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1973 French Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1973 French Open
Final
ChampionRomania Ilie Năstase
Runner-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Score6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Ilie Năstase defeated Nikola Pilić in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.[1] It was his second and last major singles title, having also won the 1972 US Open. Năstase did not lose a set en route to the title.

Andrés Gimeno was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Guillermo Vilas.

This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, six-time French Open champion, and eleven-time major champion Björn Borg.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Stan Smith (fourth round)
  2. Romania Ilie Năstase (champion)
  3. n/a
  4. United States Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
  5. Spain Manuel Orantes (second round)
  6. Australia John Newcombe (first round)
  7. Spain Andrés Gimeno (second round)
  8. Italy Adriano Panatta (semifinals)
  9. United States Cliff Richey (first round)
  10. United Kingdom Roger Taylor (quarterfinals)
  11. France Patrick Proisy (first round)
  12. United States Jimmy Connors (first round)
  13. United Kingdom Mark Cox (second round)
  14. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
  15. France François Jauffret (fourth round)
  16. Netherlands Tom Okker (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 7
10 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 0 2 6
2 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
  United States Tom Gorman 3 4 1
14 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 4 6 6 1
  United States Tom Gorman 6 7 4 6
2 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 3 3 0
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6 3 6
  Italy Paolo Bertolucci 3 4 6 4
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6 6
8 Italy Adriano Panatta 4 3 2
8 Italy Adriano Panatta 6 5 6 6
16 Netherlands Tom Okker 3 7 3 4

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Romania I Năstase 6 6
Chile J Pinto-Bravo 1 4 2 Romania I Năstase 6 6
Japan T Sakai 2 3 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 2 4
Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 6 6 2 Romania I Năstase 6 6 6
West Germany J Fassbender 6 1 6 West Germany J Fassbender 2 1 3
Q France D Naegelen 2 6 1 West Germany J Fassbender 6 7
Mexico M Lara 7 6 Mexico M Lara 3 6
Q France P Joly 6 1 2 Romania I Năstase 6 6 6
15 France Jauffret 7 6 15 France F Jauffret 4 2 4
Egypt I El Shafei 6 3 15 France F Jauffret 6 7
Italy A Zugarelli 7 3 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 4 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 5 6 6 15 France F Jauffret 6 2 6 3 6
West Germany K Meiler 4 2 France P Dominguez 1 6 1 6 0
United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 United Kingdom G Battrick 6 4
United States E Dibbs 5 5 France P Dominguez 7 6
France P Dominguez 7 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
Italy E Di Matteo 7 4 3 7 Spain A Gimeno 2 7 6
LL West Germany A Korpás 4 0 Argentina G Vilas 6 5 8
Argentina G Vilas 6 6 Argentina G Vilas 1 6 1
Q France É Deblicker 4 2 United States P Gerken 6 7 6
United States P Gerken 6 6 United States P Gerken 6 6
Q United States S Siegel 2 6 Denmark T Ulrich 2 3
Denmark T Ulrich 6 7 United States P Gerken 4 4 6 7 4
10 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 3 6 10 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 6 3 6 6
Q Australia K Warwick 1 6 3 10 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 6
Sweden K Johansson 5 4 Soviet Union A Metreveli 4 4
Soviet Union A Metreveli 7 6 10 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 4 3 6 7
LL United States S Stewart 4 0 United States C Pasarell 2 6 6 3 5
United States C Pasarell 6 6 United States C Pasarell 6 6
West Germany H Elschenbroich 7 6 West Germany H Elschenbroich 0 3
Hungary P Szőke 6 2

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 5 7 6
Q Japan J Kuki 7 5 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 6 4 9
Czechoslovakia F Pála 6 6 Czechoslovakia F Pála 1 6 7
Q Soviet Union S Likhachev 4 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 6 6 7
Q Mexico E Montaño 7 4 0 Italy C Barazzutti 2 1 5
Italy C Barazzutti 6 6 6 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6
Japan J Kamiwazumi 6 6 Japan J Kamiwazumi 2 1
Q Mexico R Chávez 3 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 6 3 6 0 5
14 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 4 6 6 14 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 4 6 4 6 7
New Zealand B Fairlie 6 2 1 14 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6
South Africa P Cramer 3 7 6 South Africa P Cramer 1 0
Australia D Crealy 6 6 2 14 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 1 6
Australia C Dibley 6 6 Australia C Dibley 3 4 6 1
France D Contet 0 1 Australia C Dibley 6 6
Chile P Cornejo 6 4 2 Poland T Nowicki 4 4
Poland T Nowicki 3 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Australia J Newcombe 5 1
Czechoslovakia M Holeček 7 6 Czechoslovakia M Holeček 7 6
Colombia I Molina 5 6 1 United Kingdom J Paish 6 4
United Kingdom J Paish 7 1 6 Czechoslovakia M Holeček 6 3 6 4 8
West Germany H Pohmann 6 6 West Germany H Pohmann 4 6 0 6 6
India A Amritraj 4 2 West Germany H Pohmann 6 6
United States J Borowiak 6 6 LL France J-L Haillet 2 4
LL France J-L Haillet 7 7 Czechoslovakia M Holeček 3 3 4
11 France P Proisy 7 3 1 United States T Gorman 6 6 6
United States T Gorman 6 6 6 United States T Gorman 6 6
Australia A Stone 6 6 6 Q Argentina T Vázquez 3 3
Q Argentina T Vázquez 7 4 8 United States T Gorman 6 6 6
Soviet Union T Kakoulia 4 3 New Zealand O Parun 4 3 3
New Zealand O Parun 6 6 New Zealand O Parun 6 7
Czechoslovakia V Zednik w/o Australia M Mulligan 4 5
Australia M Mulligan

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Colombia J Velasco Sr. 4 4
Q United Kingdom J. Lloyd 6 6 Q United Kingdom J. Lloyd 1 7 0
Q Hungary G Varga 4 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 3 7 7 6
Australia P Dent 6 6 Australia P Dent 6 5 6 3
United States S Faulk 2 4 Australia P Dent 6 6
Mexico R Ramírez 6 7 Mexico R Ramírez 2 1
12 United States J Connors 4 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 6
Romania I Țiriac 7 6 United States F Froehling 2 2 3
Belgium P Hombergen 5 1 Romania I Țiriac 6 6
Italy N Pietrangeli 0 1 United States F Froehling 7 7
United States F Froehling 6 6 United States F Froehling 6 6 6
France W N'Godrella France W N'Godrella 4 3 4
United States T Edlefsen w/o France W N'Godrella 6 7
Q Australia B. Lloyd 3 4 5 Spain M Orantes 0 6
5 Spain M Orantes 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France J-L Rouyer 7 1 6
Greece N Kalogeropoulos 6 6 3 France J-L Rouyer 5 4
Rhodesia A Pattison 6 6 Rhodesia A Pattison 7 6
United Kingdom G Stilwell 2 3 Rhodesia A Pattison 6 4 7 4 4
Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 4 1 Italy P Bertolucci 3 6 6 6 6
Italy P Bertolucci 6 6 Italy P Bertolucci 7 6
Australia I Fletcher 4 1 13 United Kingdom M Cox 5 2
13 United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 Italy P Bertolucci 7 6 6
United States H Solomon 3 6 6 4 United States A Ashe 6 3 4
South Africa F McMillan 6 2 3 United States H Solomon 6 6
Czechoslovakia J Kukal 6 4 2 United States B Gottfried 4 2
United States B Gottfried 2 6 6 United States H Solomon 6 2 7 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 6 4 5 4 United States A Ashe 7 6 6 6
Australia G Masters 1 6 7 Australia G Masters 5 2
Hungary I Gulyás 4 4 4 United States A Ashe 7 6
4 United States A Ashe 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France J-B Chanfreau 6 5 7
Austria H Kary 4 7 5 France J-B Chanfreau 4 4
Spain A Muñoz 0 2 United States D Stockton 6 6
United States D Stockton 6 6 United States D Stockton 7 5 2 6
Australia J Alexander 3 4 Sweden B Borg 6 7 6 7
France P Barthès 6 6 France P Barthès 6 1 6
Sweden B Borg 6 6 Sweden B Borg 3 6 8
9 United States C Richey 2 3 Sweden B Borg 6 6 5 6
United States M Estep 6 6 8 Italy A Panatta 7 2 7 7
Poland M Rybarczyk 3 3 United States M Estep 3 6
Greece N Kelaidis 2 2 Chile J Fillol Sr. 6 7
Chile J Fillol Sr. 6 6 Chile J Fillol Sr. 4 4 1
Australia R Case 1 3 8 Italy A Panatta 6 6 6
Belgium B Mignot 6 6 Belgium B Mignot 1 6 6
Australia B Carmichael 2 4 8 Italy A Panatta 6 1 8
8 Italy A Panatta 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q Australia P Kronk 3 4
Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 6 Australia B Phillips-Moore 7 6
Hungary S Baranyi 6 3 6 Hungary S Baranyi 6 2
South Africa R Moore 4 6 3 Australia B Phillips-Moore 2 1 2
Q Romania T Ovici 6 2 1 16 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 6
Hungary R Machán 3 6 6 Hungary R Machán 5 3
Argentina J Ganzabal 1 1 16 Netherlands T Okker 7 6
16 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 16 Netherlands T Okker 6 3 7 3 6
United Kingdom D. Lloyd 4 2 1 United States S Smith 3 6 6 6 4
United States E Van Dillen 6 6 United States E Van Dillen 6 3 6
South Africa C Drysdale 6 4 6 South Africa C Drysdale 1 6 4
Q Italy P Toci 3 6 1 United States E Van Dillen 2 4 7 6 1
France J-C Barclay 4 6 1 United States S Smith 6 6 6 4 6
United States J McManus 6 7 United States J McManus 5 5
France G Goven 6 1 3 1 United States S Smith 7 7
1 United States S Smith 2 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Ilie Năstase". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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