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1973 Commercial Union Assurance Masters

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1973 Commercial Union Assurance Masters
DateDecember 4–8
Edition4th
CategoryMasters Grand Prix
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBoston, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Romania Ilie Năstase
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The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Masters[1] was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States.[2][3] Mateflex is a soft plastic, interlocking tile court, with the slower ball speed of clay but the low maintenance of a hard surface.[4] It was the 4th edition of the Masters Grand Prix and was held from December 4 through December 8, 1973.

Final

Singles

Romania Ilie Năstase defeated Netherlands Tom Okker 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Năstase's 24th title of the year and the 58th of his career.

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (October 2010). "Year-End Championships". The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. p. 746. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. ^ "That Rumanian black magic". Sports Illustrated. 17 December 1973. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ITF tournament data". Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Tennis courts getting new Mateflex surface". The Mashall News Messenger. October 22, 1991. p. 11.