1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's singles

1973 Rothmans Canadian Open NED Tom Okker ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 64 16 Canadian Open (tennis) Canadian Open The 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open tennis tournament that was played at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club in Toronto in Canada rom August 20 through August 26, 1973. The draw comprised 64 players and 16 players were seeded. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion but did not participate in this edition. Third-seeded Tom Okker won the singles title, defeating fourth-seeded Manuel Orantes in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1.World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 88–91 John Barrett1973 Toronto – Men's Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/1973/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) He earned $15,000 first-prize money as well as 60 ranking points which moved him into third position on the Grand Prix ranking.Ron Sudlow Okker, Goolagong claim Canadian Open net crowns https://www.newspapers.com/image/455517955/ The Ottawa Citizen August 27, 1973 14 Newspapers.com limitedOkker picks up in Grand Prix https://www.newspapers.com/image/435853678/ The Boston Globe August 29, 1973 68 Newspapers.com limited Seeds 30em 1 1USA Stan Smith (first round) 2 4USA Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals) 3 3NED Tom Okker (champion) 4 2ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (final) 5 3YUG Nikola Pilić (third round) 6 4AUS Rod Laver (third round) 7 2AUS Ken Rosewall (third round) 8 1USA Marty Riessen (first round) 9 4ITA Adriano Panatta (first round) 10 3AUS John Newcombe (quarterfinals) 11 3GBR Mark Cox (third round) 12 4USA Cliff Richey (first round) 13 1CHI Jaime Fillol (third round) 14 2AUS John Alexander (third round) 15 2SWE Björn Borg (quarterfinals) 16 1ITA Paolo Bertolucci (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 16 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 2 4 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7 77 15 SWE Björn Borg 5 64 10 AUS John Newcombe 63 2 3 NED Tom Okker 77 6 COL Iván Molina 6 6 2 USA Arthur Ashe 4 3 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 4 4 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 3 NED Tom Okker 6 63 6 COL Iván Molina 3 77 1 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 3 2 1 3 NED Tom Okker 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 1 USA Stan Smith 6 5 USA Eddie Dibbs 7 7 USA Jeff Borowiak 65 5 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 77 7 13 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 CAN David Brown 4 2 AUS Ian Fletcher 6 6 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 1 0 8 USA Marty Riessen 3 2 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 FRA Patrick Proisy 6 6 VEN Humphrey Hose 1 3 16 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6 7 SWE Ove Bengtson 3 5 SWE Rolf Norberg 2 7 6 USA Jim McManus 6 5 2 USA Eddie Dibbs 68 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 710 7 13 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 AUS Ian Fletcher 4 3 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 6 FRA Patrick Proisy 7 3 2 16 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6 6 SWE Rolf Norberg 4 3 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 5 7 13 CHI Jaime Fillol 3 7 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 4 2 16 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 1 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 16 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 2 4 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 3 6 6 USA Frank Froehling 6 2 3 CAN Don McCormick 2 1 FRA Wanaro N'Godrella 6 6 14 AUS John Alexander 6 7 CAN Tony Bardsley 4 6 TCH Milan Holeček 6 5 6 AUS Bob Carmichael 1 7 2 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 65 6 ITA Tonino Zugarelli 3 77 4 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 USA Mike Estep 2 1 15 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 RSA 1928 Pat Cramer 4 2 AUS Phil Dent 2 6 2 AUS Dick Crealy 6 3 6 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 FRA Wanaro N'Godrella 2 3 14 AUS John Alexander 6 7 TCH Milan Holeček 0 5 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 7 6 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 0 15 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy 2 3 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7 6 14 AUS John Alexander 5 3 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 1 5 15 SWE Björn Borg 2 6 7 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7 77 15 SWE Björn Borg 5 64 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals GBR Graham Stilwell 6 7 CAN Keith Carpenter 3 5 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 2 1 10 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 CAN Chris Burr 2 2 FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 6 6 CHI Patricio Cornejo 4 1 5 YUG Nikola Pilić 6 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 7 7 MEX Raúl Ramírez 1 3 11 GBR Mark Cox 6 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 6 6 AUS Owen Davidson 2 2 AUS Ross Case 6 3 2 3 NED Tom Okker 4 6 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 3 4 10 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 6 6 0 5 YUG Nikola Pilić 4 7 6 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 2 0 11 GBR Mark Cox 6 6 GBR Gerald Battrick 2 0 3 NED Tom Okker 6 6 10 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 5 YUG Nikola Pilić 4 4 11 GBR Mark Cox 6 4 4 3 NED Tom Okker 4 6 6 10 AUS John Newcombe 63 2 3 NED Tom Okker 77 6 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals USA John Fort 1 1 COL Iván Molina 6 6 CAN Mike Belkin 6 6 9 ITA Adriano Panatta 4 3 USA Erik van Dillen 66 6 6 USA Harold Solomon 78 2 2 AUS Geoff Masters 3 0 6 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 FRA Georges Goven 4 6 4 PAK Haroon Rahim 6 1 6 FRA Patrice Dominguez 1 6 6 12 USA Cliff Richey 6 3 4 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 4 RHO Andrew Pattison 7 6 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 4 1 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 COL Iván Molina 6 6 CAN Mike Belkin 4 2 USA Erik van Dillen 0 5 6 AUS Rod Laver 6 7 PAK Haroon Rahim 1 6 3 FRA Patrice Dominguez 6 3 6 RHO Andrew Pattison 4 6 6 2 USA Arthur Ashe 6 2 7 COL Iván Molina 4 6 6 6 AUS Rod Laver 6 2 3 FRA Patrice Dominguez 5 6 3 2 USA Arthur Ashe 7 1 6 COL Iván Molina 6 6 2 USA Arthur Ashe 4 3 References External links ITF tournament edition 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