1973 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

August 2023 1973 Pacific Southwest Open USA Jimmy Connors NED Tom Okker 7–5, 7–6(11–9) 64 2 singles doubles Los Angeles Open (tennis)Los Angeles Open The 1973 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, between September 17 and September 23, 1973. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. Eight players qualified via a 64-man qualifying and a 203-man pre-qualifying event. Stan Smith was the defending Pacific Southwest Open champion but was defeated in the quarterfinals. Unseeded Jimmy Connors won the title by defeating unseeded Tom Okker in the final, 7–5, 7–6(11–9).1973 Los Angeles – Singles draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/1973/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)World of Tennis '74 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 31,93–95 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Age mellows Connors https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WXVUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ao8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6897%2C4779934 Ellensburg Daily Record September 24, 1973 Seeds 30em 1 1USA Stan Smith (quarterfinals) 2 4ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA Stan Smith 6 4 6 USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez 7 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 2 NED Tom Okker 6 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 3 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 3 4 2 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 MEX Raúl Ramírez 4 2 NED Tom Okker 2 7 6 2 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 5 2 USA Jimmy Connors 7 7 NED Tom Okker 5 6 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 1 USA Stan Smith 6 6 USA Mike Machette 4 4 USA Roy Barth 7 4 6 USA Dick R. Bohrnstedt 6 6 7 USA Paul Gerken 6 4 6 USA Tom Leonard 4 6 4 FRA Patrick Proisy 3 1 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 USA Jimmy Connors 6 7 USA Jim McManus 2 6 USA Pancho Gonzales 6 6 USA Tom Edlefsen 4 2 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 4 AUS Paul Kronk 7 4 6 USA Erik van Dillen 6 6 USA Robert McKinley 3 2 1 USA Stan Smith 5 6 6 USA Dick R. Bohrnstedt 7 2 3 USA Paul Gerken 7 6 7 CHI Jaime Fillol 5 7 6 USA Jimmy Connors 7 6 USA Pancho Gonzales 6 3 AUS Paul Kronk 3 7 6 USA Erik van Dillen 6 6 4 1 USA Stan Smith 6 6 USA Paul Gerken 3 3 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 AUS Paul Kronk 1 2 1 USA Stan Smith 6 4 6 USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 7 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 SWE Birger Andersson 1 2 AUS Bob Carmichael 3 3 SWE Tenny Svensson 6 6 USA Roscoe Tanner 7 7 USA Jeff Austin 6 6 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 USA Fred McNair 1 2 USA Marty Riessen 6 7 USA Dennis Ralston 2 5 AUS Phil Dent 6 6 AUS Kim Warwick 2 2 ARG Lito Álvarez 4 6 USA Robert Kreiss 6 7 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 6 GBR John Lloyd 2 7 2 USA Arthur Ashe 7 6 SWE Tenny Svensson 5 3 USA Roscoe Tanner 3 6 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 7 USA Marty Riessen 4 7 6 AUS Phil Dent 6 6 2 USA Robert Kreiss 6 2 USA Charlie Pasarell 7 6 USA Arthur Ashe 4 6 3 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 4 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 7 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez 7 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 2 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals USA Alex Olmedo 1 3 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 6 USA John Andrews 6 3 3 AUS Roy Emerson 3 6 6 SWE Kjell Johansson 2 2 NZL Onny Parun 6 6 USA Steve Tidball 2 3 NED Tom Okker 6 6 TCH Vladimír Zedník 3 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 7 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 6 USA Brian Gottfried 3 3 USA Brian Teacher 4 4 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 3 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 TCH Jiří Hřebec 4 0 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 NZL Onny Parun 6 3 NED Tom Okker 7 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 3 4 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 6 USA Sandy Mayer 5 1 AUS Ken Rosewall 7 6 AUS Roy Emerson 4 3 NED Tom Okker 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 7 6 NED Tom Okker 6 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 3 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 6 7 SWE Ove Bengtson 2 6 NZL Jeff Simpson 5 2 USA Cliff Richey 7 6 PAK Haroon Rahim 7 3 4 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 7 6 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 3 AUS John Bartlett 6 4 USA Mike Estep 7 6 USA Billy Martin 0 3 AUS John Alexander 6 6 TCH Milan Holeček 7 6 FRA Georges Goven 6 2 ARG Tito Vázquez 3 4 2 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 4 3 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 3 6 4 USA Mike Estep 5 4 AUS John Alexander 7 6 TCH Milan Holeček 3 6 2 2 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 2 6 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 3 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 2 7 6 AUS John Alexander 3 2 2 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 3 4 2 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Los Angeles Open (tennis) Pacific Southwest Open Pacific Southwest Open Category:1973 Grand Prix (tennis)