1973 Union Trust Classic – Singles

Tennis tournament event April 2023 1973 Union Trust Classic NED Tom Okker USA Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) 32 4 singles doubles Hampton Grand Prix The 1973 Union Trust Classic – Singles was an event of the 1973 Union Trust Classic men's tennis tournament that was played in Merrifield, Virginia in the United States from March 19 through March 25, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and four players were seeded. Stan Smith was the defending singles champion but did not take part in this edition. Unseeded Tom Okker won the title, defeating unseeded Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3).Mike Klingaman Lamar Hunt says tennis war is only hurting the game https://www.newspapers.com/image/371825244/ The Evening Sun March 20, 1973 C 12 Hunt's WCT pros, led by Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen, are in Merrifield, Va., all week, competing in the $50,000 Union Trust Classic. Newspapers.com limitedOkker defeats Ashe in Washington tennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/377397385/ The Baltimore Sun March 26, 1973 C 2 Tom Okker of the Netherlands rallied from the brink of defeat to beat Arthur Ashe, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, and capture the $50,000 Union Trust Tennis Classic championship yesterday. The victory was worth $10,000. Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 173 John Barrett Seeds 30em USA Marty Riessen (second round) NZL Brian Fairlie (first round) GBR Roger Taylor (semifinals) GBR Mark Cox (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final NED Tom Okker 6 3 6 3 GBR Roger Taylor 4 6 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 5 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 4 7 4 NED Tom Okker 6 64 77 USA Arthur Ashe 3 77 63 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 2 NZL Brian Fairlie 3 6 USA Erik van Dillen 6 7 NED Tom Okker 6 6 AUS Ross Case 1 3 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 7 4 6 FRA Pierre Barthès 5 6 2 IND Premjit Lall 3 4 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy 7 6 TCH Vladimír Zedník 6 1 USA Butch Buchholz 1 5 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 7 TCH František Pála w/o PAK Haroon Rahim USA Dennis Ralston 3 6 3 GBR Roger Taylor 6 7 USA Erik van Dillen 4 2 NED Tom Okker 6 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 4 6 6 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 3 1 AUS Dick Crealy 7 6 USA Roscoe Tanner 5 4 TCH František Pála 3 7 2 3 GBR Roger Taylor 6 6 6 NED Tom Okker 6 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 4 4 AUS Dick Crealy 3 6 3 3 GBR Roger Taylor 6 0 6 NED Tom Okker 6 3 6 3 GBR Roger Taylor 4 6 4 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 4 GBR Mark Cox 6 7 DEN Torben Ulrich 2 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 1 1 USA Tom Leonard 6 6 YUG Boro Jovanović 6 1 4 USA Jeff Borowiak 2 6 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei 3 7 0 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 YUG Željko Franulović 3 4 USA Tom Gorman 4 2 AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 USSR Alex Metreveli 7 3 6 AUS Bob Carmichael 5 6 1 FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 3 5 1 USA Marty Riessen 6 7 4 GBR Mark Cox 6 7 USA Tom Leonard 2 6 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 2 3 USA Arthur Ashe 4 6 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 AUS Fred Stolle 3 1 USSR Alex Metreveli 6 5 6 1 USA Marty Riessen 0 7 1 4 GBR Mark Cox 2 1 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 USSR Alex Metreveli 4 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 5 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 4 7 4 References External links ITF tournament edition details Union Trust Classic - Singles Category:1973 World Championship Tennis circuit