{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1973|Washington Star International| | date=July 23–29 | edition=5th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] (Grade A) | prize_money=$75,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States | venue=Washington Tennis Stadium | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1973 Washington – Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1973/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ross Case]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Masters]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1973 Washington – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1973/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name = Washington Open (tennis) {{!}} Washington Open }}
The '''1973 Washington Star International''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament that was played on outdoor [[clay court]]s at the Washington Tennis Stadium in [[Washington, D.C.]] The event was categorized as a Grade A tournament and was part of the [[1973 Grand Prix (tennis)|1973 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from July 23 through July 29, 1973, and was the first event on the US Tour leading up to the [[1973 US Open (tennis)|1973 US Open]]. Third-seeded [[Arthur Ashe]] won the singles title and $11,000 prize money.<ref name=wot74>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook|year=1974|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362001686|pages=81–83|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arthur Ashe]] defeated {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]] 6–4, 6–2
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ross Case]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Masters]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dick Crealy]] / {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[Andrew Pattison]] 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
==See also== * [[1973 Union Trust Classic]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/washington-dc-(o)/usa/1973/m-gp-usa-23a-1973/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Washington tennis tournaments}} {{1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
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