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1973 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships

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1973 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
Date23–29 April
Edition2nd
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
VenueScandinavium
Champions
Singles
United States Stan Smith[1]
Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver[2]
← 1972 · Swedish Pro Tennis Championships

The 1973 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd and final edition of Swedish Pro Tennis Championships, and was part of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit. It took place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 23 April through 29 April 1973. First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title.[3]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Stan Smith defeated Australia John Alexander, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Smith's 6th title of the year, and his 22nd overall. It was his 6th WCT title of the year, and his 7th overall.

Doubles

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Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver defeated Croatia Nikola Pilić / Australia Allan Stone, 6–7, 6–4, 6–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1973 Gothenburg – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1973 Gothenburg – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780362001686.