1973 U.S. Professional Indoor

1973 U.S. Professional Indoor
Date	February 6–11
Edition	6th
Category	World Championship Tennis
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
Venue	Spectrum
Attendance	60,055[1]
Champions
Singles
Stan Smith[2]
Doubles
Brian Gottfried / Dick Stockton[3]

The 1973 U.S. Professional Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 11, 1973. Third-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1973 U.S. Professional Indoor – Singles

Stan Smith defeated Robert Lutz 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 6–4

• It was Smith's 1st title of the year and the 28th of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1973 U.S. Professional Indoor – Doubles

Brian Gottfried / Dick Stockton defeated Roy Emerson / Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

• It was Gottfried's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Stockton's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.

References

1. David Gray (February 13, 1973). "No obvious threat yet to United States old guard". The Guardian. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com. The official attendance figure was 60,055, compared with 57,282 last year and 23,074 in 1968.
2. "1973 Philadelphia – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "1973 Philadelphia – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• ITF tournament edition details