1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles

Singles
1973 Fidelity Tournament
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Roy Emerson
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds10

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.[1][2][3][4]

Seeds

  1. Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Dick Stockton (semifinals)
  3. John Alexander (semifinals)
  4. Bob Lutz (quarterfinals)
  5. Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
  6. Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
  7. Roy Emerson (final)
  8. Jim McManus (first round)
  9. Andrew Pattison (second round)
  10. Gerald Battrick (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Rod Laver 77 6
3 John Alexander 63 3
1 Rod Laver 6 6
7 Roy Emerson 4 3
7 Roy Emerson 6 6
2 Dick Stockton 4 4

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Rod Laver 7 4 6
Frew McMillan 5 6 1 1 Rod Laver 6 7
Allan Stone 62 5 Frank Froehling 3 5
Frank Froehling 77 7 1 Rod Laver 6 6
Brian Gottfried 6 6 6 Cliff Richey 4 3
Onny Parun 3 1 Brian Gottfried 0 2
José Edison Mandarino 0 3 6 Cliff Richey 6 6
6 Cliff Richey 6 6 1 Rod Laver 77 6
5 Stan Smith 6 6 3 John Alexander 63 3
Barry Phillips-Moore 3 3 5 Stan Smith 7 5 6
Bob Hewitt 2r Charlie Pasarell 5 7 2
Charlie Pasarell 3 5 Stan Smith 6 3 4
Nikola Pilić 77 6 3 John Alexander 4 6 6
Harold Solomon 63 3 Nikola Pilić 64 67
Roy Barth 2 2 3 John Alexander 77 79
3 John Alexander 6 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Bob Lutz 6 6
Milan Holeček 2 2 4 Bob Lutz 6 6
Cliff Drysdale 9 Andrew Pattison 3 3
9 Andrew Pattison w/o 4 Bob Lutz 4 6 2
10 Gerald Battrick 4 6 5 7 Roy Emerson 6 3 6
Bob Maud 6 3 7 Bob Maud 6 65 1
Terry Addison 1 6 4 7 Roy Emerson 3 77 6
7 Roy Emerson 6 2 6 7 Roy Emerson 6 6
8 Jim McManus 3 4 2 Dick Stockton 4 4
Jaime Fillol 6 6 Jaime Fillol 66 2
Phil Dent 6 6 Phil Dent 78 6
Tom Edlefsen 2 2 Phil Dent 6 63 67
Ove Bengtson 3 2 2 Dick Stockton 2 77 79
Colin Dibley 6 6 Colin Dibley 64 63
Patricio Cornejo 5 3 2 Dick Stockton 77 77
2 Dick Stockton 7 6

References

  1. ^ Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Laver beats Emerson". Nevada State Journal. February 5, 1973. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com. 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.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.
  4. ^ "1973 Richmond – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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