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1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Runners-upFrance Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Score6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw50 (3 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but decided not to play together.

King and Rosie Casals defeated Stöve and Françoise Dürr in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.   United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King (champions)
02.   Australia Margaret Court / Australia Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)
03.   France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve (final)
04.   Soviet Union Olga Morozova / United Kingdom Virginia Wade (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 6
United States Julie Anthony
United States Mona Schallau
4 3
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
7 7
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Janet Young
5 5
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Janet Young
6 6
United Kingdom Joyce Williams
United Kingdom Winnie Wooldridge
3 1
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 4 7
3 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
1 6 5
Australia Cynthia Doerner
United States Laura duPont
3 1
3 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
3 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
7 8
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia Isabel Fernández de Soto
5 6
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia Isabel Fernández de Soto
6 6
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Lesley Hunt
2 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States R Casals
United States BJ King
6 6
South Africa D Boshoff
South Africa I Kloss
3 4
1 United States R Casals
United States BJ King
6 6
United States A Kiyomura
United States M Redondo
2 0
South Africa B Cuypers
United States K Latham
5 6 3
United States A Kiyomura
United States M Redondo
7 4 6
1 United States R Casals
United States BJ King
6 6
United States J Anthony
United States M Schallau
4 3
South Africa B Kirk
South Africa P Pretorius
6 5 6
Indonesia L Kaligis
Indonesia L Sugiarto
4 7 4
South Africa B Kirk
South Africa P Pretorius
4 9 4
United States J Anthony
United States M Schallau
6 7 6
United States K Kemmer
South Africa L Rossouw
1 2
United States J Anthony
United States M Schallau
2 6 6 United States J Anthony
United States M Schallau
6 6
United States C Evert
United States V Ziegenfuss
6 2 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Soviet Union O Morozova
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
Australia P Coleman
Australia W Turnbull
3 1 4 Soviet Union O Morozova
United Kingdom V Wade
6 3 6
United States J Newberry
United States P Teeguarden
8 4 6 United States J Newberry
United States P Teeguarden
3 6 4
Australia N Eastburn
Australia D Fromholtz
6 6 0 4 Soviet Union O Morozova
United Kingdom V Wade
7 4
United States P Hogan
United States S Walsh
6 6 Australia E Goolagong
Australia J Young
9 6
Spain AM Estalella
Spain C Mandarino
1 1 United States P Hogan
United States S Walsh
3 3
Australia K Krantzcke
United States W Overton
4 6 2 Australia E Goolagong
Australia J Young
6 6
Australia E Goolagong
Australia J Young
6 2 6 Australia E Goolagong
Australia J Young
6 6
United Kingdom L Charles
United Kingdom G Coles
6 4 6 United Kingdom J Williams
United Kingdom W Wooldridge
3 1
Belgium M Gurdal
Belgium M Van Haver
3 6 4 United Kingdom L Charles
United Kingdom G Coles
3 4
West Germany K Ebbinghaus
Netherlands G Walhof
6 6 West Germany K Ebbinghaus
Netherlands G Walhof
6 6
France F Guédy
France O de Roubin
1 1 West Germany K Ebbinghaus
Netherlands G Walhof
6 3
Republic of Ireland S Minford
United States L Tenney
3 4 United Kingdom J Williams
United Kingdom W Wooldridge
8 6
Netherlands A Bakker
Netherlands M Schaar
6 6 Netherlands A Bakker
Netherlands M Schaar
7 0
France N Fuchs
New Zealand M Pryde
6 2 1 United Kingdom J Williams
United Kingdom W Wooldridge
9 6
United Kingdom J Williams
United Kingdom W Wooldridge
4 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia H Gourlay
United Kingdom C Janes
5 6 6
Sweden I Bentzer
Sweden M Wikstedt
7 3 3 Australia H Gourlay
United Kingdom C Janes
5 3
Australia C Doerner
United States L duPont
6 6 Australia C Doerner
United States L duPont
7 6
United Kingdom L Beaven
United Kingdom S Brasher
2 3 Australia C Doerner
United States L duPont
6 6
United Kingdom L Blachford
United Kingdom V Burton
3 4 United States C Martinez
Australia W Paish
3 3
United States C Martinez
Australia W Paish
6 6 United States C Martinez
Australia W Paish
6 6
Sweden C Sandberg
United States L Tuero
United Kingdom C Molesworth
United Kingdom P Moor
4 4
United Kingdom C Molesworth
United Kingdom P Moor
w/o Australia C Doerner
United States L duPont
3 1
Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
6 6 3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6
Romania V Ruzici
Romania M Simionescu
2 0 Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
3 4
Q United States M Christenson
United States J Dixon
4 2 United Kingdom J Fayter
United States M Michel
6 6
United Kingdom J Fayter
United States M Michel
6 6 United Kingdom J Fayter
United States M Michel
5 0
Czechoslovakia M Navrátilová
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 1 2 3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
7 6
United States T Fretz
United States J Heldman
4 6 6 United States T Fretz
United States J Heldman
7 2 4
United States P Bostrom
United States S Stap
1 3 3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
5 6 6
3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Japan K Fukuoka
Japan K Sawamatsu
4 6 1
Uruguay F Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernández de Soto
6 4 6 Uruguay F Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernández de Soto
6 6
Czechoslovakia M Neumannová
Czechoslovakia V Vopičková
2 1
Uruguay F Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernández de Soto
6 6
Q Canada V Berner
Australia P Faulkner
1 3
Italy L Bassi
Italy L Pericoli
4 7 0
Q Canada V Berner
Australia P Faulkner
6 5 6
Uruguay F Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernández de Soto
6 6
2 Australia M Court
Australia L Hunt
2 4
Italy M Giorgi
Italy D Marzano
4 6 7
United Kingdom S Mappin
United Kingdom W Slaughter
6 2 5
Italy M Giorgi
Italy D Marzano
2 2
2 Australia M Court
Australia L Hunt
6 6
Q Australia C Matison
Australia M Tesch
1 2
2 Australia M Court
Australia L Hunt
6 6

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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