1973 Commercial Union Assurance Masters
DateDecember 4–8
Edition4th
CategoryMasters Grand Prix
Draw8S
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBoston, U.S.
VenueHynes Auditorium
Champions
Singles
Romania Ilie Năstase[1]

The 1973 Masters (also known as the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Masters for sponsorship reasons)[2] was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Hynes Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States.[3] Mateflex is a soft plastic, interlocking tile court, with the slower ball speed of clay but the low maintenance of a hard surface.[4] It was the fourth edition of the Masters Grand Prix and was held from December 4 through December 8, 1973. Ilie Năstase won his third consecutive Masters title and earned $15,000 prize money.[5]

Finals

Singles

Romania Ilie Năstase defeated Netherlands Tom Okker 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

  • It was Năstase's 24th title of the year and the 58th of his career.

References

  1. "1973 Masters Boston – Draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Collins, Bud (October 2010). "Year-End Championships". The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. p. 746. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  3. "That Rumanian black magic". Sports Illustrated. December 17, 1973. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  4. "Tennis courts getting new Mateflex surface". The Mashall News Messenger. October 22, 1991. p. 11.
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 159–162. ISBN 9780362001686.


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