1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles

Tennis tournament event January 2025 1973 Fidelity Tournament AUS Rod Laver AUS Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3 32 10 singles doubles Fidelity WCT Tournament – Singles Richmond WCT The 1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles was an event of the 1973 Fidelity Tournament men's tennis tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 30 through February 4, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and 10 of them were seeded. Rod Laver was the defending champion. First-seeded Laver won the singles title, defeating seventh-seeded Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3 in the final.Tom Foster Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson https://www.newspapers.com/image/233534031 Daily Press February 5, 1973 13 Newspapers.com limitedLaver beats Emerson https://www.newspapers.com/image/79157547/ Nevada State Journal February 5, 1973 20 Newspapers.com limited Top-seeded Rod Laver defeated fellow Australian Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to take his second straight Fidelity World Championship Tennis title. Laver, the leading money winner on the WCT Tour, won $10.000.World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 169 John Barrett1973 Richmond – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/richmond/802/1973/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em AUS Rod Laver (champion) USA Dick Stockton (semifinals) AUS John Alexander (semifinals) USA Bob Lutz (quarterfinals) USA Stan Smith (quarterfinals) USA Cliff Richey (quarterfinals) AUS Roy Emerson (final) USA Jim McManus (first round) RHO Andrew Pattison (second round) GBR Gerald Battrick (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Rod Laver 77 6 3 AUS John Alexander 63 3 7 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 2 USA Dick Stockton 4 4 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 7 AUS Roy Emerson 4 3 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS Rod Laver 7 4 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 5 6 1 AUS Allan Stone 62 5 USA Frank Froehling 77 7 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 NZL Onny Parun 3 1 BRA José Edison Mandarino 0 3 6 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 5 USA Stan Smith 6 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 3 3 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 2r USA Charlie Pasarell 3 YUG Nikola Pilić 77 6 USA Harold Solomon 63 3 USA Roy Barth 2 2 3 AUS John Alexander 6 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 7 USA Frank Froehling 3 5 USA Brian Gottfried 0 2 6 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 5 USA Stan Smith 7 5 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 5 7 2 YUG Nikola Pilić 64 67 3 AUS John Alexander 77 79 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 4 3 5 USA Stan Smith 6 3 4 3 AUS John Alexander 4 6 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 77 6 3 AUS John Alexander 63 3 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 4 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 TCH Milan Holeček 2 2 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 9 RHO Andrew Pattison w/o 10 GBR Gerald Battrick 4 6 5 RSA 1928 Bob Maud 6 3 7 AUS Terry Addison 1 6 4 7 AUS Roy Emerson 6 2 6 8 USA Jim McManus 3 4 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 AUS Phil Dent 6 6 USA Tom Edlefsen 2 2 SWE Ove Bengtson 3 2 AUS Colin Dibley 6 6 CHI Patricio Cornejo 5 3 2 USA Dick Stockton 7 6 4 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 9 RHO Andrew Pattison 3 3 RSA 1928 Bob Maud 6 65 1 7 AUS Roy Emerson 3 77 6 CHI Jaime Fillol 66 2 AUS Phil Dent 78 6 AUS Colin Dibley 64 63 2 USA Dick Stockton 77 77 4 USA Bob Lutz 4 6 2 7 AUS Roy Emerson 6 3 6 AUS Phil Dent 6 63 67 2 USA Dick Stockton 2 77 79 7 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 2 USA Dick Stockton 4 4 References External links ITF tournament edition details Richmond WCT Richmond WCT Richmond WCT Category:Tennis in Virginia