# Japan Open 1973

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/318/japan-open?season=1973
Tour: ATP

Ken Rosewall won the 1973 Japan Open, defeating John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 8 to October 14, 1973. The match log contains 44 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Open, Rakuten Japan Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Start date: 1973-10-08
- End date: 1973-10-14

## Champion
- Winner: Ken Rosewall
- Runner-up: John Newcombe
- Final score: 6-1 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Ken Rosewall d. John Newcombe 6-1 6-4

### SF
- Ken Rosewall d. Cliff Drysdale 6-4 7-5
- John Newcombe d. Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6-0 6-3

### QF
- Cliff Drysdale d. Jeff Borowiak 6-2 6-2
- Hans Jurgen Pohmann d. Brian Gottfried 7-6 6-3
- John Newcombe d. Colin Dibley 7-6 6-3
- Ken Rosewall d. Kim Warwick 6-3 6-1

### R16
- Hans Jurgen Pohmann d. Charlie Pasarell 6-2 6-2
- Brian Gottfried d. Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 7-6
- Cliff Drysdale d. Raul Ramirez 6-7 6-2 6-2
- Kim Warwick d. Jurgen Fassbender 3-6 6-4 6-2
- Colin Dibley d. Milan Holecek 6-3 6-4
- Jeff Borowiak d. Tom Gorman 6-3 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Geoff Masters 6-3 5-7 6-2
- Ken Rosewall d. Toshiro Sakai 6-1 6-0

### R32
- Toshiro Sakai d. Allan Stone 6-3 6-7 7-5
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Ross Case 6-2 4-6 6-0
- Milan Holecek d. Kiyoshi Tanabe 6-0 6-0
- Raul Ramirez d. Syd Ball 6-4 6-2
- Hans Jurgen Pohmann d. Vijay Amritraj 6-7 6-2 7-5
- Tom Gorman d. Kenichi Hirai 6-2 0-6 7-6
- John Newcombe d. Bob Giltinan 6-7 7-6 6-4
- Brian Gottfried d. Sherwood Stewart 6-7 7-6 6-0
- Kim Warwick d. Paul Gerken 6-3 7-5
- Geoff Masters d. Ian Fletcher 6-4 6-2
- Jeff Borowiak d. Mal Anderson 6-2 7-6
- Ken Rosewall d. Dick Dell 6-1 6-0
- Jurgen Fassbender d. Mike Estep 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Charlie Pasarell d. William Brown 6-3 6-4
- Cliff Drysdale d. Jeff Simpson 4-6 6-3 6-0
- Colin Dibley d. Bill Lloyd 6-3 7-6

### R64
- Sherwood Stewart d. Frew Mcmillan 6-2 6-3
- Milan Holecek d. Jun Kuki 7-6 2-6 6-3
- William Brown d. Jun Kamiwazumi 7-5 2-6 7-6
- Hans Jurgen Pohmann d. Shinya Tanaka 6-2 6-2
- Jeff Borowiak d. Marcello Lara 6-2 6-3
- Zeljko Franulovic d. John Bartlett 6-2 7-6
- Kim Warwick d. Keishiro Yanagi 6-3 6-1
- Kenichi Hirai d. Felix Ponte 6-3 7-5
- Ian Fletcher d. Sachio Kato 6-4 6-1
- Syd Ball d. Jim Mcmanus 6-2 4-6 6-3
- Mike Estep d. Paul Kronk 6-2 6-2
- Bob Giltinan d. Eddie Cruz 6-2 6-4
- Jeff Simpson d. Anand Amritraj 6-1 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 44
- Players: 45

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/318/japan-open?season=1973
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