1973 Pacific Coast Open – Singles
Appearance
Singles | |
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1973 Pacific Coast Open | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
The 1973 Pacific Coast Open – Singles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Coast Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States between September 23 and September 30, 1973. Jimmy Connors was the defending Pacific Coast Championships champion but did not take part in this edition. Fourth-seeded Roy Emerson won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Björn Borg 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 in the final.[1][2][3][4][5]
Seeds
[edit]Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
Tom Gorman (quarterfinals)
Roy Emerson (champion)
Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
Björn Borg (final)
Cliff Drysdale (second round)
John Alexander (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
4 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Top half
[edit]First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 5 | 7 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 7 | 1 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | 0r |
Bottom half
[edit]First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 1 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 7 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 3 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 5 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 8 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 5 | 2 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 7 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "Emerson rallies to defeat Borg". The Victoria Advocate. AP. October 1, 1973 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Emerson sets title defence". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. September 21, 1974 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Prize fund at $100,000". Reading Eagle. AP. May 24, 1974 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Roy Emerson tops Borg in tennis finals". Redlands Daily Facts. October 1, 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.