1973 Australian Open – Men's singles
Appearance
Men's singles | |
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1973 Australian Open | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Draw | 56 |
Seeds | 12 |
Second-seeded John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open. Ken Rosewall was the two time defending champion, but was upset in the second round by unseeded Karl Meiler.
The format was the first round was best of 3 sets and the rest of the tournament was best of 5 sets.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. John Newcombe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Ken Rosewall (Second Round)
John Newcombe (Champion)
Mal Anderson (Second Round)
Alex Metreveli (Quarterfinals)
Geoff Masters (Third Round)
John Alexander (Second Round)
Colin Dibley (Second Round)
Allan Stone (Third Round)
Barry Phillips-Moore (Second Round)
Bob Carmichael (Quarterfinals)
Patrick Proisy (Semifinals)
Onny Parun (Final)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- L = Loser
- r. = retired
Final eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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Section 4
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