1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1973 Australian Indoor Championships
Final
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	John Newcombe
Score	3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Events
Singles	Doubles

Rod Laver won in the final of the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships singles event 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 against John Newcombe.^[1]^[2] Ken Rosewall won the play-off match for third place against Phil Dent in three sets, 4–6, 6–3, 6–0.^[3]

Draw edit

Key edit

Semifinals					Final

	John Newcombe	6	6

	Phil Dent	3	4
						John Newcombe	6	5	6	3	6

						Rod Laver	3	7	3	6	4
	Ken Rosewall	4	6	6

	Rod Laver	6	3	8

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

	J Newcombe	6	4	6
	J Alexander	3	6	4		J Newcombe	6	3	6
	C Pasarell	6	6			C Pasarell	4	6	3
	P Kronk	3	3								J Newcombe	6	6
	G Masters	7	6								G Masters	3	4
	B Gottfried	6	3			G Masters	7	6
	J Singh	7	6			J Singh	5	4
	A Amritraj	6	1												J Newcombe	6	6
	J Fassbender	6	6												P Dent	3	4
	V Amritraj	1	4			J Fassbender	3	3
	P Dent	4	6	6		P Dent	6	6
	Ž Franulović	6	4	1							P Dent	7	6
	M Estep	6	6								R Case	6	2
	M Anderson	3	1			M Estep	7	3	5
	R Case	6	6	6		R Case	5	6	7
	F Stolle	7	1	4

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

	K Rosewall	6	7
	B Giltinan	1	5			K Rosewall	6	6
	I Fletcher	6	4	7		I Fletcher	3	0
	A Stone	4	6	5							K Rosewall	7	6
	J McManus	6	7								S Stewart	5	2
	C Dibley	4	6			J McManus	4	6	5
	S Stewart	6	2			S Stewart	6	2	7
	M Lara	2	0	r											K Rosewall	4	6	6
	R Laver	6	6												R Laver	6	3	8
	K McMillan	2	2			R Laver	6	7
	P Gerken	6	6			P Gerken	2	5
	M Mulligan	4	1								R Laver	6	7
	R Ramírez	6	6								R Ramírez	0	5
	M Holeček	3	3			R Ramírez	6	6
	R Simpson	7	7			R Simpson	3	4
	D Crealy	6	5

References edit

^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780362001686.
^ "Layer outlasts Newcombe in 3-hour battle". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 590. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Laver takes net thriller". News-Herald. UPI. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.

External links edit

1973 Australian Indoor Championships draw

[1] John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780362001686.

[2] "Layer outlasts Newcombe in 3-hour battle". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 590. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Laver takes net thriller". News-Herald. UPI. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.

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