16 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 3 6 TCH Zednik JPN Kamiwazumi 6 4 3 6 4 6 7 5 4 6 USA McKinley AUS Rosewall 5 1 6 3 6 3 6 TCH Hřebec USA Stockton 6 2 7 5 6 2 ESP 1945 Muñoz MEX Ramírez 6 7 2 6 6 7 USA Brown USA Teacher 3 6 7 6 4 6 0 6 GBR Battrick USA Richey 16 0 6 6 2 4 6 6 3 4 6 DNK Ulrich TCH Zednik 4 6 4 6 2 6 JPN Kamiwazumi USA Andrews 6 2 2 6 6 2 7 6 USA McKinley AUS Carmichael 6 4 6 3 6 2 GBR Stilwell AUS Rosewall 5 3 6 2 6 2 6 Section 6 AUS Stone IND Amritraj 2 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Stone ITA Panatta 14 7 5 6 7 4 6 6 3 6 4 IND Amritraj AUS Laver 4 7 6 2 6 6 4 2 6 6 4 RSA 1928 Moore AUS Stone 5 7 1 6 6 4 6 7 ROU 1965 Ovici ITA Panatta 14 1 6 3 6 1 6 RSA 1928 Cramer IND Amritraj 6 3 3 6 7 6 6 7 5 7 FRA Dominguez AUS Laver 4 1 6 3 6 2 6 USA Hagey RSA 1928 Moore 3 6 6 7 4 6 AUS Stone USA Siegel 6 3 6 3 6 4 USA Edlefsen ROU 1965 Ovici 7 6 3 6 3 6 6 2 6 7 USA Amaya ITA Panatta 14 6 7 7 6 3 6 7 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Cramer CHL Prajoux 7 5 6 1 6 2 USA Scott IND Amritraj 4 6 6 7 2 6 FRG Meiler FRA Dominguez 6 7 3 6 0 6 USA Solomon AUS Laver 4 0 6 2 6 2 6 Section 7 USA Connors 9 NLD Okker 7 6 3 6 2 6 4 USA Pasarell USA Connors 9 3 6 4 6 7 6 2 6 USA Gottfried NLD Okker 7 4 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 USA Van Dillen USA Pasarell 6 7 4 6 6 4 3 6 CHL Fillol Sr. USA Connors 9 4 6 6 4 5 7 6 7 FRA Barthès USA Gottfried 1 6 3 6 4 6 USA Gerken NLD Okker 7 5 7 3 6 7 6 6 7 FRA Goven USA Van Dillen 6 3 3 6 2 6 6 7 USA McNair USA Pasarell 7 5 3 6 7 6 6 7 2 6 CHL Fillol Sr. USA Estep 6 1 7 6 7 5 USA Fitzgibbon USA Connors 9 3 6 3 6 2 6 USA Krulevitz FRA Barthès 4 6 6 3 1 6 2 6 USA Gottfried AUS Kronk 6 4 6 1 6 2 USA Mayer USA Gerken 6 4 5 7 6 4 1 4 r USA Gonzales NLD Okker 7 7 6 3 6 1 6 4 6 Section 8 AUS Newcombe 10 Rhodesia Pattison 6 7 6 1 7 5 6 4 ROU 1965 Țiriac AUS Newcombe 10 6 7 3 6 4 6 USA Owens Rhodesia Pattison 3 6 4 6 2 6 ROU 1965 Țiriac USA Borowiak 6 4 7 6 7 5 USA Delaney AUS Newcombe 10 6 7 3 6 3 6 AUS Davidson USA Owens 1 6 7 6 4 6 7 5 2 6 Rhodesia Pattison ROU 1965 Năstase 2 6 7 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 4 ROU 1965 Țiriac USA Neely 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 0 USA Borowiak USA Reid 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 2 USA Delaney COL Molina 6 7 6 1 6 4 7 6 MEX Lara AUS Newcombe 10 7 6 3 6 3 6 7 6 3 6 AUS Davidson FRG Fassbender 6 3 4 1 r ITA Barazzutti USA Owens 2 6 6 7 4 6 Rhodesia Pattison AUS James 7 6 6 2 6 3 VEN Hose ROU 1965 Năstase 2 4 6 4 6 3 6 External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1973 US Open Men's Singles draw 1973 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis 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