1973 Des Moines International

1973 Des Moines International
DateJanuary 29 – February 2
Edition3rd
CategoryUSLTA Indoor Circuit
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$15,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationDes Moines, Iowa, U.S.
VenueVeterans Memorial Auditorium
Champions
Singles
United States Clark Graebner[1]
Doubles
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec / Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal[2]
← 1972 · Des Moines Open

The 1973 Des Moines International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa in the United States that was part of the 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit. It was the third and last edition of the event and was held from January 29 through February 2, 1973. Third-seeded Clark Graebner won the singles title and earned $3,000 first-prize money.[3]

Finals

Singles

United States Clark Graebner defeated Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 7–5, 4–6, 6–4

  • It was Graebner's only singles title of the year and the fourth of his career in the Open Era.

Doubles

Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec / Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal defeated Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. / Romania Ion Țiriac 4–6, 7–6, 6–1

References

  1. ^ "1973 Des Moines – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals.
  2. ^ "1973 Des Moines – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9780362001686.