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Tennis tournament
1973 World Championship Tennis Finals
DateMay 7–13
Edition3rd
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis
Draw8S
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationDallas, Texas, US
VenueMoody Coliseum
Champions
Singles
United States Stan Smith
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The 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 7 through May 13, 1973. First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.

Final

Singles

Main article: 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

United States Stan Smith defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Smith's 7th singles title of the year and the 42nd of his career in the Open Era.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1973 Dallas – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Roy Mark (May 15, 1973). "Smith proves he's number one player". The Austin American. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780362001686.

External links

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