1973 Australian Open – Men's singles
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John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open.
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Champion | John Newcombe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Onny Parun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ken Rosewall was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Karl Meiler.
The first round was best of 3 sets and the rest of the tournament was best of 5 sets.