1973 Rothmans Canadian Open

1973 Rothmans Canadian Open
DateAugust 20–26
Edition84th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
VenueToronto Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Netherlands Tom Okker[1]
Women's singles
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Men's doubles
Australia Rod Laver / Australia Ken Rosewall[2]
Women's doubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong / United States Peggy Michel
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The 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club[3] in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix and of the 1973 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 20 through August 26, 1973. Tom Okker and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.[4][5]

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's singles

Netherlands Tom Okker defeated Spain Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Okker's 12th title of the year and the 45th of his career.

Women's singles

Australia Evonne Goolagong defeated West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff 7–6, 6–4

  • It was Goolagong's 6th title of the year and the 37th of her career.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's doubles

Australia Rod Laver / Australia Ken Rosewall defeated Australia Owen Davidson / Australia John Newcombe 7–5, 7–6

  • It was Laver's 9th title of the year and the 45th of his career. It was Rosewall's 6th professional title of the year and the 28th of his career.

Women's doubles

Australia Evonne Goolagong / United States Peggy Michel defeated Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová / West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Goolagong's 7th title of the year and the 38th of her career. It was Michel's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.

References

  1. ^ "1973 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1973 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "TC125: The Tournaments - Rogers Cup WTA". Rogers Cup WTA. December 8, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Ron Sudlow (August 27, 1973). "Okker, Goolagong claim Canadian Open net crowns". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 88–91, 157. ISBN 9780362001686.