1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

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

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

Key

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

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

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

↑ 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. 48, (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. (Subscription required (help)).

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[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. 48, (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. (Subscription required (help)).