1973 Men's Grand Prix (tennis)
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Duration | 3 January – 26 December |
Edition | 4th |
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The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Men's Grand Prix. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.[2]
Schedule
- Key
AA events |
Grand Prix Masters |
A events |
B events |
C events |
Team events |
December 1972
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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26 December | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $27,450 – Grass – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | John Newcombe 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 | Onny Parun | Karl Meiler Patrick Proisy | Wanaro N'Godrella Alex Metreveli John Cooper Bob Carmichael |
Mal Anderson John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 | John Alexander Phil Dent |
May
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 May | Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – 64S/32D/32XD | Adriano Panatta 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 8–6 | Ilie Năstase | Barry Phillips-Moore Ross Case | Geoff Masters Buster Mottram François Jauffret Patrice Dominguez |
Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase 6–4, 8–6 | Adriano Panatta Ion Țiriac | ||||
Virginia Wade Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3 | Ilana Kloss Bernard Mitton | ||||
21 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – 128S/64Q/64D/32XD Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw | Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 | Nikola Pilić | Adriano Panatta Tom Gorman | Tom Okker Paolo Bertolucci Jan Kodeš Roger Taylor |
John Newcombe Tom Okker 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | ||||
Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay 6–1, 6–4 | Betty Stöve Patrice Dominguez |
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 December | Commercial Union Assurance Masters Boston, United States $50,000 – Carpet – 8S Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | Tom Okker | Jimmy Connors John Newcombe |
Grand Prix points system
The tournaments listed above were divided into four groups. Group AA consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into Groups A, B and C by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:
Group AA
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C:
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ATP Rankings
On 23 August 1973 the Association of Tennis Professionals published its first list of computer rankings, using points averages rather than points totals in their calculations. These are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players in the first list [3] and at the end of the 1973 season,[4] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1973, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.
Statistical Information
The following players won their first title in 1973:
See also
Notes
- ↑ The tournament started on 14 November.
References
- ↑ "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ↑ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of August 23, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 23 August 1973. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=23.08.1973&c=&r=1
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=14.12.1973&c=&r=1
External links
- ATP Archive 1973: Commercial Union Grand Prix tournaments
- History Mens Professional Tours
Further reading
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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