# Australian Open 1973

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/225/australian-open?season=1973
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Start date: 1972-12-26
- End date: 1973-01-09

## Champion
- Winner: John Newcombe
- Runner-up: Onny Parun
- Final score: 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- John Newcombe d. Onny Parun 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1

### SF
- Onny Parun d. Karl Meiler 2-6 6-3 7-5
- John Newcombe d. Patrick Proisy 7-6 6-4 6-2

### QF
- Onny Parun d. Alex Metreveli 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3
- John Newcombe d. Bob Carmichael 6-4 7-6 6-3
- Karl Meiler d. Wanaro N'Godrella 7-6 6-7 6-3 7-6
- Patrick Proisy d. John Cooper 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6

### R16
- Patrick Proisy d. Patrice Dominguez 7-5 4-6 7-6 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Georges Goven 6-1 6-3 6-3
- Onny Parun d. Geoff Masters 7-6 3-6 6-3 7-5
- John Cooper d. Bob Giltinan 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-7 13-11
- Bob Carmichael d. Szabolcz Baranyi 6-3 6-4 2-6 1-6 6-3
- Alex Metreveli d. Ross Case 4-6 6-4 6-2 7-5
- Wanaro N'Godrella d. Allan Stone 3-6 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-4
- Karl Meiler d. Teimuraz Kakulia 6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3

### R32
- Bob Giltinan d. Mal Anderson 6-7 6-2 6-2 7-6
- Alex Metreveli d. Max Senior 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
- Patrice Dominguez d. John Alexander 7-6 6-7 3-6 6-3 11-9
- Georges Goven d. Cliff Letcher 6-3 6-2 6-7 7-6
- Bob Carmichael d. John Stephens 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-3
- Teimuraz Kakulia d. Syd Ball 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Allan Stone d. Mike Phillips 6-1 6-4 6-4
- Ross Case d. Frank Gebert 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2
- Karl Meiler d. Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Szabolcz Baranyi d. Colin Dibley 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6
- Onny Parun d. Chris Kachel 6-1 6-2 6-2
- Patrick Proisy d. Will Coghlan 6-3 6-3 6-4
- Wanaro N'Godrella d. Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 7-6 7-6
- Geoff Masters d. Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-2 6-3 6-1
- John Newcombe d. Jean Louis Haillet 6-1 6-2 6-2
- John Cooper d. Graeme Thomson 6-3 7-6 6-1

### R64
- Max Senior d. Kim Warwick 6-4 3-6 14-12
- Cliff Letcher d. Peter Szoke 6-1 7-5
- Szabolcz Baranyi d. Colin Stubs 6-7 6-3 6-2
- Graeme Thomson d. Thierry Bernasconi 7-6 7-6
- Ross Case d. Paul Kronk 6-4 6-3
- Patrice Dominguez d. Balazs Taroczy 7-6 6-3
- Karl Meiler d. John James 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Chris Kachel d. Bill Bowrey 6-2 6-3
- John Cooper d. Dick Crealy 6-3 6-3
- Hans Joachim Ploetz d. Jean Francois Caujolle 6-0 3-6 7-5
- Syd Ball d. Neale Fraser 7-5 6-2
- Jean Louis Haillet d. Greg Perkins 7-5 6-4
- Bob Giltinan d. Robert Casey 6-1 6-2
- Onny Parun d. Hans Kary 6-4 7-6
- Will Coghlan d. Jun Kamiwazumi 7-6 3-6 6-3
- Bob Carmichael d. John Bartlett 6-4 6-2
- Wanaro N'Godrella d. Phil Dent 6-3 6-4
- Barry Phillips Moore d. Frank Sedgman 6-4 4-6 6-2
- Mike Phillips d. Jun Kuki 6-3 6-4
- Patrick Proisy d. William Durham 7-6 3-6 6-3
- John Stephens d. Lars Elvstrom 6-4 3-6 8-6
- Teimuraz Kakulia d. Robert Machan 7-6 7-6
- Frank Gebert d. Allan McDonald 7-6 4-6 6-3
- Georges Goven d. Nicolas Kelaidis 6-2 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 55
- Players: 56

## Related news
- [The Broken Wrist That Paved The Way For Alexander Zverev](https://tennis-db.com/news/e2ec0836724c4584fc8166c15d0ef74d5326f8b4/the-broken-wrist-that-paved-the-way-for-alexander-zverev) (Last Word On Tennis · 2026-07-12)
- ['Good but not good enough' for 'blessed and cursed' Djokovic](https://tennis-db.com/news/b56ed1b06b66bbf8c385e43e015fd1423b1762ea/good-but-not-good-enough-for-blessed-and-cursed-djokovic) (BBC Sport Tennis · 2026-07-10)
- [“Good being back in a Grand Slam final” : the details behind a match Sinner couldn’t afford to miss](https://tennis-db.com/news/3f2571dd310d055c53a207e04627dd0e394dcd0e/good-being-back-in-a-grand-slam-final-the-details-behind-a-match-sinner-couldnt-afford-to-miss) (Tennis Majors · 2026-07-10)

Other editions available: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
(+48 more)

---
Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/225/australian-open?season=1973
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)