# 1973 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year.
Ilie Năstase won the men's singles title at the 1973 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating Roger Taylor 9–8, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ilie Năstase (champion)

## 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 |
| 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | |
| | Alex Metreveli | 8 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | Alex Metreveli | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 9 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Roger Taylor | 8 | 3 |
| | Owen Davidson | 5 | 3 | | | Roger Taylor | 8 | 3 |
| | Roger Taylor | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | I Năstase | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Moore | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Carmichael | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | I El Shafei | 0 | 3 |
| | P Bertolucci | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Roche | 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Bertolucci | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | I El Shafei | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Richey | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| T Okker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Battrick | 5 | 3 | | T Okker | 5 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| G Masters | 5 | 6 | 3 | A Metreveli | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| A Metreveli | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | A Metreveli | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| R Lutz | 8 | 2 | | | | | | B Fairlie | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| B Fairlie | 9 | 6 | | B Fairlie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| B Gottfried | w/o | | | B Gottfried | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| HJ Pohmann | | | | | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 6 | 6 |
| J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Fassbender | 4 | 2 |
| B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 2 | | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Greg Cooper | w/o | | | Greg Cooper | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| R Emerson | | | | | | | | J Connors | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | |
| T Gorman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | J Fassbender | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | |
| J Fassbender | 6 | 6 | | J Fassbender | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| R Tanner | 6 | 4 | 6 | R Tanner | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| P Barthès | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| O Davidson | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Froehling | 3 | 8 | | O Davidson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| C Dibley | 8 | 8 | 6 | C Dibley | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| V Amritraj | 9 | 6 | 3 | | | | | O Davidson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| E van Dillen | | | | | | | | E Dibbs | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| E Dibbs | w/o | | | E Dibbs | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| M Estep | 7 | 6 | | M Estep | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| M Riessen | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | O Davidson | 7 | 6 |
| F Jauffret | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 5 | 3 |
| C Pasarell | 9 | 3 | 6 | C Pasarell | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| A Amritraj | 9 | 3 | 5 | K Meiler | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| K Meiler | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | | | K Meiler | 8 | 4 | | | | |
| P Dent | w/o | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| B Hewitt | | | | P Dent | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| R Keldie | 4 | 4 | | J Newcombe | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| R Taylor | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| J Alexander | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | R Taylor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | A Ashe | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| R Case | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| A Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | R Taylor | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 3 | 3 |
| C Drysdale | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| C Graebner | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | H Solomon | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| A Panatta | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |