ATP Wimbledon 1973 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jan Kodes won the 1973 Wimbledon, defeating Alex Metreveli 6-1 9-8 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 25 to July 9, 1973. The match log contains 121 recorded singles results for this edition.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Jan Kodes
def. Alex Metreveli , 6-1 9-8 6-3
Dates
Jun 25 — Jul 9
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Wimbledon 1973 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jan Kodes 6-1 9-8 6-3 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jul 9, 1973* F
SF (2)
Alex Metreveli 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Sandy Mayer — Match data Jul 8, 1973* SF
Jan Kodes 8-9 9-7 5-7 6-4 7-5 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Jul 8, 1973* SF
QF (4)
Jan Kodes 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 Vijay Amritraj H2H Match data Jul 6, 1973* QF
Sandy Mayer 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data Jul 6, 1973* QF
Alex Metreveli 8-6 6-2 5-7 6-4 Jimmy Connors — Match data Jul 6, 1973* QF
Roger Taylor 6-1 6-8 3-6 6-3 7-5 Bjorn Borg H2H Match data Jul 6, 1973* QF
R16 (7)
Bjorn Borg 6-3 6-2 6-8 5-7 6-1 Szabolcz Baranyi H2H Match data Jul 4, 1973* R16
Roger Taylor 6-1 7-5 6-8 7-5 Bob Mckinley — Match data Jul 4, 1973* R16
Jan Kodes 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 Jaidip Mukerjea H2H Match data Jul 4, 1973* R16
Sandy Mayer 6-4 8-6 6-8 6-4 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Jul 4, 1973* R16 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Vijay Amritraj 7-5 8-9 6-3 6-4 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Jul 4, 1973* R16
Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 6-2 Bernie Mitton H2H Match data Jul 4, 1973* R16
Jurgen Fassbender 6-2 7-5 6-3 Hans Jurgen Pohmann H2H Match data Jul 4, 1973* R16
R32 (15)
Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-1 6-2 Russell Simpson H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Bernie Mitton 4-6 8-9 6-4 6-1 9-7 Deon Joubert H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Jaidip Mukerjea 9-8 6-4 6-3 Greg Perkins H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Roger Taylor 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-2 Jiri Hrebec H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Bob Mckinley 6-2 3-6 7-5 7-5 Norman Holmes — Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Jan Kodes 6-1 7-5 6-2 John Yuill H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Szabolcz Baranyi 2-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jeff Austin — Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Hans Jurgen Pohmann 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 Jeff Simpson H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Jurgen Fassbender 6-2 5-7 4-6 7-5 15-13 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Owen Davidson 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3 Ernie Ewert H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 Karl Meiler H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-2 6-4 Toshiro Sakai — Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
John Feaver 7-5 6-1 9-8 Pancho Walthall — Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Sandy Mayer 8-6 7-5 6-0 Vladimir Zednik H2H Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
Vijay Amritraj 7-5 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-5 John Lloyd — Match data Jul 1, 1973* R32
R64 (31)
John Cooper 6-4 4-6 4-6 7-5 9-7 Allan McDonald — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Ernie Ewert 7-5 6-2 6-3 Mike Machette H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Bob Mckinley 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2 Jun Kuki — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Jiri Hrebec 7-5 1-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 Antonio Zugarelli H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-2 7-5 Bob Giltinan — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Sandy Mayer 7-9 6-1 9-7 6-2 Roberto Chavez H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Ray Keldie 6-4 8-9 6-0 6-4 Tenny Svensson H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Russell Simpson 9-8 7-9 7-5 3-6 6-2 William Durham — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
John Lloyd 7-5 6-4 6-4 Keith Hancock — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Hans Jurgen Pohmann 2-6 7-5 2-6 6-1 7-5 Marcello Lara H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-2 6-4 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Vijay Amritraj 6-1 6-1 6-2 Bernard Mignot H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Karl Meiler 6-1 6-4 9-8 Billy Martin H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Toshiro Sakai 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-3 Hans Kary — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Jeff Austin 9-8 6-3 6-3 Peter Kanderal — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Pancho Walthall 3-6 6-1 6-1 9-8 Chiradip Mukerjea — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Greg Perkins 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-1 10-8 Ricky Buwalda — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Jurgen Fassbender 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jose Moreno — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Roger Taylor 6-3 6-2 6-2 Harald Elschenbroich H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Deon Joubert 4-6 6-2 6-2 2-6 6-3 Jaime Pinto Bravo — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Szabolcz Baranyi 1-0 (ret.) Syd Ball H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Jeff Simpson 8-6 6-4 8-9 6-3 James Chico Hagey H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Bernie Mitton 7-5 2-6 4-6 7-5 7-5 Zan Guerry H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Jan Kodes 6-0 6-4 6-3 Pietro Marzano H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Norman Holmes 8-6 2-6 6-0 1-6 7-5 Frantisek Pala H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Jaidip Mukerjea 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Anand Amritraj — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
John Yuill 4-6 6-3 1-6 6-2 6-3 Peter Curtis H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Vladimir Zednik 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2 Clay Iles — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2 David Lloyd H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Owen Davidson 6-3 6-4 6-3 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
Ilie Nastase 6-2 7-9 7-5 6-1 Ivan Molina H2H Match data Jun 29, 1973* R64
R128 (61)
William Durham 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 Sergei Likhachev — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jaidip Mukerjea 7-5 6-1 6-3 Eduardo Zuleta — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Pancho Walthall 6-4 3-6 6-8 6-3 6-2 Tadeusz Nowicki H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Bernie Mitton 8-6 6-1 6-3 Thierry Bernasconi H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Bob Giltinan 6-3 6-4 6-3 Robert Machan H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Ricky Buwalda 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-4 Munawar Iqbal — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Bob Mckinley 6-4 6-1 6-0 Paul Mcnamee — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 9-7 7-5 Robin Drysdale — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Sandy Mayer 7-5 6-4 6-3 Richard Lewis H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Marcello Lara 5-7 6-4 7-5 6-2 John Paish H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
John Feaver 8-9 6-3 6-8 6-4 6-4 Gene Scott — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Billy Martin 6-3 9-7 2-6 6-3 Jasjit Singh — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Mike Machette 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 Tony Parun H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jun Kuki 1-6 6-2 8-9 6-4 9-7 Gene Russo H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Tenny Svensson 6-8 9-8 7-5 9-7 Frank Gebert H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Roger Taylor 6-2 6-3 6-3 Jean Louis Haillet H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Roberto Chavez 5-7 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 Ionel Santeiu H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Frantisek Pala 6-3 1-6 6-3 7-5 Dan Bleckinger H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Keith Hancock 5-7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-4 Paul Kronk — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Greg Perkins 6-4 6-4 3-6 9-7 Jun Kamiwazumi H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jan Kodes 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 Kenichi Hirai H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Szabolcz Baranyi 6-0 6-2 6-2 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Karl Meiler 9-7 6-4 6-2 Greg Peebles — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Bernard Mignot 6-1 6-1 6-3 Peter Pokorny H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
John Yuill 6-2 4-6 9-7 4-6 6-4 Stephen Warboys H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Ray Keldie 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3 Dick R Bohrnstedt — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Alex Metreveli 6-3 6-4 9-8 Stanley Matthews — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
John Cooper 6-3 8-9 6-3 9-7 Herb Fitzgibbon — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Pietro Marzano 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-2 Raul Ramirez H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Vijay Amritraj 6-4 6-2 6-4 Harry Turnbull — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Vladimir Zednik 6-4 6-4 6-1 Gaurav Misra — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
David Lloyd 6-2 0-6 6-1 6-1 Corrado Barazzutti H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Antonio Zugarelli 6-3 6-2 6-4 Dragan Stojovic H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Peter Curtis 6-4 6-4 6-2 Graeme Thomson H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Norman Holmes 6-4 6-2 6-4 Doug Crawford H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Deon Joubert 6-3 4-6 6-4 7-5 Colin Dowdeswell H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
James Chico Hagey 6-4 7-5 8-6 Neale Fraser H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Owen Davidson 6-4 6-4 6-4 Pierre Joly H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Chiradip Mukerjea 6-4 7-5 8-9 6-4 Hans Engert — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6-3 6-4 6-4 Colin Mchugo — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Anand Amritraj 6-4 6-4 9-8 Saeed Meer — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jose Moreno 6-4 6-3 6-3 Mike Collins — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Allan McDonald 6-4 6-4 6-2 Greg Braun H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Zan Guerry 9-7 6-2 6-2 Jan Hordijk H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Toshiro Sakai 6-1 3-6 9-8 6-4 Jean Paul Meyer — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Bjorn Borg 6-3 6-4 9-8 Premjit Lall H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-3 6-4 Mark Farrell H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Peter Kanderal 6-4 6-3 6-4 Kiyoshi Tanabe H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Ivan Molina 6-4 9-7 8-9 6-3 William Brown H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Ernie Ewert 3-6 6-1 7-5 9-8 Konstantin Pugayev H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Harald Elschenbroich 5-7 6-2 3-6 8-6 6-2 John James H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jurgen Fassbender 8-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
John Lloyd 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Jean Francois Caujolle — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jeff Simpson 8-6 2-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 Nicola Pietrangeli H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Russell Simpson 6-4 8-6 6-3 Tom Karp — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Patrick Hombergen 6-3 6-3 6-1 Stephen Myers H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 John Clifton — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Ilie Nastase 6-3 7-5 6-2 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Syd Ball 7-5 8-6 6-3 Boro Jovanovic — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Hans Kary 6-4 7-9 6-1 6-2 Phil Siviter — Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128
Jiri Hrebec 6-0 6-4 7-5 Frank Sedgman H2H Match data Jun 27, 1973* R128

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