Singles
1973 Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	John Newcombe
Score	3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Draw	32

Rod Laver won in the final of the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships singles event 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 against John Newcombe.^[1][2] Ken Rosewall won the play-off match for third place against Phil Dent in three sets, 4–6, 6–3, 6–0.^[3]

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	Semifinals							Final
		John Newcombe	6	6
		Phil Dent	3	4
									John Newcombe	6	5	6	3	6
									Rod Laver	3	7	3	6	4
		Ken Rosewall	4	6	6
		Rod Laver	6	3	8

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		J Newcombe	6	4	6
		J Alexander	3	6	4				J Newcombe	6	3	6
		C Pasarell	6	6					C Pasarell	4	6	3
		P Kronk	3	3												J Newcombe	6	6
		G Masters	7	6												G Masters	3	4
		B Gottfried	6	3					G Masters	7	6
		J Singh	7	6					J Singh	5	4
		A Amritraj	6	1																			J Newcombe	6	6
		J Fassbender	6	6																			P Dent	3	4
		V Amritraj	1	4					J Fassbender	3	3
		P Dent	4	6	6				P Dent	6	6
		Ž Franulović	6	4	1											P Dent	7	6
		M Estep	6	6												R Case	6	2
		M Anderson	3	1					M Estep	7	3	5
		R Case	6	6	6				R Case	5	6	7
		F Stolle	7	1	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		K Rosewall	6	7
		B Giltinan	1	5					K Rosewall	6	6
		I Fletcher	6	4	7				I Fletcher	3	0
		A Stone	4	6	5											K Rosewall	7	6
		J McManus	6	7												S Stewart	5	2
		C Dibley	4	6					J McManus	4	6	5
		S Stewart	6	2					S Stewart	6	2	7
		M Lara	2	0	r																		K Rosewall	4	6	6
		R Laver	6	6																			R Laver	6	3	8
		K McMillan	2	2					R Laver	6	7
		P Gerken	6	6					P Gerken	2	5
		M Mulligan	4	1												R Laver	6	7
		R Ramírez	6	6												R Ramírez	0	5
		M Holeček	3	3					R Ramírez	6	6
		R Simpson	7	7					R Simpson	3	4
		D Crealy	6	5

References

External links

• 1973 Australian Indoor Championships draw