# 1973 French Open – Men's singles

Ilie Năstase defeated Nikola Pilić in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open. It was his second and last major singles title, after the 1972 US Open. Năstase did not lose a set during the tournament.
Andrés Gimeno was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Guillermo Vilas.
This was the first major appearance for future world No. 1, six-time French Open champion, and eleven-time major champion Björn Borg.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Stan Smith (fourth round)
* Ilie Năstase (champion)
* n/a
* Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
* Manuel Orantes (second round)
* John Newcombe (first round)
* Andrés Gimeno (second round)
* Adriano Panatta (semifinals)
* Cliff Richey (first round)
* Roger Taylor (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Proisy (first round)
* Jimmy Connors (first round)
* Mark Cox (second round)
* Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
* François Jauffret (fourth round)
* Tom Okker (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Roger Taylor | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Roger Taylor | 0 | 2 | 6 | | 2 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Tom Gorman | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 14 | Jan Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | Tom Gorman | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Tom Gorman | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gorman | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Nikola Pilić | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Nikola Pilić | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | Paolo Bertolucci | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paolo Bertolucci | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Adriano Panatta | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Adriano Panatta | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 16 | Tom Okker | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pinto-Bravo | 1 | 4 | | 2 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sakai | 2 | 3 | | | J Hřebec | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Fassbender | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | J Fassbender | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Naegelen | 2 | 6 | 1 | | J Fassbender | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lara | 7 | 6 | | | M Lara | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Joly | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Jauffret | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | F Jauffret | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| | I El Shafei | 6 | 3 | | 15 | F Jauffret | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zugarelli | 7 | 3 | 3 | | Z Franulović | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Franulović | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 15 | F Jauffret | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Meiler | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | P Dominguez | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | G Battrick | 6 | 6 | | | G Battrick | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dibbs | 5 | 5 | | | P Dominguez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dominguez | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Di Matteo | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | A Gimeno | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Korpás | 4 | 0 | | | G Vilas | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Vilas | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | É Deblicker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Gerken | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | P Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Siegel | 2 | 6 | | | T Ulrich | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ulrich | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Gerken | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | R Taylor | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | K Warwick | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Johansson | 5 | 4 | | | A Metreveli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Metreveli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | R Taylor | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Stewart | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | C Pasarell | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Elschenbroich | 7 | 6 | | | H Elschenbroich | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Szőke | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | B Jovanović | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Kuki | 7 | 5 | 3 | | B Jovanović | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pála | 6 | 6 | | | F Pála | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Likhachev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Jovanović | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Montaño | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | C Barazzutti | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kamiwazumi | 6 | 6 | | | J Kamiwazumi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Chávez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Jovanović | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | J Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | B Fairlie | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cramer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | P Cramer | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | D Contet | 0 | 1 | | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cornejo | 6 | 4 | 2 | | T Nowicki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nowicki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | J Newcombe | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Holeček | 7 | 6 | | | M Holeček | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Molina | 5 | 6 | 1 | | J Paish | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paish | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | M Holeček | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | |
| | H Pohmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | H Pohmann | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Amritraj | 4 | 2 | | | H Pohmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 6 | 6 | | LL | J-L Haillet | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J-L Haillet | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Holeček | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | P Proisy | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | T Vázquez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Vázquez | 7 | 4 | 8 | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Kakoulia | 4 | 3 | | | | | | O Parun | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | O Parun | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zednik | w/o | | | | M Mulligan | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mulligan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | J Velasco Sr. | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J. Lloyd | 6 | 6 | Q | J. Lloyd | 1 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Varga | 4 | 4 | | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | N Pilić | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Dent | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Faulk | 2 | 4 | | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | R Ramírez | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Connors | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | I Țiriac | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | F Froehling | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | P Hombergen | 5 | 1 | | I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pietrangeli | 0 | 1 | | F Froehling | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Froehling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | F Froehling | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W N'Godrella | | | | | | | | W N'Godrella | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Edlefsen | w/o | | | W N'Godrella | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B. Lloyd | 3 | 4 | 5 | M Orantes | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | J-L Rouyer | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kalogeropoulos | 6 | 6 | 3 | | J-L Rouyer | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | A Pattison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stilwell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | A Pattison | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Loyo-Mayo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | P Bertolucci | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Bertolucci | 6 | 6 | | | P Bertolucci | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Fletcher | 4 | 1 | | 13 | M Cox | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Bertolucci | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | H Solomon | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Ashe | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | F McMillan | 6 | 2 | 3 | | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kukal | 6 | 4 | 2 | | B Gottfried | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gottfried | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | H Solomon | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | N Špear | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | 4 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 1 | 6 | 7 | | G Masters | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gulyás | 4 | 4 | | 4 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | J-B Chanfreau | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 4 | 7 | 5 | | J-B Chanfreau | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz | 0 | 2 | | | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Stockton | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Borg | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | P Barthès | 6 | 6 | | | P Barthès | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | B Borg | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Richey | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Borg | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | M Estep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Panatta | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| | M Rybarczyk | 3 | 3 | | | M Estep | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kelaidis | 2 | 2 | | | J Fillol Sr. | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fillol Sr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Fillol Sr. | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | B Mignot | 6 | 6 | | | B Mignot | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael | 2 | 4 | | 8 | A Panatta | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | P Kronk | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | | | B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Baranyi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Baranyi | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Ovici | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 16 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Machán | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Machán | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ganzabal | 1 | 1 | | 16 | T Okker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | T Okker | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | D. Lloyd | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | E Van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | E Van Dillen | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Drysdale | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Toci | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | E Van Dillen | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | J-C Barclay | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J McManus | 6 | 7 | | | J McManus | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | S Smith | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | S Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |