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1973 French Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1973 French Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Court
Runner-upUnited States Chris Evert
Score6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.[1] It was Evert's first French Open appearance.

Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title.

This tournament marked the first singles major appearance of future world No. 1 and 18-time major singles champion Martina Navratilova; she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by Evonne Goolagong.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Australia Margaret Court (champion)
  2. United States Chris Evert (finalist)
  3. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (third round)
  4. Australia Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)
  5. United States Nancy Gunter (third round)
  6. France Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
  7. West Germany Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
  8. West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 6
8 West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus 2 3
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 7
4 Australia Evonne Goolagong 3 6
4 Australia Evonne Goolagong 7 6
  Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova 6 4
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 7 6
2 United States Chris Evert 7 6 4
6 France Françoise Dürr 6 1 6
  France Odile de Roubin 0 6 1
6 France Françoise Dürr 1 0
2 United States Chris Evert 6 6
7 West Germany Helga Masthoff 3 3
2 United States Chris Evert 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States Teeguarden 1 2
1 Australia Court 6 6 1 Australia Court 5 6 6
Q France Darmon 1 1 Australia Coleman 7 0 3
Australia Coleman 6 6 1 Australia Court 6 6
Q Rhodesia Pattison 4 4 Netherlands Stöve 3 2
Romania Gohn 6 6 Romania Gohn 3 2
Q France Bouteleux 5 3 Netherlands Stöve 6 6
Netherlands Stöve 7 6 1 Australia Court 6 6
Q Sweden Wikstedt 6 4 2 8 West Germany Ebbinghaus 2 3
United Kingdom Fayter 4 6 6 United Kingdom Fayter 4 6 2
Czechoslovakia Palmeová-West 6 2 1 Q United States Bostrom 6 2 6
Q United States Bostrom 2 6 6 Q United States Bostrom 2 3
Q France Guédy 3 3 8 West Germany Ebbinghaus 6 6
8 West Germany Ebbinghaus 6 6 8 West Germany Ebbinghaus 5 7 6
Indonesia Sugiarto 4 2 Sweden Sandberg 7 5 2
Sweden Sandberg 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Netherlands Schaar 2 2
4 Australia Goolagong 6 6 4 Australia Goolagong 6 6
Colombia Fernández-De Soto 4 5 Soviet Union Morozova 3 3
Soviet Union Morozova 6 7 4 Australia Goolagong 6 6
United Kingdom Coles 6 4 France Fuchs 0 3
United States duPont 7 6 United States duPont 1 6 1
Romania Ruzici 3 6 8 France Fuchs 6 2 6
France Fuchs 6 3 10 4 Australia Goolagong 7 6
Australia Turnbull 1 2 Czechoslovakia Navratilova 6 4
5 United States Gunter 6 6 5 United States Gunter 6 5 7
Q Italy Marzano 7 0 5 South Africa Rossouw 3 7 5
South Africa Rossouw 6 6 7 5 United States Gunter 3 3
Q Czechoslovakia Koželuhová 4 3 Czechoslovakia Navratilova 6 6
Czechoslovakia Navratilova 6 6 Czechoslovakia Navratilova 7 6
Q Spain Perea 4 2 Argentina Giscafré 5 4
Argentina Giscafré 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
West Germany Orth 6 2 1
Australia Young 4 6 6 Australia Young 3 2
LL Chile Ibarra 2 1 Uruguay Bonicelli 6 6
Uruguay Bonicelli 6 6 Uruguay Bonicelli 2 1
Indonesia Kaligis 4 6 6 France Dürr 6 6
Sweden Bentzer 6 7 Sweden Bentzer 2 2
Czechoslovakia Neumannová 2 2 6 France Dürr 6 6
6 France Dürr 6 6 6 France Dürr 6 1 6
Romania Simionescu 4 3 France de Roubin 0 6 1
France de Roubin 6 6 France de Roubin 6 1 6
Hungary Széll 5 6 9 Italy Nasuelli 2 6 2
Italy Nasuelli 7 1 11 France de Roubin 1 6 6
United States Hogan 0 4 3 United Kingdom Wade 6 2 3
Czechoslovakia Vopičková 6 6 Czechoslovakia Vopičková 3 1
Hungary Szörényi 1 3 3 United Kingdom Wade 6 6
3 United Kingdom Wade 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Soviet Union Birioukova 1 6
United States Kemmer 6 7 United States Kemmer 2 4
West Germany Hösl 7 4 2 South Africa Pretorius 6 6
South Africa Pretorius 5 6 6 South Africa Pretorius 2 6 2
South Korea Yang 6 4 7 West Germany Masthoff 6 4 6
United States Walsh 7 6 United States Walsh 3 6 0
Australia Paish 4 2 7 West Germany Masthoff 6 3 6
7 West Germany Masthoff 6 6 7 West Germany Masthoff 3 3
United States Schallau 3 1 2 United States Evert 6 6
Japan Sawamatsu 6 6 Japan Sawamatsu 6 1 5
Soviet Union Chmyreva 4 3 Czechoslovakia Tomanová 3 6 7
Czechoslovakia Tomanová 6 6 Czechoslovakia Tomanová 2 3
United States Downs 1 3 2 United States Evert 6 6
Q Japan Goto 6 6 Q Japan Goto 0 1
Australia Tesch 1 0 2 United States Evert 6 6
2 United States Evert 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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