1973 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.

Contents

Schedule

The table below shows the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix schedule (later known as the ATP Tour).

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Grand Prix Entry Rankings

As of 23 August 1973[1]
Rk Name Nation
1 Ilie Năstase  Romania
2 Manuel Orantes  Spain
3 Stan Smith  United States
4 Arthur Ashe  United States
5 Rod Laver  Australia
6 Ken Rosewall  Australia
7 John Newcombe  Australia
8 Adriano Panatta  Italy
9 Tom Okker  Netherlands
10 Jimmy Connors  United States
Year-end rankings (14 December 1973)[2]
Rk Name Nation High Low Change
1 Ilie Năstase  Romania 1 =
2 John Newcombe  Australia 2 7 5
3 Jimmy Connors  United States 3 10 7
4 Tom Okker  Netherlands 4 9 5
5 Stan Smith  United States 3 5 2
6 Ken Rosewall  Australia 6 7 =
7 Manuel Orantes  Spain 2 7 5
8 Rod Laver  Australia 5 10 3
9 Jan Kodes  Czechoslovakia 5 11 2
10 Arthur Ashe  United States 4 10 6

Statistical Information

The list of winners and amount of titles won, last name alphabetically:

The following players won their first title in 1973:

References

  1. ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=23.08.1973&c=&r=1
  2. ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=14.12.1973&c=&r=1

Further reading

See also