1973 Australian Open - Women's Singles

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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 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Earlier Rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

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

Margaret Court (Champion) Evonne Goolagong (Finalist) Virginia Wade (Quarterfinalist) Kerry Melville (Semifinalist) Patricia Coleman (Second round) Kazuko Sawamatsu (Semifinalist)

Kerry Harris (Quarterfinalist) Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinalist) Eugenia Birioukova (Third round) Barbara Hawcroft (Third round) Marilyn Tesch (Third round) Janet Young (Second round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] 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
	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

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	Court	6	6
	Fuchs	5	6	6				Fuchs	0	0
	Mansfield	7	2	1										1	Court	6	6
	Dart	6	6												Dart	0	0
	Walker	4	3					Dart	2	6	6
								Hogarth	6	3	2
																					1	Court	6	6
																					8	Krantzcke	4	3
							9	Birioukova	6	6
Q	Worland	6	7				Q	Worland	0	1
	James	2	5											9	Birioukova	1	5
	Lee	6	7											8	Krantzcke	6	7
	Whytcross	4	5					Lee	3	5
							8	Krantzcke	6	7

[edit] Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	Coleman	2	1
	Fromholtz	6	6					Fromholtz	6	6
LL	Young	1	2												Fromholtz	6	6
	Turnbull	6	5	6											Turnbull	3	2
LL	Williams	0	7	3				Turnbull
							12	Young	w/o
																						Fromholtz	6	6
																					4	Melville	1	3
								Coles	6	6
	Whitely	6	6					Whitely	2	1
	Lee	4	4												Coles	1	2
	Doerner	6	6											4	Melville	6	6
	Walker	2	1					Doerner	4	2
							4	Melville	6	6

[edit] Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	Wade	6	6
	Matison	7	6					Matison	0	0
	Wilkinson	5	1											3	Wade	6	6
LL	Proisy	6	6												Bowrey	1	1
	Ekner	4	4				LL	Proisy	1	2
								Bowrey	6	6
																					3	Wade	0	6	6
																					6	Sawamatsu	6	1	4
							11	Tesch	6	7
	Pratt	7	2	6				Pratt	2	6
	Template:Country data RHO Walker	6	6	4										11	Tesch	3	2
	Blachford	7	6											6	Sawamatsu	6	6
	Irvine	6	3					Blachford	3	6	1
							6	Sawamatsu	6	2	6

[edit] Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	Harris	6	6
	Van Haver	6	6					Van Haver	2	4
	Nomura	1	2											7	Harris	6	6
	Morgan	6	6											10	Hawcroft	0	2
	Whyte	3	1					Morgan	1	6	2
							10	Hawcroft	6	1	6
																					7	Harris	6	6
																					2	Goolagong	4	3
								Gurdal	6	3	2
	Charles	7	5	6				Charles	3	6	6
	O'Neil	6	7	2											Charles	7	4	2
	Yang	6	6											2	Goolagong	6	6	6
	Crozier	2	4					Yang	3	1
							2	Goolagong	6	6

[edit] External links

• 1973 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw