The 1973 Pacific Coast Open – Singles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Coast Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States between September 23 and September 30, 1973. Jimmy Connors was the defending Pacific Coast Championships champion but did not take part in this edition. Fourth-seeded Roy Emerson won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Björn Borg 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 in the final.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1973 Pacific Coast Open | |
| Champion |  Roy Emerson |
| Runner-up |  Björn Borg |
| Score | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
Stan Smith (quarterfinals)- Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
- Tom Gorman (quarterfinals)
Roy Emerson (champion)- Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
Björn Borg (final)
Cliff Drysdale (second round)- John Alexander (quarterfinals)
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 | ||||||||||||
 Ray Moore
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Björn Borg
| 7 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Roy Emerson
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Roy Emerson
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Arthur Ashe
| 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Top half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stan Smith
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Fisher
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Stan Smith
| 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Onny Parun
| 7 | 6 | Onny Parun
| 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Gerken
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Stan Smith
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 7 | Ray Moore
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Estep
| 2 | 5 | 7 | Cliff Drysdale
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Carmichael
| 6 | 3 | Ray Moore
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Moore
| 7 | 6 | Ray Moore
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tom Gorman
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Delaney
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Tom Gorman
| 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Oropez
| 3 | 3 |  Raúl Ramírez
| 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Raúl Ramírez
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Tom Gorman
| 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Björn Borg
| 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Milan Holeček
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vladimír Zedník
| 3 | 7 | 1 | Vladimír Zedník
| 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Manuel Santana
| 6 | 6 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Borowiak
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred McNair
| 3 | 1 | Jeff Borowiak
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Shephard
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Roscoe Tanner
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Roscoe Tanner
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Roscoe Tanner
| 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Haroon Rahim
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Roy Emerson
| 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Austin
| 7 | 7 | Jeff Austin
| 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Edlefsen
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Roy Emerson
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Roy Emerson
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Roy Emerson
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frew McMillan
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Arthur Ashe
| 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Pasarell
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Charlie Pasarell
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Simpson
| 4 | 1 | 8 | John Alexander
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | John Alexander
| 6 | 6 | 8 | John Alexander
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ove Bengtson
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Arthur Ashe
| 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick R. Bohrnstedt
| 7 | 7 | Dick R. Bohrnstedt
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 John Lloyd
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "Emerson rallies to defeat Borg". The Victoria Advocate. AP. October 1, 1973 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Emerson sets title defence". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. September 21, 1974 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Prize fund at $100,000". Reading Eagle. AP. May 24, 1974 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Roy Emerson tops Borg in tennis finals". Redlands Daily Facts. October 1, 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.