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1973 Australian Open – Men's Singles
John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open. Ken Rosewall was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karl Meiler. The first round was best of 3 sets and the rest of the tournament was best of 5 sets. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. John Newcombe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Ken Rosewall ''(second round)'' # John Newcombe (champion) # Mal Anderson ''(second round)'' # Alex Metreveli ''(quarterfinals)'' # Geoff Masters ''(third round)'' # John Alexander ''(second round)'' # Colin Dibley ''(second round)'' # Allan Stone ''(third round)'' # Barry Phillips-Moore ''(second round)'' # Bob Carmichael ''(quarterfinals)'' # Patrick Proisy ''(semifinals)'' # Onny Parun ''(final)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier Final eight Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 External links Association of Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors, he won seven singles titles, a former record 17 men's doubles titles, and two mixed doubles titles. He also contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when the Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the majors. ''Tennis'' magazine rated him the 10th best male player of the period 1965–2005. Biography Newcombe played several sports as a boy before devoting himself to tennis. Newcombe's powerful serve and volley was the backbone of his attacking game. He frequently came up with a second-serve ace. He was the Australian junior champion from 1961 to 1963 and was a member of Australia's Davis Cup winning team in 1964. He won his first Grand Slam title in 1965 by taking the Australian Championships doubles title with fellow Australian Tony Roche. Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |