1973 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1973 French Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Seeds	8
Events

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.^[1] It was Evert's first French Open appearance.

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.

Margaret Court (champion)
Chris Evert (finalist)
Virginia Wade (third round)
Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)
Nancy Gunter (third round)
Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
Katja Ebbinghaus (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Margaret Court	6	6

8	Katja Ebbinghaus	2	3
					1	Margaret Court	6	7

					4	Evonne Goolagong	3	6
4	Evonne Goolagong	7	6

	Martina Navratilova	6	4
									1	Margaret Court	6	7	6

									2	Chris Evert	7	6	4
6	Françoise Dürr	6	1	6

	Odile de Roubin	0	6	1
					6	Françoise Dürr	1	0

					2	Chris Evert	6	6
7	Helga Masthoff	3	3

2	Chris Evert	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Teeguarden	1	2
1	Court	6	6		1	Court	5	6	6
Q	Darmon	1	1			Coleman	7	0	3
	Coleman	6	6							1	Court	6	6
Q	Pattison	4	4								Stöve	3	2
	Gohn	6	6			Gohn	3	2
Q	Bouteleux	5	3			Stöve	6	6
	Stöve	7	6											1	Court	6	6
Q	Wikstedt	6	4	2										8	Ebbinghaus	2	3
	Fayter	4	6	6		Fayter	4	6	2
	Palmeová-West	6	2	1	Q	Bostrom	6	2	6
Q	Bostrom	2	6	6						Q	Bostrom	2	3
Q	Guédy	3	3							8	Ebbinghaus	6	6
8	Ebbinghaus	6	6		8	Ebbinghaus	5	7	6
	Sugiarto	4	2			Sandberg	7	5	2
	Sandberg	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Schaar	2	2
4	Goolagong	6	6		4	Goolagong	6	6
	Fernández-De Soto	4	5			Morozova	3	3
	Morozova	6	7							4	Goolagong	6	6
	Coles	6	4								Fuchs	0	3
	duPont	7	6			duPont	1	6	1
	Ruzici	3	6	8		Fuchs	6	2	6
	Fuchs	6	3	10										4	Goolagong	7	6
	Turnbull	1	2												Navratilova	6	4
5	Gunter	6	6		5	Gunter	6	5	7
Q	Marzano	7	0	5		Rossouw	3	7	5
	Rossouw	6	6	7						5	Gunter	3	3
Q	Koželuhová	4	3								Navratilova	6	6
	Navratilova	6	6			Navratilova	7	6
Q	Perea	4	2			Giscafré	5	4
	Giscafré	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Orth	6	2	1
	Young	4	6	6		Young	3	2
LL	Ibarra	2	1			Bonicelli	6	6
	Bonicelli	6	6								Bonicelli	2	1
	Kaligis	4	6							6	Dürr	6	6
	Bentzer	6	7			Bentzer	2	2
	Neumannová	2	2		6	Dürr	6	6
6	Dürr	6	6												6	Dürr	6	1	6
	Simionescu	4	3													de Roubin	0	6	1
	de Roubin	6	6			de Roubin	6	1	6
	Széll	5	6	9		Nasuelli	2	6	2
	Nasuelli	7	1	11							de Roubin	1	6	6
	Hogan	0	4							3	Wade	6	2	3
	Vopičková	6	6			Vopičková	3	1
	Szörényi	1	3		3	Wade	6	6
3	Wade	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Birioukova	1	6
	Kemmer	6	7			Kemmer	2	4
	Hösl	7	4	2		Pretorius	6	6
	Pretorius	5	6	6							Pretorius	2	6	2
	Yang	6	4							7	Masthoff	6	4	6
	Walsh	7	6			Walsh	3	6	0
	Paish	4	2		7	Masthoff	6	3	6
7	Masthoff	6	6												7	Masthoff	3	3
	Schallau	3	1												2	Evert	6	6
	Sawamatsu	6	6			Sawamatsu	6	1	5
	Chmyreva	4	3			Tomanová	3	6	7
	Tomanová	6	6								Tomanová	2	3
	Downs	1	3							2	Evert	6	6
Q	Goto	6	6		Q	Goto	0	1
	Tesch	1	0		2	Evert	6	6
2	Evert	6	6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

1973 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1973 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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