Champion Jan Kodeš Final score 6–1, 9–8, 6–3 Seeds 8 | Runner-up Alex Metreveli Draw 128 (32Q) Singles men | |
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 (including reigning champion Stan Smith) to protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić This resulted in a large number of qualifiers and lucky losers.
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Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Jan Kodeš is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Ilie Năstase, (Fourth Round)
- Jan Kodeš, (Champion)
- Roger Taylor, (Semifinals)
- Alex Metreveli, (Finals)
- Jimmy Connors, (Quarterfinals)
- Björn Borg, (Quarterfinals)
- Owen Davidson, (Fourth Round)
- Jürgen Faßbender, (Quarterfinals)
Before the withdrawal of players boycotting the event, the original seeding list was:
- Stan Smith
- Ilie Năstase
- John Newcombe
- Arthur Ashe
- Ken Rosewall
- Tom Okker
- Marty Riessen
- Roy Emerson
- Tom Gorman
- Cliff Richey
- Adriano Panatta
- Manuel Orantes
- Alex Metreveli
- Bob Lutz
- Jan Kodeš
- Roger Taylor
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References
1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA