1973 Wimbledon Championships

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1973 Wimbledon Championships
Edition87th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
LocationSW19, Wimbledon,
London, England,
United Kingdom
Champions
Men's singles
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Women's singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase
Women's doubles
United States Rosemary Casals / United States Billie Jean King
Mixed doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson
← 1972 · Wimbledon Championships · 1974 →

List of the 1973 Wimbledon champions:

Seniors

Men's singles

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš def. Soviet Union Alex Metreveli, 6–1, 9–8(5), 6–3

Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King def. United States Chris Evert, 6–0, 7–5

  • It was King's 10th career Grand Slam title (her 6th in the Open Era), and her 5th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase def. Australia John Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3), 6–1

Women's doubles

United States Rosemary Casals / United States Billie Jean King def. France Françoise Durr / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles

United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson def. United States Janet Newberry / Mexico Raúl Ramírez, 6–3, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

United States Billy Martin def. Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell, 6–2, 6–4

Girls' singles

United States Ann Kiyomura def. Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová[1], 6–4, 7–5

Notes

  1. ^ Navrátilová won the Wimbledon women's singles crown 9 times. That is an all-time record.