title: 1973 Jean Becker Open – Singles
text: # 1973 Jean Becker Open – Singles
  
  Stan Smith was the defending champion, but Ilie Năstase defeated him 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Karl Meiler | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | Stan Smith | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | | | Ilie Năstase | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | Tom Okker | 6 | 2 | 5 | Ilie Năstase | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | Ilie Năstase | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | I Molina | 2 | 7 | 4 | P Szőke | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | P Szőke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | P Szőke | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | K Johansson | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | K Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | P Dominguez | 6 | 6 | 2 | K Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | M Cox | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | K Johansson | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | K Meiler | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | M Riessen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 3 | 6 | B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | W N'Godrella | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | M Riessen | 2 | 4 | | | |
  | O N Bengtson | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | A Zugarelli | 3 | 7 | 6 | A Zugarelli | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | K Meiler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Borowiak | 0 | 6 | 6 | J Borowiak | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | É Deblicker | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | T Ryan | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | J Fillol | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
  | G Goven | 5 | 6 | 2 | T Ryan | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Tanner | 6 | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | | A Panatta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | M Leclercq | 4 | 6 | 2 | F McMillan | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | F McMillan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | A Panatta | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | G Battrick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | J-L Haillet | 4 | 2 | | G Battrick | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | R Tanner | 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 | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | B Borg | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | G Stilwell | 6 | 6 | 6 | G Stilwell | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | A Muñoz | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | B Borg | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | J Pinto-Bravo | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | P Proisy | 4 | 6 | 6 | P Proisy | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | A Ashe | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | B Carmichael | 2 | 4 | | J Gisbert Sr. | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | J Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | G Vilas | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | I Țiriac | 3 | 3 | | R Moore | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | |
  | O Parun | 6 | 6 | O Parun | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | B Montrenaud | 4 | 0 | | | | | T Gorman | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | J-B Chanfreau | 6 | 6 | | | | | J-B Chanfreau | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | C Barazzutti | 1 | 3 | J-B Chanfreau | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | N Pilić | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | J-B Chanfreau | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | I Năstase | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | P Bertolucci | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | P Barthès | 6 | 6 | P Barthès | 6 | 0 | d | | | | | | |
  | I El Shafei | 4 | 3 | | | | | P Bertolucci | 2 | 2 | | | |
  | H Rahim | 6 | 6 | | | | | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | F Jauffret | 2 | 0 | H Rahim | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | | | I Năstase | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
  