1973 World Championship Tennis circuit

1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
Smith won 7 titles
Details
Duration15 January 1973 – 9 May 1973
Edition6th
Tournaments23
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Stan Smith (7)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Stan Smith (8)
Points leaderUnited States Stan Smith (75)
1972
1974

The 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1973. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). In April 1972 WCT signed an agreement with the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) as a result of which the 1973 men's tennis season was divided in a WCT section, which ran from January until May, and a Grand Prix circuit which was held from May onward. The WCT circuit divided the players into two groups of 32 players, with each group playing 11 tournaments of the 22 tournaments. The four highest ranked players from each group qualified for the season finals in Dallas.[1] The total available prize money was almost $1,250,000.[2]

  1. ^ *Collins Bud History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). USA: New Chapter Press. 2010. ISBN 0-942257-70-7.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780362001679.