1973 WTA Tour
Court pictured in 1964 won 16 tour titles in 1973 | |
Details | |
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Duration | 26 December 1972 – 26 November 1973 |
Edition | 3rd |
Tournaments | 65 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) Year-end championships Virginia Slims Circuit (22) Commercial Union Grand Prix (23) Non-Tour Events (13) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Margaret Court (16) |
Most tournament finals |
Margaret Court (17) Chris Evert (17) |
← 1972 1974 → |
The 1973 WTA Tour was composed of the third annual Virginia Slims Circuit and Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes.[1] It was also the year that the WTA Tour was officially formed by Billie Jean King following a meeting held in the Gloucester Hotel in London during the week before Wimbledon.[2]
Schedule
This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1973, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1973 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1973 Federation Cup.[1]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
December (1972)
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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25 December 1 January | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 64S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Margaret Court 6–4, 7–5 | Evonne Goolagong | Kerry Melville Kazuko Sawamatsu | Karen Krantzcke Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade Kerry Harris |
Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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15 January | British Motor Cars Invitational San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Margaret Court 6–3, 6–3 | Kerry Melville | Valerie Ziegenfuss Rosie Casals | Mareen Louie Nancy Gunter Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton | |
Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 6–1, 7–5 |
Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss | |||||
22 January | British Motor Cars of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Margaret Court 7–5, 6–7, 7–5 | Nancy Gunter | Third place | Fourth place | Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville Françoise Dürr Valerie Ziegenfuss |
Betty Stöve 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Rosie Casals | |||||
Rosie Casals Julie Heldman Walkover |
Margaret Court Lesley Hunt | |||||
29 January | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2 | Kerry Melville | Third place | Fourth place | Julie Heldman Betty Stöve Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss |
Rosie Casals 6–1, 6–3 |
Janet Newberry | |||||
Rosie Casals Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–3 |
Kerry Harris Kerry Melville |
February
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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5 February | Barnett Bank Classic Miami, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Margaret Court 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 | Kerry Melville | Third place | Fourth place | Laura Rossouw Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss Wendy Paish |
Rosie Casals 6–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
Karen Krantzcke | |||||
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King | |||||
19 February | Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Billie Jean King 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 | Rosie Casals | Third place | Fourth place | Kerry Harris Corinne Molesworth Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville |
Margaret Court 6–3, 6–3 |
Lesley Hunt | |||||
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–6, 6–4 |
Margaret Court Lesley Hunt | |||||
26 February | Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Margaret Court 7–6, 6–3 | Kerry Melville | Third place | Fourth place | Lesley Hunt Julie Heldman Laura DuPont Valerie Ziegenfuss |
Billie Jean King 8–4 |
Rosie Casals | |||||
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve | |||||
Fort Lauderdale Open Fort Lauderdale, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix (i) – 16S/8D | Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2 | Virginia Wade | Linda Tuero Evonne Goolagong | Marie Neumannová Martina Navratilova Jeanne Evert Patti Hogan | ||
Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong Janet Young |
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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5 March | Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Margaret Court 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | Billie Jean King | Kerry Melville Rosie Casals | Kristien Kemmer Pam Teeguarden Janet Newberry Julie Heldman | |
Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2 |
Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve | |||||
Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Dallas, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix (i) – 32S/16D | Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–1 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert Kazuko Sawamatsu | Marita Redondo Linda Tuero Katja Ebbinghaus Sharon Walsh | ||
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Janet Young 6–3, 6–2 | Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade | |||||
12 March | Virginia Slims of Richmond Richmond, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Margaret Court 6–2, 6–1 | Janet Newberry | Third place | Fourth place | Pam Teeguarden Valerie Ziegenfuss Mareen Louie Nancy Gunter |
Betty Stöve 8–3 |
Julie Heldman | |||||
Margaret Court Leslie Hunt 6–2, 7–6 |
Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve | |||||
U.S. National Women's Indoor Hingham, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix (i) – ?S/?D | Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–4, 6–4 | Virginia Wade | Olga Morozova Linda Tuero | Jackie Fayter Marie Neumannová Isabel Fernández de Soto Gail Chanfreau | ||
Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–4 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Janet Young | |||||
19 March | Akron Open Akron, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix (i) – 16S/8D | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4 | Olga Morozova | Marina Kroschina Marita Redondo | Virginia Wade Linda Tuero Isabel Fernández de Soto Sue Stap | |
Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 7–5, 6–4 | Michele Gurdal Patricia Bostrom | |||||
26 March | Virginia Slims of Tucson Tucson, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–3 | Nancy Gunter | Third place | Fourth place | Laura Rossouw Kerry Harris Janet Newberry Wendy Overton |
Rosie Casals 8–5 |
Valerie Ziegenfuss | |||||
Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve | |||||
Lady Gotham Open New York City, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix (i) – 16S | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–4 | Katja Ebbinghaus | Marina Kroschina Helga Niessen Masthoff | Isabel Fernández de Soto Kazuko Sawamatsu Linda Tuero Heide Orth |
April
May
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 May | Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Clay – ?S/?D/32XD | Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Dianne Fromholtz Lindsey Beaven | Veronica Burton Glynis Coles Wendy Turnbull Christine Matison |
Patricia Coleman Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 7–5 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Janet Young | ||||
Virginia Wade Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3 | Ilana Kloss Bernard Mitton | ||||
14 May | Mercedes-Benz Open Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw | Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–4 | Pat Pretorius | ||
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Janet Young 6–1, 6-2 | Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel | ||||
Rothmans Surrey Hardcourt Championships Guildford, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw | Dianne Fromholtz 7–5, 6–3 | Kazuko Sawamatsu | |||
Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh vs Lesley Charles / Glynis Coles Title Shared | |||||
21 May 28 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 64S/45Q/32D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Margaret Court 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | Chris Evert | Françoise Dürr Evonne Goolagong | Helga Masthoff Odile De Roubin Martina Navratilova Katja Ebbinghaus |
Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–3 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | ||||
Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay 6–1, 6–4 | Betty Stöve Patrice Dominguez |
June
July
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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9 July | Düsseldorf Open Düsseldorf, West Germany Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Clay – 26S/13D | Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 6–4 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Katja Ebbinghaus Kazuko Sawamatsu | Isabel Fernández de Soto Betty Stöve Pat Pretorius Pam Teeguarden | |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Janet Young vs Helga Niessen Masthoff / Heide Orth Title Shared | ||||||
Carrolls Irish Open Dublin, Ireland Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Grass – 32S/16D | Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4 | Virginia Wade | Helen Gourlay Patricia Coleman | Geraldine Barniville Veronica Burton Karen Krantzcke Wendy Turnbull | ||
Margaret Court Virginia Wade 8–6, 3–6, 6–4 | Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke | |||||
Green Shield Welsh Championships Newport, United States Non-tour event Grass Draw | Julie Heldman 1-6, 6-1, 11-9 | Dianne Fromholtz | ||||
Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh vs Dianne Fromholtz / Julie Heldman Title Shared | ||||||
16 July | Rothmans North of England Championships Hoylake, Great Britain ?S/?D | Patti Hogan 11–9, 4–6, 6–4 | Sharon Walsh | Virginia Wade Karen Krantzcke | Wendy Turnbull Veronica Burton Dianne Fromholtz Lindsay Blachford | |
Karen Krantzcke Virginia Wade 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 | Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh | |||||
Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Draw | Evonne Goolagong Cawley vs Olga Morozova Cancelled due to rain | |||||
23 July | Marie O. Clarke Memorial Cleveland, United States 8S/4D | Chris Evert 6–0, 6–0 | Linda Tuero | Janice Metcalf Nathalie Fuchs | Patricia Bostrom Pat Pretorius Marilyn Tesch Susan Minford | |
Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius 1–6, 7–6, 6–1 | Janice Metcalf Laurie Tenney | |||||
30 July | Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, United States 32S/16D | Chris Evert 6–2, 7–5 | Marita Redondo | Laurie Tenney Pat Pretorius | Michele Gurdal Sharon Walsh Nathalie Fuchs Kate Latham | |
Chris Evert Marita Redondo 6–4, 6–4 | Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius | |||||
Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2 | Betty Stöve | Third place | Fourth place | Karen Krantzcke Pam Teeguarden Barbara Downs Rosie Casals | |
Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–4 |
Janet Newberry | |||||
Rosie Casals & Billie Jean King vs Françoise Dürr & Betty Stöve 3–2 suspended |
August
September
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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10 September | Virginia Slims of St. Louis St. Louis, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Rosie Casals 6–4, 6–7, 6–0 | Karen Krantzcke | Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville | Kristien Kemmer Betty Stöve Mary Ann Beattie Kerry Harris | |
Karen Krantzcke Mona Schallau 6–4, 7–6 |
Betty Stöve Pam Teeguarden | |||||
Four Roses Classic Charlotte, United States Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix 30S/16D | Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 6–0 | Eugenia Biriukova | Kazuko Sawamatsu Martina Navratilova | Veronica Burton Jackie Fayter Olga Morozova Marina Kroschina | ||
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Janet Young 6–2, 6–0 | Ilana Kloss Martina Navratilova | |||||
World Invitational Sea Pines Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Carpet Draw | Margaret Court Walkover | Chris Evert | ||||
17 September | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Françoise Dürr 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | Rosie Casals | Third place | Fourth place | Robin Tenney Tory Fretz Julie Heldman Kerry Melville |
Nancy Gunter vs Billie Jean King 5–3 abandoned | ||||||
Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | |||||
24 September | Virginia Slims of Columbus Columbus, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Chris Evert Walkover | Margaret Court | Julie Heldman Rosie Casals | Kathy Kuykendall Betty Stöve Lesley Hunt Laurie Fleming | |
Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–5 |
Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden |
October
November
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 November | Dewar Circuit Billingham, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–0 | Nathalie Fuchs | ||
Marita Redondo Virginia Wade 6–7, 6-3, 6-2 | Glynis Coles Sharon Walsh | ||||
12 November | Dewar Circuit Final London, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | Virginia Wade 6–2, 3-6, 7–5 | Julie Heldman | ||
Fred Perry Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw | Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–4 | Helga Niessen Masthoff | |||
19 November | South African Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Hard – 60S/30D/16XD | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Kristin Kemmer Virginia Wade | Linky Boshoff Pat Pretorius Julie Anthony Ilana Kloss |
Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 | Chris Evert Virginia Wade | ||||
Evonne Goolagong Cawley Jürgen Fassbender 6–3, 6–2 | Ilana Kloss Bernard Mitton | ||||
Tokyo Gunze Classic Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw | Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–4 | Nancy Richey |
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1973 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:
1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Virginia Slims event |
Titles won by player
Total | Player | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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23 | Court, MargaretMargaret Court (AUS) | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 16 | 7 | 0 | ||
13 | King, Billie JeanBillie Jean King (USA) | ● | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
10 | Casals, RosieRosie Casals (USA) | ● | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
8 | Durr, FrançoiseFrançoise Durr (FRA) | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
6 | Stöve, BettyBetty Stöve (NED) | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
3 | Wade, VirginiaVirginia Wade (GBR) | ● ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
3 | Melville, KerryKerry Melville (AUS) | ● | ● ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
3 | Hunt, LesleyLesley Hunt (AUS) | ● ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
2 | Evert, ChrisChris Evert (USA) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2 | Harris, KerryKerry Harris (AUS) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2 | Heldman, JulieJulie Heldman (USA) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2 | Schallau, MonaMona Schallau (USA) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
2 | Teeguarden, PamPam Teeguarden (USA) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Krantzcke, KarenKaren Krantzcke (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1 | Newberry, JanetJanet Newberry (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles won by nation
Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
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27 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
23 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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