1973 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1973 French Open
Final
Champion	Ilie Năstase
Runner-up	Nikola Pilić
Score	6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

Ilie Năstase defeated Nikola Pilić in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.^[1] It was his second and last major singles title, having also won the 1972 US Open. Năstase did not lose a set en route to the title.

Andrés Gimeno was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Guillermo Vilas.

This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, six-time French Open champion, and eleven-time major champion Björn Borg.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Stan Smith (fourth round)
Ilie Năstase (champion)
n/a
Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
Manuel Orantes (second round)
John Newcombe (first round)
Andrés Gimeno (second round)
Adriano Panatta (semifinals)
Cliff Richey (first round)
Roger Taylor (quarterfinals)
Patrick Proisy (first round)
Jimmy Connors (first round)
Mark Cox (second round)
Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
François Jauffret (fourth round)
Tom Okker (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Draw

^[2]

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

2	Ilie Năstase	6	6	7

10	Roger Taylor	0	2	6
						2	Ilie Năstase	6	6	6

							Tom Gorman	3	4	1
14	Jan Kodeš	4	6	6	1

	Tom Gorman	6	7	4	6
											2	Ilie Năstase	6	6	6

												Nikola Pilić	3	3	0
	Nikola Pilić	6	6	3	6

	Paolo Bertolucci	3	4	6	4
							Nikola Pilić	6	6	6

						8	Adriano Panatta	4	3	2
8	Adriano Panatta	6	5	6	6

16	Tom Okker	3	7	3	4

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round							Fourth round

2	I Năstase	6	6
	J Pinto-Bravo	1	4		2	I Năstase	6	6
	T Sakai	2	3			J Hřebec	2	4
	J Hřebec	6	6						2	I Năstase	6	6	6
	J Fassbender	6	1	6						J Fassbender	2	1	3
Q	D Naegelen	2	6	1		J Fassbender	6	7
	M Lara	7	6			M Lara	3	6
Q	P Joly	6	1													2	I Năstase	6	6	6
15	Jauffret	7	6													15	F Jauffret	4	2	4
	I El Shafei	6	3		15	F Jauffret	6	7
	A Zugarelli	7	3	3		Z Franulović	4	6
	Z Franulović	5	6	6					15	F Jauffret	6	2	6	3	6
	K Meiler	4	2							P Dominguez	1	6	1	6	0
	G Battrick	6	6			G Battrick	6	4
	E Dibbs	5	5			P Dominguez	7	6
	P Dominguez	7	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round							Fourth round

7	A Gimeno	6	6	6
	E Di Matteo	7	4	3	7	A Gimeno	2	7	6
LL	A Korpás	4	0			G Vilas	6	5	8
	G Vilas	6	6								G Vilas	1	6	1
Q	É Deblicker	4	2								P Gerken	6	7	6
	P Gerken	6	6			P Gerken	6	6
Q	S Siegel	2	6			T Ulrich	2	3
	T Ulrich	6	7															P Gerken	4	4	6	7	4
10	R Taylor	6	3	6													10	R Taylor	6	6	3	6	6
Q	K Warwick	1	6	3	10	R Taylor	6	6
	K Johansson	5	4			A Metreveli	4	4
	A Metreveli	7	6							10	R Taylor	6	4	3	6	7
LL	S Stewart	4	0								C Pasarell	2	6	6	3	5
	C Pasarell	6	6			C Pasarell	6	6
	H Elschenbroich	7	6			H Elschenbroich	0	3
	P Szőke	6	2

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round						Fourth round

	B Jovanović	5	7	6
Q	J Kuki	7	5	3		B Jovanović	6	4	9
	F Pála	6	6			F Pála	1	6	7
Q	S Likhachev	4	3								B Jovanović	6	6	7
Q	E Montaño	7	4	0							C Barazzutti	2	1	5
	C Barazzutti	6	6	6		C Barazzutti	6	6
	J Kamiwazumi	6	6			J Kamiwazumi	2	1
Q	R Chávez	3	4														B Jovanović	6	3	6	0	5
14	J Kodeš	4	6	6												14	J Kodeš	4	6	4	6	7
	B Fairlie	6	2	1	14	J Kodeš	6	6
	P Cramer	3	7	6		P Cramer	1	0
	D Crealy	6	6	2						14	J Kodeš	6	6	1	6
	C Dibley	6	6								C Dibley	3	4	6	1
	D Contet	0	1			C Dibley	6	6
	P Cornejo	6	4	2		T Nowicki	4	4
	T Nowicki	3	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round							Fourth round

6	J Newcombe	5	1
	M Holeček	7	6			M Holeček	7	6
	I Molina	5	6	1		J Paish	6	4
	J Paish	7	1	6						M Holeček	6	3	6	4	8
	H Pohmann	6	6							H Pohmann	4	6	0	6	6
	A Amritraj	4	2			H Pohmann	6	6
	J Borowiak	6	6		LL	J-L Haillet	2	4
LL	J-L Haillet	7	7														M Holeček	3	3	4
11	P Proisy	7	3	1													T Gorman	6	6	6
	T Gorman	6	6	6		T Gorman	6	6
	A Stone	6	6	6	Q	T Vázquez	3	3
Q	T Vázquez	7	4	8						T Gorman	6	6	6
	T Kakoulia	4	3							O Parun	4	3	3
	O Parun	6	6			O Parun	6	7
	V Zednik	w/o				M Mulligan	4	5
	M Mulligan

Section 5

First round				Second round					Third round						Fourth round

	J Velasco Sr.	4	4
Q	J. Lloyd	6	6	Q	J. Lloyd	1	7	0
Q	G Varga	4	4		N Pilić	6	6	6
	N Pilić	6	6							N Pilić	3	7	7	6
	P Dent	6	6							P Dent	6	5	6	3
	S Faulk	2	4		P Dent	6	6
	R Ramírez	6	7		R Ramírez	2	1
12	J Connors	4	6													N Pilić	6	6	6
	I Țiriac	7	6													F Froehling	2	2	3
	P Hombergen	5	1		I Țiriac	6	6
	N Pietrangeli	0	1		F Froehling	7	7
	F Froehling	6	6							F Froehling	6	6	6
	W N'Godrella									W N'Godrella	4	3	4
	T Edlefsen	w/o			W N'Godrella	6	7
Q	B. Lloyd	3	4	5	M Orantes	0	6
5	M Orantes	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round							Fourth round

	J-L Rouyer	7	1	6
	N Kalogeropoulos	6	6	3		J-L Rouyer	5	4
	A Pattison	6	6			A Pattison	7	6
	G Stilwell	2	3							A Pattison	6	4	7	4	4
	J Loyo-Mayo	4	1							P Bertolucci	3	6	6	6	6
	P Bertolucci	6	6			P Bertolucci	7	6
	I Fletcher	4	1		13	M Cox	5	2
13	M Cox	6	6														P Bertolucci	7	6	6
	H Solomon	3	6	6												4	A Ashe	6	3	4
	F McMillan	6	2	3		H Solomon	6	6
	J Kukal	6	4	2		B Gottfried	4	2
	B Gottfried	2	6	6						H Solomon	6	2	7	4
	N Špear	6	4	5					4	A Ashe	7	6	6	6
	G Masters	1	6	7		G Masters	5	2
	I Gulyás	4	4		4	A Ashe	7	6
4	A Ashe	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round						Fourth round

	J-B Chanfreau	6	5	7
	H Kary	4	7	5		J-B Chanfreau	4	4
	A Muñoz	0	2			D Stockton	6	6
	D Stockton	6	6								D Stockton	7	5	2	6
	J Alexander	3	4								B Borg	6	7	6	7
	P Barthès	6	6			P Barthès	6	1	6
	B Borg	6	6			B Borg	3	6	8
9	C Richey	2	3														B Borg	6	6	5	6
	M Estep	6	6													8	A Panatta	7	2	7	7
	M Rybarczyk	3	3			M Estep	3	6
	N Kelaidis	2	2			J Fillol Sr.	6	7
	J Fillol Sr.	6	6								J Fillol Sr.	4	4	1
	R Case	1	3							8	A Panatta	6	6	6
	B Mignot	6	6			B Mignot	1	6	6
	B Carmichael	2	4		8	A Panatta	6	1	8
8	A Panatta	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round							Fourth round

Q	P Kronk	3	4
	B Phillips-Moore	6	6			B Phillips-Moore	7	6
	S Baranyi	6	3	6		S Baranyi	6	2
	R Moore	4	6	3							B Phillips-Moore	2	1	2
Q	T Ovici	6	2	1						16	T Okker	6	6	6
	R Machán	3	6	6		R Machán	5	3
	J Ganzabal	1	1		16	T Okker	7	6
16	T Okker	6	6														16	T Okker	6	3	7	3	6
	D. Lloyd	4	2														1	S Smith	3	6	6	6	4
	E Van Dillen	6	6			E Van Dillen	6	3	6
	C Drysdale	6	4	6		C Drysdale	1	6	4
Q	P Toci	3	6	1							E Van Dillen	2	4	7	6	1
	J-C Barclay	4	6							1	S Smith	6	6	6	4	6
	J McManus	6	7			J McManus	5	5
	G Goven	6	1	3	1	S Smith	7	7
1	S Smith	2	6	6

References

^ "Ilie Năstase". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

External links

Preceded by 1973 Australian Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

[1] "Ilie Năstase". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[:draw-2] "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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