1973 Grand Prix (tennis)
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Duration | 3 January – 26 December |
Edition | 4th |
Tournaments | 72 |
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The 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Men's Grand Prix. Bonus points were awarded to players who were nominated to play in certain 1973 Davis Cup ties and who miss tournaments through competing in those ties.[2] The Commercial Union Assurance Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.
Schedule[]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Grand Prix Masters |
Grand Prix Super Series |
Group B events |
Group C events |
Team events |
December 1972[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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26 Dec | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $27,450 – Grass – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 May | Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Group B Clay – 64S/32D/32XD |
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21 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Jun | Italian Open Rome, Italy Super Series $101,600 – Clay – 96S/48D |
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Berlin Open Berlin, West Germany Group C Clay – 32S/16D |
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11 Jun | German Open Hamburg, West Germany Group B Clay – 62S/28D |
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John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Group B Grass – 40S/21D |
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18 Jun | Rothmans Championships London, Great Britain Group C Grass – 48S/32D |
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Rothmans South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Group B Grass – 32S/16D |
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25 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 128S/64D/56XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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![]() ![]() 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9 (3–7), 6–1 |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Jul | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Group B Clay – 32S/22D |
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Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Group B Clay – 32S |
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Green Shield Welsh Open Newport, Great Britain Group C Grass – 64S/32D |
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16 Jul | U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Super Series Hard – 32S/16D |
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Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Group C Clay – 32S/17D |
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Dutch Open Hilversum, the Netherlands Group C Clay – 32S/16D |
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23 Jul | Washington Star International Washington, United States Group B $75,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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Volvo International Bretton Woods, United States Group C Clay – 32S/16D |
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30 Jul | First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group C $75,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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Buckeye Championships Columbus, United States Group C Hard – 32S/16D |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Aug | Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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Tanglewood International Tennis Classic Clemmons, United States Clay – 32S/16D |
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13 Aug | U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Group B $90,000 – Clay – 50S/22D |
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Pennsylvania Championships Merion, United States Grass – 64S/32D |
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20 Aug | Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Super Series $100,000 – Hard – 64S/32D |
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Eastern Championships South Orange, United States Grass – 32S/16D |
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27 Aug | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $118,000 – Grass – 128S/62D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Sep | U.S. Hard Court Championships Aptos, United States Hard – 32S/16D |
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Rainier International Tennis Classic Seattle, United States Carpet – 32S/16D |
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17 Sep | Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Super Series Hard – 64S/32D |
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24 Sep | Pacific Coast Championships San Francisco, United States Group B Hard – 32S/16D |
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Tam International Chicago, United States Group B Carpet (i) – 32S/16D |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Oct | Fort Worth Open Fort Worth, United States Group B Hard – 32S/16D |
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Quebec Open Quebec, Canada Group B 32S/16D |
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Osaka Open Osaka, Japan Hard – 32S/16D |
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8 Oct | Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Group B Clay – 58S/32D |
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Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Group B 48S/24D |
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15 Oct | Trofeo Melia Madrid, Spain Group B Clay – 64S/31D |
![]() 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 |
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Indian Open New Delhi, India Group B 32S/16D |
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Milo International Tennis Classic Manila, the Philippines 32S/16D |
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22 Oct | Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Clay – 48S/21D |
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Czechoslovakian Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay – 32S/16D |
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29 Oct | Jean Becker Open Paris, France Group B Hard (i) – 48S/23D |
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Indonesia Open Jakarta, Indonesia 32S/16D |
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Viceroy Classic Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hard – 32S/16D |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Nov | Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Super Series Hard (i) – 48S/24D |
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Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Group B Hard (i) – 32S/16D |
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12 Nov | Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Group B Carpet (i) – 32S/16D |
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Benson & Hedges Classic Christchurch, New Zealand 29S/12D |
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19 Nov | South African Championships[note 1] Johannesburg, South Africa Super Series Hard – 32S/16D/16XD |
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South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group B Clay – 32S/2D |
![]() 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6(5–5) ret. |
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26 Nov | Davis Cup Final Cleveland, United States – Carpet |
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December[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Dec | Commercial Union Assurance Masters Boston, United States $50,000 – Hard (i) – 8S Singles – |
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Grand Prix points system[]
The tournaments listed above were divided into four groups. Group AA consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into Groups A, B and C by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:
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Grand Prix rankings[]
1) Ilie Nastase 610 points, 2) John Newcombe 512.5 points, 3) Tom Okker 498 points, 4) Jimmy Connors 383 points, 5) Manuel Orantes 358.5 points, 6) Jan Kodes 315 points, 7) Stan Smith 274 points, 8) Tom Gorman 270 points, 9) Björn Borg 240 points, 10) Arthur Ashe 236 points, 11) Rod Laver 230 points, 12) Nikki Pilic 210 points, 13) Jaime Fillol 203 points, 14) Raul Ramirez 186.5 points, 15) Onny Parun 177 points, 16) Vijay Amritraj 169.5 points, 17) Ken Rosewall 169 points, 18) Eddie Dibbs 155 points, 19) Karl Meiler 155 points, 20) Marty Riessen 141 points, 21) Alex Metreveli 141 points, 22) Jiri Hrebec 131 points, 23) Ross Case 126 points, 24) Roger Taylor 126 points, 25) Guillermo Vilas 121 points, 26) Adriano Panatta 119 points, 27) Brian Gottfried 118 points, 28) Mark Cox 118 points, 29) Jurgen Fassbender 115 points, 30) Charles Pasarell 112 points, 31) Cliff Drysdale 112 points, 32) Paolo Bertolucci 104 points, 33) Geoff Masters 100 points, 34) Ray Moore 98 points, 35) John Alexander 98 points[3]
ATP rankings[]
On 23 August 1973 the Association of Tennis Professionals published its first list of computer rankings, using points averages rather than points totals in their calculations. These are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players in the first list[4] and at the end of the 1973 season,[5] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1973, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.
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See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ The tournament started on 14 November.
References[]
- ^ "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of August 23, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 23 August 1973. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links[]
- ATP Archive 1973: Commercial Union Grand Prix tournaments
- History Mens Professional Tours
Further reading[]
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
- 1973 Grand Prix (tennis)
- 1973 in tennis
- Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons