1973 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
| Men's Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1973 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champion |
 Jan Kodeš
|
| Runner-up |
 Alex Metreveli
|
| Final score | 6–1, 9–8, 6–3 |
| Draw | 128 (32Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Jan Kodeš defeated Alex Metreveli 6–1, 9–8, 6–3 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. The final match included a tie-breaker played at 8–8 in the second set; the first ever Wimbledon singles final to include a tie-break. Eighty-one of the top players boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 (including reigning champion Stan Smith) to protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić This resulted in a large number of qualifiers and lucky losers.
The seeded players are listed below. Jan Kodeš is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Before the withdrawal of players boycotting the event, the original seeding list was:
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