1973 Volvo International

The 1973 Volvo International was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in the United States. The event was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit and classified as C category. The tournament was held from July 23 through July 29, 1973. Vijay Amritraj won the singles title.[1]

1973 Volvo International
DateJuly 23 – 29
Edition1st
CategoryGrand Prix (C)
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationBretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA
VenueMount Washington Resort
Champions
Singles
Vijay Amritraj
Doubles
Rod Laver / Fred Stolle

Men's singles

Vijay Amritraj defeated Jimmy Connors 7–5, 2–6, 7–5

  • It was Amritraj's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Jimmy Connors (Final)
  2. Rod Laver (Quarterfinals)
  3. Ian Fletcher (Semifinals)
  4. John Alexander (Semifinals)
  5. Gerald Battrick (Quarterfinals)
  6. Tom Edlefsen (Quarterfinals)
  7. Bob Carmichael (Quarterfinals)
  8. Vijay Amritraj (Champion)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Jimmy Connors 5 6 5
  Vijay Amritraj 7 2 7

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Connors 4    
  S Faulk 1 2     K Warwick 1r  
  K Warwick 6 6   1 J Connors 6 4 6
  B McKinley 6 4 0 7 B Carmichael 2 6 0
  F Robbins 1 6 6   F Robbins 6 6 3
  P Cramer 0 1   7 B Carmichael 4 7 6
7 B Carmichael 6 6   1 J Connors 6 6  
3 I Fletcher 4 4  
3 I Fletcher 6 6  
  B Seewagen 6 6 7   B Seewagen 1 1  
  T Ryan 7 4 6 3 I Fletcher 3 7 6
  J Bartlett 3 2   5 G Battrick 6 5 3
  T Sakai 6 6     T Sakai 6 3  
  J Kamiwazumi 5 6 3 5 G Battrick 7 6  
5 G Battrick 7 4 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 T Edlefsen 6 5 6
  O R Cruz 4 7 3 6 T Edlefsen 6 6  
  A Amritraj 3 4     T Moor 3 1  
  T Moor 6 6   6 T Edlefsen 2 0  
  F McMillan 6 3 6 4 J Alexander 6 6  
  W Higgins 3 6 3   F McMillan 6 2  
4 J Alexander 7 6  
4 J Alexander 4 3  
8 V Amritraj 4 6 7 8 V Amritraj 6 6  
  H Hose 6 4 5 8 V Amritraj 7 5 6
  J Austin 6 6     J Austin 6 7 2
  T Leonard 3 0   8 V Amritraj 6 7 6
  I Harris 1 0   2 R Laver 7 6 3
  R Fernando 6 6     R Fernando d    
2 R Laver      

Men's doubles

Rod Laver / Fred Stolle defeated Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Laver's 10th title of the year and the 47th of his professional career. It was Stolle's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of his professional career.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 31, 125. ISBN 9780362001686.
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