# 1973 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

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. Ken Rosewall won the play-off match for third place against Phil Dent in three sets, 4–6, 6–3, 6–0.

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Phil Dent | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Rod Laver | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |