1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Jan Kodeš defeated Alex Metreveli in the final, 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[1] The final match included a tie-breaker played at 8–8 in the second set; the first ever Wimbledon singles final to include a tie-break.

Men's Singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Jan Kodeš
Runner-up Alex Metreveli
Final score6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3
Draw128 (32Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships

81 of the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players, including defending champion Stan Smith, boycotted the Wimbledon Championships in 1973 in protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić by the Yugoslav Tennis Association, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).[2] This resulted in numerous qualifiers and lucky losers.

Seeds
01.   Ilie Năstase (Fourth round)
02.   Jan Kodeš (Champion)
03.   Roger Taylor (Semifinals)
04.   Alex Metreveli (Final)
05.   Jimmy Connors (Quarterfinals)
06.   Björn Borg (Quarterfinals)
07.   Owen Davidson (Fourth round)
08.   Jürgen Fassbender (Quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The original seeding list before the boycott was:

  1. Stan Smith
  2. Ilie Năstase
  3. John Newcombe
  4. Arthur Ashe
  5. Ken Rosewall
  6. Tom Okker
  7. Marty Riessen
  8. Roy Emerson
  9. Tom Gorman
  10. Cliff Richey
  11. Adriano Panatta
  12. Manuel Orantes
  13. Alex Metreveli
  14. Bob Lutz
  15. Jan Kodeš
  16. Roger Taylor

Qualifying
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Sandy Mayer 3 4 6 6 6
8 Jürgen Fassbender 6 6 3 4 4
Sandy Mayer 3 6 3 4
4 Alex Metreveli 6 3 6 6
4 Alex Metreveli 8 6 5 6
5 Jimmy Connors 6 2 7 4
4 Alex Metreveli 1 85 3
2 Jan Kodeš 6 97 6
6 Björn Borg 1 8 6 3 5
3 Roger Taylor 6 6 3 6 7
3 Roger Taylor 9 7 7 4 5
2 Jan Kodeš 8 9 5 6 7
Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 3 5
2 Jan Kodeš 6 3 4 6 7

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 I Năstase 6 7 6
Q H-J Plötz 3 5 2 1 I Năstase 6 7 7 6
I Molina 6 9 8 6 I Molina 2 9 5 1
LL W Brown 4 7 9 3 1 I Năstase 7 6 6
LL P Siviter 4 9 1 2 Q T Sakai 5 2 4
H Kary 6 7 6 6 H Kary 1 3 6 3
Q T Sakai 6 3 9 6 Q T Sakai 6 6 3 6
LL K McMillan 1 6 8 4 1 I Năstase 4 6 8 4
Q I Sânteiu 7 6 4 5 5 A Mayer 6 8 6 6
LL R Chávez 5 4 6 7 7 LL R Chávez 9 1 7 2
A Mayer 7 6 6 A Mayer 7 6 9 6
LL R Lewis 5 4 3 A Mayer 8 7 6
Q S Messmer 5 2 4 LL V Zedník 6 5 0
LL C Iles 7 6 6 LL C Iles 3 3 6 2
Q G Misra 4 4 1 LL V Zedník 6 6 4 6
LL V Zedník 6 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 J Fassbender 8 6 6 6
I Gulyás 6 8 3 3 8 J Fassbender 6 6 6
LL J Moreno 6 6 6 LL J Moreno 3 4 4
LL M Collins 4 3 3 8 J Fassbender 6 5 4 7 15
R Keldie 7 6 4 6 R Keldie 2 7 6 5 13
LL R Bohrnstedt 5 3 6 3 R Keldie 6 8 6 6
Q F Gebert 8 8 5 7 Q T Svensson 4 9 0 4
Q T Svensson 6 9 7 9 8 J Fassbender 6 7 6
N Pietrangeli 6 6 5 2 H-J Pohmann 2 5 3
LL J Simpson 8 2 7 6 LL J Simpson 8 6 8 6
N Fraser 4 5 6 LL J Hagey 6 4 9 3
LL J Hagey 6 7 8 LL J Simpson 6 5 3 4
J Paish 7 4 5 2 H-J Pohmann 4 7 6 6
Q M Lara 5 6 7 6 Q M Lara 6 5 6 1 5
LL C McHugo 3 4 4 H-J Pohmann 2 7 2 6 7
H-J Pohmann 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 A Metreveli 6 6 9
LL S Matthews 3 4 8 4 A Metreveli 6 6 7
Q R Giltinan 6 6 6 Q R Giltinan 4 2 5
LL R Machán 3 4 3 4 A Metreveli 6 6 6
LL G Braun 4 4 2 J Cooper 2 3 1
Q A McDonald 6 6 6 Q A McDonald 4 6 6 5 7
J Cooper 6 8 6 9 J Cooper 6 4 4 7 9
H Fitzgibbon 3 9 3 7 4 A Metreveli 8 6 6
LL F Walthall 6 3 6 6 6 J Feaver 6 4 1
T Nowicki 4 6 8 3 2 LL F Walthall 3 6 6 9
LL C Mukerjea 6 7 8 6 LL C Mukerjea 6 1 1 8
Q H Engert 4 5 9 4 LL F Walthall 5 1 8
Q E Scott 9 3 8 4 4 J Feaver 7 6 9
J Feaver 8 6 6 6 6 J Feaver 9 6 9
LL C Letcher 5 6 6 6 LL C Letcher 8 4 8
LL R Stock 7 4 3 1

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 J Connors 6 6 6
LL M Farrell 4 3 4 5 J Connors 6 6 5 6
D Lloyd 6 0 6 6 D Lloyd 4 3 7 2
C Barazzutti 2 6 1 1 5 J Connors 6 6 6
S Likhachev 3 4 6 4 LL R Simpson 2 1 2
Q W Durham 6 6 3 6 Q W Durham 8 9 5 6 2
LL T Karp 4 6 3 LL R Simpson 9 7 7 3 6
LL R Simpson 6 8 6 5 J Connors 6 6 6
Q J Clifton 4 6 6 4 3 LL B Mitton 3 3 2
J Pinto Bravo 6 3 2 6 6 J Pinto Bravo 6 2 2 6 3
Q C Dowdeswell 3 6 4 5 LL D Joubert 4 6 6 2 6
LL D Joubert 6 4 6 7 LL D Joubert 6 9 4 1 7
LL T Bernasconi 6 1 3 LL B Mitton 4 8 6 6 9
LL B Mitton 8 6 6 LL B Mitton 7 2 4 7 7
Q J Hordijk 7 2 2 A Guerry 5 6 6 5 5
A Guerry 9 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
B Jovanović 5 6 3
Q S Ball 7 8 6 Q S Ball 0r
J-L Rouyer 0 2 2 S Baranyi 1
S Baranyi 6 6 6 S Baranyi 2 5 6 6 6
LL K Tanabe 4 3 4 J Austin 6 7 3 4 4
LL P Kanderal 6 6 6 LL P Kanderal 8 3 3
T Kakulia 6 6 3 0 4 J Austin 9 6 6
J Austin 3 4 6 6 6 S Baranyi 3 2 8 7 1
LL G Peebles 7 4 2 6 B Borg 6 6 6 5 6
K Meiler 9 6 6 K Meiler 6 6 9
LL J Singh 3 7 6 3 Q W Martin 1 4 8
Q W Martin 6 9 2 6 K Meiler 4 4 6 6 3
P Hombergen 6 6 6 6 B Borg 6 6 3 2 6
S Myers 3 3 1 P Hombergen 4 2 4
Q P Lall 3 4 8 6 B Borg 6 6 6
6 B Borg 6 6 9

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
F Pála 6 1 6 7
LL D Bleckinger 3 6 3 5 F Pála 6 6 0 6 5
LL D Crawford 4 2 4 LL N Holmes 8 2 6 1 7
LL N Holmes 6 6 6 LL N Holmes 2 6 5 5
R McKinley 6 6 6 R McKinley 6 3 7 7
LL P McNamee 4 1 0 R McKinley 6 3 6 6
Q E Russo 6 2 9 4 7 LL J Kuki 4 6 2 2
LL J Kuki 1 6 8 6 9 R McKinley 1 5 8 5
J Hřebec 6 6 7 3 R Taylor 6 7 6 7
F Sedgman 0 4 5 J Hřebec 7 1 4 7 6
A Zugarelli 6 6 6 A Zugarelli 5 6 6 5 2
LL D Stojović 3 2 4 J Hřebec 1 7 4 2
LL J James 7 2 6 6 2 3 R Taylor 6 5 6 6
H Elschenbroich 5 6 3 8 6 H Elschenbroich 3 2 2
Q J-L Haillet 2 3 3 3 R Taylor 6 6 6
3 R Taylor 6 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
J Lloyd 8 4 6 6 6
LL J-F Caujolle 9 6 3 4 3 J Lloyd 7 6 6
LL P Kronk 7 5 4 6 4 Q K Hancock 5 4 4
Q K Hancock 5 7 6 3 6 J Lloyd 5 4 6 6 5
B Mignot 6 6 6 V Amritraj 7 6 3 2 7
Q P Pokorny 1 1 3 B Mignot 1 1 2
V Amritraj 6 6 6 V Amritraj 6 6 6
LL H Turnbull 4 2 4 V Amritraj 7 8 6 6
LL K Pugaev 6 1 5 8 7 O Davidson 5 9 3 4
LL E Ewert 3 6 7 9 LL E Ewert 7 6 6
M Machette 3 6 6 6 M Machette 5 2 3
Q A Parun 6 4 3 1 LL E Ewert 1 4 6 3
B Phillips-Moore 6 9 7 7 O Davidson 6 6 3 6
Q R Drysdale 3 7 5 B Phillips-Moore 3 4 3
LL P Joly 4 4 4 7 O Davidson 6 6 6
7 O Davidson 6 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
A Amritraj 6 6 9
LL S Meer 4 4 8 A Amritraj 6 3 2 4
LL J Mukerjea 7 6 6 LL J Mukerjea 3 6 6 6
LL E Zuleta 5 1 3 LL J Mukerjea 9 6 6
Q R Buwalda 5 6 6 6 LL G Perkins 8 4 3
Q M Iqbal 7 3 2 4 Q R Buwalda 6 3 6 1 8
LL G Perkins 6 6 3 9 LL G Perkins 4 6 3 6 10
J Kamiwazumi 4 4 6 7 LL J Mukerjea 4 6 4 3
S Warboys 2 6 7 6 4 2 J Kodeš 6 3 6 6
Q J Yuill 6 4 9 4 6 Q J Yuill 4 6 1 6 6
LL P Curtis 6 6 6 LL P Curtis 6 3 6 2 3
Q G Thomson 4 4 2 Q J Yuill 1 5 2
LL P Marzano 6 6 2 6 2 J Kodeš 6 7 6
R Ramírez 3 4 6 2 LL P Marzano 0 4 3
LL K Hirai 6 4 1 3 2 J Kodeš 6 6 6
2 J Kodeš 4 6 6 6
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne. pp. 15–17, 45–47. ISBN 978-0362001686.
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