1973 Pacific Coast Open – Singles

1973 Pacific Coast Open AUS Roy Emerson SWE Björn Borg 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 singles doubles 32 8 Pacific Coast Championships The 1973 Pacific Coast Open – Singles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Coast Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States between September 23 and September 30, 1973. Jimmy Connors was the defending Pacific Coast Championships champion but did not take part in this edition. Fourth-seeded Roy Emerson won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Björn Borg 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 in the final.World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 120 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Emerson rallies to defeat Borg https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1QRIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y4AMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3818%2C76280 The Victoria Advocate AP October 1, 1973 Google News ArchiveEmerson sets title defence https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O180AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q5wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2499%2C4319291 The Tuscaloosa News AP September 21, 1974 Google News ArchivePrize fund at $100,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kAMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t5cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3176%2C2173527 Reading Eagle AP May 24, 1974 Google News ArchiveRoy Emerson tops Borg in tennis finals https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/15118577/ Redlands Daily Facts Newspapers.com October 1, 1973 12 limited Seeds 30em USA Stan Smith (quarterfinals) USA Arthur Ashe (semifinals) USA Tom Gorman (quarterfinals) AUS Roy Emerson (champion) USA Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals) SWE Björn Borg (final) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (second round) AUS John Alexander (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final RSA 1928 Ray Moore 3 3 6 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 4 AUS Roy Emerson 5 6 6 2 USA Arthur Ashe 7 2 1 6 SWE Björn Borg 7 1 4 4 AUS Roy Emerson 5 6 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA Stan Smith 6 6 USA Rick Fisher 2 3 NZL Onny Parun 7 6 USA Paul Gerken 6 4 7 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 7 USA Mike Estep 2 5 AUS Bob Carmichael 6 3 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 7 6 3 USA Tom Gorman 6 6 USA Jim Delaney 3 3 USA Guillermo Oropez 3 3 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 SWE Björn Borg 3 7 7 TCH Milan Holeček 6 6 6 TCH Vladimír Zedník 3 7 1 ESP 1939 Manuel Santana 6 6 0r 1 USA Stan Smith 7 4 6 NZL Onny Parun 6 6 4 7 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 4 3 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 6 6 3 USA Tom Gorman 3 7 6 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 0 6 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 TCH Vladimír Zedník 4 0 1 USA Stan Smith 6 4 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 7 6 3 USA Tom Gorman 4 7 6 6 SWE Björn Borg 6 5 7 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 3 3 6 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Jeff Borowiak 6 6 USA Fred McNair 3 1 USA Greg Shephard 3 4 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 PAK Haroon Rahim 5 5 USA Jeff Austin 7 7 USA Tom Edlefsen 2 3 4 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 5 7 4 USA Charlie Pasarell 7 5 6 NZL Jeff Simpson 4 1 8 AUS John Alexander 6 6 SWE Ove Bengtson 6 5 USA Dick R. Bohrnstedt 7 7 GBR John Lloyd 3 3 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak 2 4 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 USA Jeff Austin 4 7 3 4 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 4 8 AUS John Alexander 7 6 USA Dick R. Bohrnstedt 4 4 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 7 5 2 4 AUS Roy Emerson 5 7 6 8 AUS John Alexander 5 6 6 2 USA Arthur Ashe 7 1 7 4 AUS Roy Emerson 5 6 6 2 USA Arthur Ashe 7 2 1 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Tennis tournaments in California Category:1973 in sports in California Category:September 1973 sports events in the United States Category:Sports in Contra Costa County, California Category:1973 Grand Prix (tennis)