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1973 Australian Open – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
John Newcombe

Final score
  
6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1

men
  
women

Runner-up
  
Onny Parun

Singles
  
men

Doubles
  
men

Ken Rosewall was the two time defending champion, but was upset in the second round by unseeded Karl Meiler.

Contents

John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open.

The format was the first round was best of 3 sets and the rest of the tournament was best of 5 sets.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. John Newcombe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • L = Loser
  • r. = retired
  • References

    1973 Australian Open – Men's Singles Wikipedia