1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–0, 7–5
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8

Billie Jean King successfully defended her title, defeating Chris Evert in the final, 6–0, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

01.

Margaret Court (semifinals)

02.

Billie Jean King (champion)

03.

Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)

04.

Chris Evert (final)

05.

Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)

06.

Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)

07.

Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)

08.

Olga Morozova (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. For the first time since 1954, all eight seeded players reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Margaret Court	4	6	6

8	Olga Morozova	6	4	1
					1	Margaret Court	1	6	1

					4	Chris Evert	6	1	6
4	Chris Evert	6	4	6

5	Rosie Casals	2	6	2
										4	Chris Evert	0	5

										2	Billie Jean King	6	7
6	Virginia Wade	3	3

3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
					3	Evonne Goolagong	3	7	3

					2	Billie Jean King	6	5	6
7	Kerry Melville	8	6

2	Billie Jean King	9	8

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	1	M Court	6	6
		K Krantzcke	2	3
						1	M Court	6	6
						Q	K Latham	2	3
	Q	K Latham	6	6
		M Pryde	1	1
										1	M Court	6	6
											G Coles	1	4
		G Coles	6	6
		J Fayter	3	3
							G Coles	6	6
							P Moor	2	1
		P Moor	3	6	7
		L Kaligis	6	0	5

Section 2

First round	Second round				Third round					Fourth round

	8	O Morozova	7	6
		P Coleman	5	2
					8	O Morozova	7	6
						J Williams	5	3
		J Williams	6	9
		R Giscafré	4	8
										8	O Morozova	7	6
											I Bentzer	5	1
		G Walhof	7	1
		J Newberry	9	6
						J Newberry	1	6	3
						I Bentzer	6	4	6
		L Charles	4	2
		I Bentzer	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	C Evert	6	6
	F Bonicelli	3	3		4	C Evert	6	6
	R Tomanová	4	0			J Gohn	0	1
	J Gohn	6	6							4	C Evert	6	6
	J Heldman	6	8								J Heldman	3	1
	W Wooldridge	1	6			J Heldman	6	6
	M Neumannová	3	3			M Schaar	2	1
	M Schaar	6	6												4	C Evert	6	3	8
	L Sugiarto	0	4													J Young	3	6	6
	S Barker	6	6			S Barker	6	4	3
	S Brasher	0	6	2		L Blachford	3	6	6
	L Blachford	6	2	6							L Blachford	5	6	0
	K Ebbinghaus	1	6	2							J Young	7	4	6
	M Redondo	6	2	6		M Redondo	3	1
	V Burton	4	5			J Young	6	6
	J Young	6	7

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	R Casals	6	6
	B Kirk	0	1		5	R Casals	6	6
	L Rossouw	4	3			S Mappin	3	4
	S Mappin	6	6							5	R Casals	7	7
Q	T Fretz	6	6							Q	T Fretz	5	5
	L Mottram	1	3		Q	T Fretz	6	6
	M Simionescu	4	2		Q	V Berner	4	3
Q	V Berner	6	6												5	R Casals	6	6
	M Gurdal	2	9	3												K Kemmer	3	3
	V Ziegenfuss	6	8	6		V Ziegenfuss	6	2	6
	L Tenney	0	6			L Fleming	4	6	3
	L Fleming	6	8								V Ziegenfuss	9	4	3
	H Gourlay	1	3								K Kemmer	8	6	6
	K Kemmer	6	6			K Kemmer	7	6
	J Anthony	8	4			D Boshoff	5	4
	D Boshoff	9	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	F Dürr	6	6
Q	C Colman	3	0			F Dürr	6	6
	V Vopičková	6	1	8		V Vopičková	2	1
	C Molesworth	3	6	6							F Dürr	6	2	6
	M Kroschina	6	6								M Kroschina	4	6	0
LL	J Dixon	3	4			M Kroschina	3	6	6
Q	M Wikstedt	6	8	9	Q	M Wikstedt	6	0	2
Q	A Coe	0	9	7												F Dürr	6	3	5
	K Sawamatsu	6	6												6	V Wade	4	6	7
	S Pachta	2	2			K Sawamatsu	7	5	5
	O de Roubin	4	2			P Teeguarden	5	7	7
	P Teeguarden	6	6								P Teeguarden	2	3
	P Bostrom	6	7							6	V Wade	6	6
	K Pigeon	3	5			P Bostrom	5	2
	D Fromholtz	6	2	1	6	V Wade	7	6
6	V Wade	3	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	L Tuero	6	3	2
	N Fuchs	1	6	6		N Fuchs	3	2
	P Hogan	7	6	6		P Hogan	6	6
	C Doerner	9	4	4						P Hogan	6	6
	C Janes	1	4							M Navrátilová	4	4
	M Navrátilová	6	6			M Navrátilová	8	6
	L duPont	6	6			L duPont	6	4
	H Goto	2	2											P Hogan	0	1
	S Walsh	9	2	4									3	E Goolagong	6	6
	I Fernández de Soto	7	6	6		I Fernández de Soto	3	3
Q	J Tindle	6	1	4		W Turnbull	6	6
	W Turnbull	4	6	6						W Turnbull	4	1
	J Cooper	6	6						3	E Goolagong	6	6
	B Downs	0	4			J Cooper	3	1
	B Stöve	3	3		3	E Goolagong	6	6
3	E Goolagong	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		C Sandberg	6	4	7
		L Beaven	2	6	5
							C Sandberg	1	0
						Q	M Michel	6	6
		S Stap	4	4
	Q	M Michel	6	6
										Q	M Michel	2	6	4
										7	K Melville	6	3	6
		W Overton	2	7	2
		P Pretorius	6	5	6
							P Pretorius	1	1
						7	K Melville	6	6
		I Kloss	1	4
	7	K Melville	6	6

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		W Paish	3	2
		L Hunt	6	6
							L Hunt	6	6
							M Schallau	2	3
		A Kiyomura	6	2	4
		M Schallau	1	6	6
											L Hunt	4	7	0
										2	BJ King	6	5	6
		K Harris	6	6
		V Ruzici	1	3
							K Harris	2	3
						2	BJ King	6	6
		L Bassi	0	2
	2	BJ King	6	6

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

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

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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