Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1] Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.^[2]

The 1973 Wimbledon Championships featured an abnormally large number of qualifiers and lucky losers because 81 of the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players, including defending champion Stan Smith, boycotted the tournament in protest against the suspension of Nikola Pilić by the Yugoslav Tennis Association, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).^[3]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Frank Gebert		5	6	6
	Chiradip Mukerjea		7	3	4
								Frank Gebert		6	6
								Sherwood Stewart		3	1
	Sherwood Stewart		2	6	6
	Steve Siegel		6	2	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Allan McDonald		6	4	6
	Jun Kuki		3	6	1
								Allan McDonald		8	6
								José Moreno		6	4
	José Moreno		6	6
	Norman Holmes		4	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Marcello Lara		6	6
	Richard Russell		2	2
								Marcello Lara		6	6
								Jean-François Caujolle		4	1
	Jean-François Caujolle		8	6	6
	Larry Parker		9	2	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Syd Ball		6	7
	Ernie Ewert		3	5
								Syd Ball		6	6
								Peter Curtis		2	1
	Peter Curtis		6	6
	Matei Pampoulov		4	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Peter Pokorny		6	6	6
	Deon Joubert		3	8	2
								Peter Pokorny		6	6	6
								Phil Siviter		8	3	4
	Phil Siviter		9	6
	Kiyoshi Tanabe		8	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Ionel Santeiu		6	7
	Dragan Stojović		3	5
								Ionel Santeiu		6	6
								Robert Stock		3	3
	Robert Stock		1	6	6
	Chris Kachel		6	3	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Eugene Scott		6	6
	Saeed Meer		2	4
								Eugene Scott		6	6
								John Bartlett		3	1
	John Bartlett		4	8	6
	Dick R. Bohrnstedt		6	6	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Premjit Lall		6	6
	Martin Robinson		2	2
								Premjit Lall		6	3	6
								Jean-Paul Meyer		2	6	3
	Jean-Paul Meyer		2	6	6
	Eduardo Zuleta		6	4	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Anthony Parun		6	8
	Róbert Machán		3	6
								Anthony Parun		6	6
								Vladimír Zedník		4	4
	Vladimír Zedník		6	4	16
	Roberto Chávez		2	6	14

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Colin Dowdeswell		6	6	6
	Greg Perkins		8	4	3
								Colin Dowdeswell		9	8
								Patricio Cornejo Seckel		7	6
	Patricio Cornejo Seckel		3	6	6
	Konstantin Pugaev		6	3	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Steve Messmer		6	3	6
	John James		1	6	4
								Steve Messmer		6	7
								Greg Braun		2	5
	Greg Braun		7	9
	Sever Muresan		5	8

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Jan Hordijk		6	6
	Eduardo Gorostiaga		2	3
								Jan Hordijk		6	1	8
								Dan Bleckinger		4	6	6
	Dan Bleckinger		6	6
	Max Cocks		2	2

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau		8	6
	Kenneth McMillan		6	4
								Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau		1	8	7
								Richard Lewis		6	6	5
	Richard Lewis		6	3	6
	Jeff Simpson		4	6	4

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	John Clifton		6	6
	Ashley Compton-Dando		2	4
								John Clifton		9	6
								Pancho Walthall		8	3
	Pancho Walthall		3	6	6
	John Eastburn		6	3	4

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Toshiro Sakai		6	7
	Roy Barth		4	5
								Toshiro Sakai		6	6
								Paul Kronk		4	3
	Paul Kronk		6	6
	Piero Toci		3	2

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Jean-Louis Haillet		6	6
	Nicolas Kelaidis		3	3
								Jean-Louis Haillet		6	6	6
								Paul McNamee		8	4	3
	Paul McNamee		3	9
	Tom Leonard		6	8r

Seventeenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Bob Giltinan		6	0	6
	Jasjit Singh		4	6	1
								Bob Giltinan		6	6
								Pietro Marzano		4	4
	Pietro Marzano		9	4	6
	Kenichi Hirai		8	6	3

Eighteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Billy Martin		6	6
	Ljuben Genov		2	1
								Billy Martin		6	6
								Colin McHugo		3	1
	Colin McHugo		7	1	6
	Igor Košak		5	6	3

Nineteenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	John Yuill		6	8	6
	Thierry Bernasconi		4	9	3
								John Yuill		6	6
								Russell Simpson		4	4
	Russell Simpson		6	3	6
	John Fort		4	6	0

Twentieth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Tenny Svensson		7	6
	Terry Ryan		5	4
								Tenny Svensson		6	6
								Clay Iles		3	4
	Clay Iles		7	6
	Armistead Neely		5	4

Twenty-first qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Robin Drysdale		6	6
	Tim Noonan		3	4
								Robin Drysdale		6	6
								Cliff Letcher		4	0
	Cliff Letcher		9	6
	Bozhidar Pampoulov		7	4

Twenty-second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Keith Hancock		6	6
	Donald McCormick		3	0
								Keith Hancock		9	6
								Mark Farrell		8	3
	Mark Farrell		6	6
	Rolf Norberg		0	4

Twenty-third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Graeme Thomson		6	7
	Fred Hemmes		0	5
								Graeme Thomson		8	7
								Thomas Karp		6	5
	Thomas Karp		6	4	6
	Jan Kukal		4	6	4

Twenty-fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	William Lloyd		6	6
	Juan Ignacio Muntañola		4	3
								William Lloyd		6	6
								Jaidip Mukerjea		4	2
	Jaidip Mukerjea		6	6
	K. Shimamura		3	0

Twenty-fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Hans-Joachim Plötz		5	9	6
	Jacek Niedźwiedzki		7	7	4
								Hans-Joachim Plötz		3	6	6
								Harold Turnbull		6	4	0
	Harold Turnbull		6	6
	Kim Sung-bae		4	4

Twenty-sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Munawar Iqbal		6	6
	Mike Collins		4	3
								Munawar Iqbal		8	6
								Dick Dell		6	1
	Dick Dell		6	6
	Jacques Thamin		3	1

Twenty-seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	William Durham		6	8
	Lito Álvarez		3	6
								William Durham		7	6
								Chico Hagey		5	3
	Chico Hagey		6	7
	Jonathan Smith		4	5

Twenty-eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Byron Bertram		7	6
	Rolf Thung		5	2
								Byron Bertram		6	8
								Petr Kanderal		3	6
	Petr Kanderal		6	6
	Ezio Di Matteo		3	1

Twenty-ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Richard Buwalda		6	3	7
	Pierre Joly		4	6	5
								Richard Buwalda		7	8	6
								Tito Vázquez		5	9	4
	Tito Vázquez		6	9
	Stanley Matthews		1	8

Thirtieth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Hans Ent		8	6
	William Brown		6	3
								Hans Ent		8	3	6
								Julián Ganzábal		6	6	3
	Julián Ganzábal		6	8	6
	Vincenzo Franchitti		8	6	4

Thirty-first qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Gaurav Misra		9	6
	Bernard Mitton		8	4
								Gaurav Misra		5	6	9
								Greg Peebles		7	4	7
	Greg Peebles		6	9
	Emilio Montaño		3	8

Thirth-second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Eugene Russo		6	6
	Guy Tytherleigh		1	1
								Eugene Russo		9	3	6
								Doug Crawford		8	6	4
	Doug Crawford		6	6
	Luis Baraldi		2	4

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation