1973 World Championship Tennis circuit

The 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1973. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The circuit divided the players in to two groups of 32 players, with each group playing 11 tournaments of the 22 tournaments. Four men from each group would qualify for the season finals in Dallas.^[1]

Schedule

Key

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
15 January	1973 Miami WCT Miami, United States Group A $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D	Rod Laver 7–6(2), 6–3, 7–5	Dick Stockton
		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4	Terry Addison Colin Dibley
18 January	1973 London WCT London, Great Britain Group B $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D	Brian Fairlie 2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6	Mark Cox
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
22 January	1973 Lacosta WCT La Costa, United States Group A $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D	Colin Dibley 6–3, 7–6(6)	Stan Smith
		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–7, 6–3, 6–4	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone
29 January	1973 Milan WCT Milan, Italy Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Marty Riessen 7–6(4), 6–0, 7–6(3)	Roscoe Tanner
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–3	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
	1973 Richmond WCT Richmond, United States Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Rod Laver 6–4, 6–3	Roy Emerson
		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Terry Addison Colin Dibley

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 February	U.S. Professional Indoor Philadelphia, United States Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 7–6(2), 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4	Robert Lutz
		Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
11 February	Canadian Open (WCT) Toronto, Canada Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4	Roy Emerson
		John Alexander Phil Dent 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
12 February	1973 Copenhagen WCT Copenhagen, Denmark Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Roger Taylor 6–2, 6–3, 7–6	Marty Riessen
		Tom Gorman Erik Van Dillen 6–4, 6–4	Mark Cox Graham Stilwell
19 February	1973 Cologne WCT Cologne, West Germany Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Jan Kodeš 6–1, 6–3, 6–1	Brian Fairlie
		Mark Cox Graham Stilwell 7–6, 6–3	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
26 February	1973 Chicago WCT Chicago, United States Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Arthur Ashe 3–6, 7–6(9), 7–6(2)	Roger Taylor
		Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 6–7, 6–4, 6–2	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
19 March	1973 Atlanta WCT Atlanta, United States Group A $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 6–3, 6–4	Rod Laver
		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7–6, 6–3	Robert Maud Andrew Pattison
	Washington Indoor Washington, United States Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Tom Okker 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(3)	Arthur Ashe
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 4–6, 7–6, 6–2	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
26 March	1973 St. Louis WCT St. Louis, United States Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Rod Laver
		Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus 6–2, 7–5	Terry Addison Colin Dibley
	1973 Vancouver WCT Vancouver, Canada Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Tom Gorman 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Jan Kodes
		Pierre Barthes Roger Taylor 5–7, 6–3, 7–6	Tom Gorman Erik Van Dillen

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 April	River Oaks International Tennis Tournament Houston, United States Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–1, 7–5	Fred Stolle
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–5, 7–5	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
	1973 Munich WCT Munich, West Germany Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 6–1, 7–5	Cliff Richey
		Nikola Pilić Allan Stone 7–5, 5–7, 6–4	Cliff Drysdale Cliff Richey
9 April	1973 Brussels WCT Brussels, Belgium Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4, 6–1	Rod Laver
		Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–4, 7–6	John Alexander Phil Dent
	Cleveland WCT Cleveland, United States Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–4	Roger Taylor
		Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 6–2, 6–3	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
16 April	Carolinas International Tennis Tournament Charlotte, United States Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Ken Rosewall 6–3, 7–6(1)	Arthur Ashe
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Tom Gorman Erik Van Dillen
	1973 Johannesburg WCT Johannesburg, South Africa Group A $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D	Brian Gottfried W/O	Jaime Fillol
		Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Frew McMillan Allan Stone
23 April	1973 Denver WCT Denver, United States Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Mark Cox 6–1, 6–1	Arthur Ashe
		Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 6–3, 7–6	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
	Swedish Pro Tennis Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	John Alexander
		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–7, 6–4, 6–1	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 May	Masters Doubles WCT Montreal, Canada Tour Finals $200,000 – Carpet – 8D	Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–2, 7–6(1), 6–0	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle	Terry Addison / Colin Dibley Nikola Pilic / Allan Stone Mark Cox / Graham Stilwell Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner
9 May	WCT Finals Dallas, United States Tour Finals $100,000 – Carpet – 8S Singles Draw	Stan Smith 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Ken Rosewall	John Alexander Roy Emerson Marty Riessen Roger Taylor

Statistical information

Titles won by player

Key

Total	Player	S	D	S	D	S	D
10	Smith, StanStan Smith (USA)	1	1	6	2	7	3
8	Laver, RodRod Laver (AUS)			3	5	3	5
6	Riessen, MartyMarty Riessen (USA)			1	5	1	5
6	Okker, TomTom Okker (NED)			1	5	1	5
5	Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall (AUS)			3	2	3	2
5	Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson (AUS)				5		5
3	Lutz, RobertRobert Lutz (USA)		1		2		3
2	Taylor, RogerRoger Taylor (GBR)			1	1	1	1
2	Ashe, ArthurArthur Ashe (USA)			1	1	1	1
2	Gorman, TomTom Gorman (USA)			1	1	1	1
2	Gottfried, BrianBrian Gottfried (USA)			1	1	1	1
2	Cox, MarkMark Cox (GBR)			1	1	1	1
2	Stolle, FredFred Stolle (AUS)				2		2
1	Fairlie, BrianBrian Fairlie (AUS)			1		1
1	Dibley, ColinColin Dibley (AUS)			1		1
1	Kodes, JanJan Kodes (TCH)			1		1
1	Stockton, DickDick Stockton (USA)				1	1
1	Alexander, JohnJohn Alexander (AUS)				1		1
1	Dent, PhilPhil Dent (AUS)				1		1
1	Van Dillen, ErikErik Van Dillen (USA)				1		1
1	Stilwell, GrahamGraham Stilwell (GBR)				1		1
1	Barthes, PierrePierre Barthes (FRA)				1		1
1	Bengtson, Ove NilsOve Nils Bengtson (SWE)				1		1
1	McManus, JimJim McManus (USA)				1		1
1	Pilic, NikolaNikola Pilic (YUG)				1		1
1	Stone, AllanAllan Stone (AUS)				1		1
1	Tanner, RoscoeRoscoe Tanner (USA)				1		1

Titles won by nation

Key

Total	Nation	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D
23	United States (USA)	1	1	7	4	3	7	11	12
17	Australia (AUS)			4	7	4	2	8	9
6	Netherlands (NED)					1	5	1	5
4	Great Britain (GBR)					2	2	2	2
1	Czechoslovakia (TCH)					1		1
1	France (FRA)						1		1
1	Sweden (SWE)				1				1
1	Yugoslavia (YUG)				1				1

WCT Standings

Key

Group A Rk Name Nation 1 Stan Smith  USA 2 Rod Laver  AUS 3 Roy Emerson  AUS 3 John Alexander  AUS 5 Cliff Richey  USA 6 Dick Stockton  USA 7 Bob Lutz  USA 8 Brian Gottfried  USA 9 Colin Dibley  AUS 10 Jaime Fillol  CHI

Group B Rk Name Nation 1 Ken Rosewall  AUS 2 Arthur Ashe  USA 3 Marty Riessen  USA 4 Roger Taylor  GBR 4 Mark Cox  GBR 6 Brian Fairlie  AUS 7 Jan Kodes  TCH 8 Tom Okker  NED 9 Roscoe Tanner  USA 10 Tom Gorman  USA

References

• 1973 World Championship Tennis Schedule

See Also

• 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix

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