1973 U.S. Clay Court Championships

The 1973 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament held at the Woodstock Country Club in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the men's Grand Prix and women's International Grand Prix. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1973. Second-seeded Manuel Orantes won the men's singles title and accompanying $16,000 prize money while Chris Evert took the women's title and the $6,000 first prize.[3][4][5][6]

1973 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateAugust 13–19
Edition5th
CategoryGrand Prix (B)
Int. Grand Prix
Draw64S / 32D (M)
32S / 16D (W)
Prize money$90,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, US
VenueWoodstock Country Club
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Manuel Orantes[1]
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's doubles
South Africa Frew McMillan / Australia Bob Carmichael[2]
Women's doubles
United States Patti Hogan / United States Julie Heldman

Finals

Men's singles

Spain Manuel Orantes defeated France Georges Goven 6–4, 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Orantes' 4th title of the year and the 11th of his career.

Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United Kingdom Veronica Burton 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Evert's 9th title of the year and the 20th of her career.

Men's doubles

South Africa Frew McMillan / Australia Bob Carmichael defeated Spain Manuel Orantes / Romania Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

United States Patti Hogan / United States Sharon Walsh defeated Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli / Colombia Isabel Fernández de Soto 6–4, 6–4

References
  1. "1973 Indianapolis – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1973 Indianapolis – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 119–120, 153. ISBN 9780362001686.
  4. "Chris Evert, Orantes Win Clay Finals". The New York Times. August 20, 1973 – via www.nytimes.com.
  5. "Hall of Famers – Manuel Orantes". www.tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame.
  6. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 144, 161.
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