1973 Cleveland Tennis Classic | ||||
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Date | April 9–15 | |||
Edition | 2nd | |||
Category | World Championship Tennis | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $50,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
Location | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Ken Rosewall | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle | ||||
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The 1973 Cleveland Tennis Classic, also known as the Cleveland WCT, was a men's tennis tournament held on indoor carpet courts in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States that was part of the Group B circuit of the World Championship Tennis. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held between April 9 and April 15, 1973. Fifth-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money as well as 10 WCT ranking points.
Finals
Singles
Ken Rosewall defeated Roger Taylor 6–3, 6–4
- It was Rosewall's 2nd singles title of the year and the 30th of his career in the Open Era.
Doubles
Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle defeated Ismail El Shafei / Brian Fairlie 6–2, 6–3
References
- "1973 Cleveland WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "1973 Cleveland WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "Ken Rosewall crowned singles champ at Cleveland Classic". The Times-Reporter. AP. April 16, 1973. p. B-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780362001686.
External links
1973 World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit « 1972 1974 » | |
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