# 1973 Stockholm Open – Singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Tom Gorman won the title, defeating Björn Borg 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
* Ilie Năstase (third round)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Tom Gorman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Tom Okker | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Tom Okker | 4 | 6 | 1 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | Björn Borg | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Jimmy Connors | 4 | 6 | 6 | Björn Borg | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Björn Borg | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | S Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Holm | 4 | 4 | | | G Stilwell | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Stilwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Zabrodsky | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | R Moore | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| B Holmström | 5 | 7 | 7 | | B Holmström | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Moore | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Smith | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | M Riessen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Țiriac | 6 | 4 | 1 | | K Johansson | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Riessen | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| T Svensson | 4 | 2 | | | B Carmichael | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T Gorman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| A Zugarelli | 3 | 3 | | F McMillan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | A Ashe | w/o | | | | | | |
| I Molina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | K Meiler | | | | | | | |
| R Machán | 6 | 2 | 4 | I Molina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | R Tanner | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Dominguez | 3 | 1 | | L Johansson | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| L Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | L Johansson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| J Pinto Bravo | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | T Okker | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| C Barazzutti | 2 | 6 | 6 | C Barazzutti | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | M Orantes | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| B Mottram | 6 | 3 | 4 | H Rahim | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| H Rahim | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | |
| P Säilä | 4 | 1 | | | | | | O Parun | 1 | 4 | | | |
| ON Bengtson | 6 | 6 | | ON Bengtson | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | O Parun | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | M Orantes | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | M Cox | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| J Borowiak | 0 | 6 | 7 | J Borowiak | 0 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | J Borowiak | 6 | 1 | | | |
| J Norbäck | 0 | 2 | | | | | | J Connors | 7 | 6 | | | |
| G Battrick | 6 | 6 | | G Battrick | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | N Pilić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Muñoz | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Muñoz | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| D Palm | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | N Pilić | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| R Norberg | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | J Fillol | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| B Taróczy | 7 | 2 | 6 | | B Taróczy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Pilić | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Borg | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | B Borg | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| H-J Pohmann | 3 | 2 | | | B Andersson | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Andersson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Borg | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| O Palmer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | I Năstase | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| T Larsen | 6 | 1 | | | O Palmer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |