1973 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1973 Australian Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Final score	6–4, 7–5

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

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)

Draw

Key

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

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

External links

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

Australian Open drawsheets

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