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1973 French Open – Women's singles

Main article: 1973 French Open

Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title and 23rd major singles title overall. It was the first French Open appearance for future seven-time champion Evert.

Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title.

This tournament marked the first singles major appearance of future world No. 1 and 18-time major singles champion Martina Navratilova; she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by Evonne Goolagong.

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. USA Chris Evert (finalist)
  3. GBR Virginia Wade (third round)
  4. AUS Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)
  5. USA Nancy Gunter (third round)
  6. FRA Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
  7. FRG Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
  8. FRG Katja Ebbinghaus (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1973 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Finals

| team-width=175 | RD3-team1=AUS Margaret Court | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Chris Evert | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=7 | RD3-score1-2=7 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=6 | RD3-score2-3=4 | RD2-team1=AUS Margaret Court | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=7 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-team3=FRA Françoise Dürr | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team4=USA Chris Evert | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=1 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=0 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD1-team1=AUS Margaret Court | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=FRG Katja Ebbinghaus | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-team3=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=TCH Martina Navratilova | RD1-seed4= | RD1-score3-1=7 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-team5=FRA Françoise Dürr | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team6=FRA Odile de Roubin | RD1-seed6= | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=0 | RD1-score5-2=1 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-score5-3=6 | RD1-score6-3=1 | RD1-team7=FRG Helga Masthoff | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=USA Chris Evert | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=3 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=3 | RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Court | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=AUS Court | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=NED Stöve | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=USA Bostrom | RD3-seed03=Q | RD3-team04=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Court | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Coleman | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=5 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-team03=ROU Gohn | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=NED Stöve | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=GBR Fayter | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Bostrom | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=2 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD2-seed07=8 | RD2-team08=SWE Sandberg | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score08-2=5 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=2 | RD1-team01=USA Teeguarden | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Court | RD1-seed02=1 | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=FRA Darmon | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team04=AUS Coleman | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=RHO Pattison | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team06=ROU Gohn | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=FRA Bouteleux | RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team08=NED Stöve | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=5 | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=SWE Wikstedt | RD1-seed09=Q | RD1-team10=GBR Fayter | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=2 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-team11=TCH Palmeová-West | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Bostrom | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=1 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Guédy | RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team14=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD1-seed14=8 | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=INA Sugiarto | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=SWE Sandberg | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Goolagong | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=TCH Navratilova | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=AUS Goolagong | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=FRA Fuchs | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=USA Gunter | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=TCH Navratilova | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Goolagong | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=URS Morozova | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=USA duPont | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Fuchs | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=USA Gunter | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=RSA Rossouw | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=5 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-score06-3=5 | RD2-team07=TCH Navratilova | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=ARG Giscafré | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score08-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD1-team01=NED Schaar | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Goolagong | RD1-seed02=4 | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=COL Fernández-De Soto | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=URS Morozova | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-team05=GBR Coles | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA duPont | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=ROU Ruzici | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Fuchs | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score07-3=8 | RD1-score08-3=10 | RD1-team09=AUS Turnbull | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Gunter | RD1-seed10=5 | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=ITA Marzano | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team12=RSA Rossouw | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=0 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=5 | RD1-score12-3=7 | RD1-team13=TCH Koželuhová | RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team14=TCH Navratilova | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=ESP Perea | RD1-seed15=Q | RD1-team16=ARG Giscafré | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=FRA Dürr | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=FRA de Roubin | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=1 | RD3-team01=URU Bonicelli | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Dürr | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=FRA de Roubin | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR Wade | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=AUS Young | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=URU Bonicelli | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=SWE Bentzer | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Dürr | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=FRA de Roubin | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=ITA Nasuelli | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=TCH Vopičková | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Wade | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRG Orth | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Young | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=1 | RD1-score02-3=6 | RD1-team03=CHI Ibarra | RD1-seed03=LL | RD1-team04=URU Bonicelli | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=INA Kaligis | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=SWE Bentzer | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-team07=TCH Neumannová | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Dürr | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=ROU Simionescu | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRA de Roubin | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=HUN Széll | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=ITA Nasuelli | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score11-3=9 | RD1-score12-3=11 | RD1-team13=USA Hogan | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=TCH Vopičková | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=HUN Szörényi | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=GBR Wade | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=FRG Masthoff | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=USA Evert | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=RSA Pretorius | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRG Masthoff | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=2 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=TCH Tomanová | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Evert | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=USA Kemmer | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=RSA Pretorius | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=USA Walsh | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRG Masthoff | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=0 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=JPN Sawamatsu | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=TCH Tomanová | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=5 | RD2-score06-3=7 | RD2-team07=JPN Goto | RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team08=USA Evert | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=URS Birioukova | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=USA Kemmer | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=7 | RD1-team03=FRG Hösl | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=RSA Pretorius | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=2 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=KOR Yang | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Walsh | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=AUS Paish | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRG Masthoff | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=USA Schallau | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=JPN Sawamatsu | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=URS Chmyreva | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=TCH Tomanová | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=USA Downs | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=JPN Goto | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=AUS Tesch | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Evert | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=0 | RD1-score16-2=6

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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