1973 Australian Open – Women's Singles

1973 Australian Open
Champion   Margaret Court
Runner-up   Evonne Goolagong
Final score   6–4, 7–5
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 6–4 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1973 Australian Open.

See also:

1973 Australian Open - Men's Singles

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Margaret Court (Champion)
  2. Evonne Goolagong (Finalist)
  3. Virginia Wade (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Kerry Melville (Semifinalist)
  5. Patricia Coleman (Second round)
  6. Kazuko Sawamatsu (Semifinalist)
  1. Kerry Harris (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Eugenia Birioukova (Third round)
  4. Barbara Hawcroft (Third round)
  5. Marilyn Tesch (Third round)
  6. Janet Young (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Margaret Court 6 6    
8   Karen Krantzcke 4 3    
  1   Margaret Court 6 6    
  4   Kerry Melville 1 0    
    Dianne Fromholtz 1 3  
  4   Kerry Melville 6 6    
    1   Margaret Court 6 7  
  2   Evonne Goolagong 4 5  
  3   Virginia Wade 6 1 4  
6   Kazuko Sawamatsu 0 6 6  
  6   Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 3  
  2   Evonne Goolagong 6 6    
7   Kerry Harris 4 3  
  2   Evonne Goolagong 6 6    

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   M Court 6 6    
  N Fuchs 5 6 6       N Fuchs 0 0    
  L Mansfield 7 2 1       1   M Court 6 6    
  B Dart 6 6           B Dart 0 0    
  K Walker 4 3         B Dart 2 6 6
      K Hogarth 6 3 2  
      1   M Court 6 6  
      8   K Krantzcke 4 3  
    9   E Birioukova 6 6    
Q   H Worland 6 7       Q   H Worland 0 1    
  D James 2 5         9   E Birioukova 1 5  
  Lee D-h 6 7         8   K Krantzcke 6 7    
  P Whytcross 4 5         Lee D-h 3 5  
    8   K Krantzcke 6 7    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   P Coleman 2 1    
  D Fromholtz 6 6         D Fromholtz 6 6    
LL   H Young 1 2           D Fromholtz 6 6    
  W Turnbull 6 5 6         W Turnbull 3 2    
LL   K Williams 0 7 3       W Turnbull      
    12   J Young w/o      
        D Fromholtz 6 6  
      4   K Melville 1 3  
      G Coles 6 6    
  M Whitely 6 6         M Whitely 2 1    
  Lee S-o 4 4           G Coles 1 2  
  C Doerner 6 6         4   K Melville 6 6    
  L Walker 2 1         C Doerner 4 2  
    4   K Melville 6 6    
 

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   V Wade 6 6    
  C Matison 7 6         C Matison 0 0    
  K Wilkinson 5 1         3   V Wade 6 6    
LL   M Proisy 6 6           L Bowrey 1 1    
  D Ekner 4 4       LL   M Proisy 1 2  
      L Bowrey 6 6    
      3   V Wade 0 6 6
      6   K Sawamatsu 6 1 4
    11   M Tesch 6 7    
  M Pratt 7 2 6       M Pratt 2 6    
  J Walker 6 6 4       11   M Tesch 3 2  
  L Blachford 7 6         6   K Sawamatsu 6 6    
  S Irvine 6 3         L Blachford 3 6 1
    6   K Sawamatsu 6 2 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   K Harris 6 6    
  M Van Haver 6 6         M Van Haver 2 4    
  K Nomura 1 2         7   K Harris 6 6    
  M Morgan 6 6         10   B Hawcroft 0 2    
  J Whyte 3 1         M Morgan 1 6 2
    10   B Hawcroft 6 1 6  
      7   K Harris 6 6  
      2   E Goolagong 4 3  
      M Gurdal 6 3 2  
  L Charles 7 5 6       L Charles 3 6 6  
  C O'Neil 6 7 2         L Charles 7 4 2
  Yang J-s 6 6         2   E Goolagong 6 6 6  
  H Crozier 2 4         Yang J-s 3 1  
    2   E Goolagong 6 6    
 

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