1973 French Open – Women's Singles

1973 French Open
Champion		Margaret Court
Runner-up		Chris Evert
Final score		6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
French Open  < 1972 1974 >

Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.

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. Chris Evert (Finalist)
3. Virginia Wade (Third round)
4. Evonne Goolagong (Semifinalist)
5. Nancy Gunter (Third round)
6. Françoise Dürr (Semifinalist)
7. Helga Masthoff (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
		Katja Ebbinghaus	2	3
								1	Margaret Court	6	7
								4	Evonne Goolagong	3	6
	4	Evonne Goolagong	7	6
		Martina Navratilova	6	4
															1	Margaret Court	6	7	6
															2	Chris Evert	7	6	4
	6	Françoise Dürr	6	1	6
		Odile De Roubin	0	6	1
								6	Françoise Dürr	1	0
								2	Chris Evert	6	6
	7	Helga Masthoff	3	3
	2	Chris Evert	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Teeguarden	1	2
1	Court	6	6				1	Court	5	6	6
Q	Darmon	1	1					Patricia Coleman	7	0	3
	Patricia Coleman	6	6											1	Court	6	6
Q	Pattison	4	4												Stöve	3	2
	Gohn	6	6					Gohn	3	2
Q	Bouteleux	5	3					Stöve	6	6
	Stöve	7	6																		1	Court	6	6
Q	Wikstedt	6	4	2																		Ebbinghaus	2	3
	Fayter	4	6	6				Fayter	4	6	2
	Palmeova-West	6	2	1			Q	Bostrom	6	2	6
Q	Bostrom	2	6	6										Q	Bostrom	2	3
Q	Guedy	3	3												Ebbinghaus	6	6
	Ebbinghaus	6	6					Ebbinghaus	5	7	6
	Sugiarto	4	2					Sandberg	7	5	2
	Sandberg	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Schaar	2	2
4	Goolagong	6	6				4	Goolagong	6	6
	Fernández-De Soto	4	5					Morozova	3	3
	Morozova	6	7											4	Goolagong	6	6
	Coles	6	4												Fuchs	0	3
	Du Pont	7	6					Du Pont	1	6	1
	Ruzici	3	6	8				Fuchs	6	2	6
	Fuchs	6	3	10																	4	Goolagong	7	6
	Turnbull	1	2																			Navratilova	6	4
5	Gunter	6	6				5	Gunter	6	5	7
Q	Marzano	7	0	5				Rossouw	3	7	5
	Rossouw	6	6	7										5	Gunter	3	3
Q	Kozeluhova	4	3												Navratilova	6	6
	Navratilova	6	6					Navratilova	7	6
Q	Perea-Alcalá	4	2					Giscafré	5	4
	Giscafré	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Orth	6	2	1
	Young	4	6	6				Young	3	2
LL	Ibarra	2	1					Bonicelli	6	6
	Bonicelli	6	6												Bonicelli	2	1
	Kaligis	4	6											6	Dürr	6	6
	Bentzer	6	7					Bentzer	2	2
	Neumanova	2	2				6	Dürr	6	6
6	Dürr	6	6																		6	Dürr	6	1	6
	Simionescu	4	3																			De Roubin	0	6	1
	De Roubin	6	6					De Roubin	6	1	6
	Szell	5	6	9				Nasuelli	2	6	2
	Nasuelli	7	1	11											De Roubin	1	6	6
	Hogan	0	4											3	Wade	6	2	3
	Vopickova	6	6					Vopickova	3	1
	Szorenyi	1	3				3	Wade	6	6
3	Wade	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Birioukova	1	6
	Kemmer	6	7					Kemmer	2	4
	Hösl	7	4	2				Pretorius	6	6
	Pretorius	5	6	6											Pretorius	2	6	2
	Yang	6	4											7	Masthoff	6	4	6
	Walsh	7	6					Walsh	3	6	0
	Paish	4	2				7	Masthoff	6	3	6
7	Masthoff	6	6																		7	Masthoff	6	6
	Schallau	3	1																		2	Evert	3	3
	Sawamatsu	6	6					Sawamatsu	6	1	5
	Chmyreva	4	3					Tomanová	3	6	7
	Tomanová	6	6												Tomanová	2	3
	Downs	1	3											2	Evert	6	6
Q	Goto	6	6				Q	Goto	0	1
	Tesch	1	0				2	Evert	6	6
2	Evert	6	6

External links

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