1973 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
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Jan Kodeš
defeated Alex Metreveli
6-1 9-8 6-3 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships
. The final match included a tie-breaker played at 8-8 in the second set; the first ever Wimbledon singles final to include a tie-break. Eighty-one of the top players boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 to protest the suspension of Nikola Pilić
. This resulted in a large number of qualifiers and lucky losers.
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Before the withdrawal of players boycotting the event, the original seeding list was:
Jan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
defeated Alex Metreveli
Alex Metreveli
Alexander Metreveli is a retired Soviet amateur tennis player.Metreveli is probably best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia...
6-1 9-8 6-3 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships
1973 Wimbledon Championships
List of the 1973 Wimbledon champions:-Men's singles: Jan Kodeš def. Alex Metreveli, 6–1, 9–8, 6–3-Women's singles: Billie Jean King def. Chris Evert, 6–0, 7–5...
. The final match included a tie-breaker played at 8-8 in the second set; the first ever Wimbledon singles final to include a tie-break. Eighty-one of the top players boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 to protest the suspension of Nikola Pilić
Nikola Pilic
Nikola "Niki" Pilić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the Handsome Eight.-Biography:...
. This resulted in a large number of qualifiers and lucky losers.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Jan KodešJan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Ilie NăstaseIlie NastaseIlie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...
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Jan KodešJan KodešJan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
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Roger Taylor, (Semifinals) -
Alex MetreveliAlex MetreveliAlexander Metreveli is a retired Soviet amateur tennis player.Metreveli is probably best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia...
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Owen DavidsonOwen Davidson' was a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s.Partnering Billie Jean King, Davidson managed to win eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. Davidson was one of very few to win a calendar year slam for mixed doubles, when he won the Australian Championships, French Championships,...
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Jimmy ConnorsJimmy ConnorsJames Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
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Björn BorgBjörn BorgBjörn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
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Jürgen Faßbender, (Quarterfinals)
Before the withdrawal of players boycotting the event, the original seeding list was:
- Stan SmithStan SmithStanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
- Ilie NăstaseIlie NastaseIlie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...
- John NewcombeJohn NewcombeJohn David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
- Arthur AsheArthur AsheArthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...
- Ken RosewallKen RosewallKenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. He won 23 Majors including eight Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record fifteen Pro Slam titles . Rosewall won 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam...
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Tom OkkerTom OkkerThomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through... - Marty RiessenMarty RiessenMarty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...
- Roy EmersonRoy EmersonRoy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...
- Tom Gorman
- Cliff RicheyCliff RicheyCliff Richey played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the brother of fellow player Nancy Richey....
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Adriano PanattaAdriano PanattaAdriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976, and for being the only player to ever defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, which he did on two occasions.-Career:... -
Manuel OrantesManuel OrantesManuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:... - Alex MetreveliAlex MetreveliAlexander Metreveli is a retired Soviet amateur tennis player.Metreveli is probably best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia...
- Bob LutzBob LutzBob Lutz may refer to:*Bob Lutz , tennis player of the 1970s*Bob Lutz , retired auto industry executive*Bobby Lutz , basketball coach*Bob Lutz , American football coach...
- Jan KodešJan KodešJan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
- Roger Taylor
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired