1973 French Open – Men's singles

Ilie Năstase defeated Nikola Pilić in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.^[1] It was his second and last major singles title, after the 1972 US Open. Năstase did not lose a set during the tournament.

Men's singles
1973 French Open
Champion	Ilie Năstase
Runner-up	Nikola Pilić
Score	6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1973 French Open

Andrés Gimeno was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Guillermo Vilas.

This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, six-time French Open champion, and eleven-time major champion Björn Borg; he lost in the fourth round to Adriano Panatta.

Seeds

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

1. Stan Smith (fourth round)
2. Ilie Năstase (champion)
3. n/a
4. Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
5. Manuel Orantes (second round)
6. John Newcombe (first round)
7. Andrés Gimeno (second round)
8. Adriano Panatta (semifinals)
9. Cliff Richey (first round)
10. Roger Taylor (quarterfinals)
11. Patrick Proisy (first round)
12. Jimmy Connors (first round)
13. Mark Cox (second round)
14. Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
15. François Jauffret (fourth round)
16. Tom Okker (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1973 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

^[2]

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	2	Ilie Năstase	6	6	7
	10	Roger Taylor	0	2	6
										2	Ilie Năstase	6	6	6
											Tom Gorman	3	4	1
	14	Jan Kodeš	4	6	6	1
		Tom Gorman	6	7	4	6
																			2	Ilie Năstase	6	6	6
																				Nikola Pilić	3	3	0
		Nikola Pilić	6	6	3	6
		Paolo Bertolucci	3	4	6	4
											Nikola Pilić	6	6	6
										8	Adriano Panatta	4	3	2
	8	Adriano Panatta	6	5	6	6
	16	Tom Okker	3	7	3	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	2	I Năstase	6	6
		J Pinto-Bravo	1	4						2	I Năstase	6	6
		T Sakai	2	3							J Hřebec	2	4
		J Hřebec	6	6															2	I Năstase	6	6	6
		J Fassbender	6	1	6															J Fassbender	2	1	3
	Q	D Naegelen	2	6	1						J Fassbender	6	7
		M Lara	7	6							M Lara	3	6
	Q	P Joly	6	1																								2	I Năstase	6	6	6
	15	Jauffret	7	6																								15	F Jauffret	4	2	4
		I El Shafei	6	3						15	F Jauffret	6	7
		A Zugarelli	7	3	3						Z Franulović	4	6
		Z Franulović	5	6	6														15	F Jauffret	6	2	6	3	6
		K Meiler	4	2																P Dominguez	1	6	1	6	0
		G Battrick	6	6							G Battrick	6	4
		E Dibbs	5	5							P Dominguez	7	6
		P Dominguez	7	7

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	A Gimeno	6	6	6
		E Di Matteo	7	4	3					7	A Gimeno	2	7	6
	LL	A Korpás	4	0							G Vilas	6	5	8
		G Vilas	6	6																G Vilas	1	6	1
	Q	É Deblicker	4	2																P Gerken	6	7	6
		P Gerken	6	6							P Gerken	6	6
	Q	S Siegel	2	6							T Ulrich	2	3
		T Ulrich	6	7																									P Gerken	4	4	6	7	4
	10	R Taylor	6	3	6																							10	R Taylor	6	6	3	6	6
	Q	K Warwick	1	6	3					10	R Taylor	6	6
		K Johansson	5	4							A Metreveli	4	4
		A Metreveli	7	6															10	R Taylor	6	4	3	6	7
	LL	S Stewart	4	0																C Pasarell	2	6	6	3	5
		C Pasarell	6	6							C Pasarell	6	6
		H Elschenbroich	7	6							H Elschenbroich	0	3
		P Szőke	6	2

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		B Jovanović	5	7	6
	Q	J Kuki	7	5	3						B Jovanović	6	4	9
		F Pála	6	6							F Pála	1	6	7
	Q	S Likhachev	4	3																B Jovanović	6	6	7
	Q	E Montaño	7	4	0															C Barazzutti	2	1	5
		C Barazzutti	6	6	6						C Barazzutti	6	6
		J Kamiwazumi	6	6							J Kamiwazumi	2	1
	Q	R Chávez	3	4																									B Jovanović	6	3	6	0	5
	14	J Kodeš	4	6	6																							14	J Kodeš	4	6	4	6	7
		B Fairlie	6	2	1					14	J Kodeš	6	6
		P Cramer	3	7	6						P Cramer	1	0
		D Crealy	6	6	2														14	J Kodeš	6	6	1	6
		C Dibley	6	6																C Dibley	3	4	6	1
		D Contet	0	1							C Dibley	6	6
		P Cornejo	6	4	2						T Nowicki	4	4
		T Nowicki	3	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	J Newcombe	5	1
		M Holeček	7	6							M Holeček	7	6
		I Molina	5	6	1						J Paish	6	4
		J Paish	7	1	6															M Holeček	6	3	6	4	8
		H Pohmann	6	6																H Pohmann	4	6	0	6	6
		A Amritraj	4	2							H Pohmann	6	6
		J Borowiak	6	6						LL	J-L Haillet	2	4
	LL	J-L Haillet	7	7																									M Holeček	3	3	4
	11	P Proisy	7	3	1																								T Gorman	6	6	6
		T Gorman	6	6	6						T Gorman	6	6
		A Stone	6	6	6					Q	T Vázquez	3	3
	Q	T Vázquez	7	4	8															T Gorman	6	6	6
		T Kakoulia	4	3																O Parun	4	3	3
		O Parun	6	6							O Parun	6	7
		V Zednik	w/o								M Mulligan	4	5
		M Mulligan

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		J Velasco Sr.	4	4
	Q	J. Lloyd	6	6						Q	J. Lloyd	1	7	0
	Q	G Varga	4	4							N Pilić	6	6	6
		N Pilić	6	6																N Pilić	3	7	7	6
		P Dent	6	6																P Dent	6	5	6	3
		S Faulk	2	4							P Dent	6	6
		R Ramírez	6	7							R Ramírez	2	1
	12	J Connors	4	6																									N Pilić	6	6	6
		I Țiriac	7	6																									F Froehling	2	2	3
		P Hombergen	5	1							I Țiriac	6	6
		N Pietrangeli	0	1							F Froehling	7	7
		F Froehling	6	6																F Froehling	6	6	6
		W N'Godrella																		W N'Godrella	4	3	4
		T Edlefsen	w/o								W N'Godrella	6	7
	Q	B. Lloyd	3	4						5	M Orantes	0	6
	5	M Orantes	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		J-L Rouyer	7	1	6
		N Kalogeropoulos	6	6	3						J-L Rouyer	5	4
		A Pattison	6	6							A Pattison	7	6
		G Stilwell	2	3																A Pattison	6	4	7	4	4
		J Loyo-Mayo	4	1																P Bertolucci	3	6	6	6	6
		P Bertolucci	6	6							P Bertolucci	7	6
		I Fletcher	4	1						13	M Cox	5	2
	13	M Cox	6	6																									P Bertolucci	7	6	6
		H Solomon	3	6	6																							4	A Ashe	6	3	4
		F McMillan	6	2	3						H Solomon	6	6
		J Kukal	6	4	2						B Gottfried	4	2
		B Gottfried	2	6	6															H Solomon	6	2	7	4
		N Špear	6	4	5														4	A Ashe	7	6	6	6
		G Masters	1	6	7						G Masters	5	2
		I Gulyás	4	4						4	A Ashe	7	6
	4	A Ashe	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		J-B Chanfreau	6	5	7
		H Kary	4	7	5						J-B Chanfreau	4	4
		A Muñoz	0	2							D Stockton	6	6
		D Stockton	6	6																D Stockton	7	5	2	6
		J Alexander	3	4																B Borg	6	7	6	7
		P Barthès	6	6							P Barthès	6	1	6
		B Borg	6	6							B Borg	3	6	8
	9	C Richey	2	3																									B Borg	6	6	5	6
		M Estep	6	6																								8	A Panatta	7	2	7	7
		M Rybarczyk	3	3							M Estep	3	6
		N Kelaidis	2	2							J Fillol Sr.	6	7
		J Fillol Sr.	6	6																J Fillol Sr.	4	4	1
		R Case	1	3															8	A Panatta	6	6	6
		B Mignot	6	6							B Mignot	1	6	6
		B Carmichael	2	4						8	A Panatta	6	1	8
	8	A Panatta	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	Q	P Kronk	3	4
		B Phillips-Moore	6	6							B Phillips-Moore	7	6
		S Baranyi	6	3	6						S Baranyi	6	2
		R Moore	4	6	3															B Phillips-Moore	2	1	2
	Q	T Ovici	6	2	1														16	T Okker	6	6	6
		R Machán	3	6	6						R Machán	5	3
		J Ganzabal	1	1						16	T Okker	7	6
	16	T Okker	6	6																								16	T Okker	6	3	7	3	6
		D. Lloyd	4	2																								1	S Smith	3	6	6	6	4
		E Van Dillen	6	6							E Van Dillen	6	3	6
		C Drysdale	6	4	6						C Drysdale	1	6	4
	Q	P Toci	3	6	1															E Van Dillen	2	4	7	6	1
		J-C Barclay	4	6															1	S Smith	6	6	6	4	6
		J McManus	6	7							J McManus	5	5
		G Goven	6	1	3					1	S Smith	7	7
	1	S Smith	2	6	6