# Cincinnati Open 1973

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/265/cincinnati-open?season=1973
Tour: ATP

Ilie Nastase won the 1973 Cincinnati Open, defeating Manuel Orantes 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 6 to August 13, 1973. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Cincinnati Masters, Western and Southern Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Start date: 1973-08-06
- End date: 1973-08-13

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
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## Champion
- Winner: Ilie Nastase
- Runner-up: Manuel Orantes
- Final score: 5-7 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Ilie Nastase def. Manuel Orantes 5-7 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Manuel Orantes def. Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-1
- Ilie Nastase def. Nikola Pilic 7-5 6-3

### QF
- Ilie Nastase def. John Alexander 6-3 7-6
- Jimmy Connors def. Patrick Proisy 6-2 6-1
- Manuel Orantes def. Roscoe Tanner 6-3 6-0
- Nikola Pilic def. Guillermo Vilas 2-6 6-1 6-0

### R16
- Manuel Orantes def. Phil Dent 6-4 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas def. Brian Teacher 7-6 3-6 7-6
- Jimmy Connors def. Dick Crealy 6-2 6-1
- Patrick Proisy def. Allan Stone 6-3 6-2
- Ilie Nastase def. Patrice Dominguez 6-2 6-1
- Roscoe Tanner def. Colin Dibley 6-1 7-5
- John Alexander def. Adriano Panatta 6-1 6-4
- Nikola Pilic def. Frank Froehling 6-4 7-5

### R32
- John Alexander def. Torben Ulrich 6-0 6-7 6-3
- Ilie Nastase def. Pat Dupre 6-1 6-0
- Jimmy Connors def. Andrew Pattison 6-4 6-2
- Nikola Pilic def. Brian Gottfried 7-5 6-4
- Patrick Proisy def. Steve Turner 6-3 6-1
- Frank Froehling def. Onny Parun 3-6 7-6 6-0
- Adriano Panatta def. John Fort 7-5 6-1
- Brian Teacher def. Billy Martin 6-4 6-1
- Guillermo Vilas def. Paolo Bertolucci 6-1 7-6
- Patrice Dominguez def. Ian Fletcher 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Colin Dibley def. Raymond Moore 6-4 7-6
- Roscoe Tanner def. Raul Ramirez 6-4 6-1
- Allan Stone def. Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-3
- Manuel Orantes def. Clark Graebner 6-1 6-0
- Phil Dent def. Jeff Austin 6-2 6-4
- Dick Crealy def. Steve Faulk 6-4 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/265/cincinnati-open?season=1973
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