1973 WTA Tour

1973 WTA Tour
	Court pictured in 1964 won 16 tour titles in 1973
Details
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 titles	Margaret Court (16)
Most 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
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
25 December 1 January		Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	Kerry Melville Kazuko Sawamatsu	Karen Krantzcke Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade Kerry Harris

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
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
15 January		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 6–1, 7–5	Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	Valerie Ziegenfuss Rosie Casals		Mareen Louie Nancy Gunter Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton
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
		Margaret Court 7–5, 6–7, 7–5	Nancy Gunter	Betty Stöve 6–4, 1–6, 6–3	Rosie Casals
		Rosie Casals Julie Heldman Walkover	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Betty Stöve 6–4, 1–6, 6–3	Rosie Casals
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
		Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2	Kerry Melville	Rosie Casals 6–1, 6–3	Janet Newberry
		Rosie Casals Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–3	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	Rosie Casals 6–1, 6–3	Janet Newberry

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
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
		Margaret Court 4–6, 6–1, 7–5	Kerry Melville	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	Rosie Casals 6–7, 6–2, 6–1	Karen Krantzcke
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
		Billie Jean King 5–7, 6–2, 6–4	Rosie Casals	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–3	Lesley Hunt
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–6, 6–4	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–3	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
		Margaret Court 7–6, 6–3	Kerry Melville	Billie Jean King 8–4	Rosie Casals
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King 8–4	Rosie Casals
	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	Linda Tuero Evonne Goolagong

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
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	Kerry Melville Rosie Casals		Kristien Kemmer Pam Teeguarden Janet Newberry Julie Heldman
	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	Chris Evert Kazuko Sawamatsu		Marita Redondo Linda Tuero Katja Ebbinghaus Sharon Walsh
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
		Margaret Court 6–2, 6–1	Janet Newberry	Betty Stöve 8–3	Julie Heldman
		Margaret Court Leslie Hunt 6–2, 7–6	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	Betty Stöve 8–3	Julie Heldman
	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	Olga Morozova Linda Tuero
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
19 March		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 7–5, 6–4	Michele Gurdal Patricia Bostrom	Marina Kroschina Marita Redondo		Virginia Wade Linda Tuero Isabel Fernández de Soto Sue Stap
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
		Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	Rosie Casals 8–5	Valerie Ziegenfuss
		Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden 3–6, 7–6, 7–5	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals 8–5	Valerie Ziegenfuss
	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

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
2 April	Max-Pax Coffee Classic Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims $50,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 6–1, 6–0	Kerry Harris	Third place	Fourth place	Valerie Ziegenfuss Janet Newberry Nancy Gunter Kerry Melville
		Margaret Court 6–1, 6–0	Kerry Harris	Rosie Casals 9–7	Leslie Hunt
		Margaret Court Leslie Hunt 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals 9–7	Leslie Hunt
	Sarasota Open Sarasota, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix (i) – ?S/?D	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Patti Hogan Helga Niessen Masthoff		Gail Chanfreau Marie Neumannová Sue Stap Marijke Schaar
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–0, 6–3	Martina Navratilova Marie Neumannová	Patti Hogan Helga Niessen Masthoff		Gail Chanfreau Marie Neumannová Sue Stap Marijke Schaar
9 April	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals Julie Heldman		Mona Schallau Betty Stöve Valerie Ziegenfuss Kerry Melville
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Julie Heldman		Mona Schallau Betty Stöve Valerie Ziegenfuss Kerry Melville
	Miami Beach Pros Miami Beach, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix $20,000 Clay – 48S	Chris Evert 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Marijke Schaar Helga Niessen Masthoff		Isabel Fernández de Soto Patti Hogan Linda Tuero Marie Neumannová
16 April	Virginia Slims of Jacksonville Jacksonville, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 5–7, 6–3, 6–1	Rosie Casals	Third place	Fourth place	Valerie Ziegenfuss Janet Newberry Karen Krantzcke Billie Jean King
		Margaret Court 5–7, 6–3, 6–1	Rosie Casals	Kerry Melville 8–4	Wendy Overton
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–6, 5–7, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Kerry Melville 8–4	Wendy Overton
	St. Petersburg Masters St. Petersburg, USA Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix (i) – ?S/?D	Chris Evert 6–2, 0–6, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Marita Redondo Martina Navratilova		Patti Hogan Isabel Fernández de Soto Helga Niessen Masthoff Marijke Schaar
		Chris Evert Jeanne Evert 6–2, 7–6	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Janet Young	Marita Redondo Martina Navratilova
30 April	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Virginia Slims $90,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Rosie Casals 3–6, 6–1, 7–5	Nancy Gunter	Kerry Melville Billie Jean King		Margaret Court Betty Stöve Laurie Fleming Wendy Overton
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville Billie Jean King		Margaret Court Betty Stöve Laurie Fleming Wendy Overton
	Federation Cup Bad Homburg, Germany Federation Cup Clay – 30 teams knockout	Australia 3–0	South Africa	Romania Germany		Netherlands Great Britain United States Indonesia

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 June	Italian Open Rome, Italy Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Clay – 48S/24D	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6, 6–0	Chris Evert	Vlasta Vopickova Helga Niessen Masthoff	Renáta Tomanová Kristin Kemmer Linda Tuero Katja Ebbinghaus
		Olga Morozova Virginia Wade 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová	Vlasta Vopickova Helga Niessen Masthoff	Renáta Tomanová Kristin Kemmer Linda Tuero Katja Ebbinghaus
	Rothmans Championships Chicester, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 6–1, 6–0	Brigitte Cuypers
		Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura 7–5, 6-3	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel
11 June	German Open Hamburg, West Germany Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Clay – 32S/16D	Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 6–1	Pat Pretorius	Kazuko Sawamatsu Marijke Schaar	Mima Jaušovec Fiorella Bonicelli Kristin Kemmer Renáta Tomanová
		Helga Niessen Masthoff Heide Orth 6–1, 6–2	Kristin Kemmer Laura Rossouw	Kazuko Sawamatsu Marijke Schaar
	John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Grass – 32S/16D	Billie Jean King 8–6, 6–4	Virginia Wade	Rosemary Casals Chris Evert	Lany Keligis Patti Hogan Pam Teeguarden Glynis Coles
		Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 9–7	Chris Evert Betty Stöve	Rosemary Casals Chris Evert	Lany Keligis Patti Hogan Pam Teeguarden Glynis Coles
	Green Shield Kent Championships Beckenham, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 7–5, 0-6, 6–1	Janet Newberry
		Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova 8–6, 6-3	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel
18 June	Rothmans Championships London, Great Britain Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Grass – ?S/?D	Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Valerie Ziegenfuss Julie Heldman	Kristin Kemmer Marita Redondo Kerry Melville Chris Evert
18 June		Billie Jean King Olga Morozova 4–6, 6–3, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Valerie Ziegenfuss Julie Heldman	Kristin Kemmer Marita Redondo Kerry Melville Chris Evert
25 June 2 July	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/50D/80X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Billie Jean King 6–0, 7–5	Chris Evert	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	Olga Morozova Rosie Casals Virginia Wade Kerry Melville
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–1, 4–6, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6–3, 6–2	Janet Newberry Raúl Ramírez

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
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		Katja Ebbinghaus Kazuko Sawamatsu
	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	Helen Gourlay Patricia Coleman
	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	Virginia Wade Karen Krantzcke
	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
23 July	Marie O. Clarke Memorial Cleveland, United States 8S/4D	Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius 1–6, 7–6, 6–1	Janice Metcalf Laurie Tenney	Janice Metcalf Nathalie Fuchs		Patricia Bostrom Pat Pretorius Marilyn Tesch Susan Minford
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
	Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, United States 32S/16D	Chris Evert Marita Redondo 6–4, 6–4	Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius	Laurie Tenney Pat Pretorius		Michele Gurdal Sharon Walsh Nathalie Fuchs Kate Latham
	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
		Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2	Betty Stöve	Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–4	Janet Newberry
		Rosie Casals & Billie Jean King vs Françoise Dürr & Betty Stöve 3–2 suspended		Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–4	Janet Newberry

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
6 August	Commerce Union Classic Nashville, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr		Kathy Kuykendall Mona Schallau Janet Newberry Betty Stöve
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–7, 6–1	Karen Krantzcke Janet Newberry	Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr		Kathy Kuykendall Mona Schallau Janet Newberry Betty Stöve
	Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Clay – 32S/16D	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–2, 7–5	Chris Evert	Jeanne Evert Ilana Kloss		Pat Pretorius Sharon Walsh Ann Kiyomura Isabel Fernández de Soto
		Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius 7–6, 3–6, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Janet Young	Jeanne Evert Ilana Kloss
13 August	Jersey Shore Classic Jersey Shore, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Lesley Hunt	Rosie Casals Karen Krantzcke		Kerry Harris Janet Newberry Tory Fretz Joy Schwikert
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–7, 6–1	Julie Anthony Mona Schallau	Rosie Casals Karen Krantzcke		Kerry Harris Janet Newberry Tory Fretz Joy Schwikert
	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Clay – 32S/16D	Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3	Veronica Burton	Linda Tuero Lindsey Beaven		Pat Pretorius Ilana Kloss Jeanne Evert Janet Haas
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 6–4, 6–4	Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto	Linda Tuero Lindsey Beaven		Pat Pretorius Ilana Kloss Jeanne Evert Janet Haas
20 August	Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships Newport, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–2	Julie Heldman	Third place	Fourth place	Lesley Hunt Betty Stöve Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr
		Margaret Court 6–3, 6–2	Julie Heldman	Kerry Melville 7–6, 6–3	Kristien Kemmer
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–3	Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden	Kerry Melville 7–6, 6–3	Kristien Kemmer
	Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix Hard – ?S/?D	Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7–6, 6–4	Helga Niessen Masthoff	Peggy Michel Martina Navratilova		Marilyn Tesch Nathalie Fuchs Susan Stone Janice Tindle
		Evonne Goolagong Cawley Peggy Michel 6–3, 6–2	Helga Niessen Masthoff Martina Navratilova	Peggy Michel Martina Navratilova		Marilyn Tesch Nathalie Fuchs Susan Stone Janice Tindle
27 August 3 September	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Grass – 64S/32D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw	Margaret Court 7–6, 5–7, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong	Helga Masthoff Chris Evert		Julie Heldman Kerry Melville Rosie Casals Virginia Wade
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	Margaret Court Marty Riessen

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
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	Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville		Kristien Kemmer Betty Stöve Mary Ann Beattie Kerry Harris
	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	Kazuko Sawamatsu 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
		Françoise Dürr 6–4, 1–6, 6–4	Rosie Casals	Nancy Gunter vs Billie Jean King 5–3 abandoned
		Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Nancy Gunter vs Billie Jean King 5–3 abandoned
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
24 September		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–5	Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden	Julie Heldman Rosie Casals		Kathy Kuykendall Betty Stöve Lesley Hunt Laurie Fleming

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
1 October	Virginia Slims of Phoenix Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $40,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	Third place	Fourth place	Betty Stöve Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Kristien Kemmer
		Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	Kerry Melville 9–7	Rosie Casals
		Kerry Harris Kerry Melville 6–4, 6–4	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville 9–7	Rosie Casals
15 October	Virginia Slims Championships Boca Raton, United States Year-end championships $100,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	Françoise Dürr Kerry Melville		Janet Newberry Virginia Wade Mona Schallau Julie Heldman
15 October		Rosie Casals Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Françoise Dürr Kerry Melville		Janet Newberry Virginia Wade Mona Schallau Julie Heldman
22 October	Virginia Slims of Hawaii Honolulu, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1	Helen Gourlay	Mareen Louie Kerry Melville		Patricia Bostrom Karen Krantzcke Wendy Appleby Kerry Harris
		Kerry Harris Kerry Melville 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	Mareen Louie Kerry Melville		Patricia Bostrom Karen Krantzcke Wendy Appleby Kerry Harris
	Dewar Circuit Aberavon, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw	Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1	Julie Heldman
		Marita Redondo Virginia Wade 4–6, 6-3, 7-6	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura
29 October	Dewar Circuit Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw	Virginia Wade 6–4, 3-6, 6–1	Julie Heldman
29 October		Marita Redondo Virginia Wade 6–1, 2-6, 6-4	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura

November

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 November	Dewar Circuit Billingham, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw	Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–0	Nathalie Fuchs
5 November		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
12 November	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	Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles
23	Margaret Court (AUS)	● ● ●	● ● ●			●	● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●	● ● ●	16	7	0
13	Billie Jean King (USA)	●	●	● ●			● ● ● ●	● ● ● ● ●	5	6	2
10	Rosie Casals (USA)		●			●	● ●	● ● ● ● ● ● ●	2	8	0
8	Françoise Durr (FRA)			●			●	● ● ● ● ● ●	1	6	1
6	Betty Stöve (NED)							● ● ● ● ● ●	0	6	0
3	Virginia Wade (GBR)		● ● ●						0	3	0
3	Kerry Melville (AUS)						●	● ●	1	2	0
3	Lesley Hunt (AUS)							● ● ●	0	3	0
2	Chris Evert (USA)				●		●		2	0	0
2	Kerry Harris (AUS)							● ●	0	2	0
2	Julie Heldman (USA)							● ●	0	2	0
2	Mona Schallau (USA)							● ●	0	2	0
2	Pam Teeguarden (USA)							● ●	0	2	0
1	Karen Krantzcke (AUS)							●	0	1	0
1	Janet Newberry (USA)							●	0	1	0

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed Doubles
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

References

^ ^a ^b "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
^ "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

External links

[VSCalendar1973-1] "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

[2] "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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