1973 Tanglewood International Tennis Classic
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The 1973 Tanglewood International Tennis Classic was a men's
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament held at
Tanglewood Park Tanglewood Park is a recreation center and park in Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. It is located on the Yadkin River between Clemmons and Bermuda Run. It is home to the annual "Tanglewood Festival of Lights," a display of lights ...
in
Clemmons, North Carolina Clemmons is a village in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Winston-Salem. The population was 21,177 at the 2020 census, with an estimated population of 21,517 in 2021. Geography Clemmons is located in southwestern For ...
in the United States that was part of the
Grand Prix circuit The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with ...
and categorized as a Group C event. The
tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
was played on outdoor
clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament. ...
s and was held from August 6 until August 12, 1973. It was the third and last edition of the tournament. Second-seeded
Jaime Fillol Jaime José Fillol Durán (born 3 June 1946), known professionally as Jaime Fillol Sr., is a retired professional tennis player from Chile, who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Fillol was ranked as high as world No. 14 in singles on the ...
won the singles title, his second at the event after 1971, and earned $5,000 first-prize money.


Finals


Singles

Jaime Fillol Jaime José Fillol Durán (born 3 June 1946), known professionally as Jaime Fillol Sr., is a retired professional tennis player from Chile, who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Fillol was ranked as high as world No. 14 in singles on the ...
defeated
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick (27 May 1947 – 26 November 1998) was a Welsh tennis player who reached as high as No. 3 in Britain (and world No. 53), winning at least 6 titles. Personal life Gerald Battrick was born on 27 May 1947 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, wh ...
6–2, 6–4 * It was Fillol's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.


Doubles

Bob Carmichael Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach. As a player, Carmichael won one singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top-ten ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reach ...
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Frew McMillan Frew Donald McMillan (born 20 May 1942) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa who won five grand slam doubles titles including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. All together, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by ...
defeated
Brian Fairlie Brian Fairlie (born 13 June 1948), is a retired tennis player from New Zealand. During his career from 1968 to 1979, he won four titles in doubles, all with the Egyptian player Ismail El Shafei, and 10 singles titles in the Open era (and at lea ...
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Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei ( ar, إسماعيل الشافعي) (born 15 November 1947) is an Egyptian former professional tennis player and president of the Egyptian Tennis Federation. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Internatio ...
6–3, 6–4


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ITF tournament edition details
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Tanglewood International Tennis Classic The Tanglewood International Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina in the United States from 1971 through 1973. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdo ...
Tanglewood International Tennis Classic The Tanglewood International Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina in the United States from 1971 through 1973. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdo ...
Tanglewood International Tennis Classic The Tanglewood International Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina in the United States from 1971 through 1973. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdo ...
Tanglewood International Tennis Classic The Tanglewood International Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina in the United States from 1971 through 1973. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdo ...
Rainier International Tennis Classic, 1973