Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
geography/australia

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1973 Australian Open – Women's singles


Main article: 1973 Australian Open

Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open. It was her eleventh Australian Open singles title and 22nd major singles title overall. Court did not lose a set during the tournament.

Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but she lost to Kazuko Sawamatsu in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. AUS Margaret Court (champion)
  2. AUS Evonne Goolagong (finalist)
  3. GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
  4. AUS Kerry Melville (semifinals)
  5. AUS Patricia Coleman (second round)
  6. JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu (semifinals)
  7. AUS Kerry Harris (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)
  9. URS Eugenia Birioukova (third round)
  10. AUS Barbara Hawcroft (third round)
  11. AUS Marilyn Tesch (third round)
  12. AUS Janet Young (second round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Margaret Court | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=7 | RD3-score2-2=5 | RD2-team1=AUS Margaret Court | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Kerry Melville | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-team3=JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team4=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=3 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD1-team1=AUS Margaret Court | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Karen Krantzcke | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-team3=AUS Dianne Fromholtz | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team4=AUS Kerry Melville | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-team5=GBR Virginia Wade | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team6=JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=0 | RD1-score5-2=1 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-score5-3=4 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-team7=AUS Kerry Harris | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=4 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=3 | RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS M Court | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS K Krantzcke | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=AUS M Court | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS B Dart | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-team03=URS E Birioukova | RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-team04=AUS K Krantzcke | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD2-team01=AUS M Court | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=FRA N Fuchs | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=AUS B Dart | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS K Hogarth | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=2 | RD2-team05=URS E Birioukova | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team06=AUS H Worland | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=KOR Lee D-h | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS K Krantzcke | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD1-team03=FRA N Fuchs | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS L Mansfield | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=1 | RD1-team05=AUS B Dart | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS K Walker | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-team11=AUS H Worland | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team12=AUS D James | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=7 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-team13=KOR Lee D-h | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS P Whytcross | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score14-2=5

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS D Fromholtz | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=AUS K Melville | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS D Fromholtz | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS W Turnbull | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=GBR G Coles | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS K Melville | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS P Coleman | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team02=AUS D Fromholtz | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=AUS W Turnbull | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS J Young | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-score04-1=w/o | RD2-team05=GBR G Coles | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS M Whitely | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=AUS C Doerner | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS K Melville | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team03=AUS D Fromholtz | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS H Young | RD1-seed04=LL | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-team05=AUS W Turnbull | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS K Williams | RD1-seed06=LL | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=3 | RD1-team11=AUS M Whitely | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=KOR Lee S-o | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-team13=AUS C Doerner | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS L Walker | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=1

Section 3

| RD4-team01=GBR V Wade | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=JPN K Sawamatsu | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=4 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=GBR V Wade | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=AUS L Bowrey | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=AUS M Tesch | RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team04=JPN K Sawamatsu | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=GBR V Wade | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=AUS C Matison | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=FRA M Proisy | RD2-seed03=LL | RD2-team04=AUS L Bowrey | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS M Tesch | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team06=AUS M Pratt | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=GBR L Blachford | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=JPN K Sawamatsu | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team03=AUS C Matison | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS K Wilkinson | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-team05=FRA M Proisy | RD1-seed05=LL | RD1-team06=DEN D Ekner | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-team11=AUS M Pratt | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=RHO J Walker | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=4 | RD1-team13=GBR L Blachford | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS S Irvine | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS K Harris | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=AUS E Goolagong | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS K Harris | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team02=AUS B Hawcroft | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=GBR L Charles | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS E Goolagong | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS K Harris | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team02=BEL M Van Haver | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-team03=AUS M Morgan | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS B Hawcroft | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=BEL M Gurdal | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=GBR L Charles | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=2 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=KOR Yang J-s | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS E Goolagong | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team03=BEL M Van Haver | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=JPN K Nomura | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-team05=AUS M Morgan | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS J Whyte | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team11=GBR L Charles | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS C O'Neil | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2 | RD1-team13=KOR Yang J-s | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS H Crozier | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=4

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1973 Australian Open – Women's singles — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report