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1973 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1973 Australian Open
Champion Australia John Newcombe
Runner-up New Zealand Onny Parun
Final score 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
Legends men women mixed
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
← 1972 · Australian Open · 1974 →

Ken Rosewall was the two time defending champion, but was upset in the second round by unseeded Karl Meiler.

John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open.

The format was the first round was best of 3 sets and the rest of the tournament was best of 5 sets.

The seeded players are listed below. John Newcombe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


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