French Open 1973 / men's singles

French Open 1973
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open men's singles
1972 ◄ 1973 ► 1974
Grand Slams 1973 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1973 French Open

The defending champion was Andrés Gimeno .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Stan Smith Round of 16 02.  Ilie Năstase victory 03. 04th  Arthur Ashe Round of 16 05.  Manuel Orantes 2nd round 06th  John Newcombe 1 round 07th  Andrés Gimeno 2nd round 08th.  Adriano Panatta Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Cliff Richey 1 round 10.  Roger Taylor Quarter finals 11.  Patrick Proisy 1 round 12.  Jimmy Connors 1 round 13.  Mark Cox 2nd round 14th  Jan Kodeš Quarter finals 15th  François Jauffret Round of 16 16.  Tom Okker Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

2

Ilie Năstase

6th

6th

7th

10

Roger Taylor

0

2

6th

2

Ilie Năstase

6th

6th

6th

Tom Gorman

3

4th

1

14th

Jan Kodeš

4th

6th

6th

1

Tom Gorman

6th

7th

4th

6th

2

Ilie Năstase

6th

6th

6th

Nikola Pilic

3

3

0

Nikola Pilic

6th

6th

3

6th

Paolo Bertolucci

3

4th

6th

4th

Nikola Pilic

6th

6th

6th

8th

Adriano Panatta

4th

3

2

8th

Adriano Panatta

6th

5

6th

6th

16

Tom Okker

3

7th

3

4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

2

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

JR Pinto Bravo

1

4th

2

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

T. Sakai

2

3

J. Hřebec

2

4th

J. Hřebec

6th

6th

2

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

6th

J. Fassbender

6th

1

6th

J. Fassbender

2

1

3

Q

D. Naegelen

2

6th

1

J. Fassbender

6th

7th

M. Lara

7th

6th

M. Lara

3

6th

Q

P. Joly

6th

1

2

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

6th

15th

F. Jauffret

7th

6th

15th

F. Jauffret

4th

2

4th

I. El Shafei

6th

3

15th

F. Jauffret

6th

7th

A. Zugarelli

7th

3

3

Ž. Franulović

4th

6th

Ž. Franulović

5

6th

6th

15th

F. Jauffret

6th

2

6th

3

6th

K. Meiler

4th

2

P. Dominguez

1

6th

1

6th

0

G. Battrick

6th

6th

G. Battrick

6th

4th

E. Dibbs

5

5

P. Dominguez

7th

6th

P. Dominguez

7th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

A. Gimeno

6th

6th

6th

E. Di Matteo

7th

4th

3

7th

A. Gimeno

2

7th

6th

LL

A. Korpas

4th

0

G. Vilas

6th

5

8th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

G. Vilas

1

6th

1

Q

E. Deblicker

4th

2

P. Gerken

6th

7th

6th

P. Gerken

6th

6th

P. Gerken

6th

6th

Q

S. Siegel

2

6th

T. Ulrich

2

3

T. Ulrich

6th

7th

P. Gerken

4th

4th

6th

7th

4th

10

R. Taylor

6th

3

6th

10

R. Taylor

6th

6th

3

6th

6th

Q

K. Warwick

1

6th

3

10

R. Taylor

6th

6th

K. Johansson

5

4th

A. Metreweli

4th

4th

A. Metreweli

7th

6th

10

R. Taylor

6th

4th

3

6th

7th

LL

S. Stewart

4th

0

C. Pasarell

2

6th

6th

3

5

C. Pasarell

6th

6th

C. Pasarell

6th

6th

H. Elschenbroich

7th

6th

H. Elschenbroich

0

3

P. Szőke

6th

2

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

B. Jovanović

5

7th

6th

Q

J. Kuki

7th

5

3

B. Jovanović

6th

4th

9

F. Pala

6th

6th

F. Pala

1

6th

7th

Q

S. Likhachev

4th

3

B. Jovanović

6th

6th

7th

Q

E. Montaño

7th

4th

0

C. Barazzutti

2

1

5

C. Barazzutti

6th

6th

6th

C. Barazzutti

6th

6th

J. Kamiwazumi

6th

6th

J. Kamiwazumi

2

1

Q

R. Chavez

3

4th

B. Jovanović

6th

3

6th

0

5

14th

J. Kodeš

4th

6th

6th

14th

J. Kodeš

4th

6th

4th

6th

7th

B. Fairlie

6th

2

1

14th

J. Kodeš

6th

6th

P. Cramer

3

7th

6th

P. Cramer

1

0

D. Crealy

6th

6th

2

14th

J. Kodeš

6th

6th

1

6th

C. Dibley

6th

6th

C. Dibley

3

4th

6th

1

D. Contet

0

1

C. Dibley

6th

6th

P. Cornejo

6th

4th

2

T. Nowicki

4th

4th

T. Nowicki

3

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

J. Newcombe

5

1

M. Holeček

7th

6th

M. Holeček

7th

6th

I. Molina

5

6th

1

J. Paish

6th

4th

J. Paish

7th

1

6th

M. Holeček

6th

3

6th

4th

8th

H.-J. Pohmann

6th

6th

H.-J. Pohmann

4th

6th

0

6th

6th

A. Amritraj

4th

2

H.-J. Pohmann

6th

6th

J. Borowiak

6th

6th

LL

J.-L. Haillet

2

4th

LL

J.-L. Haillet

7th

7th

M. Holeček

3

3

4th

11

P. Proisy

7th

3

1

T. Gorman

6th

6th

6th

T. Gorman

6th

6th

6th

T. Gorman

6th

6th

A. Stone

6th

6th

6th

Q

T. Vazquez

3

3

Q

T. Vazquez

7th

4th

8th

T. Gorman

6th

6th

6th

T. Calculia

4th

3

O. Parun

4th

3

3

O. Parun

6th

6th

O. Parun

6th

7th

V. Zedník

M. Mulligan

4th

5

M. Mulligan

w.

O.

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

J. Velasco

4th

4th

Q

J. Lloyd

6th

6th

Q

J. Lloyd

1

7th

0

Q

G. Varga

4th

4th

N. Pilic

6th

6th

6th

N. Pilic

6th

6th

N. Pilic

3

7th

7th

6th

P. Dent

6th

6th

P. Dent

6th

5

6th

3

S. Faulk

2

4th

P. Dent

6th

6th

R. Ramírez

6th

7th

R. Ramírez

2

1

12

J. Connors

4th

6th

N. Pilic

6th

6th

6th

I. Țiriac

7th

6th

F. Froehling

2

2

3

P. Hombergen

5

1

I. Țiriac

6th

6th

N. Pietrangeli

0

1

F. Froehling

7th

7th

F. Froehling

6th

6th

F. Froehling

6th

6th

6th

W. N'Godrella

w.

O.

W. N'Godrella

4th

3

4th

T. Edlefsen

W. N'Godrella

6th

7th

Q

W. Lloyd

3

4th

5

M. Orantes

0

6th

5

M. Orantes

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

J.-L. Rouyer

7th

1

6th

N. Kalogeropoulos

6th

6th

3

J.-L. Rouyer

5

4th

A. Pattison

6th

6th

A. Pattison

7th

6th

G. Stilwell

2

3

A. Pattison

6th

4th

7th

4th

4th

J. Loyo Mayo

4th

1

P. Bertolucci

3

6th

6th

6th

6th

P. Bertolucci

6th

6th

P. Bertolucci

7th

6th

I. Fletcher

4th

1

13

M. Cox

5

3

13

M. Cox

6th

6th

P. Bertolucci

7th

6th

6th

H. Solomon

3

6th

6th

4th

A. Ashe

6th

3

4th

F. McMillan

6th

2

3

H. Solomon

6th

6th

J. Kukal

6th

4th

2

B. Gottfried

4th

2

B. Gottfried

2

6th

6th

H. Solomon

6th

2

7th

4th

N. Spear

6th

4th

5

4th

A. Ashe

7th

6th

6th

6th

G. Masters

1

6th

7th

G. Masters

5

2

I. Gulyás

4th

4th

4th

A. Ashe

7th

6th

4th

A. Ashe

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

J.-B. Chanfreau

6th

5

7th

H. Kary

4th

7th

5

J.-B. Chanfreau

4th

4th

A. Muñoz

0

2

D. Stockton

6th

6th

D. Stockton

6th

6th

D. Stockton

7th

5

2

6th

J. Alexander

3

4th

B. Borg

6th

7th

6th

7th

P. Barthes

6th

6th

P. Barthes

6th

1

6th

B. Borg

6th

6th

B. Borg

3

6th

8th

9

C. Richey

2

3

B. Borg

6th

6th

5

6th

M. Estep

6th

6th

8th

A. Panatta

7th

2

7th

7th

M. Rybarczyk

3

3

M. Estep

1

6th

Q

N. Kelaidis

2

4th

J. Fillol

6th

7th

J. Fillol

6th

6th

J. Fillol

4th

4th

1

R. Case

1

3

8th

A. Panatta

6th

6th

6th

B. Mignot

6th

6th

B. Mignot

1

6th

6th

B. Carmichael

2

4th

8th

A. Panatta

6th

1

8th

8th

A. Panatta

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Q

P. Kronk

3

4th

B. Phillips-Moore

6th

6th

B. Phillips-Moore

7th

6th

S. Baranyi

6th

3

6th

S. Baranyi

5

2

R. Moore

4th

6th

3

B. Phillips-Moore

2

1

2

Q

T. Ovici

6th

2

1

16

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

R. Machan

3

6th

6th

R. Machan

5

3

J. Ganzabal

1

1

16

T. Okker

7th

6th

16

T. Okker

6th

6th

16

T. Okker

6th

3

7th

3

6th

D. Lloyd

4th

2

1

S. Smith

3

6th

6th

6th

4th

E. Van Dillen

6th

6th

E. Van Dillen

6th

3

6th

C. Drysdale

6th

4th

6th

C. Drysdale

1

6th

4th

Q

P. Toci

3

6th

1

E. Van Dillen

2

4th

7th

6th

1

J.-C. Barclay

4th

6th

1

S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. McManus

6th

7th

J. McManus

5

5

G. Goven

6th

1

3

1

S. Smith

7th

7th

1

S. Smith

2

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw the Frech Open on ITFtennis.com (English)