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1973 U.S. Professional Indoor – Singles

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Singles
1973 U.S. Professional Indoor
Final
ChampionUnited States Stan Smith
Runner-upUnited States Robert Lutz
Score7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds12
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1972 · U.S. Professional Indoor · 1974 →

Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Stan Smith won the title, defeating Robert Lutz 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

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  1. Australia Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Stan Smith (champion)
  4. United States Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia John Alexander (first round)
  6. Australia Roy Emerson (second round)
  7. United States Robert Lutz (final)
  8. United States Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
  9. Australia Allan Stone (first round)
  10. Australia Phil Dent (second round)
  11. United States Harold Solomon (second round)
  12. United States Tom Edlefsen (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 4 4 7 3  
7 United States Robert Lutz 6 6 5 6  
7 United States Robert Lutz 62 65 6 4  
3 United States Stan Smith 77 77 4 6  
3 United States Stan Smith 6 6 6    
  South Africa Robert Maud 1 3 4    

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia C Dibley 6 3 6
  Australia T Addison 3 6 3 2 Australia C Dibley 66 6 6
  South Africa F McMillan w/o       South Africa F McMillan 78 1 1
  South Africa C Drysdale       2 Australia C Dibley 77 2 61
6 Australia R Emerson 6 6     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 62 6 77
  Brazil JE Mandarino 4 0   6 Australia R Emerson 63 66  
  Australia B Phillips-Moore 1 3     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 77 78  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 4 4 7 3  
4 United States D Stockton 77 6   7 United States R Lutz 6 6 5 6  
  United Kingdom G Battrick 63 4   4 United States D Stockton 6 6  
  Czechoslovakia M Holeček 5 4   11 United States H Solomon 3 2  
11 United States H Solomon 7 6   4 United States D Stockton 6 63 2
7 United States R Lutz 77 6   7 United States R Lutz 4 77 6
  United States B Gottfried 62 3   7 United States R Lutz 6 4 6
  New Zealand O Parun 6 1 78   New Zealand O Parun 4 6 4
9 Australia A Stone 3 6 66

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
12 United States T Edlefsen 61 7 68
  Chile J Fillol 77 5 710   Chile J Fillol 6 65 4
  Chile P Cornejo 4 0   8 United States C Richey 3 77 6
8 United States C Richey 6 6   8 United States C Richey 0 3  
10 Australia P Dent 77 6   3 United States S Smith 6 6  
  United States J McManus 63 3   10 Australia P Dent 3 3  
  United States R Barth 2 4   3 United States S Smith 6 6  
3 United States S Smith 6 6   3 United States S Smith 6 6 6    
  United States A Pattison w/o       South Africa R Maud 1 3 4    
  South Africa B Hewitt         United States A Pattison 2 3  
  South Africa R Maud 77 4 6   South Africa R Maud 6 6  
5 Australia J Alexander 64 6 1   South Africa R Maud 6 4 78
  United States C Pasarell 77 6   1 Australia R Laver 4 6 66
  United States F Froehling 62 2     United States C Pasarell 7 4 3
  Sweden ON Bengtson 5 1   1 Australia R Laver 5 6 6
1 Australia R Laver 7 6  
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