1973 Holton Tennis Classic – Singles

Tennis tournament event February 2023 1973 Holton Tennis Classic USA Stan Smith AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 32 12 singles doubles St. Louis WCT The 1973 Holton Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1973 Holton Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament that was played at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States from March 26 through April 1, 1973. The draw comprised 36 players and 12 of them were seeded. John Newcombe was the defending champion but did not compete in this edition. Second-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title, defeating first-seeded Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 and earned $10,000 first-prize money.World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1973 Queen Anne Press London 9780671216238 170 John Barrett1973 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1973/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em AUS Rod Laver (final) USA Stan Smith (champion) AUS Roy Emerson (first round) USA Bob Lutz (quarterfinals) USA Dick Stockton (first round) AUS Colin Dibley (first round) AUS John Alexander (quarterfinals) USA Cliff Richey (quarterfinals) YUG Nikola Pilić (semifinals) AUS Phil Dent (second round) CHI Jaime Fillol (second round) RSA 1928 Bob Maud (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 9 YUG Nikola Pilić 3 3 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 3 3 2 USA Stan Smith 6 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 4 6 4 2 USA Stan Smith 6 3 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 NZL Onny Parun 3 4 USA Roy Barth 6 0 6 TCH Milan Holeček 3 6 3 CHI Patricio Cornejo 1 3 SWE Ove Bengtson 6 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 7 3 6 5 USA Dick Stockton 5 6 3 8 USA Cliff Richey 6 4 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 1 6 4 USA Jim McManus 6 6 12 RSA 1928 Bob Maud 2 3 9 YUG Nikola Pilić 6 6 BRA José Edison Mandarino 0 1 USA Brian Gottfried 4 6 710 3 AUS Roy Emerson 6 4 68 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 77 USA Roy Barth 2 60 SWE Ove Bengtson 3 6 3 GBR Gerald Battrick 6 4 6 8 USA Cliff Richey 6 77 USA Jim McManus 3 62 9 YUG Nikola Pilić 6 6 USA Brian Gottfried 2 3 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 3 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 3 6 2 8 USA Cliff Richey 6 65 64 9 YUG Nikola Pilić 4 77 77 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 9 YUG Nikola Pilić 3 3 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 4 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 USA Butch Buchholz 3 2 AUS Terry Addison 0 4 10 AUS Phil Dent 6 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 1 1 AUS Allan Stone 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 79 6 AUS Colin Dibley 4 67 7 AUS John Alexander 6 6 RHO Andrew Pattison 3 4 11 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 2 4 USA Tom Edlefsen 1 63 USA Frank Froehling 6 77 USA Harold Solomon 2 4 2 USA Stan Smith 6 6 4 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 10 AUS Phil Dent 3 2 AUS Allan Stone 4 63 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 77 7 AUS John Alexander 6 77 11 CHI Jaime Fillol 4 64 USA Frank Froehling 4 0 2 USA Stan Smith 6 6 4 USA Bob Lutz 1 3 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 7 AUS John Alexander 6 0 61 2 USA Stan Smith 4 6 77 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 3 3 2 USA Stan Smith 6 6 References External links World Tennis tournament edition details Category:Tennis in Missouri Category:1973 in American tennis Category:1973 World Championship Tennis circuit