ATP US Open 1973 Draw, Results & Schedule

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John Newcombe won the 1973 US Open, defeating Jan Kodes 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from August 29 to September 12, 1973.

Champion
John Newcombe
def. Jan Kodes , 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
Dates
Aug 29 — Sep 12
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
John Newcombe #7 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-3
Marcello Lara #80
Jim Delaney #84 6-7 6-1 6-4 7-6
Ivan Molina #102
Ion Tiriac #87 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-0
Armistead Neely
Jeff Borowiak #115 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Grover Raz Reid
Andrew Pattison 7-6 6-2 6-3
John James
Ilie Nastase #1 6-4 6-4 6-3
Humphrey Hose #181
Charlie Owens #87 6-2 7-6 6-4
Corrado Barazzutti #73
Owen Davidson #131 6-3 4-1 (ret.)
Jurgen Fassbender #31
Jimmy Connors #10 6-3 6-3 6-2
Herb Fitzgibbon #128
Jaime Fillol #24 6-1 7-6 7-5
Mike Estep #59
Charlie Pasarell #64 5-7 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-2
Fred Mcnair
Erik Van Dillen 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6
Georges Goven #56
Tom Okker #9 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-4
Richard Gonzalez
Paul Gerken #35 4-6 7-5 4-6 4-1 (ret.)
Sandy Mayer #44
Brian Gottfried #21 6-4 6-1 6-2
Paul Kronk
Pierre Barthes #87 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-2
Steve Krulevitz
Ken Rosewall #6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Graham Stilwell #122
Bob Mckinley 6-4 6-3 6-2
Bob Carmichael #67
Jun Kamiwazumi #123 6-2 2-6 6-2 7-6
John Andrews
Vladimir Zednik #96 6-4 6-4 6-2
Torben Ulrich #114
Cliff Richey #17 6-0 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-4
Gerald Battrick #65
Brian Teacher #141 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-0
William Brown
Raul Ramirez #50 7-6 6-2 7-6
Antonio Munoz #78
Jiri Hrebec #26 6-2 7-5 6-2
Dick Stockton #25
Vijay Amritraj #43 6-4 7-6 6-2
Gene Scott #126
Pat Cramer #111 7-5 6-1 6-2
Belus Prajoux #162
Rod Laver #5 6-0 6-2 6-2
Harold Solomon #63
Patrice Dominguez #36 7-6 6-3 6-0
Karl Meiler #20
Allan Stone #70 6-3 6-3 6-4
Steve Siegel
Raymond Moore #48 6-3 7-6 6-4
James Chico Hagey
Adriano Panatta #8 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-4
Victor Amaya #145
Toma Ovici 6-7 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-6
Tom Edlefsen #105
Jan Kodes #11 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-4
Wanaro N'Godrella #81
Jim Mcmanus #101 6-3 6-1 6-2
Lito Alvarez
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-2 6-4
Frew Mcmillan #71
Dick Crealy #46 6-3 6-3 6-2
Milan Holecek #87
John Alexander #32 7-6 7-6 6-4
Vitas Gerulaitis #125
Roger Taylor #13 6-4 6-4 6-4
Antonio Zugarelli #41
Cliff Drysdale #40 6-7 6-1 6-0 6-3
Dick Dell
Barry Phillips Moore 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Ian Crookenden
Nikola Pilic #16 7-6 6-4 6-2
Jeff Austin
Anand Amritraj 6-2 6-1 6-2
Pat Dupre #176
Phil Dent #60 6-2 6-4 6-2
Terry Ryan
George Hardie 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-4
Frank Froehling #69
Bjorn Borg #29 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-2
Roy Barth #179
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau #87 6-3 6-3 6-4
Guillermo Vilas #27
Arthur Ashe #4 7-6 6-7 7-5 6-2
Colin Dibley #44
Sherwood Stewart
BYE
Stan Smith #3 6-4 5-0 (ret.)
Patrick Proisy #23
Billy Martin #60 6-0 6-1 6-1
Tito Vazquez
Roscoe Tanner #22 6-2 7-6 6-4
Hans Jurgen Pohmann #30
Geoff Masters #55 4-6 6-7 6-1 6-4 7-5
Clark Graebner #58
Tom Gorman #15 6-3 6-1 6-2
Eddie Dibbs #39
Ove Bengtson #51 6-3 6-4 6-3
Arthur Carrington
Mark Cox #18 6-4 7-6 6-3
Patricio Cornejo #97
John Feaver
BYE
Onny Parun #57 6-1 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-1
Jasjit Singh
Marty Riessen #14 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-2
Thomaz Koch
Jeff Simpson #130 6-3 3-1 (ret.)
Paolo Bertolucci #12
John Lloyd
BYE
Ross Case #62 6-4 6-4 6-3
Rolf Norberg
Butch Seewagen #106 7-5 6-4 7-5
Haroon Rahim #87
Manuel Orantes #2 6-3 6-1 6-3
Buster C Mottram #51
Ian Fletcher #87 6-4 6-1 6-1
Rayno Seegers
Round of 64
John Newcombe #7 7-6 6-3 6-3
Jim Delaney #84
Ion Tiriac #87 6-4 7-6 7-5
Jeff Borowiak #115
Andrew Pattison 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Ilie Nastase #1
Charlie Owens #87 6-1 6-7 6-4 5-7 6-2
Owen Davidson #131
Jimmy Connors #10 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6
Jaime Fillol #24
Charlie Pasarell #64 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-3
Erik Van Dillen
Tom Okker #9 7-5 6-3 6-7 7-6
Paul Gerken #35
Brian Gottfried #21 6-1 6-3 6-4
Pierre Barthes #87
Ken Rosewall #6 6-1 6-3 6-3
Bob Mckinley
Jun Kamiwazumi #123 4-6 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4
Vladimir Zednik #96
Cliff Richey #17 3-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Brian Teacher #141
Raul Ramirez #50 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jiri Hrebec #26
Vijay Amritraj #43 3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 7-5
Pat Cramer #111
Rod Laver #5 6-1 6-3 6-2
Patrice Dominguez #36
Allan Stone #70 7-5 6-1 4-6 7-6
Raymond Moore #48
Adriano Panatta #8 6-1 6-3 6-1
Toma Ovici
Jan Kodes #11 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-1
Jim Mcmanus #101
Ismail El Shafei 6-3 7-5 6-1
Dick Crealy #46
John Alexander #32 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5
Roger Taylor #13
Cliff Drysdale #40 6-3 6-3 6-4
Barry Phillips Moore
Nikola Pilic #16 7-5 5-7 7-6 6-4
Anand Amritraj
Phil Dent #60 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-2
George Hardie
Bjorn Borg #29 7-5 2-6 6-1 6-4
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau #87
Arthur Ashe #4 6-4 6-2 6-2
Sherwood Stewart
Stan Smith #3 6-3 6-2 6-1
Billy Martin #60
Roscoe Tanner #22 6-4 6-4 6-1
Geoff Masters #55
Tom Gorman #15 7-5 7-5 6-3
Ove Bengtson #51
Mark Cox #18 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-4
John Feaver
Onny Parun #57 6-3 7-6 7-6
Marty Riessen #14
Jeff Simpson #130 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
John Lloyd
Ross Case #62 6-2 6-1 6-1
Butch Seewagen #106
Manuel Orantes #2 6-2 3-6 7-5 6-3
Ian Fletcher #87
Round of 32
John Newcombe #7 7-6 6-3 6-4
Ion Tiriac #87
Andrew Pattison 6-3 6-4 6-2
Charlie Owens #87
Jimmy Connors #10 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-2
Charlie Pasarell #64
Tom Okker #9 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Brian Gottfried #21
Ken Rosewall #6 7-6 6-1 6-1
Jun Kamiwazumi #123
Cliff Richey #17 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6
Raul Ramirez #50
Vijay Amritraj #43 7-6 2-6 6-4 2-6 6-4
Rod Laver #5
Allan Stone #70 7-5 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-4
Adriano Panatta #8
Jan Kodes #11 6-3 7-5 7-6
Ismail El Shafei
John Alexander #32 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-2
Cliff Drysdale #40
Nikola Pilic #16 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
Phil Dent #60
Bjorn Borg #29 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Arthur Ashe #4
Stan Smith #3 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3
Roscoe Tanner #22
Tom Gorman #15 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Mark Cox #18
Onny Parun #57 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1
Jeff Simpson #130
Ross Case #62 6-1 6-4 7-6
Manuel Orantes #2
Round of 16
John Newcombe #7 6-7 6-1 7-5 6-4
Andrew Pattison
Jimmy Connors #10 6-3 6-2 6-4
Tom Okker #9
Ken Rosewall #6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Cliff Richey #17
Vijay Amritraj #43 6-2 6-2 6-2
Allan Stone #70
Jan Kodes #11 7-6 7-5 6-4
John Alexander #32
Nikola Pilic #16 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
Bjorn Borg #29
Stan Smith #3 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
Tom Gorman #15
Onny Parun #57 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4
Ross Case #62
Quarterfinals
John Newcombe #7 6-4 7-6 7-6
Jimmy Connors #10
Ken Rosewall #6 6-4 6-3 6-3
Vijay Amritraj #43
Jan Kodes #11 6-2 4-6 6-1 3-6 7-5
Nikola Pilic #16
Stan Smith #3 6-3 6-3 6-2
Onny Parun #57
Semifinals
John Newcombe #7 6-4 7-6 6-3
Ken Rosewall #6
Jan Kodes #11 7-5 6-7 6-1 7-5
Stan Smith #3
Final
John Newcombe #7 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
Jan Kodes #11

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