1973 French Open – Men's Singles


Second-seeded Ilie Năstase defeated Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open. The tournament was also the first Grand Slam that Björn Borg competed in. Andres Gimeno was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to future champion Guillermo Vilas.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Stan Smith '
  2. Ilie Năstase '
  3. n/a
  4. Arthur Ashe '
  5. Manuel Orantes '
  6. John Newcombe '
  7. Andrés Gimeno '
  8. Adriano Panatta '
  9. Cliff Richey '
  10. Roger Taylor '
  11. Patrick Proisy '
  12. Jimmy Connors '
  13. Mark Cox '
  14. Jan Kodeš '
  15. François Jauffret '
  16. Tom Okker

    Qualifying

Draw

Key

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8