1973 Swedish Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1973 Swedish Open
Final
Champion	Stan Smith
Runner-up	Manuel Orantes
Score	6–4, 6–2, 7–6
Details
Draw	32
Events
Singles	Doubles

The 1973 Swedish Open – Singles event was part of the 1973 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden between 8 July and 15 July 1973. Manuel Orantes was the defending Swedish Open champion. Stan Smith won the title by defeating Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.^[1]^[2]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals				Final

Stan Smith	6	6	6

Björn Borg	4	4	2
				Stan Smith	6	6	7

				Manuel Orantes	4	2	6
Leif Johansson	3	0	0

Manuel Orantes	6	6	6

Top half[edit]

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	Stan Smith	6	6
	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	3	2			Stan Smith	1	7	6
	Julián Ganzábal	6	6	3		Geoff Masters	6	6	2
	Geoff Masters	3	7	6							Stan Smith	1	6	6
	Haroon Rahim	3	4								Martin Mulligan	6	2	3
	Martin Mulligan	6	6			Martin Mulligan	6	6
	Corrado Barazzutti	4	0			Georges Goven	1	1
	Georges Goven	6	6													Stan Smith	6	6	6
	Björn Borg	6	6													Björn Borg	4	4	2
	Anand Amritraj	1	4			Björn Borg	6	7	6
	Jan Kukal	1	6	6		Jan Kukal	7	6	3
	Ian Fletcher	6	4	2							Björn Borg	6	6
	Raúl Ramírez	6	4	5							Jaime Pinto Bravo	3	1
	Jaime Pinto Bravo	4	6	7		Jaime Pinto Bravo	5	6	6
	Buster Mottram	6	3	6		Buster Mottram	7	3	4
	Patricio Cornejo	4	6	1

Bottom half[edit]

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

	Iván Molina	6	6
	Ove Bengtson	2	4			Iván Molina	2	1
	Leif Johansson	6	6			Leif Johansson	6	6
	Guillermo Vilas	1	4								Leif Johansson	6	6
	Gerald Battrick	6	4	4							Bob Carmichael	4	4
	Bob Carmichael	3	6	6		Bob Carmichael	4	6	1
	Jim McManus	4	2			Nikola Pilić	6	3	0^r
	Nikola Pilić	6	6												Leif Johansson	3	0	0
	Ross Case	0	5												Manuel Orantes	6	6	6
	Tonino Zugarelli	6	7			Tonino Zugarelli	6	6
	Frew McMillan	6	7			Frew McMillan	2	4
	Vijay Amritraj	3	5								Tonino Zugarelli	3	1
	Hans Kary	6	6								Manuel Orantes	6	6
	Jeff Borowiak	4	4			Hans Kary	0	3
	Per Jemsby	5	3			Manuel Orantes	6	6
	Manuel Orantes	7	6

References[edit]

^ "Smith tops Orantes in 3 sets". The Atlanta Constitution. AP. 16 July 1973. p. 8-D – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 31, 119. ISBN 9780362001686.

External links[edit]

[1] "Smith tops Orantes in 3 sets". The Atlanta Constitution. AP. 16 July 1973. p. 8-D – via Newspapers.com.

[wot1974-2] John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 31, 119. ISBN 9780362001686.

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