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1973 Cleveland Tennis Classic
DateApril 9–15
Edition2nd
Category World Championship Tennis
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Australia Ken Rosewall [1]
Doubles
Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle [2]
←  1972 · Grand Prix Cleveland ·  1976 →

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. [3] [4]

Finals

Singles

Australia Ken Rosewall defeated United Kingdom 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

Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle defeated Egypt Ismail El Shafei / New Zealand Brian Fairlie 6–2, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "1973 Cleveland WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1973 Cleveland WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Ken Rosewall crowned singles champ at Cleveland Classic". The Times-Reporter. AP. April 16, 1973. p. B-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 174. ISBN  9780362001686.

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