1973 Holton Tennis Classic

January 2025 1973 Holton Tennis Classic March 26 – April 1 3rd World Championship Tennis (WCT) $50,000 32S / 16D Carpet / indoor St. Louis, Missouri, United States Kiel Auditorium USA Stan Smith1973 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1973/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) SWE Ove Nils Bengtson / USA Jim McManus1973 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1973/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) St. Louis WCT The 1973 Holton Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of Group A of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was held on indoor carpet courts at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from March 26 through April 1, 1973. Second-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.Doug Grow Smith blasts Laver https://www.newspapers.com/image/140680186/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 2, 1973 15A, 20A Newspapers.com limitedStan Smith grabs $10,000 prize for winning Holton tennis event. https://www.newspapers.com/image/597711843/ The Ogden Standard-Examiner UPI April 2, 1973 3B Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1973 Queen Anne Press London 9780671216238 170 John Barrett Finals Singles 1973 Holton Tennis Classic – Singles USA Stan Smith defeated AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 It was Smith' 3rd singles title of the year and the 38th of his career in the Open Era. Doubles SWE Ove Nils Bengtson / USA Jim McManus defeated AUS Terry Addison / AUS Colin Dibley 6–2, 7–5 References External links World Tennis tournament edition details Category:Tennis in Missouri Holton Classic Holton Tennis Classic Holton Tennis Classic Holton Tennis Classic Category:1973 World Championship Tennis circuit