1973 Rothmans Canadian Open
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{{TennisEventInfo|1973|Rothmans Canadian Open|
| date=August 20–26
| edition=84th
| surface=Clay / outdoor
| location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| venue=Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
| champms={{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker{{cite web|title=1973 Toronto – Men's Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/1973/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champws={{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong
| champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall{{cite web|title=1973 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/1973/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champwd={{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong / {{flagicon|USA}} Peggy Michel
| main_name= Canadian Open (tennis) {{!}} Canadian Open
}}
The 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club{{Cite news|url=http://www.rogerscup.com/tc125-the-tournaments/|title=TC125: The Tournaments - Rogers Cup WTA|date=2015-12-08|work=Rogers Cup WTA|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US}} in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix and of the 1973 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 20 through August 26, 1973. Tom Okker and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.{{cite news |author1=Ron Sudlow |title=Okker, Goolagong claim Canadian Open net crowns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/455517955/ |work=The Ottawa Citizen |date=August 27, 1973 |page=14 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook|year=1974|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362001686|pages=88–91, 157|editor=John Barrett}}
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{main|1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker defeated {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
- It was Okker's 12th title of the year and the 45th of his career.
=Women's singles=
{{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} Helga Niessen Masthoff 7–6, 6–4
- It was Goolagong's 6th title of the year and the 37th of her career.
=Men's doubles=
{{main|1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's doubles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Owen Davidson / {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe 7–5, 7–6
- It was Laver's 9th title of the year and the 45th of his career. It was Rosewall's 6th professional title of the year and the 28th of his career.
=Women's doubles=
{{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong / {{flagicon|USA}} Peggy Michel defeated {{flagicon|CSK}} Martina Navrátilová / {{flagicon|FRG}} Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–3, 6–2
- It was Goolagong's 7th title of the year and the 38th of her career. It was Michel's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.rogerscup.com}}
- [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Toronto.aspx ATP tournament profile]
- [http://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/tournamentId/740/title/rogers-cup WTA tournament profile]
{{Canada Masters tournaments}}
{{1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
{{1973 WTA Tour}}