Singles
1973 Holton Tennis Classic
ChampionUnited States Stan Smith
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds12

The 1973 Holton Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1973 Holton Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament that was played at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States from March 26 through April 1, 1973. The draw comprised 36 players and 12 of them were seeded. John Newcombe was the defending champion but did not compete in this edition. Second-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title, defeating first-seeded Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 and earned $10,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Australia Rod Laver (final)
  2. United States Stan Smith (champion)
  3. Australia Roy Emerson (first round)
  4. United States Bob Lutz (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Dick Stockton (first round)
  6. Australia Colin Dibley (first round)
  7. Australia John Alexander (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
  9. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (semifinals)
  10. Australia Phil Dent (second round)
  11. Chile Jaime Fillol (second round)
  12. South Africa Bob Maud (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 3 3
1 Australia Rod Laver 4 6 4
2 United States Stan Smith 6 3 6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 3 3
2 United States Stan Smith 6 6

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
New Zealand Onny Parun 3 4 1 Australia Rod Laver 6 77
United States Roy Barth 6 0 6 United States Roy Barth 2 60
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 3 6 3 1 Australia Rod Laver 6 3 6
Chile Patricio Cornejo 1 3 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 3 6 2
Sweden Ove Bengtson 6 6 Sweden Ove Bengtson 3 6 3
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 7 3 6 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 6 4 6
5 United States Dick Stockton 5 6 3 1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
8 United States Cliff Richey 6 4 6 9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 3 3
United States Charlie Pasarell 1 6 4 8 United States Cliff Richey 6 77
United States Jim McManus 6 6 United States Jim McManus 3 62
12 South Africa Bob Maud 2 3 8 United States Cliff Richey 6 65 64
9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6 9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 4 77 77
Brazil José Edison Mandarino 0 1 9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6
United States Brian Gottfried 4 6 710 United States Brian Gottfried 2 3
3 Australia Roy Emerson 6 4 68

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 United States Bob Lutz 6 6
United States Butch Buchholz 3 2 4 United States Bob Lutz 6 6
Australia Terry Addison 0 4 10 Australia Phil Dent 3 2
10 Australia Phil Dent 6 6 4 United States Bob Lutz 1 3
South Africa Frew McMillan 1 1 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Australia Allan Stone 6 6 Australia Allan Stone 4 63
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 79 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 77
6 Australia Colin Dibley 4 67 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 3 3
7 Australia John Alexander 6 6 2 United States Stan Smith 6 6
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 3 4 7 Australia John Alexander 6 77
11 Chile Jaime Fillol 6 6 11 Chile Jaime Fillol 4 64
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 2 4 7 Australia John Alexander 6 0 61
United States Tom Edlefsen 1 63 2 United States Stan Smith 4 6 77
United States Frank Froehling 6 77 United States Frank Froehling 4 0
United States Harold Solomon 2 4 2 United States Stan Smith 6 6
2 United States Stan Smith 6 6

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780671216238.
  2. ↑ "1973 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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