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
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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, after the 1972 US Open. Năstase did not lose a set during the tournament.

Champion

Ilie Năstase

Runner-up

Nikola Pilić

Score6–3, 6–3, 6–0

Draw128

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

The first two rounds were played in a best-of-three sets format.^[2]

This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, six-time French Open champion, and eleven-time major champion Björn Borg; he lost in the fourth round to Adriano Panatta.

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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

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

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

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

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

1973 French Open – Men's singles

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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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

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

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

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