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1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
Score6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds2
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States between July 16 and July 23, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and two of them were seeded. Bob Lutz was the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships champion but withdrew from his first-round match against Brian Gottfried. Jimmy Connors won the title by defeating second-seeded Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1. United States Stan Smith (first round)
  2. United States Arthur Ashe (final)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
  United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
United States Cliff Richey 0 2
United States Jimmy Connors 6 4 6 3 6
2 United States Arthur Ashe 3 6 4 6 2
United States Clark Graebner 3 5
2 United States Arthur Ashe 6 7

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States Stan Smith 3 3
United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 United States Jimmy Connors 6 2 6
Chile Jaime Fillol 6 63 5 South Africa Ray Moore 1 6 3
South Africa Ray Moore 2 77 7 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
United States Dick Stockton 77 6 United States Dick Stockton 4 4
Australia Dick Crealy 65 1 United States Dick Stockton 77 6
Australia Bob Carmichael 4 2 Croatia Nikola Pilić 65 3
Croatia Nikola Pilić 6 6 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
United States Marty Riessen 6 7 United States Cliff Richey 0 2
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 1 5 United States Marty Riessen 6 7
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 78 4 1 United States Paul Gerken 4 5
United States Paul Gerken 66 6 6 United States Marty Riessen 4 6 6
United States Cliff Richey 77 6 United States Cliff Richey 6 1 7
Pakistan Haroon Rahim 62 1 United States Cliff Richey 6 6
United States Doug Crawford 3 63 Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 2 4
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 6 77

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Clark Graebner 6 6
United States Paul Sullivan 1 2 United States Clark Graebner 6 6
United States Erik van Dillen 2 6 6 United States Erik van Dillen 4 1
United States Tom Gorman 6 4 1 United States Clark Graebner 7 6
United States Brian Gottfried w/o Australia John Alexander 5 4
United States Bob Lutz United States Brian Gottfried 63 6 4
United States Jeff Borowiak 4 77 4 Australia John Alexander 77 3 6
Australia John Alexander 6 65 6 United States Clark Graebner 3 5
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 6 68 6 2 United States Arthur Ashe 6 7
United States Mike Estep 3 710 2 United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 4 4
United States Eddie Dibbs 2 4 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6
United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 4 5
United States Charlie Pasarell 6 6 2 United States Arthur Ashe 4 6 7
Australia Phil Dent 4 4 United States Charlie Pasarell 3 1
United States Harold Solomon 64 6 3 2 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
2 United States Arthur Ashe 77 2 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. ^ "Connors upsets Ashe for U.S. Pro Tennis win". The Bulletin. AP. July 24, 1973. p. 8.
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