# 1973 Swedish Open – Singles

The 1973 Swedish Open – Singles event was part of the 1973 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden between 8 July and 15 July 1973. Manuel Orantes was the defending Swedish Open champion. Stan Smith won the title by defeating Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.

## 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Stan Smith | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Björn Borg | Björn Borg | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Björn Borg | Björn Borg | 4 | 4 | 2 | Stan Smith | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | Manuel Orantes | Manuel Orantes | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Leif Johansson | Leif Johansson | 3 | 0 | 0 | Manuel Orantes | Manuel Orantes | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Manuel Orantes | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 3 | 2 | | Stan Smith | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Julián Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | 3 | Geoff Masters | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Geoff Masters | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | Stan Smith | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Haroon Rahim | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 4 | 0 | | Georges Goven | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Georges Goven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Björn Borg | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Anand Amritraj | 1 | 4 | | Björn Borg | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Kukal | 1 | 6 | 6 | Jan Kukal | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Fletcher | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| Jaime Pinto Bravo | 4 | 6 | 7 | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Buster Mottram | 6 | 3 | 6 | Buster Mottram | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Patricio Cornejo | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Iván Molina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ove Bengtson | 2 | 4 | | Iván Molina | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Leif Johansson | 6 | 6 | | Leif Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Guillermo Vilas | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Leif Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Gerald Battrick | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | Bob Carmichael | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Bob Carmichael | 3 | 6 | 6 | Bob Carmichael | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Jim McManus | 4 | 2 | | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Leif Johansson | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Case | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Tonino Zugarelli | 6 | 7 | | Tonino Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Frew McMillan | 6 | 7 | | Frew McMillan | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Vijay Amritraj | 3 | 5 | | | | | | Tonino Zugarelli | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Hans Kary | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Jeff Borowiak | 4 | 4 | | Hans Kary | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Per Jemsby | 5 | 3 | | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Orantes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |