ATP Barcelona Open 1973 Draw & Results

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Ilie Nastase won the 1973 Barcelona Open, defeating Manuel Orantes 2-6 6-1 8-6 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played October 8–14 on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain.

The Barcelona Open is a clay-court ATP event at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona and awards the Conde de Godó trophy.

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Champion
Ilie Nastase
def. Manuel Orantes , 2-6 6-1 8-6 6-4
Dates
Oct 8 — Oct 14
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Historical categories use documented modern equivalents where available; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

56 recorded singles results

Barcelona Open 1973 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ilie Nastase #1 2-6 6-1 8-6 6-4 Manuel Orantes #32× CH H2H Match data Oct 14, 1973* F
SF (2)
Manuel Orantes #32× CH 6-3 6-2 6-3 Bjorn Borg #31 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1973* SF
Ilie Nastase #1 6-1 4-6 6-0 6-3 Jan Kodes #8DEF H2H Match data Oct 13, 1973* SF
QF (4)
Ilie Nastase #1 6-3 6-3 Jose Higueras H2H Match data Oct 13, 1973* QF
Bjorn Borg #31 11-9 6-1 Andrew Pattison — Match data Oct 13, 1973* QF
Jan Kodes #8DEF 7-5 2-6 6-4 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Oct 13, 1973* QF
Manuel Orantes #32× CH 6-2 6-2 Buster C Mottram #137 H2H Match data Oct 13, 1973* QF
R16 (8)
Jan Kodes #8DEF 6-3 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #41 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16
Buster C Mottram #137 6-4 6-2 Paolo Bertolucci #16 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16
Bjorn Borg #31 6-2 6-4 Jaime Fillol #23 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16
Manuel Orantes #32× CH 2-6 6-4 6-4 Julian Ganzabal #201 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 7-5 Rod Laver #10 — Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jose Higueras 6-4 6-0 Corrado Barazzutti #88 H2H Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16
Andrew Pattison 4-6 6-4 6-1 Kjell Johansson #203 — Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16
Ilie Nastase #1 3-6 6-2 6-2 Jaime Pinto Bravo — Match data Oct 12, 1973* R16
R32 (15)
Julian Ganzabal #201 6-4 6-2 Harald Elschenbroich #122 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Eddie Dibbs #41 6-4 0-6 6-4 Pierre Barthes #77 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Andrew Pattison 6-4 1-6 9-7 Onny Parun #36 — Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Corrado Barazzutti #88 4-6 8-6 6-3 Adriano Panatta #12 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kjell Johansson #203 6-0 6-4 Tom Okker #6 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32 Upset: winner had a 3 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ilie Nastase #1 9-7 6-4 J. Mandarino #99 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Jose Higueras 6-4 6-4 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Manuel Orantes #32× CH 6-3 6-1 Alberto Martorell H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Rod Laver #10 5-7 6-3 7-5 Guillermo Vilas #30 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Buster C Mottram #137 6-3 6-3 Nikola Pilic #13 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Paolo Bertolucci #16 1-6 6-3 8-6 Antonio Munoz #80 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Jaime Fillol #23 6-2 6-3 Robert Rheinberger H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Bjorn Borg #31 6-2 6-2 Patricio Rodriguez Chi — Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Jan Kodes #8DEF 6-3 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell #120 H2H Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 7-5 Attila Korpas #173 — Match data Oct 11, 1973* R32
R64 (26)
Antonio Munoz #80 8-6 6-0 Frew Mcmillan #66 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Rod Laver #10 6-1 6-1 Juan Herrera #206 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Adriano Panatta #12 6-1 6-2 Felix Morey — Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-1 0-4 (ret.) Antonio Zugarelli #56 — Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Guillermo Vilas #30 7-5 6-1 Ivan Molina #49 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Buster C Mottram #137 6-2 6-2 Raymond Moore #43 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Jan Kodes #8DEF 6-2 6-4 Gerald Battrick #64 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Nikola Pilic #13 2-6 6-3 6-3 Wanaro N'Godrella #74 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Ray Keldie 4-0 (ret.) Mark Cox #19 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Corrado Barazzutti #88 6-2 6-1 Ion Tiriac #70 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Julian Ganzabal #201 1-6 6-2 6-3 Patrick Proisy #39 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Kjell Johansson #203 6-4 6-0 Mark Farrell H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Robert Rheinberger 6-2 12-10 Haroon Rahim #78 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Onny Parun #36 6-2 6-4 Juan Ignacio Muntanola H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Bjorn Borg #31 6-0 6-2 Bob Carmichael #72 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Barry Phillips Moore 6-1 6-1 Luis Bruguera — Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Jose Higueras 6-4 5-7 6-2 Georges Goven #61 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Kelaidis — Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Colin Dowdeswell #120 6-2 6-4 Tony Parun H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Jaime Fillol #23 6-4 6-1 Nicola Spear #209 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Attila Korpas #173 5-7 6-0 6-2 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau #82 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Andrew Pattison 4-6 6-3 6-4 Vladimir Zednik #87 — Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Pierre Barthes #77 3-6 6-3 6-1 Jose Guerrero H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Eddie Dibbs #41 6-1 7-5 Jose Moreno — Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Tom Okker #6 8-6 6-1 Jiri Hrebec #44 H2H Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64
Paolo Bertolucci #16 7-5 2-0 (ret.) Ismail El Shafei — Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Barcelona Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Rafael Nadal 12 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Rafael Nadal 12 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Rafael Nadal 68 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Feliciano Lopez 22 appearances

View the full Barcelona Open record book →

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Barcelona Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Arthur Fils #30 6-2 7-6(2) Andrey Rublev #15 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Holger Rune #13 7-6(6) 6-2 Carlos Alcaraz #2 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Casper Ruud #6 7-5 6-3 Stefanos Tsitsipas #7 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #2 6-3 6-4 Stefanos Tsitsipas #5 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #11 6-3 6-2 Pablo Carreno Busta #19 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 250 tournaments in 1973

Previous editions of Barcelona Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Barcelona Open held?
Barcelona Open is held in Barcelona, Spain.
Who is the latest recorded Barcelona Open winner?
The 2026 Barcelona Open was won by Arthur Fils, who defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2 7-6(2).
Who has won the most Barcelona Open titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 12 Barcelona Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Barcelona Open played?
The first edition of Barcelona Open was held in 1953.
What surface is Barcelona Open played on?
Barcelona Open is played on clay courts.