1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.[1] Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.[2]

Men's Singles Qualifying
1973 Wimbledon Championships

Main articles: 1973 Wimbledon Championships and 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

The 1973 Wimbledon Championships featured an abnormally large number of qualifiers and lucky losers because 81 of the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players, including defending champion Stan Smith, boycotted the tournament in protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić by the Yugoslav Tennis Association, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).[3]

Qualifiers

1. Frank Gebert
2. Allan McDonald
3. Marcello Lara
4. Syd Ball
5. Peter Pokorny
6. Ionel Santeiu
7. Eugene Scott
8. Premjit Lall
9. Anthony Parun
10. Colin Dowdeswell
11. Steve Messmer
12. Jan Hordijk
13. Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
14. John Clifton
15. Toshiro Sakai
16. Jean-Louis Haillet
17. Bob Giltinan
18. Billy Martin
19. John Yuill
20. Tenny Svensson
21. Robin Drysdale
22. Keith Hancock
23. Graeme Thomson
24. William Lloyd
25. Hans-Joachim Plötz
26. Munawar Iqbal
27. William Durham
28. Byron Bertram
29. Ricky Buwalda
30. Hans Engert
31. Gaurav Misra
32. Eugene Russo

Lucky losers

1. William Brown
2. Phil Siviter
3. Kenneth McMillan
4. Roberto Chávez
5. Richard Lewis
6. Clay Iles
7. Vladimír Zedník
8. José Moreno
9. Mike Collins
10. Dick R. Bohrnstedt
11. Jeff Simpson
12. Chico Hagery
13. Colin McHugo
14. Stanley Matthews
15. Róbert Machán
16. Greg Braun
17. Pancho Walthall
18. Chiradip Mukerjea
19. Cliff Letcher
20. Robert Stock
21. Mark Farrell
22. Thomas Karp
23. Russell Simpson
24. Thierry Bernasconi
25. Bernard Mitton
26. Kiyoshi Tanabe
27. Petr Kanderal
28. Greg Peebles
29. Jasjit Singh
30. Patrick Hombergen
31. Dan Bleckinger
32. Doug Crawford
33. Norman Holmes
34. Paul McNamee
35. Jun Kuki
36. Dragan Stojovic
37. John James
38. Jean-François Caujolle
39. Harold Turnbull
40. Konstantin Pugaev
41. Ernie Ewert
42. Anand Amritraj
43. Saeed Meer
44. Jaidip Mukerjea
45. Eduardo Zuleta
46. Greg Perkins
47. Peter Curtis
48. Pietro Marzano
49. Kenichi Hirai

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Frank Gebert	5	6	6
		Chiradip Mukerjea	7	3	4
									Frank Gebert	6	6
									Sherwood Stewart	3	1
		Sherwood Stewart	2	6	6
		Steve Siegel	6	2	2

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Allan McDonald	6	4	6
		Jun Kuki	3	6	1
									Allan McDonald	8	6
									José Moreno	6	4
		José Moreno	6	6
		Norman Holmes	4	3

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Marcello Lara	6	6
		Richard Russell	2	2
									Marcello Lara	6	6
									Jean-François Caujolle	4	1
		Jean-François Caujolle	8	6	6
		Larry Parker	9	2	1

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Syd Ball	6	7
		Ernie Ewert	3	5
									Syd Ball	6	6
									Peter Curtis	2	1
		Peter Curtis	6	6
		Matei Pampoulov	4	2

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Peter Pokorny	6	6	6
		Deon Joubert	3	8	2
									Peter Pokorny	6	6	6
									Phil Siviter	8	3	4
		Phil Siviter	9	6
		Kiyoshi Tanabe	8	2

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Ionel Santeiu	6	7
		Dragan Stojovic	3	5
									Ionel Santeiu	6	6
									Robert Stock	3	3
		Robert Stock	1	6	6
		Chris Kachel	6	3	2

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Eugene Scott	6	6
		Saeed Meer	2	4
									Eugene Scott	6	6
									John Bartlett	3	1
		John Bartlett	4	8	6
		Dick R. Bohrnstedt	6	6	4

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Premjit Lall	6	6
		Martin Robinson	2	2
									Premjit Lall	6	3	6
									Jean-Paul Meyer	2	6	3
		Jean-Paul Meyer	2	6	6
		Eduardo Zuleta	6	4	3

Ninth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Anthony Parun	6	8
		Róbert Machán	3	6
									Anthony Parun	6	6
									Vladimír Zedník	4	4
		Vladimír Zedník	6	4	16
		Roberto Chávez	2	6	14

Tenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Colin Dowdeswell	6	6	6
		Greg Perkins	8	4	3
									Colin Dowdeswell	9	8
									Patricio Cornejo Seckel	7	6
		Patricio Cornejo Seckel	3	6	6
		Konstantin Pugaev	6	3	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Steve Messmer	6	3	6
		John James	1	6	4
									Steve Messmer	6	7
									Greg Braun	2	5
		Greg Braun	7	9
		Sever Muresan	5	8

Twelfth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jan Hordijk	6	6
		Eduardo Gorostiaga	2	3
									Jan Hordijk	6	1	8
									Dan Bleckinger	4	6	6
		Dan Bleckinger	6	6
		Max Cocks	2	2

Thirteenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	8	6
		Kenneth McMillan	6	4
									Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	1	8	7
									Richard Lewis	6	6	5
		Richard Lewis	6	3	6
		Jeff Simpson	4	6	4

Fourteenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		John Clifton	6	6
		Ashley Compton-Dando	2	4
									John Clifton	9	6
									Pancho Walthall	8	3
		Pancho Walthall	3	6	6
		John Eastburn	6	3	4

Fifteenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Toshiro Sakai	6	7
		Roy Barth	4	5
									Toshiro Sakai	6	6
									Paul Kronk	4	3
		Paul Kronk	6	6
		Piero Toci	3	2

Sixteenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Jean-Louis Haillet	6	6
		Nicolas Kelaidis	3	3
									Jean-Louis Haillet	6	6	6
									Paul McNamee	8	4	3
		Paul McNamee	3	9
		Tom Leonard	6	8^r

Seventeenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Bob Giltinan	6	0	6
		Jasjit Singh	4	6	1
									Bob Giltinan	6	6
									Pietro Marzano	4	4
		Pietro Marzano	9	4	6
		Kenichi Hirai	8	6	3

Eighteenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Billy Martin	6	6
		Ljuben Genov	2	1
									Billy Martin	6	6
									Colin McHugo	3	1
		Colin McHugo	7	1	6
		Igor Kosak	5	6	3

Nineteenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		John Yuill	6	8	6
		Thierry Bernasconi	4	9	3
									John Yuill	6	6
									Russell Simpson	4	4
		Russell Simpson	6	3	6
		John Fort	4	6	0

Twentieth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Tenny Svensson	7	6
		Terry Ryan	5	4
									Tenny Svensson	6	6
									Clay Iles	3	4
		Clay Iles	7	6
		Armistead Neely	5	4

Twenty-first qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Robin Drysdale	6	6
		Tim Noonan	3	4
									Robin Drysdale	6	6
									Cliff Letcher	4	0
		Cliff Letcher	9	6
		Bozhidar Pampoulov	7	4

Twenty-second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Keith Hancock	6	6
		Donald McCormick	3	0
									Keith Hancock	9	6
									Mark Farrell	8	3
		Mark Farrell	6	6
		Rolf Norberg	0	4

Twenty-third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Graeme Thomson	6	7
		Fred Hemmes	0	5
									Graeme Thomson	8	7
									Thomas Karp	6	5
		Thomas Karp	6	4	6
		Jan Kukal	4	6	4

Twenty-fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		William Lloyd	6	6
		Juan Ignacio Muntañola	4	3
									William Lloyd	6	6
									Jaidip Mukerjea	4	2
		Jaidip Mukerjea	6	6
		K. Shimamura	3	0

Twenty-fifth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Hans-Joachim Plötz	5	9	6
		Jacek Niedźwiedzki	7	7	4
									Hans-Joachim Plötz	3	6	6
									Harold Turnbull	6	4	0
		Harold Turnbull	6	6
		Sung-Bae Kim	4	4

Twenty-sixth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Munawar Iqbal	6	6
		Mike Collins	4	3
									Munawar Iqbal	8	6
									Dick Dell	6	1
		Dick Dell	6	6
		Jacques Thamin	3	1

Twenty-seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		William Durham	6	8
		Lito Álvarez	3	6
									William Durham	7	6
									Chico Hagey	5	3
		Chico Hagey	6	7
		Jonathan Smith	4	5

Twenty-eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Byron Bertram	7	6
		Rolf Thung	5	2
									Byron Bertram	6	8
									Petr Kanderal	3	6
		Petr Kanderal	6	6
		Ezio Di Matteo	3	1

Twenty-ninth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Ricky Buwalda	6	3	7
		Pierre Joly	4	6	5
									Ricky Buwalda	7	8	6
									Tito Vázquez	5	9	4
		Tito Vázquez	6	9
		Stanley Matthews	1	8

Thirtieth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Hans Ent	8	6
		William Brown	6	3
									Hans Ent	8	3	6
									Julián Ganzábal	6	6	3
		Julián Ganzábal	6	8	6
		Vincenzo Franchitti	8	6	4

Thirty-first qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Gaurav Misra	9	6
		Bernard Mitton	8	4
									Gaurav Misra	5	6	9
									Greg Peebles	7	4	7
		Greg Peebles	6	9
		Emilio Montaño	3	8

Thirth-second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
		Eugene Russo	6	6
		Guy Tytherleigh	1	1
									Eugene Russo	9	3	6
									Doug Crawford	8	6	4
		Doug Crawford	6	6
		Luis F Baraldi	2	4

References

1. "Qualifying". The Championships, Wimbledon. Wimbledon. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
2. Rothenberg, Ben. "In Wimbledon Lottery, Lucky Losers Win a Second Chance". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne. pp. 15–17, 45–47. ISBN 978-0362001686.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation