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{{ Infobox tennis circuit season
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| name          = 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
| image         = Stan Smith 2009 US Open 01.jpg
| image_caption = Smith won 7 titles
| duration      = 15 January 1973 – 9 May 1973
| edition       = 6th
| tournaments   = 23
| categories    = 
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| most_tournament_titles       = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] (7) 
| most_tournament_finals       = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] (8) 
| prize_money_leader           = 
| points_leader                = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] (75)
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| player_of_the_year            = 
| most_improved_player_of_the_year = 
| newcomer_of_the_year             = 
| comeback_player_of_the_year      = 
| previous = [[1972 World Championship Tennis circuit|1972]]
| next     = [[1974 World Championship Tennis circuit|1974]]
}}The '''1973 World Championship Tennis circuit''' was one of the two rival professional male [[tennis]] circuits of 1973. It was organized by [[World Championship Tennis]] (WCT). In April 1972 WCT signed an agreement with the [[International Tennis Federation|International Lawn Tennis Federation]] (ILTF) as a result of which the 1973 men's tennis season was divided in a WCT section, which ran from January until May, and a [[1973 Grand Prix (tennis)|Grand Prix circuit]] which was held from May onward. The WCT circuit divided the players into two groups of 32 players, with each group playing 11 tournaments of the 22 tournaments. The four highest ranked players from each group qualified for the [[1973 World Championship Tennis Finals|season finals]] in Dallas.<ref>*{{cite book | title=Collins Bud History of Tennis: ''An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book'' | publisher=New Chapter Press |location= USA | edition= 2nd |year=2010|isbn= 0-942257-70-7 }}</ref> The total available prize money was almost $1,250,000.<ref>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '74|year=1974|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362001679|page=167|editor=John Barrett}}</ref>

==Schedule==

;Key
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" width=11%
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc" 
| Tour Finals
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| Group A Tournaments
|- style="background:#DFE9FF;"
| Group B Tournaments
|}

===January===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:260px;"|Tournament
! style="width:190px;"|Champions
! style="width:190px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan="2"|15 Jan ||style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Miami WCT|Saga Bay Classic]]<br> [[Miami]], United States<br>Group A<br>Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 6–3, 7–5 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]]<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]]<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>6–4, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Addison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]

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|rowspan="2"|18 Jan ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament|Rothmans International]]<br> [[Deeside]] and London, Great Britain<br>Group B<br>Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie]]<br>2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}}  [[Arthur Ashe]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] <br> {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Alex Metreveli]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<br>6–3, 6–3 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]]
|-valign=top

|rowspan="2"|22 Jan ||style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Lacosta WCT|Michelob Pro–Celebrity]]<br> [[Carlsbad, California#La Costa|La Costa]], United States<br>Group A<br>Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]<br>6–3, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]|| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] <br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]|| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Edlefsen]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Dent]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>6–7, 6–3, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Nikola Pilić]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone]]

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|rowspan="4"|29 Jan ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Milan WCT|Astor Cup Professional Championships]]<br> [[Milan]], Italy<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<br>7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–0, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Carmichael]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<br>6–3, 6–3 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]

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|style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Fidelity Tournament|Fidelity Tournament]]<br> [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], United States<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D <br> [[1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles|Singles]] – [[1973 Fidelity Tournament – Doubles|Doubles]] ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>6–4, 6–3 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]|| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]] <br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]]|| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]]<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>3–6, 6–3, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Addison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]
|}

===February===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:260px;"|Tournament
! style="width:190px;"|Champions
! style="width:190px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

|- valign=top
|rowspan="2"|6 Feb ||style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 U.S. Professional Indoor|U.S. Professional Indoor]]<br> [[Philadelphia]], United States<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 4–6, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Maud]] <br> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Niki Pilić]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]]<br>4–6, 6–3, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan="2"|11 Feb ||style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Toronto WCT|Rothmans International]]<br> [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>6–3, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] <br> {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone]] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Bengtson]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]]<br>3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan="2"|12 Feb ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Copenhagen WCT|Professional Championships]]<br> [[Copenhagen]], Denmark<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]]<br>6–2, 6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] <br> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]]<br>6–4, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Stilwell]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan="2"|19 Feb ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Cologne WCT|World Professional Championships]]<br> [[Cologne]], West Germany<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]]<br>6–1, 6–3, 6–1 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Fairlie]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] <br> {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Alex Metreveli]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] <br> {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Haroon Rahim]] <br> {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Ismail El Shafei]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Stilwell]]<br>7–6, 6–3 ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan="2"|26 Feb ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"| [[1973 Chicago WCT|Kemper International]]<br> [[Chicago]], United States<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]]<br>3–6, 7–6<sup>(11–9)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup> ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]<br>6–7, 6–4, 6–2 ||{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} [[Ismail El Shafei]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brian Fairlie]]
|}

===March===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:260px;"|Tournament
! style="width:190px;"|Champions
! style="width:190px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists
|- valign=top
|rowspan="4"|19 Mar ||style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Peachtree Corners Classic|Peachtree Corners Classic]]<br> [[Atlanta]], United States<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D <br> [[1973 Peachtree Corners Classic – Singles|Singles]] – [[1973 Peachtree Corners Classic – Doubles|Doubles]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–3, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]]  || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Robert Maud]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>7–6, 6–3 ||{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Robert Maud]]<br>{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[Andrew Pattison]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Union Trust Classic|Union Trust Classic]]<br> [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], United States<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D <br> [[1973 Union Trust Classic – Singles|Singles]] – [[1973 Union Trust Classic – Doubles|Doubles]] ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>6–3, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]] <br> {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Alex Metreveli]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<br>4–6, 7–6, 6–2 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]]

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|rowspan="4"|26 Mar ||style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Holton Tennis Classic|Holton Tennis Classic]]<br> [[St. Louis]], United States<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–4, 3–6, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]]  <br> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Niki Pilić]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gerald Battrick]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Nils Bengtson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]]<br>6–2, 7–5 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Addison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Vancouver WCT|Rothmans International]]<br> [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]]<br>3–6, 6–2, 7–5 ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]] <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Barthès]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Ray Moore]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Barthès]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]]<br>5–7, 6–3, 7–6 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]]
|}

===April===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:260px;"|Tournament
! style="width:190px;"|Champions
! style="width:190px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan="4"|2 Apr ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 River Oaks International Tennis Tournament|River Oaks International Tennis Tournament]]<br> [[Houston]], United States<br>Group B<br>Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<br>6–4, 6–1, 7–5 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] <br> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimír Zedník]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] <br> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<br>7–5, 7–5 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Munich WCT|Munich WCT]]<br> [[Munich]], West Germany<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–1, 7–5 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]<br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]]  || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Bengtson]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Nikola Pilić]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone]]<br>7–5, 5–7, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan="4"|9 Apr ||style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Brussels WCT|Brussels WCT]]<br> [[Brussels]], Belgium<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–2, 6–4, 6–1 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Bengtson]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–4, 7–6 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Cleveland Tennis Classic|Cleveland Tennis Classic]]<br> [[Cleveland]], United States<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<br>6–3, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]] || rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Raymond Moore]] <br> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] <br> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]<br>6–2, 6–3 ||{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} [[Ismail El Shafei]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie]]

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|rowspan="4"|16 Apr ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Carolinas International Tennis Tournament|Carolinas International Tennis Tournament]]<br> [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], United States<br>Group B<br>Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]]<br>6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Carmichael]] <br> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Željko Franulović]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<br>7–6, 3–6, 6–3 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]]

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|style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Johannesburg WCT|Johannesburg WCT]]<br> [[Johannesburg]], South Africa<br>Group A<br>Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]]<br>W/O{{efn|name=default|Fillol defaulted before the final due to illness (flu).<ref>{{cite news|title=Gottfried wins|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Kmk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=0QkEAAAAIBAJ&dq=gottfried%20fillol&pg=3574%2C5680702|work=Star-News|date=Apr 24, 1973}}</ref> }} ||{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Bengtson]] <br> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Onny Parun]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]] <br>  {{flagicon|RHO}} [[Andrew Pattison]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gerald Battrick]]
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||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–1, 6–4, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone]]

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|rowspan="4"|23 Apr ||style="background:#DFE9FF;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Denver WCT|United Bank Classic]]<br> [[Denver]], United States<br>Group B<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]]<br>6–1, 6–1 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ross Case]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brian Fairlie]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Leonard (tennis)|Tom Leonard]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]]
|-valign=top
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]]<br>3–6, 6–3, 7–6 ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]

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|style="background:#d0f0c0;" rowspan="2"|[[1973 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships|Swedish Pro Tennis Championships]]<br> [[Gothenburg]], Sweden<br>Group A<br>Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>5–7, 6–4, 6–2 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]] || rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gerald Battrick]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] || rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ove Bengtson]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cliff Richey]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] 
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||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>6–7, 6–4, 6–1 ||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Nikola Pilić]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone]]
|}

===May===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:260px;"|Tournament
! style="width:190px;"|Champions
! style="width:190px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

|- valign=top
|rowspan="1"|3 May ||bgcolor="#ffffcc" rowspan="1"|[[1973 Masters Doubles WCT|Masters Doubles WCT]]<br> [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada<br>Tour Finals<br>Carpet – $200,000 – 8D ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Robert Lutz]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>, 6–0 ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson|Emerson]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver|Laver]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall|Rosewall]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle|Stolle]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Addison|Addison]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley|Dibley]]<br>{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Nikola Pilić|Pilić]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Stone|Stone]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Cox]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Stilwell|Stilwell]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe|Ashe]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner|Tanner]]
|-valign=top
|rowspan="1"|9 May ||bgcolor="#ffffcc" rowspan="1"|[[1973 World Championship Tennis Finals|WCT Finals]]<br> [[Dallas]], United States<br>Tour Finals<br>Carpet – $100,000 – 8S<br>[[1973 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles|Singles]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<br>6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]]
|}

==Statistical information==

===Titles won by player===

;Key
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" width=12%
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc" 
| Tour Finals
|- bgcolor="#FFDBA6"
| Regular Tournaments
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| All titles
|}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!width=50 |Total
!width=200 |Player
!  style="width:47px; background:#ffc;"|&nbsp;Singles&nbsp; 
!  style="width:47px; background:#ffc;"|&nbsp;Doubles&nbsp;
!  style="width:47px; background:#FFDBA6"|&nbsp;Singles&nbsp; 
!  style="width:47px; background:#FFDBA6"|&nbsp;Doubles&nbsp;
!  style="width:47px; background:#efefef;"|&nbsp;Singles&nbsp; 
!  style="width:47px; background:#efefef;"|&nbsp;Doubles&nbsp;
|- align=center
| '''10''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Stan|Smith}}|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 6 || 2 || 7 || 3
|- align=center
| '''8''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Rod|Laver}}|AUS}} || || || 3 || 5 || 3 || 5 
|- align=center
| '''6''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Marty|Riessen}}|USA}} || || || 1 || 5 || 1 || 5
|- align=center
| '''6''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tom|Okker}}|NED}} || || || 1 || 5 || 1 || 5
|- align=center
| '''5''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ken|Rosewall}}|AUS}} || || || 3 || 2 || 3 || 2
|- align=center
| '''5''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roy|Emerson}}|AUS}} || || || || 5 || || 5
|- align=center
| '''3''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|Lutz|Bob Lutz (tennis)}}|USA}} || || 1 || || 2 || || 3
|- align=center
| '''2''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roger|Taylor|Roger Taylor (tennis)}}|GBR}} || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-align= center
| '''2''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Arthur|Ashe}}|USA}} || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- align=center
| '''2''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tom|Gorman|Tom Gorman (tennis)}}|USA}} || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- align=center
| '''2''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Brian|Gottfried}}|USA}} || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- align=center
| '''2''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mark|Cox|Mark Cox (tennis)}}|GBR}} || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- align=center
| '''2''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fred|Stolle}}|AUS}} || || || || 2 || || 2
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Brian|Fairlie}}|AUS}} || || || 1 || || 1 || 
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Colin|Dibley}}|AUS}} || || || 1 || || 1 ||
|- align=center
|'''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jan|Kodeš}}|TCH}} || || || 1 || || 1 ||
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Dick|Stockton|dab=tennis}}|USA}} || || || || 1 || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Alexander|John Alexander (tennis)}}|AUS}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Phil|Dent}}|AUS}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Erik|Van Dillen}}|USA}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Graham|Stilwell}}|GBR}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Pierre|Barthès}}|FRA}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ove|Bengtson}}|SWE}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jim|McManus|Jim McManus (tennis)}}|USA}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Nikola|Pilić}}|YUG}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Allan|Stone}}|AUS}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roscoe|Tanner}}|USA}} || || || || 1 || || 1
|}

===Titles won by nation===

;Key
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" width=14%
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc" 
| Tour Finals
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| Group A Tournaments
|- style="background:#DAE6FF;"
| Group B Tournaments
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| All titles
|}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!width=50 |Total
!width=200 |Nation
!  style="width:47px; background:#ffc;"|&nbsp;Singles&nbsp; 
!  style="width:47px; background:#ffc;"|&nbsp;Doubles&nbsp;
!  style="width:47px; background:#d0f0c0;"|&nbsp;Singles&nbsp; 
!  style="width:47px; background:#d0f0c0;"|&nbsp;Doubles&nbsp;
!  style="width:47px; background:#DAE6FF;"|&nbsp;Singles&nbsp; 
!  style="width:47px; background:#DAE6FF;"|&nbsp;Doubles&nbsp;
!  style="width:47px; background:#efefef;"|&nbsp;Singles&nbsp; 
!  style="width:47px; background:#efefef;"|&nbsp;Doubles&nbsp;
|- align=center
| '''23''' || align=left | {{flagteam|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 11 || 12
|- align=center
| '''17''' || align=left | {{flagteam|AUS}} || || || 4 || 7 || 4 || 2 || 8 || 9
|- align=center
| '''6''' || align=left | {{flagteam|NED}} || || || || || 1 || 5 || 1 || 5
|- align=center
| '''4''' || align=left | {{flagteam|GBR}} || || || || || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagteam|TCH}} || || || || || 1 || || 1 ||
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagteam|FRA}} || || || || || || 1 || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagteam|SWE}} || || || || 1 || || || || 1
|- align=center
| '''1''' || align=left | {{flagteam|YUG}} || || || || 1 || || || || 1
|}

==Standings==

;Key
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=12%
|- style="background:#aaffaa;" 
| Qualified for Tour Finals
|}
{| 
|- valign="top"
||
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="7" | Group A
|-
! Rk 
! width="160" | Name
! width="90" | Country
! width="60" | Matches Played
! width="60" | Matches Won
! width="60" | Points
! width="80" | Prize Money (USD)
|-style="background:#aaffaa;"
|1 || [[Stan Smith]]||{{flagu|USA}} || 46 || 41 || 75 || 154,100
|-style="background:#aaffaa;" 
|2 || [[Rod Laver]] ||{{flag|AUS}} || 44 || 37 || 63 || 78,200
|-style="background:#aaffaa;"
|3 || [[Roy Emerson]] ||{{flag|AUS}} || 29 || 20 || 28 || 41,350
|-style="background:#aaffaa;"
|3 || [[John Alexander (tennis)|John Alexander]] ||{{flag|AUS}} || 33 || 22 || 28 || 31,300
|-
|5 || [[Cliff Richey]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 34 || 23 || 27 || 24,350
|-
|6 || [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 31 || 20 || 25 || 23,200
|-
|7 || [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 27 || 17 || 21 || 41,800
|-
|8 || [[Brian Gottfried]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 20 || 10 || 20 || 20,300
|-
|9 || [[Colin Dibley]] ||{{flag|AUS}} || 23 || 13 || 18 ||22,750
|-
|10 || [[Jaime Fillol]] ||{{flag|CHI}} || 22 || 13 || 17 || 14,300
|}
||
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
!colspan="7" | Group B 
|- valign="top"
! Rk 
! width="160" | Name
! width="90" | Country
! width="60" | Matches Played
! width="60" | Matches Won
! width="60" | Points
! width="80" | Prize Money (USD)
|-style="background:#aaffaa;"
|1 || [[Ken Rosewall]] ||{{flag|AUS}} || 42 || 34 || 53 || 66,400
|-style="background:#aaffaa;"
|2 || [[Arthur Ashe]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 36 || 26 || 41 || 63,150
|-style="background:#aaffaa;"
|3 || [[Marty Riessen]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 36 || 26 || 35 || 47,200
|-style="background:#aaffaa;"
|4 || [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]] ||{{flag|GBR}} || 31 || 21 || 34 || 42,800
|-
|4 || [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] || {{flag|GBR}} || 33 || 23 || 34 || 31,950
|-
|6 || [[Brian Fairlie]] || {{flag|AUS}} || 32 || 22 || 33 || 30,900
|-
|7 || [[Jan Kodeš]] || {{flag|TCH}} || 27 || 19 || 28 || 23,800
|-
|8 || [[Tom Okker]] ||{{flag|NED}} || 29 || 19 || 25 || 34,400
|-
|9 || [[Roscoe Tanner]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 27 || 16 || 24 || 25,250
|-
|10 || [[Tom Gorman (tennis)|Tom Gorman]] ||{{flagu|USA}} || 25 || 16 || 23 || 28,200
|}
|}

==See also==
* [[1973 Grand Prix (tennis)|1973 Grand Prix circuit]]
* [[1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/results-archive?year=1973 ATP 1973 results archive]

{{World Championship Tennis seasons}}
{{1973 World Championship Tennis circuit}}
{{Men's tennis seasons}}
{{1973 in tennis}}

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