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Australian Open 1973

General Date1972-12-26 - 1973-01-01
Tournament typeGrandslam
SurfaceHardcourt
Rounds6
CityKooyong, Melbourne, VIC
CountryAustralia

Source ATP and ITF

Media

Winner Player John David Newcombe

Players

John Gillient Alexander
Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
Sydney (Syd) Ball
Szabolcz Baranyi
John David Bartlett
Thierry Bernasconi
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
Robert John (Bob) Carmichael
Ross Llewellyn Case
Robert Aidan (Bob) Casey
Jean Francois Caujolle
William George Coghlan
John Richard Cooper
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Philip Clive (Phil) Dent
Colin Sydney Dibley
Patrice Dominguez
William R. (Bill) Durham
Lars Elvstrom

Neale Andrew Fraser
Frank Gebert
Robert G. (Bob) Giltinan
Georges Goven
Jean Louis Haillet
John William James
Chris P. Kachel
Teimuraz Irakleivich Kakuliya
Jun Kamiwazumi
Hans Kary
Nikolas (Nick) Kelaidis
Paul C. Kronk
Jun Kuki
Cliff L. Letcher
Robert Machan
Geoffrey (Geoff) Masters
Allan J. McDonald
Karl Meiler
Alexander Irakleivich Metreveli

Wanaro N'Godrela
John David Newcombe
Onny Parun
Greg W. Perkins
Barry Phillips-Moore
Michael (Mike) Phillips
Hans Joachim Ploetz (Plötz)
Patrick Proisy
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Frank Arthur Sedgman
Max Senior
John A. Stephens
Allan James Stone
Colin Warwick Stubs
Péter Szoke (Szőke)
Balazs Taroczy
Graeme S. Thomson
Kimberley (Kim) Grant Warwick

Rounds
Round 1

Karl Meiler*
John James

5-7 6-3 6-4

Teimuraz Kakuliya*
Robert Machan

7-6 7-6

Syd Ball*
Neale Fraser

7-5 6-2

Michael (Mike) Phillips*
Jun Kuki

6-3 6-4

Wanaro N'Godrela*
Phil Dent

6-3 6-4

Barry Phillips-Moore*
Frank Sedgman

6-4 4-6 6-2

Max Senior*
Kim Warwick

6-4 3-6 14-12

Frank Gebert*
Allan J. McDonald

7-6 4-6 6-3

Ross Case*
Paul C. Kronk

6-4 6-3

Hans Joachim Plotz*
Jean Francois Caujolle

6-0 3-6 7-5

Chris P. Kachel*
Bill Bowrey

6-2 6-3

Onny Parun*
Hans Kary

6-4 7-6

Patrick Proisy*
Bill Durham

7-6 3-6 6-3

William George Coghlan*
Jun Kamiwazumi

7-6 3-6 6-3

Patrice Dominguez*
Balazs Taroczy

7-6 6-3

John Cooper*
Dick Crealy

6-3 6-3

Graeme S. Thomson*
Thierry Bernasconi

7-6 7-6

Bob Giltinan*
Robert Casey

6-1 6-2

Bob Carmichael*
John Bartlett

6-4 6-2

John A. Stephens*
Lars Elvstrom

6-4 3-6 8-6

Szabolcz Baranyi*
Colin Stubs

6-7 6-3 6-2

Cliff L. Letcher*
Péter Szoke (Szőke)

6-1 7-5

Georges Goven*
Nick Kelaidis

6-2 7-6

Jean Louis Haillet*
Greg W. Perkins

7-5 6-4

Round 2

Karl Meiler*
Ken Rosewall

6-2 6-3 6-2

Teimuraz Kakuliya*
Syd Ball

6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3

Allan Stone*
Michael (Mike) Phillips

6-1 6-4 6-4

Wanaro N'Godrela*
Barry Phillips-Moore

6-4 7-6 7-6

Alex Metreveli*
Max Senior

6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2

Ross Case*
Frank Gebert

6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2

Geoff Masters*
Hans Joachim Plotz

6-3 6-3 6-1

Onny Parun*
Chris P. Kachel

6-1 6-1 6-2

Patrick Proisy*
William George Coghlan

6-3 6-3 6-4

Patrice Dominguez*
John Alexander

7-6 6-7 3-6 6-3 11-9

John Cooper*
Graeme S. Thomson

6-3 7-6 6-1

Bob Giltinan*
Mal Anderson

6-7 6-2 6-2 7-6

Bob Carmichael*
John A. Stephens

6-1 6-2 6-7 6-3

Szabolcz Baranyi*
Colin Dibley

3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6

Georges Goven*
Cliff L. Letcher

6-3 6-2 6-7 7-6

John Newcombe*
Jean Louis Haillet

6-1 6-1 6-2

Round 3

Karl Meiler*
Teimuraz Kakuliya

6-3 7-6 2-6 6-3

Wanaro N'Godrela*
Allan Stone

3-6 7-5 6-4 5-7 6-4

Alex Metreveli*
Ross Case

4-6 6-4 6-2 7-5

Onny Parun*
Geoff Masters

7-6 3-6 6-3 7-5

Patrick Proisy*
Patrice Dominguez

7-6 5-7 6-4 6-4

John Cooper*
Bob Giltinan

7-5 6-2 4-6 6-7 13-11

Bob Carmichael*
Szabolcz Baranyi

6-3 6-4 2-6 1-6 6-3

John Newcombe*
Georges Goven

6-1 6-3 6-3

Quarterfinals

Karl Meiler*
Wanaro N'Godrela

7-6 6-7 6-3 7-6

Onny Parun*
Alex Metreveli

6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3

Patrick Proisy*
John Cooper

6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6

John Newcombe*
Bob Carmichael

6-4 7-6 6-3

Semifinals

Onny Parun*
Karl Meiler

2-6 6-3 7-5 6-1

John Newcombe*
Patrick Proisy

7-6 6-4 6-3

Final

John Newcombe*
Onny Parun

6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1

Tournament

Round 1