Singles
1973 Monte Carlo Open
ChampionRomania Ilie Năstase
Runner-upSweden Björn Borg
Score6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Draw48
Seeds7

The 1973 Monte Carlo Open – Singles was an event of the 1973 Monte Carlo Open tennis tournament and was played at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France between 16 April through 21 April 1973. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion and was top-seeded player. He retained his singles title, defeating Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.[1][2]

Seeds

01.  Romania Ilie Năstase (champion)
02.  Spain Manuel Orantes (second round)
03.  Italy Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
04.  France Patrick Proisy (semifinals)
05.  Spain Andrés Gimeno (second round)
06.  Romania Ion Țiriac (third round)
07.  Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 6
Spain Antonio Muñoz 2 2 3
Sweden Björn Borg 7 6 5
France Georges Goven 5 4 7
3 Italy Adriano Panatta 7 5 6
France Georges Goven 6 7 2
Sweden Björn Borg 4 1 2
1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
Italy Martin Mulligan 5 6 3
4 France Patrick Proisy 7 0 6
4 France Patrick Proisy 0 4 2
1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
LL West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 2 5 2
1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 7 6

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
2 Spain Manuel Orantes 7 4 1
Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6 2 9 Italy Corrado Barazzutti 5 6 6
Australia Kim Warwick 2 6 7 Italy Corrado Barazzutti 2 3
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Hungary Róbert Machán 4 7 6 Hungary Róbert Machán 4 1
Q France Jean-Loup Rouyer 6 5 4 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 6
Spain Antonio Muñoz 2 2 3
7 Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 4 1
Italy Paolo Bertolucci 7 6 Italy Paolo Bertolucci 6 6
France Patrice Dominguez 5 1 Italy Paolo Bertolucci 4 6
Spain Antonio Muñoz 6 7
Spain Antonio Muñoz 6 7
Q Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6 Q Hungary Balázs Taróczy 4 6
United States Steve Faulk 4 3

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Italy Adriano Panatta 6 7
Sweden Kjell Johansson 2 7 9 Sweden Kjell Johansson 3 6
United States Mike Estep 6 5 7 3 Italy Adriano Panatta 6 6
Belgium Bernard Mignot 4 2
West Germany Karl Meiler 0 4
Belgium Bernard Mignot 7 7 Belgium Bernard Mignot 6 6
Q Jamaica Richard Russell 6 5 3 Italy Adriano Panatta 7 5 6
France Georges Goven 6 7 2
6 Romania Ion Țiriac 6 7
West Germany Attila Korpás 0 6 7 West Germany Attila Korpás 1 6
United Kingdom David Lloyd 6 4 5 6 Romania Ion Țiriac 4 6 2
France Georges Goven 6 3 6
France Georges Goven 7 6
Q France Éric Deblicker 7 6 Q France Éric Deblicker 5 1
Italy Massimo Di Domenico 6 4

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Q Australia Alan McDonald 3 6 11
United States Paul Gerken 6 1 9 Q Australia Alan McDonald 2 2
Belgium Patrick Hombergen 6 6
Belgium Patrick Hombergen 1 0
Italy Martin Mulligan 2 6 6 Italy Martin Mulligan 6 6
United Kingdom John Lloyd 6 4 1 Italy Martin Mulligan 6 5 6
5 Spain Andrés Gimeno 3 7 4
Italy Martin Mulligan 5 6 3
Italy Tonino Zugarelli 6 6 4 France Patrick Proisy 7 0 6
Q Chile Patricio Rodríguez 3 2 Italy Tonino Zugarelli 3 7 5
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. 6 6 7
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. 4 4
Austria Hans Kary 1 6 6 4 France Patrick Proisy 6 6
Italy Vincenzo Franchitti 6 1 2 Austria Hans Kary 3 1
4 France Patrick Proisy 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Hungary István Gulyás 6 2 6
Australia John Bartlett 4 6 1 Hungary István Gulyás 7 6
France Wanaro N'Godrella 6 0
Hungary István Gulyás 4 3
United Kingdom John Feaver 6 3 6 LL West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6 6
Australia Ian Fletcher 1 6 1 United Kingdom John Feaver 2 6 4
LL West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6 2 6
LL West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 2 5 2
Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear 6 2 6 1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 7 6
France Bernard Montrenaud 1 6 1 Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear 3 4
Hungary Péter Szőke 6 6
Hungary Péter Szőke 2 2
Mexico Marcelo Lara 7 6 1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi 5 3 Mexico Marcelo Lara 4 3
1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 330, 331. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. "1973 Monte Carlo – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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