1973 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. Bonus points were awarded to players who were nominated to play in certain 1973 Davis Cup ties and who miss tournaments through competing in those ties.[2] The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.

1973 Grand Prix circuit
Ilie Năstase finished the year as the inaugural ATP world No. 1. He won 14 titles during the season, including a major at the French Open, as well as the Masters Grand Prix.
Details
Duration3 January 1973 – 26 December 1973
Edition4th
Tournaments72
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesRomania Ilie Năstase (14)
Most tournament finalsRomania Ilie Năstase (17)
Prize money leaderRomania Ilie Năstase
Points leaderRomania Ilie Năstase
1972
1974

Schedule

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Key
AA events
Grand Prix Masters
A events
B events
C events
Team events

December 1972

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
26 Dec Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam – Group A
Grass – $27,450 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  John Newcombe
6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
  Onny Parun   Karl Meiler
  Patrick Proisy
  Wanaro N'Godrella
  Alex Metreveli
  John Cooper
  Bob Carmichael
  Mal Anderson
  John Newcombe
6–3, 6–4, 7–6
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 May Rothmans British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Group B
Clay – 64S/32D/32XD
  Adriano Panatta
6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6
  Ilie Năstase   Barry Phillips-Moore
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
  Buster Mottram
  François Jauffret
  Patrice Dominguez
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 8–6
  Adriano Panatta
  Ion Țiriac
  Virginia Wade
  Frew McMillan
6–2, 6–3
  Ilana Kloss
  Bernard Mitton
21 May French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam – Group AA
Clay – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–3, 6–0
  Nikola Pilić   Adriano Panatta
  Tom Gorman
  Tom Okker
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Jan Kodeš
  Roger Taylor
  John Newcombe
  Tom Okker
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
  Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
  Françoise Dürr
  Jean-Claude Barclay
6–1, 6–4
  Betty Stöve
  Patrice Dominguez

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Jun Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Group A
Clay – $101,600 – 96S/48D
  Ilie Năstase
6–1, 6–1, 6–1
  Manuel Orantes   Tom Okker
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Stan Smith
  Péter Szőke
  Jiří Hřebec
  Jan Kodeš
  John Newcombe
  Tom Okker
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
Berlin Open
Berlin, West Germany
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
  Karl Meiler   Jürgen Fassbender
  Eddie Dibbs
  Attila Korpás
  Ulrich Pinner
  Harald Elschenbroich
  Bernard Mignot
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
  Raúl Ramírez
  Joaquín Loyo-Mayo
11 Jun German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Group B
Clay – 62S/28D
  Eddie Dibbs
6–1, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
  Karl Meiler   Jaime Fillol
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Paul Gerken
  Harald Elschenbroich
  Jiří Hřebec
  Martin Mulligan
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–6, 7–6, 7–6
  Manuel Orantes
  Ion Țiriac
John Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Group B
Grass – 40S/21D
  Erik van Dillen
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
  Frew McMillan   Tom Gorman
  Jimmy Connors
  Jaidip Mukerjea
  Mark Cox
  Dick Stockton
  Stephen Warboys
  Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
6–4, 6–4
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
18 Jun Rothmans Championships
London, Great Britain
Group C
Grass – 48S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  Ilie Năstase
9–8, 6–3
  Roger Taylor   Alex Metreveli
  Owen Davidson
  Ismail El Shafei
  Jürgen Fassbender
  John Newcombe
  Cliff Drysdale
  Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6–4, 7–5
  Ray Keldie
  Raymond Moore
Rothmans South of England Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Group B
Grass – 32S/16D
  Mark Cox
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
  Patrice Dominguez   Onny Parun
  Allan Stone
  Paul Gerken
  Andrés Gimeno
  Ian Fletcher
  Graham Stilwell
  Ove Bengtson
  Jim McManus
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
  Manuel Orantes
  Ion Țiriac
25 Jun Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam – Group AA
Grass – 128S/64D/56XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  Jan Kodeš
6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3
  Alex Metreveli   Sandy Mayer
  Roger Taylor
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Jimmy Connors
  Björn Borg
  Vijay Amritraj
  Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3–7), 6–1
  John Cooper
  Neale Fraser
  Billie Jean King
  Owen Davidson
6–3, 6–2
  Janet Newberry
  Raúl Ramírez

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/22D
SinglesDoubles
  Stan Smith
6–4, 6–2, 7–6
  Manuel Orantes   Björn Borg
  Leif Johansson
  Martin Mulligan
  Jaime Pinto Bravo
  Bob Carmichael
  Antonio Zugarelli
  Nikola Pilić
  Stan Smith
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Group B
Clay – 32S
  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
  Roy Emerson   Patrick Proisy
  Karl Meiler
  Brian Fairlie
  Allan Stone
  Sandy Mayer
  Tom Okker
Green Shield Welsh Open
Newport, Great Britain
Group C
Grass – 64S/32D
  Roger Taylor
9–8, 8–6
  Bob Giltinan   John Paish
  Jeff Simpson
  Terry Ryan
  John Bartlett
  Byron Bertram
  Dick Bohrnstedt
Title shared.   Bertram /   Lloyd
  Giltinan /   Keldie
16 Jul U.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D
Singles
  Jimmy Connors
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
  Arthur Ashe   Cliff Richey
  Clark Graebner
  Dick Stockton
  Marty Riessen
  John Alexander
  Roscoe Tanner
Austrian Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
Group C
Clay – 32S/17D
Title shared.   Raúl Ramírez
  Manuel Orantes
  Marcelo Lara
  Ion Țiriac
  Vladimír Zedník
  José Edison Mandarino
  Barry Phillips-Moore
  Vladimir Korotkov
  Jim McManus
  Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
  José Edison Mandarino
  Tito Vázquez
Dutch Open
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Singles
  Tom Okker
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
  Andrés Gimeno   Allan Stone
  Geoff Masters
  Wanaro N'Godrella
  Attila Korpás
  Ian Fletcher
  Iván Molina
  Iván Molina
  Allan Stone
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
  Andrés Gimeno
  Antonio Muñoz
23 Jul Washington Star International
Washington, United States
Group A
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
  Arthur Ashe
6–4, 6–2
  Tom Okker   Jaime Fillol
  Tom Gorman
  Paul Gerken
  Marty Riessen
  Nikola Pilić
  Dick Stockton
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
  Dick Crealy
  Andrew Pattison
Volvo International
Bretton Woods, United States
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Singles
  Vijay Amritraj
7–5, 2–6, 7–5
  Jimmy Connors   Ian Fletcher
  John Alexander
  Bob Carmichael
  Gerald Battrick
  Tom Edlefsen
  Rod Laver
  Rod Laver
  Fred Stolle
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
30 Jul First National Bank Classic
Louisville, United States
Group A
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
  Manuel Orantes
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
  John Newcombe   Vitas Gerulaitis
  Guillermo Vilas
  Dick Crealy
  Ross Case
  Nikola Pilić
  Antonio Muñoz
  Manuel Orantes
  Ion Țiriac
0–6, 6–4, 6–3
  Clark Graebner
  John Newcombe
Buckeye Championships
Columbus, United States
Group C
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
  Jimmy Connors
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
  Charlie Pasarell   Paul Gerken
  Haroon Rahim
  Pancho Gonzales
  Andrew Pattison
  Colin Dibley
  Brian Gottfried
  Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
6–4, 7–6
  Colin Dibley
  Charlie Pasarell

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Aug Western Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
  Ilie Năstase
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
  Manuel Orantes   Nikola Pilić
  Jimmy Connors
  John Alexander
  Guillermo Vilas
  Roscoe Tanner
  Patrick Proisy
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
1–6, 7–6, 7–6
  Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
Tanglewood International Tennis Classic
Clemmons, United States
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
  Jaime Fillol
6–2, 6–4
  Gerald Battrick   Jeff Borowiak
  Vijay Amritraj
  Ross Case
  Brian Fairlie
  Georges Goven
  Frew McMillan
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–4
  Brian Fairlie
  Ismail El Shafei
13 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Group B
Clay – $90,000 – 50S/22D
  Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–1, 6–4
  Georges Goven   Cliff Richey
  Raúl Ramírez
  Brian Gottfried
  Roscoe Tanner
  Patrick Proisy
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–4
  Manuel Orantes
  Ion Țiriac
Pennsylvania Championships
Merion, United States
Group C
Grass – 64S/32D
  Mike Estep
7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5
  Gene Scott   Vijay Amritraj
  Herb Fitzgibbon
  Brian Teacher
  Ian Fletcher
  Anand Amritraj
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Colin Dibley
  Allan Stone
7–6, 6–3
  Jeff Austin
  Fred McNair
20 Aug Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Group A
Hard – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  Tom Okker
6–3, 6–2, 6–1
  Manuel Orantes   Cliff Drysdale
  Iván Molina
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Björn Borg
  John Newcombe
  Arthur Ashe
  Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
7–5, 7–6
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
Eastern Championships
South Orange, United States
Group C
Grass – 32S/16D
  Colin Dibley
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
  Vijay Amritraj   Pancho Gonzales
  Clark Graebner
  Paul Gerken
  Dick Stockton
  Ion Țiriac
  Onny Parun
  Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
  Pancho Gonzales
  Tom Gorman
27 Aug US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam – Group AA
Grass – $118,000–128S/62D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  John Newcombe
6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
  Jan Kodeš   Stan Smith
  Ken Rosewall
  Onny Parun
  Nikola Pilić
  Vijay Amritraj
  Jimmy Connors
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
  Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
  Billie Jean King
  Owen Davidson
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
  Margaret Court
  Marty Riessen

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Sep U.S. Hard Court Championships
Aptos, United States
Group C
Hard – 32S/16D
  Jeff Austin
7–6, 6–4
  Onny Parun   Haroon Rahim
  Dick Bohrnstedt
  Tom Edlefsen
  Erik van Dillen
  John Lloyd
  Mike Machette
  Jeff Austin
  Fred McNair
6–2, 6–1
  Raymond Moore
  Onny Parun
Rainier International Tennis Classic
Seattle, United States
Group C
Carpet (i) – $37,500 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Tom Okker
7–5, 6–4
  John Alexander   Tom Gorman
  Cliff Richey
  Torben Ulrich
  Mark Cox
  Brian Gottfried
  Arthur Ashe
  Tom Gorman
  Tom Okker
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
17 Sep Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Group A
Hard – $75,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  Jimmy Connors
7–5, 7–6(11–9)
  Tom Okker   Raúl Ramírez
  Ilie Năstase
  Stan Smith
  Charlie Pasarell
  Ken Rosewall
  Raymond Moore
  Jan Kodeš
  Vladimír Zedník
6–2, 6–4
  Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
24 Sep Pacific Coast Championships
San Francisco, United States
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Roy Emerson
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
  Björn Borg   Raymond Moore
  Arthur Ashe
  Stan Smith
  Tom Gorman
  Roscoe Tanner
  John Alexander
  Roy Emerson
  Stan Smith
6–2, 6–1
  Ove Bengtson
  Jim McManus
Tam International
Chicago, United States
Group B
Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
  Tom Okker
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
  John Newcombe   Ilie Năstase
  Marty Riessen
  Graham Stilwell
  Gerald Battrick
  Eddie Dibbs
  Brian Gottfried
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
  Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Oct Fort Worth Open
Fort Worth, United States
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D
  Eddie Dibbs
7–5, 6–2, 6–4
  Brian Gottfried   Jaime Fillol
  Roscoe Tanner
  Phil Dent
  Harold Solomon
  Andrew Pattison
  John Newcombe
  Brian Gottfried
  Dick Stockton
7–6, 6–4
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
Quebec Open
Quebec, Canada
Group B
32S/16D
  Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–1, 6–7, 6–0
  Marty Riessen   Mark Cox
  Kjell Johansson
  Onny Parun
  Raymond Moore
  Clark Graebner
  Tenny Svensson
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
6–2, 7–6
  Jimmy Connors
  Marty Riessen
Osaka Open
Osaka, Japan
Group C
Hard – 32S/16D
  Ken Rosewall
6–2, 6–4
  Toshiro Sakai   Cliff Drysdale
  Željko Franulović
  Jun Kuki
  Milan Holeček
  Paul Kronk
  Sherwood Stewart
  Jeff Borowiak
  Tom Gorman
6–4, 7–6
  Jun Kamiwazumi
  Ken Rosewall
8 Oct Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Group A
Clay – 58S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  Ilie Năstase
2–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4
  Manuel Orantes   Jan Kodeš
  Björn Borg
  José Higueras
  Barry Phillips-Moore
  Andrew Pattison
  Buster Mottram
  Ilie Năstase
  Tom Okker
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
  Antonio Muñoz
  Manuel Orantes
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Group B
48S/24D
  Ken Rosewall
6–1, 6–4
  John Newcombe   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Cliff Drysdale
  Colin Dibley
  Brian Gottfried
  Jeff Borowiak
  Kim Warwick
  Mal Anderson
  Ken Rosewall
7–5, 7–5
  Colin Dibley
  Allan Stone
15 Oct Trofeo Melia
Madrid, Spain
Group A
Clay – 64S/31D
  Tom Okker
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
  Jaime Fillol   Ilie Năstase
  Buster Mottram
  Nikola Pilić
  José Higueras
  Rod Laver
  Pierre Barthès
  Ilie Năstase
  Tom Okker
6–3, 6–0
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
Indian Open
New Delhi, India
Group B
32S/16D
  Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 5–7, 8–9, 6–3, 11–9
  Mal Anderson   Raúl Ramírez
  Mike Estep
  Ian Fletcher
  Fred Stolle
  Paul Gerken
  Jasjit Singh
  Jim McManus
  Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 6–4
  Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
Milo International Tennis Classic
Manila, the Philippines
Group C
32S/16D
  Ross Case
6–1, 6–0
  Geoff Masters   John Newcombe
  Colin Dibley
  Milan Holeček
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Allan Stone
  Marcelo Lara
  Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 7–5, 7–6
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
22 Oct Aryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Group A
Clay – 48S/21D
  Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
  John Newcombe   Željko Franulović
  Rod Laver
  Ilie Năstase
  Syd Ball
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Bob Giltinan
  Rod Laver
  John Newcombe
7–6, 6–2
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
Czechoslovakian Championships
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
  Jiří Hřebec
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5
  Jan Kodeš   Jan Písecký
  Ove Bengtson
  Vladimír Zedník
  František Pála
  Barry Phillips-Moore
  Kjell Johansson
  Jan Kodeš
  Vladimír Zedník
7–6, 7–6
  Róbert Machán
  Balázs Taróczy
29 Oct Jean Becker Open
Paris, France
Group B
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 48S/23D
SinglesDoubles
  Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
  Stan Smith   Tom Okker
  Karl Meiler
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
  Leif Johansson
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–4
  Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
Indonesia Open
Jakarta, Indonesia
Group C
32S/16D
  John Newcombe
7–6, 7–6, 6–3
  Ross Case   Ian Fletcher
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Marcelo Lara
  Ray Keldie
  Gondo Widjojo
  Allan Stone
  Mike Estep
  Ian Fletcher
7–5, 6–4
  John Newcombe
  Allan Stone
Viceroy Classic
Hong Kong
Group C
Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Rod Laver
6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
  Charlie Pasarell   Anand Amritraj
  Fred Stolle
  Paul Gerken
  Mal Anderson
  Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
  Colin Dibley
  Rod Laver
6–3, 5–7, 17–15
  Paul Gerken
  Brian Gottfried

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Nov Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Group A
Hard (i) – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
  Tom Gorman
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
  Björn Borg   Tom Okker
  Jimmy Connors
  Stan Smith
  Arthur Ashe
  Manuel Orantes
  Nikola Pilić
  Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–7, 6–2
  Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Group B
Hard (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Rod Laver
3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
  John Newcombe   Phil Dent
  Ken Rosewall
  Geoff Masters
  Ross Case
  Sherwood Stewart
  Raúl Ramírez
  Rod Laver
  John Newcombe
7–6, 6–2
  Mal Anderson
  Ken Rosewall
12 Nov Dewar Cup
London, Great Britain
Group B
Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
  Tom Okker
6–3, 6–4
  Ilie Năstase   Jimmy Connors
  Mark Cox
  Raymond Moore
  Patrick Proisy
  Tom Gorman
  Ion Țiriac
  Mark Cox
  Owen Davidson
6–4, 8–6
  Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
Benson & Hedges Classic
Christchurch, New Zealand
Group C
29S/12D
  Fred Stolle
7–6, 6–4, 6–1
  Brian Gottfried   Sherwood Stewart
  Fred McNair
  Allan Stone
  Dick Dell
  Mike Estep
  Jim McManus
  Anand Amritraj
  Fred McNair
Walkover
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Jeff Simpson
19 Nov South African Championships[note 1]
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group A
Hard – 32S/16D/16XD
  Jimmy Connors
6–4, 7–6, 6–3
  Arthur Ashe   Cliff Drysdale
  Tom Okker
  Byron Bertram
  Bob Hewitt
  Jaime Fillol
  Mark Cox
  Arthur Ashe
  Tom Okker
6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
  Lew Hoad
  Bob Maud
  Evonne Goolagong
  Jürgen Fassbender
6–3, 6–2
  Ilana Kloss
  Bernard Mitton
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Group B
Clay – 32S/4D
Singles
  Guillermo Vilas
3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6(5–5) ret.
  Björn Borg   Iván Molina
  Eddie Dibbs
  Ion Țiriac
  Željko Franulović
  Toma Ovici
  Jaime Pinto Bravo
  Ricardo Cano
  Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–2
  Patricio Cornejo
  Iván Molina
26 Nov Davis Cup Final
Cleveland, United States – carpet
  Australia
5–0
  United States   Romania
  Czechoslovakia

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Dec Commercial Union Assurance Masters
Boston, United States
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 8S
Singles
  Ilie Năstase
6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
  Tom Okker   Jimmy Connors
  John Newcombe
Round robin
  Jan Kodeš
  Tom Gorman
  Stan Smith
  Manuel Orantes

Grand Prix points system

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The tournaments listed above were divided into four groups. Group AA consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into Groups A, B and C by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:

Group AA
  • Champion: 100
  • Runner-up: 75
  • Semifinalist: 50
  • Quarterfinalist: 25
  • Fourth Round: 12
  • Third Round: 6
  • Second Round: 3
Group A
  • Champion: 60
  • Runner-up: 40
  • Semifinalist: 30
  • Quarterfinalist: 15
  • 9th – 16th: 7
  • 17th – 32nd: 3
  • 33rd – 64th: 1
Group B
  • Champion: 40
  • Runner-up: 30
  • Semifinalist: 20
  • 5th – 8th: 10
  • 9th – 16th: 5
  • 17th – 32nd: 2
Group C
  • Champion: 20
  • Runner-up: 15
  • Semifinalist: 10
  • 5th – 8th: 5
  • 9th – 16th: 3
  • 17th – 32nd: 1

Grand Prix rankings

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1) Ilie Năstase 610 points, 2) John Newcombe 512.5 points, 3) Tom Okker 498 points, 4) Jimmy Connors 383 points, 5) Manuel Orantes 358.5 points, 6) Jan Kodeš 315 points, 7) Stan Smith 274 points, 8) Tom Gorman 270 points, 9) Björn Borg 240 points, 10) Arthur Ashe 236 points, 11) Rod Laver 230 points, 12) Nikki Pilic 210 points, 13) Jaime Fillol 203 points, 14) Raúl Ramírez 186.5 points, 15) Onny Parun 177 points, 16) Vijay Amritraj 169.5 points, 17) Ken Rosewall 169 points, 18) Eddie Dibbs 155 points, 19) Karl Meiler 155 points, 20) Marty Riessen 141 points, 21) Alex Metreveli 141 points, 22) Jiří Hřebec 131 points, 23) Ross Case 126 points, 24) Roger Taylor 126 points, 25) Guillermo Vilas 121 points, 26) Adriano Panatta 119 points, 27) Brian Gottfried 118 points, 28) Mark Cox 118 points, 29) Jürgen Fassbender 115 points, 30) Charles Pasarell 112 points, 31) Cliff Drysdale 112 points, 32) Paolo Bertolucci 104 points, 33) Geoff Masters 100 points, 34) Ray Moore 98 points, 35) John Alexander 98 points[3]

ATP rankings

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On 23 August 1973 the Association of Tennis Professionals published its first list of computer rankings, using points averages rather than points totals in their calculations. These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players in the first list[4] and at the end of the 1973 season,[5] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1973, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The tournament started on 14 November.

References

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  1. ^ "How it All Began". Association of Tennis Professional (ATP).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN 9780362001686.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780362001686.
  4. ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of August 23, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 23 August 1973. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.
  6. ^ "ATP rankings 23 Aug 1973". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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Further reading

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  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.