1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
Smith won 7 titles | |
Details | |
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Duration | 15January – 9 May |
Edition | 4th |
Tournaments | 23 |
Achievements | |
Most tournament titles | Stan Smith (7) |
Most tournament finals | Stan Smith (8) |
Points leader | Stan Smith (75) |
← 1972 1974 → |
The 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1973. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). In April 1972 WCT signed an agreement with the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) as a result of which the 1973 men's tennis season was divided in a WCT section, which ran from January until May, and a Grand Prix circuit which was held from May onward. The WCT circuit divided the players into two groups of 32 players, with each group playing 11 tournaments of the 22 tournaments. The four highest ranked players from each group qualified for the season finals in Dallas.[1] The total available prize money was almost $1,250,000.[2]
Schedule
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Tour Finals |
Group A Tournaments |
Group B Tournaments |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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15 January | Saga Bay Classic Miami, United States Group A $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D | Rod Laver 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5 | Dick Stockton | Bob Lutz John Alexander | Roy Emerson Jim McManus Cliff Richey Stan Smith |
Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4 | Terry Addison Colin Dibley | ||||
18 January | Rothmans International Deeside and London, Great Britain Group B $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D | Brian Fairlie 2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 | Mark Cox | Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen | Tom Okker Ken Rosewall Alex Metreveli Dick Crealy |
Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–3 | Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner | ||||
22 January | Michelob Pro–Celebrity La Costa, United States Group A $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D | Colin Dibley 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | Stan Smith | Rod Laver Roy Emerson | Tom Edlefsen John Alexander Harold Solomon Phil Dent |
Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 | Nikola Pilić Allan Stone | ||||
29 January | Astor Cup Professional Championships Milan, Italy Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D | Marty Riessen 7–6(7–4), 6–0, 7–6(7–3) | Roscoe Tanner | Ken Rosewall Tom Gorman | Dick Crealy Bob Carmichael Mark Cox Tom Okker |
Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–3 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | ||||
Fidelity Tournament Richmond, United States Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D | Rod Laver 6–4, 6–3 | Roy Emerson | John Alexander Dick Stockton | Cliff Richey Bob Lutz Stan Smith Phil Dent | |
Roy Emerson Rod Laver 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Terry Addison Colin Dibley |
February
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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19 March | Peachtree Corners Classic Atlanta, United States Group A $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D | Stan Smith 6–3, 6–4 | Rod Laver | Cliff Richey Cliff Drysdale | Onny Parun Dick Stockton Allan Stone Robert Maud |
Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7–6, 6–3 | Robert Maud Andrew Pattison | ||||
Union Trust Classic Washington, United States Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D | Tom Okker 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) | Arthur Ashe | Roger Taylor Ken Rosewall | Ray Moore Mark Cox Dick Crealy Alex Metreveli | |
Tom Okker Marty Riessen 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 | Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner | ||||
26 March | Holton Classic St. Louis, United States Group A $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D | Stan Smith 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | Rod Laver | Cliff Drysdale Niki Pilić | John Alexander Gerald Battrick Bob Lutz Cliff Richey |
Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus 6–2, 7–5 | Terry Addison Colin Dibley | ||||
Rothmans International Vancouver, Canada Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D | Tom Gorman 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | Jan Kodeš | Roscoe Tanner Ken Rosewall | Fred Stolle Erik van Dillen Pierre Barthès Ray Moore | |
Pierre Barthes Roger Taylor 5–7, 6–3, 7–6 | Tom Gorman Erik Van Dillen |
April
May
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 May | Masters Doubles WCT Montreal, Canada Tour Finals $200,000 – Carpet – 8D | Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–0 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle | Terry Addison / Colin Dibley Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone Mark Cox / Graham Stilwell Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner |
9 May | WCT Finals Dallas, United States Tour Finals $100,000 – Carpet – 8S Singles Draw | Stan Smith 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | Arthur Ashe | Rod Laver Ken Rosewall | John Alexander Roy Emerson Marty Riessen Roger Taylor |
Statistical information
Titles won by player
- Key
Tour Finals |
Regular Tournaments |
All titles |
Total | Player | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles |
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10 | Smith, StanStan Smith (USA) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
8 | Laver, RodRod Laver (AUS) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
6 | Riessen, MartyMarty Riessen (USA) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
6 | Okker, TomTom Okker (NED) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
5 | Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
5 | Emerson, RoyRoy Emerson (AUS) | 5 | 5 | ||||
3 | Lutz, RobertRobert Lutz (USA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
2 | Taylor, RogerRoger Taylor (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | Ashe, ArthurArthur Ashe (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | Gorman, TomTom Gorman (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | Gottfried, BrianBrian Gottfried (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | Cox, MarkMark Cox (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | Stolle, FredFred Stolle (AUS) | 2 | 2 | ||||
1 | Fairlie, BrianBrian Fairlie (AUS) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Dibley, ColinColin Dibley (AUS) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Kodeš, JanJan Kodeš (TCH) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Stockton, DickDick Stockton (USA) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Alexander, JohnJohn Alexander (AUS) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Dent, PhilPhil Dent (AUS) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Van Dillen, ErikErik Van Dillen (USA) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Stilwell, GrahamGraham Stilwell (GBR) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Barthes, PierrePierre Barthes (FRA) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Bengtson, Ove NilsOve Nils Bengtson (SWE) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | McManus, JimJim McManus (USA) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Pilic, NikolaNikola Pilic (YUG) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Stone, AllanAllan Stone (AUS) | 1 | 1 | ||||
1 | Tanner, RoscoeRoscoe Tanner (USA) | 1 | 1 |
Titles won by nation
- Key
Tour Finals |
Group A Tournaments |
Group B Tournaments |
All titles |
Total | Nation | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles |
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23 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
17 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
1 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
1 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
1 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 |
Standings
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Qualified for Tour Finals |
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See also
Notes
References
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