1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Date July 16 – 23
Edition 46th
Category Grand Prix (Group B)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $60,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Boston, USA
Venue Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors [1]
Doubles
United States Stan Smith / United States Erik Van Dillen

The 1973 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard court at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA. The event was classified as a Group B category tournament and was part of the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and was held from July 16 through July 23, 1973. Unseeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and the accompanying $12,000 first prize money.[2] Due to a rain-delay the final was played on Monday, July 24.[3]

Champions

Singles

United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles

United States Stan Smith / United States Erik Van Dillen defeated Egypt Ismail El Shafei / United States Marty Riessen[4] 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ "ATP – Boston Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780362001686.
  3. ↑ "Connors upsets Ashe for U.S. Pro Tennis win". The Bulletin. AP. Jul 24, 1973. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Connors Upsets Ashe". The Logansport Press. Logansport, IN. United Press Int. 1973-07-24. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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