ATP Barcelona 1973 Draw, Results & Schedule

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

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 14, 1973* F Ilie Nastase #1 2-6 6-1 8-6 6-4 Manuel Orantes #3 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Oct 13, 1973* SF Manuel Orantes #3 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 #8 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Oct 13, 1973* QF 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 #8 7-5 2-6 6-4 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data
Oct 13, 1973* QF Manuel Orantes #3 6-2 6-2 Buster C Mottram #137 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Oct 12, 1973* R16 Jan Kodes #8 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 #3 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 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
R32 (15)
Oct 11, 1973* R32 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 Kjell Johansson #203 6-0 6-4 Tom Okker #6 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 1973* R32 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 #3 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 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 #8 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
R64 (26)
Oct 10, 1973* R64 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 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 #8 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 Corrado Barazzutti #88 6-2 6-1 Ion Tiriac #70 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1973* R64 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 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

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Frequently Asked Questions

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