1973 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1973 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	Stan Smith
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Final score	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Ken Rosewall was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Arthur Ashe.

Stan Smith won the singles title of the 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals after a 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final against Ashe.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Stan Smith (Champion) Roger Taylor (Quarterfinals) Marty Riessen (Quarterfinals) Rod Laver (Semifinals)

Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals) Arthur Ashe (Final) Ken Rosewall (Semifinals) John Alexander (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Stan Smith	6	6	6
	8	John Alexander	4	2	1
										1	Stan Smith	4	6	77	7
										4	Rod Laver	6	4	62	5
	4	Rod Laver	7	6	7
	5	Roy Emerson	5	2	5
																			1	Stan Smith	6	6	4	6
																			6	Arthur Ashe	3	3	6	4
	6	Arthur Ashe	77	4	7	3	6
	3	Marty Riessen	63	6	5	6	1
										6	Arthur Ashe	6	6	5	1	6
										7	Ken Rosewall	4	2	7	6	2
	7	Ken Rosewall	4	6	65	6	6
	2	Roger Taylor	6	2	77	1	4

References

• 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-05)