1973 Swedish Open

1973 Swedish Open
Date	8–15 July
Edition	26th
Category	Grand Prix (Group B)
Draw	32S / 22D
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Båstad, Sweden
Champions
Singles
Stan Smith [1]
Doubles
Nikola Pilić / Stan Smith [2]
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The 1973 Swedish Open, also known as the Swedish International Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts held in Båstad, Sweden. It was classified as a Group B category tournament and was part of the 1973 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July through 15 July 1973. First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title and earned $8,400 first-prize money. It was the third tournament he won in Sweden within an eight month period, after the Stockholm Open on hard court in November 1972 and the Swedish Pro on carpet court in April 1973. ^{[3] [4]}

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1973 Swedish Open – Singles

Stan Smith defeated Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 7–6

• It was Smith' 8th singles title of the year and the 53rd of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1973 Swedish Open – Doubles

Nikola Pilić / Stan Smith defeated Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

References

1. "1973 Båstad – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1973 Båstad – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "Smith tops Orantes in 3 sets" . The Atlanta Constitution. AP. 16 July 1973. p. 8-D – via Newspapers.com.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 31, 119. ISBN   9780362001686.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details