1973 French Open
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| 1973 French Open | ||||
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| Date: | 21 May - 3 June | |||
| Edition: | 72nd | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Clay / Outdoor | |||
| Location: | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
| Venue: | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Ilie Năstase [1] |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Margaret Court [2] |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
John Newcombe /  Tom Okker [3] |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
Margaret Court /  Virginia Wade [2] |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay [2] |
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The 1973 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 21 May until 3 June. It was the 72nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973.[4][5]
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Champions[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
Main article: 1973 French Open – Men's Singles
Ilie Năstase[a] defeated 
Nikola Pilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 [1]
- • It was Năstase's 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
Women's singles[edit]
Main article: 1973 French Open – Women's Singles
Margaret Court defeated 
Chris Evert,[b] 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 [2]
- • It was Court's 23rd career Grand Slam singles title, her 10th in the Open Era and her 5th and last title at the French Open.
Men's doubles[edit]
Main article: 1973 French Open – Men's Doubles
John Newcombe / Tom Okker defeated Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 [3]
- • It was Newcombe's 14th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Okker's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
Women's doubles[edit]
Main article: 1973 French Open – Women's Doubles
Margaret Court / Virginia Wade defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3 [2]
- • It was Court's 17th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 8th during the Open Era and her 4th and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the French Open.
Mixed doubles[edit]
Main article: 1973 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay defeated Betty Stöve / Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4 [2]
- • It was Dürr's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Barclay's 3rd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at the French Open.
Prize money[edit]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles [6] | Men | FF70,000 | FF40,000 | FF20,000 | FF10,000 | FF5,500 | FF3,500 | FF1,500 | FF650 |
| Women | FF25,000 | FF14,000 | FF7,500 | FF3,500 | - | FF2,000 | FF1,200 | FF650 | |
Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ^ a b c d e f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ^ a b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0362001679.
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| Preceded by 1972 French Open |
French Open | Succeeded by 1974 French Open |
| Preceded by 1973 Australian Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1973 Wimbledon Championships |
