The 1973 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's
tennis tournament played on indoor
carpet courts. It was the 3rd edition of the
WCT Finals and was part of the
1973 World Championship Tennis circuit The 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1973. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). In April 1972 WCT signed an agreement with the International Lawn Tennis Federation ...
. It was played at the
Moody Coliseum in
Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 7 through May 13, 1973. First-seeded
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Smith is best known to non-tennis players as the namesake of a popular brand of tennis shoes. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles cham ...
won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.
Final
Singles
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Smith is best known to non-tennis players as the namesake of a popular brand of tennis shoes. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles cham ...
defeated
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the Unite ...
6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
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* It was Smith's 7th singles title of the year and the 42nd of his career in the Open Era.
]
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
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