1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Rosie Casals ; Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Françoise Dürr ; Betty Stöve
Score	6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	50 (3 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

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

01.

Rosie Casals /

Billie Jean King (Champions)

02.

Margaret Court /

Lesley Hunt (Quarterfinals)

03.

Françoise Dürr /

Betty Stöve (Final)

04.

Olga Morozova /

Virginia Wade (Third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6

	Julie Anthony Mona Schallau	4	3
				1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	7	7

					Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	5	5
	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	6	6

	Joyce Williams Winnie Wooldridge	3	1
								1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	4	7

								3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	1	6	5
	Cynthia Doerner Laura duPont	3	1

3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6	6
				3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	7	8

					Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto	5	6
	Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto	6	6

2	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	2	4

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

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

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

4	O Morozova V Wade	6	6
	P Coleman W Turnbull	3	1		4	O Morozova V Wade	6	3	6
	J Newberry P Teeguarden	8	4	6		J Newberry P Teeguarden	3	6	4
	N Eastburn D Fromholtz	6	6	0						4	O Morozova V Wade	7	4
	P Hogan S Walsh	6	6								E Goolagong J Young	9	6
	AM Estalella C Mandarino	1	1			P Hogan S Walsh	3	3
	K Krantzcke W Overton	4	6	2		E Goolagong J Young	6	6
	E Goolagong J Young	6	2	6											E Goolagong J Young	6	6
	L Charles G Coles	6	4	6											J Williams W Wooldridge	3	1
	M Gurdal M Van Haver	3	6	4		L Charles G Coles	3	4
	K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	6	6			K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	6	6
	F Guedy O de Roubin	1	1								K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	6	3
	S Minford L Tenney	3	4								J Williams W Wooldridge	8	6
	A Bakker M Schaar	6	6			A Bakker M Schaar	7	0
	N Fuchs M Pryde	6	2	1		J Williams W Wooldridge	9	6
	J Williams W Wooldridge	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

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

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

	K Fukuoka K Sawamatsu	4	6	1
	F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	4	6		F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
						M Neumannová V Vopičková	2	1
											F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
										Q	V Berner P Faulkner	1	3
						L Bassi L Pericoli	4	7	0
					Q	V Berner P Faulkner	6	5	6
															F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
														2	M Court L Hunt	2	4
						M Giorgi D Marzano	4	6	7
						S Mappin W Slaughter	6	2	5
											M Giorgi D Marzano	2	2
										2	M Court L Hunt	6	6
					Q	C Matison M Tesch	1	2
					2	M Court L Hunt	6	6

References

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

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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