1973 Milo International Tennis Classic

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1973 Milo International Tennis Classic
Date15–21 October
Edition1st
Category Grand Prix (Grade C)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$25,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Manila, Philippines
Champions
Singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case [1]
Doubles
Flag of Mexico.svg Marcello Lara / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart [2]
Manila Open ·  1974  

The 1973 Milo International Tennis Classic, also known as the Manila Open, [3] was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Manila, the Philippines. It was the inaugural edition of the event and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1973. The tournament was part of the Grade C tier of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was the third leg of the Asian circuit. Ross Case won the singles title. [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters 6–1, 6–0

Doubles

Flag of Mexico.svg Marcello Lara / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart defeated Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender / Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 4–6, 7–5, 7–6

References

  1. "1973 Manila – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1973 Manila – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Manila Open". Albuquerque Tribune . Albuquerque: Wikipedia Library - Newspaper Archive. Com. 23 October 1973. p. 22. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 127. ISBN   9780362001686.