1973 World Championship Tennis circuit

Smith won 7 titles

Details
Duration| 15 January 1973 – 9 May 1973
Edition| 6th
Tournaments| 23
Achievements (singles)
Most titles|  Stan Smith (7)
Most finals|  Stan Smith (8)
Points leader|  Stan Smith (75)

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The 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1973. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). In April 1972 WCT signed an agreement with the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) as a result of which the 1973 men's tennis season was divided in a WCT section, which ran from January until May, and a Grand Prix circuit which was held from May onward. The WCT Circuit divided the players into two groups of 32 players, with each group playing 11 tournaments of the 22 tournaments. The four highest ranked players from each group qualified for the season finals in Dallas.[1] The total available prize money was almost $1,250,000.[2]

## Schedule

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Key
Tour Finals

Group A Tournaments
Group B Tournaments

### January

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15 Jan | Saga Bay Classic
Miami, United States
Group A
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Rod Laver
7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5 |  Dick Stockton |  Bob Lutz
John Alexander |  Roy Emerson
Jim McManus
Cliff Richey
Stan Smith
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6–4, 6–4 |  Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
18 Jan | Rothmans International
Deeside and London, Great Britain
Group B
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Brian Fairlie
2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |  Mark Cox |  Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen |  Tom Okker
Ken Rosewall
Alex Metreveli
Dick Crealy
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–3 |  Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
22 Jan | Michelob Pro–Celebrity
La Costa, United States
Group A
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Colin Dibley
6–3, 7–6(8–6) |  Stan Smith |  Rod Laver
Roy Emerson |  Tom Edlefsen
John Alexander
Harold Solomon
Phil Dent
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |  Nikola Pilić
Allan Stone
29 Jan | Astor Cup Professional Championships
Milan, Italy
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Marty Riessen
7–6(7–4), 6–0, 7–6(7–3) |  Roscoe Tanner |  Ken Rosewall
Tom Gorman |  Dick Crealy
Bob Carmichael
Mark Cox
Tom Okker
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–3, 6–3 |  Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
Fidelity Tournament
Richmond, United States
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Rod Laver
6–4, 6–3 |  Roy Emerson |  John Alexander
Dick Stockton |  Cliff Richey
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Phil Dent
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Terry Addison
Colin Dibley

### February

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6 Feb | U.S. Professional Indoor
Philadelphia, United States
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Stan Smith
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4 |  Robert Lutz |  Bob Maud
Niki Pilić |  Cliff Richey
Dick Stockton
Rod Laver
Colin Dibley
Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
11 Feb | Rothmans International
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Rod Laver
6–3, 6–4 |  Roy Emerson |  Stan Smith
Jaime Fillol |  Cliff Richey
Allan Stone
Ove Bengtson
Dick Stockton
John Alexander
Phil Dent
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |  Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
12 Feb | Professional Championships
Copenhagen, Denmark
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Roger Taylor
6–2, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |  Marty Riessen |  Brian Fairlie
Ken Rosewall |  Mark Cox
Jan Kodeš
Erik van Dillen
Dick Crealy
Tom Gorman
Erik van Dillen
6–4, 6–4 |  Mark Cox
Graham Stilwell
19 Feb | World Professional Championships
Cologne, West Germany
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Jan Kodeš
6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |  Brian Fairlie |  Mark Cox
Alex Metreveli |  Marty Riessen
Ken Rosewall
Haroon Rahim
Ismail El Shafei
Mark Cox
Graham Stilwell
7–6, 6–3 |  Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
26 Feb | Kemper International
Chicago, United States
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Arthur Ashe
3–6, 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–2) |  Roger Taylor |  Tom Gorman
Dick Crealy |  Marty Riessen
Tom Okker
Ken Rosewall
Ray Moore
Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |  Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie

### March

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19 Mar | Peachtree Corners Classic
Atlanta, United States
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4 |  Rod Laver |  Cliff Richey
Cliff Drysdale |  Onny Parun
Dick Stockton
Allan Stone
Robert Maud
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
7–6, 6–3 |  Robert Maud
Andrew Pattison
Union Trust Classic
Washington, United States
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Tom Okker
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) |  Arthur Ashe |  Roger Taylor
Ken Rosewall |  Ray Moore
Mark Cox
Dick Crealy
Alex Metreveli
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |  Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
26 Mar | Holton Tennis Classic
St. Louis, United States
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Stan Smith
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |  Rod Laver |  Cliff Drysdale
Niki Pilić |  John Alexander
Gerald Battrick
Bob Lutz
Cliff Richey
Ove Nils Bengtson
Jim McManus
6–2, 7–5 |  Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
Rothmans International
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Tom Gorman
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |  Jan Kodeš |  Roscoe Tanner
Ken Rosewall |  Fred Stolle
Erik van Dillen
Pierre Barthès
Ray Moore
Pierre Barthès
Roger Taylor
5–7, 6–3, 7–6 |  Tom Gorman
Erik van Dillen

### April

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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2 Apr | River Oaks International Tennis Tournament
Houston, United States
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Ken Rosewall
6–4, 6–1, 7–5 |  Fred Stolle |  Jan Kodeš
Tom Okker |  Arthur Ashe
Vladimír Zedník
Marty Riessen
Brian Fairlie
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
7–5, 7–5 |  Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
Munich WCT
Munich, West Germany
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Stan Smith
6–1, 7–5 |  Cliff Richey |  John Alexander
Brian Gottfried |  Robert Lutz
Rod Laver
Ove Bengtson
Dick Stockton
Nikola Pilić
Allan Stone
7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |  Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Richey
9 Apr | Brussels WCT
Brussels, Belgium
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Stan Smith
6–2, 6–4, 6–1 |  Rod Laver |  Dick Stockton
Roy Emerson |  Cliff Richey
Cliff Drysdale
Ove Bengtson
John Alexander
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–4, 7–6 |  John Alexander
Phil Dent
Cleveland Tennis Classic
Cleveland, United States
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Ken Rosewall
6–3, 6–4 |  Roger Taylor |  Raymond Moore
Brian Fairlie |  Arthur Ashe
Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Marty Riessen
Jan Kodeš
Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
6–2, 6–3 |  Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie
16 Apr | Carolinas International Tennis Tournament
Charlotte, United States
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Ken Rosewall
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |  Arthur Ashe |  Roscoe Tanner
Mark Cox |  Tom Gorman
Bob Carmichael
Željko Franulović
Marty Riessen
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |  Tom Gorman
Erik van Dillen
Johannesburg WCT
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group A
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Brian Gottfried
W/O[a] |  Jaime Fillol |  Ove Bengtson
Onny Parun |  Robert Lutz
Andrew Pattison
Colin Dibley
Gerald Battrick
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |  Frew McMillan
Allan Stone
23 Apr | United Bank Classic
Denver, United States
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Mark Cox
6–1, 6–1 |  Arthur Ashe |  Roscoe Tanner
Ross Case |  Brian Fairlie
Marty Riessen
Tom Leonard
Roger Taylor
Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |  Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
Group A
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Stan Smith
5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |  John Alexander |  Gerald Battrick
Rod Laver |  Ove Bengtson
Cliff Richey
Roy Emerson
Dick Stockton
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |  Nikola Pilić
Allan Stone

### May

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3 May | Masters Doubles WCT
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tour Finals
Carpet – $200,000 – 8D |  Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–0 |  Tom Okker
Marty Riessen |  Emerson /  Laver
Rosewall /  Stolle |  Addison /  Dibley
Pilić /  Stone
Cox /  Stilwell
Ashe /  Tanner
9 May | WCT Finals
Dallas, United States
Tour Finals
Carpet – $100,000 – 8S
Singles |  Stan Smith
6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |  Arthur Ashe |  Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall |  John Alexander
Roy Emerson
Marty Riessen
Roger Taylor

## Statistical information

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### Titles won by player

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Key
Tour Finals

Regular Tournaments
All titles
Total  | Player  |  Singles |  Doubles |  Singles |  Doubles |  Singles |  Doubles

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10 |  Stan Smith (USA) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3
8 |  Rod Laver (AUS) |  |  | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5
6 |  Marty Riessen (USA) |  |  | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5
6 |  Tom Okker (NED) |  |  | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5
5 |  Ken Rosewall (AUS) |  |  | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2
5 |  Roy Emerson (AUS) |  |  |  | 5 |  | 5
3 |  Robert Lutz (USA) |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 3
2 |  Roger Taylor (GBR) |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
2 |  Arthur Ashe (USA) |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
2 |  Tom Gorman (USA) |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
2 |  Brian Gottfried (USA) |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
2 |  Mark Cox (GBR) |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
2 |  Fred Stolle (AUS) |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2
1 |  Brian Fairlie (AUS) |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Colin Dibley (AUS) |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Jan Kodeš (TCH) |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Dick Stockton (USA) |  |  |  | 1 | 1
1 |  John Alexander (AUS) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Phil Dent (AUS) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Erik Van Dillen (USA) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Graham Stilwell (GBR) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Pierre Barthès (FRA) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Ove Bengtson (SWE) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Jim McManus (USA) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Nikola Pilić (YUG) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Allan Stone (AUS) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Roscoe Tanner (USA) |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1

### Titles won by nation

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Key
Tour Finals

Group A Tournaments
Group B Tournaments
All titles
Total  | Nation  |  Singles |  Doubles |  Singles |  Doubles |  Singles |  Doubles |  Singles |  Doubles

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23 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12
17 |  Australia (AUS) |  |  | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9
6 |  Netherlands (NED) |  |  |  |  | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5
4 |  Great Britain (GBR) |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
1 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  France (FRA) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
1 |  Sweden (SWE) |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
1 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1

## Standings

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Key
Qualified for Tour Finals

| Group A

Rk  | Name  | Country  | Matches Played  | Matches Won  | Points  | Prize Money (USD)
1 | Stan Smith |  USA | 46 | 41 | 75 | 154,100
2 | Rod Laver |  AUS | 44 | 37 | 63 | 78,200
3 | Roy Emerson |  AUS | 29 | 20 | 28 | 41,350
3 | John Alexander |  AUS | 33 | 22 | 28 | 31,300
5 | Cliff Richey |  USA | 34 | 23 | 27 | 24,350
6 | Dick Stockton |  USA | 31 | 20 | 25 | 23,200
7 | Bob Lutz |  USA | 27 | 17 | 21 | 41,800
8 | Brian Gottfried |  USA | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20,300
9 | Colin Dibley |  AUS | 23 | 13 | 18 | 22,750
10 | Jaime Fillol |  CHI | 22 | 13 | 17 | 14,300
| Group B

Rk  | Name  | Country  | Matches Played  | Matches Won  | Points  | Prize Money (USD)
1 | Ken Rosewall |  AUS | 42 | 34 | 53 | 66,400
2 | Arthur Ashe |  USA | 36 | 26 | 41 | 63,150
3 | Marty Riessen |  USA | 36 | 26 | 35 | 47,200
4 | Roger Taylor |  GBR | 31 | 21 | 34 | 42,800
4 | Mark Cox |  GBR | 33 | 23 | 34 | 31,950
6 | Brian Fairlie |  AUS | 32 | 22 | 33 | 30,900
7 | Jan Kodeš |  TCH | 27 | 19 | 28 | 23,800
8 | Tom Okker |  NED | 29 | 19 | 25 | 34,400
9 | Roscoe Tanner |  USA | 27 | 16 | 24 | 25,250
10 | Tom Gorman |  USA | 25 | 16 | 23 | 28,200

## See also

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* 1973 Grand Prix circuit
* 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit

## Notes

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1. ^ Fillol defaulted before the final due to illness (flu).[3]

## References

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1. ^ *Collins Bud History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). USA: New Chapter Press. 2010. ISBN 0-942257-70-7.
2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 167\. ISBN 9780362001679.
3. ^ "Gottfried wins". Star-News. Apr 24, 1973.

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