1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

1973 Wimbledon Championships
Champion   Jan Kodeš
Runner-up   Alex Metreveli
Final score   6-1, 9-8, 6-3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    seniors
WC Doubles    men    women  

Jan Kodeš defeated Alex Metreveli 6-1 9-8 6-3 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. The final match included a tie-breaker played at 8-8 in the second set; the first ever Wimbledon singles final to include a tie-break. Eighty-one of the top players boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 (including reigning champion Stan Smith) to protest the suspension of Nikola Pilić. This resulted in a large number of qualifiers and lucky losers.[1]

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jan Kodeš is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Ilie Năstase, (Fourth Round)
  2. Jan Kodeš, (Champion)
  3. Roger Taylor, (Semifinals)
  4. Alex Metreveli, (Finals)
  5. Owen Davidson, (Fourth Round)
  6. Jimmy Connors, (Quarterfinals)
  7. Björn Borg, (Quarterfinals)
  8. Jürgen Faßbender, (Quarterfinals)

Before the withdrawal of players boycotting the event, the original seeding list was:[2]

  1. Stan Smith
  2. Ilie Năstase
  3. John Newcombe
  4. Arthur Ashe
  5. Ken Rosewall
  6. Tom Okker
  7. Marty Riessen
  8. Roy Emerson
  9. Tom Gorman
  10. Cliff Richey
  11. Adriano Panatta
  12. Manuel Orantes
  13. Alex Metreveli
  14. Bob Lutz
  15. Jan Kodeš
  16. Roger Taylor

Draw

Key

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
    Sandy Mayer 3 4 6 6 6  
8   Jürgen Faßbender 6 6 3 4 4  
    Sandy Mayer 3 6 3 4    
  4   Alex Metreveli 6 3 6 6    
4   Alex Metreveli 8 6 5 6  
  6   Jimmy Connors 6 2 7 4    
    4   Alex Metreveli 1 8 3    
  2   Jan Kodeš 6 9 6    
  7   Björn Borg 1 8 6 3 5  
3   Roger Taylor 6 6 3 6 7  
3   Roger Taylor 9 7 7 4 5
  2   Jan Kodeš 8 9 5 6 7  
LL   Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 3 5
  2   Jan Kodeš 6 3 4 6 7  

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
1   I Năstase 6 7 6      
Q   H-J Plötz 3 5 2         1  I Năstase 6 7 7 6    
  I Molina 6 9 8 6      I Molina 2 9 5 1    
LL   W Brown 4 7 9 3         1  I Năstase 8 7 6      
LL   P Siviter 4 9 1 2         Q  T Sakai 6 5 0      
  H Kary 6 7 6 6        H Kary 1 3 6 3  
Q   T Sakai 6 3 9 6     Q  T Sakai 6 6 3 6    
LL   F McMillan 1 6 8 4         1  I Năstase 4 6 8 4  
Q   I Santeiu 7 6 4 5 5        S Mayer 6 8 6 6  
LL   R Chavez 5 4 6 7 7     LL  R Chavez 9 1 7 2    
  S Mayer 7 6 6        S Mayer 7 6 9 6    
LL   R Lewis 5 4 3            S Mayer 7 6 6    
Q   J Mesmer 5 2 4           LL  V Zednik 5 2 4      
LL   C Iles 7 6 6         LL  C Iles 3 3 6 2  
Q   G Misra 4 4 1       LL  V Zednik 6 6 4 6    
LL   V Zednik 6 6 6      

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
8   J Faßbender 6 6 6      
  I Gulyás 4 4 1         8  J Faßbender 6 6 4 6    
LL   J Moreno 8 6 6 6     LL  J Moreno 3 3 6 2    
LL   M Collins 6 8 3 3         8  J Faßbender 8 7 6      
  R Keldie 6 6 6            R Keldie 6 5 0      
LL   DR Bohrnstedt 4 3 3          R Keldie 6 6 6    
Q   F Gebert 5 3 6 3     Q  T Svensson 3 4 4      
Q   T Svensson 7 6 4 6         8  J Faßbender 6 8 6 6  
  N Pietrangeli 8 8 5 7          HJ Pohmann 4 6 8 4  
LL   J Simpson 6 9 7 9       LL  J Simpson 6 8 6 6    
  N Fraser 6 6 5 6 5   LL  JC Hagey 4 9 0 4    
LL   JC Hagey 8 2 7 3 7       LL  J Simpson 2 7 6 5 13
  J Paish 4 5 6            HJ Pohmann 6 5 4 7 15  
Q   M Lara 6 7 8         Q  M Lara 6 4 9 3  
LL   C Mchugo 7 4 5 2      HJ Pohmann 8 6 8 6    
  HJ Pohmann 5 6 7 6    

Section 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
4   A Metreveli 6 6 6      
LL   S Matthews 3 4 4         4  A Metreveli 2 7 2 6 7  
Q   B Giltinan 6 6 9       Q  B Giltinan 6 5 6 1 5  
LL   R Machan 3 4 8           4  A Metreveli 4 7 6 6    
LL   G Braun 3 4 3            J Cooper 6 5 3 4    
Q   A McDonald 6 6 6         Q  A McDonald 4 2 5    
  J Cooper 6 6 6        J Cooper 6 6 7      
  H Fitzgibbon 4 4 2           4  A Metreveli 6 7 6    
LL   P Walthall 6 8 6 9          J Feaver 2 5 3    
  T Nowicki 3 9 3 7       LL  P Walthall 6 4 4 7 9  
LL   C Mukherjea 6 3 6 6 6   LL  C Mukherjea 4 6 6 5 7  
Q   H Engert 4 6 8 3 2       LL  P Walthall 2 3 1    
Q   E Scott 4 5 9 4          J Feaver 6 6 6      
  J Feaver 6 7 8 6        J Feaver 3 6 6 9  
LL   C Letcher 8 6 6 6 6   LL  C Letcher 6 1 1 8    
LL   R Stock 9 3 8 4 4  

Section 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
5   J Connors 5 6 6 6    
LL   M Farrell 7 4 3 1       5  J Connors 9 6 9      
  D Lloyd 6 6 6        D Lloyd 8 4 8      
  C Barazzutti 4 3 4           5  J Connors 7 6 9      
  S Likhachev 2 6 1 1         LL  R Simpson 5 1 8      
Q   W Durham 6 0 6 6       Q  W Durham 4 3 7 2  
LL   T Karp 3 4 6 4     LL  R Simpson 6 6 5 6    
LL   R Simpson 6 6 3 6         5  J Connors 8 6 6    
Q   J Clifton 4 6 3           LL  B Mitton 6 4 1    
  J Pinto-Bravo 6 8 6          J Pinto-Bravo 8 9 5 6 2  
Q   C Dowdeswell 4 6 6 4 3   LL  D Joubert 9 7 7 3 6  
LL   D Joubert 6 3 2 6 6       LL  D Joubert 2 1 2    
LL   B Mitton 8 6 6           LL  B Mitton 6 6 6      
  A Battad 6 1 3         LL  B Mitton 4 6 6 2 6
Q   J Hordijk 7 2 2        Z Guerry 6 2 2 6 3  
  Z Guerry 9 6 6      

Section 5

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
  B Jovanović 5 6 3      
Q   S Ball 7 8 6         Q  S Ball 5 6 6 5 5  
  J-L Rouyer 0 2 2        S Baranyi 7 2 4 7 7  
  S Baranyi 6 6 6            S Baranyi 4 8 6 6 9  
LL   K Tanabe 4 3 4            J Austin 6 9 4 1 7  
LL   P Kanderal 6 6 6         LL  P Kanderal 0 r.      
  T Kakoulia 6 6 3 0 4    J Austin 1          
  J Austin 3 4 6 6 6        S Baranyi 3 3 2    
LL   G Peebles 7 4 2           6  B Borg 6 6 6    
  K Meiler 9 6 6          K Meiler 9 6 6      
LL   J Singh 3 7 6 3     Q  B Martin 8 3 3      
Q   B Martin 6 9 2 6          K Meiler 6 7 3 4 4
  P Hombergen 6 6 6           6  B Borg 2 5 6 6 6  
  S Myers 3 3 1          P Hombergen 1 4 8    
Q   P Lall 3 4 8       6  B Borg 6 6 9      
6   B Borg 6 6 9      

Section 6

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
  F Pala 6 1 6 7    
LL   D Bleckinger 3 6 3 5        F Pala 4 2 4      
LL   D Crawford 4 2 4       LL  N Holmes 6 6 6      
LL   N Holmes 6 6 6           LL  N Holmes 4 4 6 6 3  
  R McKinley 6 6 6            R McKinley 6 6 3 2 6  
LL   P McNamee 4 1 0          R McKinley 8 2 6 1 7
Q   G Russo 6 2 9 4 7   LL  J Kuki 6 6 0 6 5  
LL   J Kuki 1 6 8 6 9        R McKinley 3 2 8 7 1
  J Hřebec 6 6 7           3  R Taylor 6 6 6 5 6
  F Sedgman 0 4 5          J Hřebec 6 3 6 6    
  A Zugarelli 6 6 6        A Zugarelli 4 6 2 2    
LL   D Stojović 3 2 4            J Hřebec 2 6 5 5  
LL   J James 7 2 6 2 2       3  R Taylor 6 3 7 7    
  H Elschenbroich 5 6 3 8 6      H Elschenbroich 5 6 6 5 2
Q   J-L Haillet 7 2 6 6 2   3  R Taylor 7 1 4 7 6  
3   R Taylor 5 6 3 8 6  

Section 7

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
  J Lloyd 8 4 6 6 6  
LL   J-F Caujolle 9 6 3 4 3      J Lloyd 6 6 6      
LL   P Kronk 7 5 4 6 4   Q  K Hancock 3 2 2      
Q   K Hancock 5 7 6 3 6        J Lloyd 1 7 4 2    
  B Mignot 6 6 6            V Amritraj 6 5 6 6    
Q   P Pokorny 1 1 3          B Mignot 5 4 4    
  V Amritraj 6 6 6        V Amritraj 7 6 6      
LL   H Turnbull 4 2 4            V Amritraj 6 7 6 7  
LL   K Pugayev 6 1 5 8         7  O Davidson 1 5 8 5  
LL   E Ewert 3 6 7 9       LL  E Ewert 6 6 6      
  M Machette 3 6 6 6      M Machette 1 1 2      
Q   T Parum 6 4 3 1         LL  E Ewert 5 4 6 6 5
  B Phillips-Moore 6 9 7           7  O Davidson 7 6 3 2 7  
Q   R Drysdale 3 7 5          B Phillips-Moore 5 2 3    
LL   P Joly 4 4 4       7  O Davidson 7 6 6      
    O Davidson 6 6 6      

Section 8

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
  A Amritraj 6 6 9      
LL   S Meer 4 4 8          A Amritraj 3 4 3      
LL   J Mukherjea 7 6 6       LL  J Mukherjea 6 6 6      
LL   E Zuleta 5 1 3           LL  J Mukherjea 6 6 3 6    
Q   R Buwalda 5 6 6 6         LL  G Perkins 1 4 6 3    
Q   M Iqbal 7 3 2 4       Q  R Buwalda 6 3 2 4  
LL   G Perkins 6 6 3 9     LL  G Perkins 3 6 6 6    
  J Kamiwazumi 4 4 6 7         LL  J Mukherjea 5 9 3 4  
  S Warboys 2 6 7 6 4       2  J Kodeš 7 8 6 6  
Q   J Yuill 6 4 9 4 6     Q  J Yuill 4 6 3 6 10  
LL   P Curtis 6 6 6       LL  P Curtis 6 3 6 1 8  
Q   G Thomson 4 4 2           Q  J Yuill 8 4 3    
LL   P Marzano 6 6 2 6         2  J Kodeš 9 6 6      
  R Ramírez 3 4 6 2       LL  P Marzano 6 3 6 2 3
LL   K Hirai 6 4 1 3     2  J Kodeš 4 6 1 6 6  
2   J Kodeš 4 6 6 6    

References

  1. ^ http://aeltc2011.wimbledon.com/125th-championships/history/index.html
  2. ^ Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Barrett, John. Collins Willow 2011 ISBN 0-00-711707-8

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