1973 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
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The 1973 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd and final edition of Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
, and was part of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
. It took place at the Scandinavium
in Gothenburg
, Sweden
, from April 23 through April 29, 1973.
Stan Smith
def.
John Alexander, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Roy Emerson
/ Rod Laver
def.
Nikola Pilic
/ Allan Stone
, 6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd and final edition of Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
The Swedish Pro Tennis Championships is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was part of the World Championship Tennis circuit...
, and was part of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
The 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1973. It was organized by World Championship Tennis . The circuit divided the players in to two groups of 32 players, with each group playing 11 tournaments of the 22 tournaments...
. It took place at the Scandinavium
Scandinavium
Scandinavium is the primary indoor sports and event arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, the arena was built in time for the 350th year anniversary celebration of the City of Gothenburg and was inaugurated on May 18, 1971.Scandinavium...
in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, from April 23 through April 29, 1973.
Singles
Stan SmithStan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
def.
John Alexander, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Stan Smith's 6th title of the year, and his 22nd overall. It was his 6th WCT title of the year, and his 7th overall.
Doubles
Roy EmersonRoy Emerson
Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...
/
Rod LaverRod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
def.
Nikola PilicNikola Pilic
Nikola "Niki" Pilić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the Handsome Eight.-Biography:...
/
Allan StoneAllan Stone
----Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...
, 6–7, 6–4, 6–1