1973 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

January 2025 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals USA Stan Smith USA Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 8 8 singles Ken Rosewall was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Arthur Ashe. Stan Smith won the singles title of the 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals after a 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final against Ashe.Roy Mark Smith proves he's number one player https://www.newspapers.com/image/357527099/ The Austin American May 15, 1973 Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 174 John Barrett Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Stan Smith (champion) GBR Roger Taylor (quarterfinals) USA Marty Riessen (quarterfinals) AUS Rod Laver (semifinals) AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals) USA Arthur Ashe (final) AUS Ken Rosewall (semifinals) AUS John Alexander (quarterfinals) Draw Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA Stan Smith 6 6 6     8 AUS John Alexander 4 2 1     4 AUS Rod Laver 7 6 7     5 AUS Roy Emerson 5 2 5     6 USA Arthur Ashe 77 4 7 3 6 3 USA Marty Riessen 63 6 5 6 1 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 4 6 65 6 6 2 GBR Roger Taylor 6 2 77 1 4 1 USA Stan Smith 4 6 77 7   4 AUS Rod Laver 6 4 62 5   6 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 5 1 6 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 4 2 7 6 2 1 USA Stan Smith 6 6 4 6   6 USA Arthur Ashe 3 3 6 4   References External links ATP draw Singles