1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

August 2023 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships USA Jimmy Connors USA Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 singles doubles 32 2 The 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States between July 16 and July 23, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and two of them were seeded. Bob Lutz was the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships champion but withdrew from his first-round match against Brian Gottfried. Jimmy Connors won the title by defeating second-seeded Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 119 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Connors upsets Ashe for U.S. Pro Tennis win https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FTpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5850%2C2047253 The Bulletin AP July 24, 1973 8 Seeds 30em USA Stan Smith (first round) USA Arthur Ashe (final) Draw Finals Semifinals Final USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 0 2 USA Clark Graebner 3 5 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 7 USA Jimmy Connors 6 4 6 3 6 2 USA Arthur Ashe 3 6 4 6 2 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA Stan Smith 3 3 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 63 5 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 2 77 7 USA Dick Stockton 77 6 AUS Dick Crealy 65 1 AUS Bob Carmichael 4 2 CRO Nikola Pilić 6 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 7 EGY Ismail El Shafei 1 5 GBR Gerald Battrick 78 4 1 USA Paul Gerken 66 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 77 6 PAK Haroon Rahim 62 1 USA Doug Crawford 3 63 ZIM Andrew Pattison 6 77 USA Jimmy Connors 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 1 6 3 USA Dick Stockton 77 6 CRO Nikola Pilić 65 3 USA Marty Riessen 6 7 USA Paul Gerken 4 5 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 ZIM Andrew Pattison 2 4 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 USA Dick Stockton 4 4 USA Marty Riessen 4 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 6 1 7 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 0 2 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Clark Graebner 6 6 USA Paul Sullivan 1 2 USA Erik van Dillen 2 6 6 USA Tom Gorman 6 4 1 USA Brian Gottfried w/o USA Bob Lutz USA Jeff Borowiak 4 77 4 AUS John Alexander 6 65 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 6 68 6 USA Mike Estep 3 710 2 USA Eddie Dibbs 2 4 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 AUS Phil Dent 4 4 USA Harold Solomon 64 6 3 2 USA Arthur Ashe 77 2 6 USA Clark Graebner 6 6 USA Erik van Dillen 4 1 USA Brian Gottfried 63 6 4 AUS John Alexander 77 3 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 4 4 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 3 1 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 USA Clark Graebner 7 6 AUS John Alexander 5 4 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 4 5 2 USA Arthur Ashe 4 6 7 USA Clark Graebner 3 5 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 7 References External links ATP results archive ITF tournament edition details Category:1973 Grand Prix (tennis) Category:U.S. Pro Tennis Championships