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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]

Contents

Schedule

Key

Tour Finals
Group A Tournaments
Group B Tournaments

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
15 January 1973 Miami WCT
United States Miami, United States
Group A
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Australia Rod Laver
7–6(2), 6–3, 7–5
United States Dick Stockton
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

6–4, 6–4
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley
18 January 1973 London WCT
United Kingdom London, Great Britain
Group B
$50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

6–3, 6–3
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
22 January 1973 Lacosta WCT
United States La Costa, United States
Group A
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Australia Colin Dibley
6–3, 7–6(6)
United States Stan Smith
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
29 January 1973 Milan WCT
Italy Milan, Italy
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Marty Riessen
7–6(4), 6–0, 7–6(3)
United States Roscoe Tanner
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

6–3, 6–3
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
1973 Richmond WCT
United States Richmond, United States
Group A
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–3
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 February U.S. Professional Indoor
United States Philadelphia, United States
Group A
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
7–6(2), 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4
United States Robert Lutz
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Dick Stockton

4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
11 February Canadian Open (WCT)
Canada Toronto, Canada
Group A
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent

3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
12 February 1973 Copenhagen WCT
Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6–2, 6–3, 7–6
United States Marty Riessen
United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik Van Dillen

6–4, 6–4
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
19 February 1973 Cologne WCT
West Germany Cologne, West Germany
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Australia Brian Fairlie
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell

7–6, 6–3
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
26 February 1973 Chicago WCT
United States Chicago, United States
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Arthur Ashe
3–6, 7–6(9), 7–6(2)
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle

6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Brian Fairlie

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
19 March 1973 Atlanta WCT
United States Atlanta, United States
Group A
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

7–6, 6–3
South Africa Robert Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
Washington Indoor
United States Washington, United States
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(3)
United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

4–6, 7–6, 6–2
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
26 March 1973 St. Louis WCT
United States St. Louis, United States
Group A
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Australia Rod Laver
Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson
United States Jim McManus

6–2, 7–5
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley
1973 Vancouver WCT
Canada Vancouver, Canada
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Tom Gorman
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodes
France Pierre Barthes
United Kingdom Roger Taylor

5–7, 6–3, 7–6
United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik Van Dillen

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 April River Oaks International Tennis Tournament
United States Houston, United States
Group B
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–4, 6–1, 7–5
Australia Fred Stolle
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

7–5, 7–5
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
1973 Munich WCT
West Germany Munich, West Germany
Group A
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
6–1, 7–5
United States Cliff Richey
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone

7–5, 5–7, 6–4
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Cliff Richey
9 April 1973 Brussels WCT
Belgium Brussels, Belgium
Group A
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
6–2, 6–4, 6–1
Australia Rod Laver
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith

6–4, 7–6
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
Cleveland WCT
United States Cleveland, United States
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–3, 6–4
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle

6–2, 6–3
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Brian Fairlie
16 April Carolinas International Tennis Tournament
United States Charlotte, United States
Group B
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–3, 7–6(1)
United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

7–6, 3–6, 6–3
United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik Van Dillen
1973 Johannesburg WCT
South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
Group A
$50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
United States Brian Gottfried
W/O
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith

6–1, 6–4, 6–4
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Allan Stone
23 April 1973 Denver WCT
United States Denver, United States
Group B
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United Kingdom Mark Cox
6–1, 6–1
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner

3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden
Group A
$50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Australia John Alexander
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 May Masters Doubles WCT
Canada Montreal, Canada
Tour Finals
$200,000 – Carpet – 8D
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith

6–2, 7–6(1), 6–0
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver
Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Terry Addison / Australia Colin Dibley
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilic / Australia Allan Stone
United Kingdom Mark Cox / United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
United States Arthur Ashe / United States Roscoe Tanner
9 May WCT Finals
United States Dallas, United States
Tour Finals
$100,000 – Carpet – 8S
Singles Draw
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe Australia Rod Laver
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia John Alexander
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Roger Taylor

Statistical information

Titles won by player

Key

Tour Finals
Regular Tournaments
All titles
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

Tour Finals
Group A Tournaments
Group B Tournaments
All titles
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

Qualified for Tour Finals
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

  1. ^ * Collins Bud History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). USA: New Chapter Press. 2010. ISBN 0-942257-70-7. 

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