1973 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships
1973 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships | |
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Date | February 19–24 |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | USLTA Indoor Circuit |
Draw | 64S / 32D |
Prize money | $50,000 |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. |
Champions | |
Jimmy Connors[1] | |
Clark Graebner / Ilie Năstase[2] |
The 1973 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament held in Salisbury, Maryland. The event was part of the 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit. The tournament was held from February 19 through February 24, 1994, and played on indoor hard courts. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and $9,000 first-prize money.[3][4][5]
Finals[]
Singles[]
Jimmy Connors defeated Karl Meiler 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3
- It was Connor's fourth singles title of the year, and the tenth of his career.
Doubles[]
Jürgen Fassbender / Juan Gisbert, Sr. defeated Clark Graebner / Ilie Năstase 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
References[]
- ^ "1973 Salisbury men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1973 Salisbury men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 328. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "Jimmy Connors Captures National Indoor Tennis Crown". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. February 25, 1973 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Connors Takes Indoor Tennis Title at 20". The Day. February 24, 1973 – via Google News Archive.
External links[]
Categories:
- Tennis tournaments in the United States
- Salisbury, Maryland
- 1973 in American tennis
- 1973 in sports in Maryland
- February 1973 sports events in the United States