1973_Australian_Indoor_Championships

1973 Australian Indoor Championships

1973 Australian Indoor Championships

Tennis tournament

The 1973 Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. It was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix as a Group B category tournament. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 4 November through 11 November 1973.[3][4][5] Rod Laver won the singles title and the accompanying $10,000 first-prize money.[6]

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Finals

Singles

Main article: 1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia John Newcombe 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

  • It was Laver's 14th title of the year and the 50th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles

Australia Rod Laver / Australia John Newcombe defeated Australia Mal Anderson / Australia Ken Rosewall 7–6, 6–2

  • It was Laver's 13th title of the year and the 49th of his career. It was Newcombe's 10th title of the year and the 48th of his career.

References

  1. [1]
    "1973 Sydney Indoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. [2]
    "1973 Sydney Indoor – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. [3]
    John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780362001686.
  4. [4]
    "Layer outlasts Newcombe in 3-hour battle". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    Joe Cosgrove (6 November 1973). "Indoor tennis begins". The Canberra Times. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. [6]
    "Laver takes net thriller". News-Herald. United Press International. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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