1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Jan Kodeš defeated Alex Metreveli in the final, 6–1, 9–8^(7–5), 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first Wimbledon title and third and last major singles title overall. The final included a tie-break played at 8–8 in the second set; it was the first ever Wimbledon singles final to feature a tie-break.

Men's singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Jan Kodeš
Runner-up	Alex Metreveli
Score	6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3
Draw	128 (32 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships

81 of the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players, including reigning champion Stan Smith, boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 in protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić by the Yugoslav Tennis Association, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). This resulted in numerous qualifiers and lucky losers playing the tournament; of the 16 players originally seeded at the tournament, only three (Ilie Năstase, Kodeš, and Roger Taylor) participated.

Seeds

01.   Ilie Năstase (fourth round)

02.   Jan Kodeš (champion)

03.   Roger Taylor (semifinals)

04.   Alex Metreveli (final)

05.   Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)

06.   Björn Borg (quarterfinals)

07.   Owen Davidson (fourth round)

08.   Jürgen Fassbender (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The original seeding list before the boycott was:

1. Stan Smith
2. Ilie Năstase
3. John Newcombe
4. Arthur Ashe
5. Ken Rosewall
6. Tom Okker
7. Marty Riessen
8. Roy Emerson
9. Tom Gorman
10. Cliff Richey
11. Adriano Panatta
12. Manuel Orantes
13. Alex Metreveli
14. Bob Lutz
15. Jan Kodeš
16. Roger Taylor

Qualifying

Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Sandy Mayer	3	4	6	6	6
	8	Jürgen Fassbender	6	6	3	4	4
											Sandy Mayer	3	6	3	4
										4	Alex Metreveli	6	3	6	6
	4	Alex Metreveli	8	6	5	6
	5	Jimmy Connors	6	2	7	4
																			4	Alex Metreveli	1	85	3
																			2	Jan Kodeš	6	97	6
	6	Björn Borg	1	8	6	3	5
	3	Roger Taylor	6	6	3	6	7
										3	Roger Taylor	9	7	7	4	5
										2	Jan Kodeš	8	9	5	6	7
		Vijay Amritraj	4	6	6	3	5
	2	Jan Kodeš	6	3	4	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	Ilie Năstase	6	7	6
	Q	Hans-Joachim Plötz	3	5	2					1	I Năstase	6	7	7	6
		Iván Molina	6	9	8	6					I Molina	2	9	5	1
	LL	Bill Brown	4	7	9	3													1	I Năstase	7	6	6
	LL	Phil Siviter	4	9	1	2													Q	T Sakai	5	2	4
		Hans Kary	6	7	6	6					H Kary	1	3	6	3
	Q	Toshiro Sakai	6	3	9	6				Q	T Sakai	6	6	3	6
	LL	Ken McMillan	1	6	8	4																						1	I Năstase	4	6	8	4
	Q	Ionel Sânteiu	7	6	4	5	5																						A Mayer	6	8	6	6
	LL	Roberto Chávez	5	4	6	7	7			LL	R Chávez	9	1	7	2
		Sandy Mayer	7	6	6						A Mayer	7	6	9	6
	LL	Richard Lewis	5	4	3															A Mayer	8	7	6
	Q	Steve Messmer	5	2	4														LL	V Zedník	6	5	0
	LL	Clay Iles	7	6	6					LL	C Iles	3	3	6	2
	Q	Gaurav Misra	4	4	1					LL	V Zedník	6	6	4	6
	LL	Vladimír Zedník	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	Jürgen Fassbender	8	6	6	6
		István Gulyás	6	8	3	3				8	J Fassbender	6	6	6
	LL	José Moreno	6	6	6					LL	J Moreno	3	4	4
	LL	Michael Collins	4	3	3														8	J Fassbender	6	5	4	7	15
		Ray Keldie	7	6	4	6														R Keldie	2	7	6	5	13
	LL	Dick Bohrnstedt	5	3	6	3					R Keldie	6	8	6	6
	Q	Frank Gebert	8	8	5	7				Q	T Svensson	4	9	0	4
	Q	Tenny Svensson	6	9	7	9																						8	J Fassbender	6	7	6
		Nicola Pietrangeli	6	6	5	2																							H-J Pohmann	2	5	3
	LL	Jeff Simpson	8	2	7	6				LL	J Simpson	8	6	8	6
		Neale Fraser	4	5	6					LL	J Hagey	6	4	9	3
	LL	James "Chico" Hagey	6	7	8														LL	J Simpson	6	5	3	4
		John Paish	7	4	5	2														H-J Pohmann	4	7	6	6
	Q	Marcelo Lara	5	6	7	6				Q	M Lara	6	5	6	1	5
	LL	Colin McHugo	3	4	4						H-J Pohmann	2	7	2	6	7
		Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	Alex Metreveli	6	6	9
	LL	Stanley Matthews	3	4	8					4	A Metreveli	6	6	7
	Q	Bob Giltinan	6	6	6					Q	R Giltinan	4	2	5
	LL	Róbert Machán	3	4	3														4	A Metreveli	6	6	6
	LL	Greg Braun	4	4	2															J Cooper	2	3	1
	Q	Allan McDonald	6	6	6					Q	A McDonald	4	6	6	5	7
		John Cooper	6	8	6	9					J Cooper	6	4	4	7	9
		Herb Fitzgibbon	3	9	3	7																						4	A Metreveli	8	6	6
	LL	Pancho Walthall	6	3	6	6	6																						J Feaver	6	4	1
		Tadeusz Nowicki	4	6	8	3	2			LL	F Walthall	3	6	6	9
	LL	Chiradip Mukerjea	6	7	8	6				LL	C Mukerjea	6	1	1	8
	Q	Hans Engert	4	5	9	4													LL	F Walthall	5	1	8
	Q	Gene Scott	9	3	8	4	4													J Feaver	7	6	9
		John Feaver	8	6	6	6	6				J Feaver	9	6	9
	LL	Cliff Letcher	5	6	6	6				LL	C Letcher	8	4	8
	LL	Robert Stock	7	4	3	1

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
	LL	Mark Farrell	4	3	4					5	J Connors	6	6	5	6
		David Lloyd	6	0	6	6					D Lloyd	4	3	7	2
		Corrado Barazzutti	2	6	1	1													5	J Connors	6	6	6
		Sergei Likhachev	3	4	6	4													LL	R Simpson	2	1	2
	Q	Bill Durham	6	6	3	6				Q	W Durham	8	9	5	6	2
	LL	Thomas Karp	4	6	3					LL	R Simpson	9	7	7	3	6
	LL	Russell Simpson	6	8	6																							5	J Connors	6	6	6
	Q	John Clifton	4	6	6	4	3																					LL	B Mitton	3	3	2
		Jaime Pinto Bravo	6	3	2	6	6				J Pinto Bravo	6	2	2	6	3
	Q	Colin Dowdeswell	3	6	4	5				LL	D Joubert	4	6	6	2	6
	LL	Deon Joubert	6	4	6	7													LL	D Joubert	6	9	4	1	7
	LL	Thierry Bernasconi	6	1	3														LL	B Mitton	4	8	6	6	9
	LL	Bernard Mitton	8	6	6					LL	B Mitton	7	2	4	7	7
	Q	Jan Hordijk	7	2	2						A Guerry	5	6	6	5	5
		Zan Guerry	9	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Boro Jovanović	5	6	3
	Q	Syd Ball	7	8	6					Q	S Ball	0r
		Jean-Loup Rouyer	0	2	2						S Baranyi	1
		Szabolcs Baranyi	6	6	6															S Baranyi	2	5	6	6	6
	LL	Kiyoshi Tanabe	4	3	4															J Austin	6	7	3	4	4
	LL	Petr Kanderal	6	6	6					LL	P Kanderal	8	3	3
		Teimuraz Kakulia	6	6	3	0	4				J Austin	9	6	6
		Jeff Austin	3	4	6	6	6																						S Baranyi	3	2	8	7	1
	LL	Greg Peebles	7	4	2																							6	B Borg	6	6	6	5	6
		Karl Meiler	9	6	6						K Meiler	6	6	9
	LL	Jasjit Singh	3	7	6	3				Q	W Martin	1	4	8
	Q	Billy Martin	6	9	2	6														K Meiler	4	4	6	6	3
		Patrick Hombergen	6	6	6														6	B Borg	6	6	3	2	6
		Stephen Myers	3	3	1						P Hombergen	4	2	4
	Q	Premjit Lall	3	4	818					6	B Borg	6	6	6
	6	Björn Borg	6	6	920

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		František Pála	6	1	6	7
	LL	Dan Bleckinger	3	6	3	5					F Pála	6	6	0	6	5
	LL	Doug Crawford	4	2	4					LL	N Holmes	8	2	6	1	7
	LL	Norman Holmes	6	6	6														LL	N Holmes	2	6	5	5
		Robert McKinley	6	6	6															R McKinley	6	3	7	7
	LL	Paul McNamee	4	1	0						R McKinley	6	3	6	6
	Q	Eugene Russo	6	2	9	4	7			LL	J Kuki	4	6	2	2
	LL	Jun Kuki	1	6	8	6	9																						R McKinley	1	5	8	5
		Jiří Hřebec	6	6	7																							3	R Taylor	6	7	6	7
		Frank Sedgman	0	4	5						J Hřebec	7	1	4	7	6
		Antonio Zugarelli	6	6	6						A Zugarelli	5	6	6	5	2
	LL	Dragan Stojović	3	2	4															J Hřebec	1	7	4	2
	LL	John James	7	2	6	6	2												3	R Taylor	6	5	6	6
		Harald Elschenbroich	5	6	3	8	6				H Elschenbroich	3	2	2
	Q	Jean-Louis Haillet	2	3	3					3	R Taylor	6	6	6
	3	Roger Taylor	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		John Lloyd	8	4	6	6	6
	LL	Jean-François Caujolle	9	6	3	4	3				J Lloyd	7	6	6
	LL	Paul Kronk	7	5	4	6	4			Q	K Hancock	5	4	4
	Q	Keith Hancock	5	7	6	3	6													J Lloyd	5	4	6	6	5
		Bernard Mignot	6	6	6															V Amritraj	7	6	3	2	7
	Q	Peter Pokorny	1	1	3						B Mignot	1	1	2
		Vijay Amritraj	6	6	6						V Amritraj	6	6	6
	LL	Harold Turnbull	4	2	4																								V Amritraj	7	8	6	6
	LL	Konstantin Pugaev	6	1	5	8																						7	O Davidson	5	9	3	4
	LL	Ernie Ewert	3	6	7	9				LL	E Ewert	7	6	6
		Mike Machette	3	6	6	6					M Machette	5	2	3
	Q	Tony Parun	6	4	3	1													LL	E Ewert	1	4	6	3
		Barry Phillips-Moore	6	9	7														7	O Davidson	6	6	3	6
	Q	Robin Drysdale	3	7	5						B Phillips-Moore	3	4	3
	LL	Pierre Joly	4	4	4					7	O Davidson	6	6	6
	7	Owen Davidson	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Anand Amritraj	6	6	9
	LL	Saeed Meer	4	4	8						A Amritraj	6	3	2	4
	LL	Jaidip Mukerjea	7	6	6					LL	J Mukerjea	3	6	6	6
	LL	Eduardo Zuleta	5	1	3														LL	J Mukerjea	9	6	6
	Q	Richard Buwalda	5	6	6	6													LL	G Perkins	8	4	3
	Q	Munawar Iqbal	7	3	2	4				Q	R Buwalda	6	3	6	1	8
	LL	Greg Perkins	6	6	3	9				LL	G Perkins	4	6	3	6	10
		Jun Kamiwazumi	4	4	6	7																						LL	J Mukerjea	4	6	4	3
		Stephen Warboys	2	6	7	6	4																					2	J Kodeš	6	3	6	6
	Q	John Yuill	6	4	9	4	6			Q	J Yuill	4	6	1	6	6
	LL	Peter Curtis	6	6	6					LL	P Curtis	6	3	6	2	3
	Q	Graeme Thomson	4	4	2														Q	J Yuill	1	5	2
	LL	Pietro Marzano	6	6	2	6													2	J Kodeš	6	7	6
		Raúl Ramírez	3	4	6	2				LL	P Marzano	0	4	3
	LL	Kenichi Hirai	6	4	1	3				2	J Kodeš	6	6	6
	2	Jan Kodeš	4	6	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1973 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
• 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation