The 1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles was an event of the 1973 Fidelity Tournament men's tennis tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 30 through February 4, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and 10 of them were seeded. Rod Laver was the defending champion. First-seeded Laver won the singles title, defeating seventh-seeded Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3 in the final.[1][2][3][4]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1973 Fidelity Tournament | |
| Champion |  Rod Laver |
| Runner-up | Roy Emerson |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 10 |
Seeds edit
Rod Laver (champion)
Dick Stockton (semifinals)- John Alexander (semifinals)
- Bob Lutz (quarterfinals)
- Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
- Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
- Roy Emerson (final)
- Jim McManus (first round)
Andrew Pattison (second round)
Gerald Battrick (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | John Alexander
| 63 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Roy Emerson
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Roy Emerson
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Dick Stockton
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Top half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Frew McMillan
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Stone
| 62 | 5 | Frank Froehling
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Froehling
| 77 | 7 | 1 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Gottfried
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Cliff Richey
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Onny Parun
| 3 | 1 | Brian Gottfried
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 José Edison Mandarino
| 0 | 3 | 6 | Cliff Richey
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cliff Richey
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Rod Laver
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Stan Smith
| 6 | 6 | 3 | John Alexander
| 63 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Phillips-Moore
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Stan Smith
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Hewitt
| 2r | Charlie Pasarell
| 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Pasarell
| 3 | 5 | Stan Smith
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Nikola Pilić
| 77 | 6 | 3 | John Alexander
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Solomon
| 63 | 3 | Nikola Pilić
| 64 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Barth
| 2 | 2 | 3 | John Alexander
| 77 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John Alexander
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bob Lutz
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Milan Holeček
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Bob Lutz
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Drysdale
| 9 |  Andrew Pattison
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Andrew Pattison
| w/o | 4 | Bob Lutz
| 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Gerald Battrick
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Roy Emerson
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Maud
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Bob Maud
| 6 | 65 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Addison
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Roy Emerson
| 3 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Roy Emerson
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Roy Emerson
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jim McManus
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Dick Stockton
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Jaime Fillol
| 6 | 6 | Jaime Fillol
| 66 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Dent
| 6 | 6 | Phil Dent
| 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Edlefsen
| 2 | 2 | Phil Dent
| 6 | 63 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ove Bengtson
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Dick Stockton
| 2 | 77 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Dibley
| 6 | 6 | Colin Dibley
| 64 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patricio Cornejo
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Dick Stockton
| 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dick Stockton
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Laver beats Emerson". Nevada State Journal. February 5, 1973. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
Top-seeded Rod Laver defeated fellow Australian Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to take his second straight Fidelity World Championship Tennis title. Laver, the leading money winner on the WCT Tour, won $10.000.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "1973 Richmond – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).