Men's singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Runner-upSoviet Union Alex Metreveli
Score6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3
Draw128 (32 Q )
Seeds8

Jan Kodeš defeated Alex Metreveli in the final, 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first Wimbledon title and third and last major singles title overall. The final included a tie-break played at 8–8 in the second set; it was the first ever Wimbledon singles final to feature a tie-break.

81 of the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players, including reigning champion Stan Smith, boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 in protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić by the Yugoslav Tennis Association, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).[2] This resulted in numerous qualifiers and lucky losers playing the tournament; of the 16 players originally seeded at the tournament, only three (Ilie Năstase, Kodeš, and Roger Taylor) participated.

Seeds

01.   Romania Ilie Năstase (fourth round)
02.   Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (champion)
03.   United Kingdom Roger Taylor (semifinals)
04.   Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (final)
05.   United States Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
06.   Sweden Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
07.   Australia Owen Davidson (fourth round)
08.   West Germany Jürgen Fassbender (quarterfinals)

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

The original seeding list before the boycott was:

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
United States Sandy Mayer 3 4 6 6 6
8 West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 6 6 3 4 4
United States Sandy Mayer 3 6 3 4
4 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6 3 6 6
4 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 8 6 5 6
5 United States Jimmy Connors 6 2 7 4
4 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 1 85 3
2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 97 6
6 Sweden Björn Borg 1 8 6 3 5
3 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 6 3 6 7
3 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 9 7 7 4 5
2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 8 9 5 6 7
India Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 3 5
2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 3 4 6 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 7 6
Q West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz 3 5 2 1 Romania I Năstase 6 7 7 6
Colombia Iván Molina 6 9 8 6 Colombia I Molina 2 9 5 1
LL United States Bill Brown 4 7 9 3 1 Romania I Năstase 7 6 6
LL United Kingdom Phil Siviter 4 9 1 2 Q Japan T Sakai 5 2 4
Austria Hans Kary 6 7 6 6 Austria H Kary 1 3 6 3
Q Japan Toshiro Sakai 6 3 9 6 Q Japan T Sakai 6 6 3 6
LL United States Ken McMillan 1 6 8 4 1 Romania I Năstase 4 6 8 4
Q Romania Ionel Sânteiu 7 6 4 5 5 United States A Mayer 6 8 6 6
LL Mexico Roberto Chávez 5 4 6 7 7 LL Mexico R Chávez 9 1 7 2
United States Sandy Mayer 7 6 6 United States A Mayer 7 6 9 6
LL United Kingdom Richard Lewis 5 4 3 United States A Mayer 8 7 6
Q United States Steve Messmer 5 2 4 LL Czechoslovakia V Zedník 6 5 0
LL United Kingdom Clay Iles 7 6 6 LL United Kingdom C Iles 3 3 6 2
Q India Gaurav Misra 4 4 1 LL Czechoslovakia V Zedník 6 6 4 6
LL Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 8 6 6 6
Hungary István Gulyás 6 8 3 3 8 West Germany J Fassbender 6 6 6
LL Spain José Moreno 6 6 6 LL Spain J Moreno 3 4 4
LL United Kingdom Michael Collins 4 3 3 8 West Germany J Fassbender 6 5 4 7 15
Australia Ray Keldie 7 6 4 6 Australia R Keldie 2 7 6 5 13
LL United States Dick Bohrnstedt 5 3 6 3 Australia R Keldie 6 8 6 6
Q West Germany Frank Gebert 8 8 5 7 Q Sweden T Svensson 4 9 0 4
Q Sweden Tenny Svensson 6 9 7 9 8 West Germany J Fassbender 6 7 6
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 5 2 West Germany H-J Pohmann 2 5 3
LL New Zealand Jeff Simpson 8 2 7 6 LL New Zealand J Simpson 8 6 8 6
Australia Neale Fraser 4 5 6 LL United States J Hagey 6 4 9 3
LL United States James "Chico" Hagey 6 7 8 LL New Zealand J Simpson 6 5 3 4
United Kingdom John Paish 7 4 5 2 West Germany H-J Pohmann 4 7 6 6
Q Mexico Marcelo Lara 5 6 7 6 Q Mexico M Lara 6 5 6 1 5
LL United Kingdom Colin McHugo 3 4 4 West Germany H-J Pohmann 2 7 2 6 7
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6 6 9
LL United Kingdom Stanley Matthews 3 4 8 4 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 7
Q Australia Bob Giltinan 6 6 6 Q Australia R Giltinan 4 2 5
LL Hungary Róbert Machán 3 4 3 4 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 6
LL Australia Greg Braun 4 4 2 Australia J Cooper 2 3 1
Q Australia Allan McDonald 6 6 6 Q Australia A McDonald 4 6 6 5 7
Australia John Cooper 6 8 6 9 Australia J Cooper 6 4 4 7 9
United States Herb Fitzgibbon 3 9 3 7 4 Soviet Union A Metreveli 8 6 6
LL United States Pancho Walthall 6 3 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Feaver 6 4 1
Poland Tadeusz Nowicki 4 6 8 3 2 LL United States F Walthall 3 6 6 9
LL India Chiradip Mukerjea 6 7 8 6 LL India C Mukerjea 6 1 1 8
Q West Germany Hans Engert 4 5 9 4 LL United States F Walthall 5 1 8
Q United States Gene Scott 9 3 8 4 4 United Kingdom J Feaver 7 6 9
United Kingdom John Feaver 8 6 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Feaver 9 6 9
LL Australia Cliff Letcher 5 6 6 6 LL Australia C Letcher 8 4 8
LL United States Robert Stock 7 4 3 1

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
LL United Kingdom Mark Farrell 4 3 4 5 United States J Connors 6 6 5 6
United Kingdom David Lloyd 6 0 6 6 United Kingdom D Lloyd 4 3 7 2
Italy Corrado Barazzutti 2 6 1 1 5 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Soviet Union Sergei Likhachev 3 4 6 4 LL New Zealand R Simpson 2 1 2
Q Australia Bill Durham 6 6 3 6 Q Australia W Durham 8 9 5 6 2
LL United States Thomas Karp 4 6 3 LL New Zealand R Simpson 9 7 7 3 6
LL New Zealand Russell Simpson 6 8 6 5 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom John Clifton 4 6 6 4 3 LL South Africa B Mitton 3 3 2
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 3 2 6 6 Chile J Pinto Bravo 6 2 2 6 3
Q Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell 3 6 4 5 LL South Africa D Joubert 4 6 6 2 6
LL South Africa Deon Joubert 6 4 6 7 LL South Africa D Joubert 6 9 4 1 7
LL France Thierry Bernasconi 6 1 3 LL South Africa B Mitton 4 8 6 6 9
LL South Africa Bernard Mitton 8 6 6 LL South Africa B Mitton 7 2 4 7 7
Q Netherlands Jan Hordijk 7 2 2 United States A Guerry 5 6 6 5 5
United States Zan Guerry 9 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović 5 6 3
Q Australia Syd Ball 7 8 6 Q Australia S Ball 0r
France Jean-Loup Rouyer 0 2 2 Hungary S Baranyi 1
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi 6 6 6 Hungary S Baranyi 2 5 6 6 6
LL Japan Kiyoshi Tanabe 4 3 4 United States J Austin 6 7 3 4 4
LL Switzerland Petr Kanderal 6 6 6 LL Switzerland P Kanderal 8 3 3
Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 6 6 3 0 4 United States J Austin 9 6 6
United States Jeff Austin 3 4 6 6 6 Hungary S Baranyi 3 2 8 7 1
LL United States Greg Peebles 7 4 2 6 Sweden B Borg 6 6 6 5 6
West Germany Karl Meiler 9 6 6 West Germany K Meiler 6 6 9
LL India Jasjit Singh 3 7 6 3 Q United States W Martin 1 4 8
Q United States Billy Martin 6 9 2 6 West Germany K Meiler 4 4 6 6 3
Belgium Patrick Hombergen 6 6 6 6 Sweden B Borg 6 6 3 2 6
Australia Stephen Myers 3 3 1 Belgium P Hombergen 4 2 4
Q India Premjit Lall 3 4 818 6 Sweden B Borg 6 6 6
6 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 920

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Czechoslovakia František Pála 6 1 6 7
LL United States Dan Bleckinger 3 6 3 5 Czechoslovakia F Pála 6 6 0 6 5
LL United States Doug Crawford 4 2 4 LL United States N Holmes 8 2 6 1 7
LL United States Norman Holmes 6 6 6 LL United States N Holmes 2 6 5 5
United States Robert McKinley 6 6 6 United States R McKinley 6 3 7 7
LL Australia Paul McNamee 4 1 0 United States R McKinley 6 3 6 6
Q Australia Eugene Russo 6 2 9 4 7 LL Japan J Kuki 4 6 2 2
LL Japan Jun Kuki 1 6 8 6 9 United States R McKinley 1 5 8 5
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 6 6 7 3 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 7 6 7
Australia Frank Sedgman 0 4 5 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 7 1 4 7 6
Italy Antonio Zugarelli 6 6 6 Italy A Zugarelli 5 6 6 5 2
LL Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojović 3 2 4 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 1 7 4 2
LL Australia John James 7 2 6 6 2 3 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 5 6 6
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 5 6 3 8 6 West Germany H Elschenbroich 3 2 2
Q France Jean-Louis Haillet 2 3 3 3 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 6 6
3 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom John Lloyd 8 4 6 6 6
LL France Jean-François Caujolle 9 6 3 4 3 United Kingdom J Lloyd 7 6 6
LL Australia Paul Kronk 7 5 4 6 4 Q Australia K Hancock 5 4 4
Q Australia Keith Hancock 5 7 6 3 6 United Kingdom J Lloyd 5 4 6 6 5
Belgium Bernard Mignot 6 6 6 India V Amritraj 7 6 3 2 7
Q Austria Peter Pokorny 1 1 3 Belgium B Mignot 1 1 2
India Vijay Amritraj 6 6 6 India V Amritraj 6 6 6
LL Australia Harold Turnbull 4 2 4 India V Amritraj 7 8 6 6
LL Soviet Union Konstantin Pugaev 6 1 5 8 7 Australia O Davidson 5 9 3 4
LL Australia Ernie Ewert 3 6 7 9 LL Australia E Ewert 7 6 6
United States Mike Machette 3 6 6 6 United States M Machette 5 2 3
Q New Zealand Tony Parun 6 4 3 1 LL Australia E Ewert 1 4 6 3
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6 9 7 7 Australia O Davidson 6 6 3 6
Q United Kingdom Robin Drysdale 3 7 5 Australia B Phillips-Moore 3 4 3
LL France Pierre Joly 4 4 4 7 Australia O Davidson 6 6 6
7 Australia Owen Davidson 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
India Anand Amritraj 6 6 9
LL Pakistan Saeed Meer 4 4 8 India A Amritraj 6 3 2 4
LL India Jaidip Mukerjea 7 6 6 LL India J Mukerjea 3 6 6 6
LL Ecuador Eduardo Zuleta 5 1 3 LL India J Mukerjea 9 6 6
Q South Africa Richard Buwalda 5 6 6 6 LL Australia G Perkins 8 4 3
Q Pakistan Munawar Iqbal 7 3 2 4 Q South Africa R Buwalda 6 3 6 1 8
LL Australia Greg Perkins 6 6 3 9 LL Australia G Perkins 4 6 3 6 10
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi 4 4 6 7 LL India J Mukerjea 4 6 4 3
United Kingdom Stephen Warboys 2 6 7 6 4 2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 3 6 6
Q South Africa John Yuill 6 4 9 4 6 Q South Africa J Yuill 4 6 1 6 6
LL United Kingdom Peter Curtis 6 6 6 LL United Kingdom P Curtis 6 3 6 2 3
Q Australia Graeme Thomson 4 4 2 Q South Africa J Yuill 1 5 2
LL Italy Pietro Marzano 6 6 2 6 2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 7 6
Mexico Raúl Ramírez 3 4 6 2 LL Italy P Marzano 0 4 3
LL Japan Kenichi Hirai 6 4 1 3 2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 4 6 6 6

References

  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne. pp. 15–17, 45–47. ISBN 978-0362001686.
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