1973 Australian Indoor Championships

The 1973 Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. It was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix as a Group B category tournament. The tournament was held from 4 November through 11 November 1973.[3][4][5] Rod Laver won the singles title and the accompanying $10,000 first-prize money.[6]

1973 Australian Indoor Championships
Date4–11 November
Edition1st
CategoryGrand Prix (Group B)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueHordern Pavilion
Champions
Singles
Rod Laver [1]
Doubles
Rod Laver / John Newcombe [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

  • It was Laver's 14th title of the year and the 50th of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

Rod Laver / John Newcombe defeated Mal Anderson / Ken Rosewall 7–6, 6–2

  • It was Laver's 13th title of the year and the 49th of his career. It was Newcombe's 10th title of the year and the 48th of his career.

References
  1. "1973 Sydney Indoor Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1973 Sydney Indoor Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780362001686.
  4. "Layer outlasts Newcombe in 3-hour battle". The Canberra Times. 48 (13, 590). 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Indoor tennis begins". The Canberra Times. 48 (13, 584). 6 November 1973. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Laver takes net thriller". News-Herald. UPI. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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