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1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

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Singles
1973 Australian Indoor Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia John Newcombe
Score3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Events
Singles Doubles
Australian Indoor Tennis Championships · 1974 →

Rod Laver won in the final of the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships singles event 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 against John Newcombe.[1][2] Ken Rosewall won the play-off match for third place against Phil Dent in three sets, 4–6, 6–3, 6–0.[3]

Draw

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Key

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Semifinals Final
            
  Australia John Newcombe 6 6
  Australia Phil Dent 3 4
  Australia John Newcombe 6 5 6 3 6
  Australia Rod Laver 3 7 3 6 4
  Australia Ken Rosewall 4 6 6
  Australia Rod Laver 6 3 8

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Australia J Newcombe 6 4 6
  Australia J Alexander 3 6 4   Australia J Newcombe 6 3 6
  United States C Pasarell 6 6     United States C Pasarell 4 6 3
  Australia P Kronk 3 3     Australia J Newcombe 6 6  
  Australia G Masters 7 6     Australia G Masters 3 4  
  United States B Gottfried 6 3     Australia G Masters 7 6  
  India J Singh 7 6     India J Singh 5 4  
  India A Amritraj 6 1     Australia J Newcombe 6 6  
  West Germany J Fassbender 6 6     Australia P Dent 3 4  
  India V Amritraj 1 4     West Germany J Fassbender 3 3  
  Australia P Dent 4 6 6   Australia P Dent 6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 4 1   Australia P Dent 7 6  
  United States M Estep 6 6     Australia R Case 6 2  
  Australia M Anderson 3 1     United States M Estep 7 3 5
  Australia R Case 6 6 6   Australia R Case 5 6 7
  Australia F Stolle 7 1 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Australia K Rosewall 6 7  
  Australia B Giltinan 1 5     Australia K Rosewall 6 6  
  Australia I Fletcher 6 4 7   Australia I Fletcher 3 0  
  Australia A Stone 4 6 5   Australia K Rosewall 7 6  
  United States J McManus 6 7     United States S Stewart 5 2  
  Australia C Dibley 4 6     United States J McManus 4 6 5
  United States S Stewart 6 2     United States S Stewart 6 2 7
  Mexico M Lara 2 0 r   Australia K Rosewall 4 6 6
  Australia R Laver 6 6     Australia R Laver 6 3 8
  United States K McMillan 2 2     Australia R Laver 6 7  
  United States P Gerken 6 6     United States P Gerken 2 5  
  Australia M Mulligan 4 1     Australia R Laver 6 7  
  Mexico R Ramírez 6 6     Mexico R Ramírez 0 5  
  Czechoslovakia M Holeček 3 3     Mexico R Ramírez 6 6  
  New Zealand R Simpson 7 7     New Zealand R Simpson 3 4  
  Australia D Crealy 6 5  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. ^ "Layer outlasts Newcombe in 3-hour battle". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 590. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Laver takes net thriller". News-Herald. UPI. 12 November 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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