John Newcombe John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven in singles, a former ...

defeated

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in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open. It was his fifth

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singles title.

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was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karl Meiler. The first round was best-of-three sets, and the rest of the tournament was best-of-five sets.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. #

''(second round)'' #

(champion) # Mal Anderson ''(second round)'' #

Alex Metreveli Alexander Irakliyevich Metreveli ( ka, ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, tr, ; ; born 2 November 1944) is a retired Soviet tennis player of Georgian background. Personal info Metreveli is an honorary citizen of Aust ...

''(quarterfinals)'' #

Geoff Masters Geoff Masters (born 19 September 1950) is an Australian former tennis player. He was part of doubles winning pairs in the US Open, Australian Open & Wimbledon tournaments during the 1970s, currently Masters is a commentator for international te ...

''(third round)'' # John Alexander ''(second round)'' #

Colin Dibley Colin Dibley (born 19 September 1944) is a former tennis player from Australia. Dibley once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. ...

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Allan Stone Allan Stone (born 14 October 1945) is a former tennis player from Australia. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as world No. 36 in singles and world No. 12 in doubles on the ATP rankings. A ...

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Barry Phillips-Moore Barry Phillips-Moore (9 June 1938 – 29 June 2023) was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In singles, Phillips-Moore twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968. In doubles, he ...

''(second round)'' #

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 reac ...

''(quarterfinals)'' #

Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy (; born 10 September 1949) is a French former professional tennis player best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1972 (where he beat top seed and defending champion Jan Kodeš in the quarter-finals and fourth ...

''(semifinals)'' #

''(final)''

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier

Final eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1973 Australian Open Men's Singles draw

1973 Australian Open – Men's draws and results
at the

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