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[1] | |
Doubles | |
Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle[2] |
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
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.
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