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Australian Open 1973

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Dec 26, 1973 Draw: 64 63 matches
Champion: Jimmy Connors

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 John Newcombe 7 6 3 6
14 Barry Phillips Moore 6 3 6 1
8 Ross Case 6 6 4 6
Wanaro N'Godrella 2 3 6 4
9 Phil Dent 6 6 6
4 Bjorn Borg 4 1 2
6 Colin Dibley 4 6 7 5 8
Keith Hancock 6 4 5 7 6
13 Bob Giltinan 7 7 6
7 Onny Parun 6 6 3
3 John Alexander 6 6 5 6 6
10 Dick Crealy 7 2 7 3 4
Vladimir Zednik 4 7 7 7
12 Allan Stone 6 5 6 6
2 Jimmy Connors 6 5 6 6 6
Syd Ball 4 7 7 3 4
Quarterfinal
8 Ross Case 7 6 7
1 John Newcombe 6 2 5
9 Phil Dent 6 6 6
6 Colin Dibley 4 4 4
3 John Alexander 6 5 6 6
13 Bob Giltinan 1 7 1 2
2 Jimmy Connors 3 7 6 6
Vladimir Zednik 6 5 3 4
Semifinal
9 Phil Dent 6 6 2 6
8 Ross Case 4 1 6 2
2 Jimmy Connors 7 6 6
3 John Alexander 6 4 4
Final
2 Jimmy Connors 7 6 4 6
9 Phil Dent 6 4 6 3

Early rounds

Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
John Newcombe Kenichi Hirai 6-2 6-4 ·
Kim Warwick John Paish 6-4 6-4 ·
John Bartlett Robert Casey 6-4 6-7 6-4
Barry Phillips Moore Frank Sedgman 6-3 6-4 ·
Ross Case Ray Keldie 6-2 6-0 ·
Tony Roche Colin Stubs 7-6 6-2 ·
Jean Francois Caujolle Peter Kanderal 6-4 6-1 ·
Wanaro N'Godrella Bob Carmichael 4-6 6-2 7-5
Bjorn Borg Thies Roepcke 6-7 6-3 6-1
Marcello Lara Jacques Thamin 6-4 3-6 7-5
William Brown Michael Phillips 7-5 6-2 ·
Phil Dent Ulrich Pinner 6-3 6-3 ·
Colin Dibley Neale Fraser 2-6 7-6 6-0
John Lloyd Jan Hordijk 6-4 6-4 ·
Mark Farrell Pierre Joly W/O
Keith Hancock Geoff Masters 7-6 7-6 ·
Bob Giltinan Felix Ponte 6-3 6-3 ·
William Durham Tony Hammond 6-2 6-4 ·
John Feaver George Hardie 6-3 6-4 ·
Onny Parun John James 6-4 6-1 ·
Dick Crealy Trevor Allan 6-1 6-1 ·
Denis Naegelen Jasjit Singh 6-4 6-3 ·
Milan Holecek Will Coghlan 7-6 6-2 ·
John Alexander Thierry Bernasconi 7-6 6-1 ·
Allan Stone Stephen Meyers 6-4 6-2 ·
Ian Fletcher Cliff Letcher 7-6 7-5 ·
Vladimir Zednik Max Senior 6-3 6-4 ·
Karl Meiler Larry Parker 7-6 6-4 ·
Kiyoshi Tanabe John Cooper 7-5 7-6 ·
Syd Ball Ernie Ewert 7-6 6-3 ·
Graeme Thomson Jean Paul Meyer 6-4 6-3 ·
Jimmy Connors Jean Louis Haillet 6-1 7-5 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
John Newcombe Kim Warwick 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4 ·
Barry Phillips Moore John Bartlett 6-7 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-4
Ross Case Tony Roche 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Wanaro N'Godrella Jean Francois Caujolle 6-3 7-5 6-3 · ·
Bjorn Borg Marcello Lara W/O
Phil Dent William Brown 6-2 6-3 6-2 · ·
Colin Dibley John Lloyd 7-6 6-4 6-1 · ·
Keith Hancock Mark Farrell 6-2 6-4 6-2 · ·
Bob Giltinan William Durham 7-6 6-2 6-0 · ·
Onny Parun John Feaver 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 8-6
Dick Crealy Denis Naegelen 7-6 7-6 6-4 · ·
John Alexander Milan Holecek 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 ·
Allan Stone Ian Fletcher 7-6 7-5 7-6 · ·
Vladimir Zednik Karl Meiler 6-7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1
Syd Ball Kiyoshi Tanabe 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Jimmy Connors Graeme Thomson 6-4 6-2 7-6 · ·

Players (64)

PlayerCountryReached
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Winner
PD Phil Dent AUS Final
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Semifinal
RC Ross Case AUS Semifinal
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Quarterfinal
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Quarterfinal
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Quarterfinal
VZ Vladimir Zednik CZE Quarterfinal
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 16
Barry Phillips Moore Barry Phillips Moore AUS Round of 16
Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg SWE Round of 16
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 16
KH Keith Hancock AUS Round of 16
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Round of 16
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 16
WN Wanaro N'Godrella FRA Round of 16
DN Denis Naegelen FRA Round of 32
GT Graeme Thomson AUS Round of 32
IF Ian Fletcher AUS Round of 32
JC Jean Francois Caujolle FRA Round of 32
JB John Bartlett AUS Round of 32
JF John Feaver GBR Round of 32
John Lloyd John Lloyd GBR Round of 32
KM Karl Meiler GER Round of 32
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 32
KT Kiyoshi Tanabe JPN Round of 32
ML Marcello Lara MEX Round of 32
MF Mark Farrell GBR Round of 32
MH Milan Holecek CZE Round of 32
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Round of 32
WB William Brown USA Round of 32
WD William Durham AUS Round of 32
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 64
CL Cliff Letcher AUS Round of 64
CS Colin Stubs AUS Round of 64
EE Ernie Ewert AUS Round of 64
FP Felix Ponte PER Round of 64
FS Frank Sedgman AUS Round of 64
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 64
GH George Hardie USA Round of 64
JT Jacques Thamin FRA Round of 64
JH Jan Hordijk NED Round of 64
JS Jasjit Singh IND Round of 64
JH Jean Louis Haillet FRA Round of 64
JM Jean Paul Meyer FRA Round of 64
JC John Cooper AUS Round of 64
JJ John James AUS Round of 64
JP John Paish GBR Round of 64
KH Kenichi Hirai JPN Round of 64
LP Larry Parker USA Round of 64
MS Max Senior AUS Round of 64
MP Michael Phillips AUS Round of 64
NF Neale Fraser AUS Round of 64
PK Peter Kanderal SUI Round of 64
PJ Pierre Joly FRA Round of 64
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 64
RC Robert Casey AUS Round of 64
SM Stephen Meyers AUS Round of 64
TB Thierry Bernasconi FRA Round of 64
TR Thies Roepcke GER Round of 64
TH Tony Hammond AUS Round of 64
TA Trevor Allan AUS Round of 64
Ulrich Pinner Ulrich Pinner GER Round of 64
WC Will Coghlan AUS Round of 64