1973 Des Moines International
Tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
1973 Des Moines International | ||||
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Date | January 29 – February 2 | |||
Edition | 3rd | |||
Category | USLTA Indoor Circuit | |||
Draw | 16S / 8D | |||
Prize money | $15,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet / indoor | |||
Location | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |||
Venue | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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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
Clark Graebner defeated
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
Jiří Hřebec /
Jan Kukal defeated
Juan Gisbert Sr. /
Ion Țiriac 4–6, 7–6, 6–1