1973 Berlin Open

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1973 Berlin Open
Date4–11 June
Edition1st
Category Grand Prix (Group C)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$25,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Berlin, West Germany
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann [1]
Doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Stone [2]
Berlin Open ·  1976  

The 1973 Berlin Open was a men's tennis tournament staged in Berlin, West Germany. The men's event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and categorized in Group C. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 4 June until 11 June 1973. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and Hans-Jürgen Pohmann won the singles title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann defeated Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender / Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann defeated Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez / Flag of Mexico.svg Joaquin Loyo-Mayo 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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References

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  2. "1973 Berlin – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 125. ISBN   9780362001686.