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1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Runner-upUnited States Chris Evert
Score6–0, 7–5
Details
Draw96 (8 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1972 · Wimbledon Championships · 1974 →

Defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–0, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall.

Seeds

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01.   Australia Margaret Court (semifinals)
02.   United States Billie Jean King (champion)
03.   Australia Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)
04.   United States Chris Evert (final)
05.   United States Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)
06.   United Kingdom Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
07.   Australia Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
08.   Soviet Union Olga Morozova (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. For the first time since 1954, all eight seeded players reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament.

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 4 6 6
8 Soviet Union Olga Morozova 6 4 1
1 Australia Margaret Court 1 6 1
4 United States Chris Evert 6 1 6
4 United States Chris Evert 6 4 6
5 United States Rosie Casals 2 6 2
4 United States Chris Evert 0 5
2 United States Billie Jean King 6 7
6 United Kingdom Virginia Wade 3 3
3 Australia Evonne Goolagong 6 6
3 Australia Evonne Goolagong 3 7 3
2 United States Billie Jean King 6 5 6
7 Australia Kerry Melville 8 6
2 United States Billie Jean King 9 8

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia M Court 6 6
Australia K Krantzcke 2 3
1 Australia M Court 6 6
Q United States K Latham 2 3
Q United States K Latham 6 6
New Zealand M Pryde 1 1
1 Australia M Court 6 6
United Kingdom G Coles 1 4
United Kingdom G Coles 6 6
United Kingdom J Fayter 3 3
United Kingdom G Coles 6 6
United Kingdom P Moor 2 1
United Kingdom P Moor 3 6 7
Indonesia L Kaligis 6 0 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Soviet Union O Morozova 7 6
Australia P Coleman 5 2
8 Soviet Union O Morozova 7 6
United Kingdom J Williams 5 3
United Kingdom J Williams 6 9
Argentina R Giscafré 4 8
8 Soviet Union O Morozova 7 6
Sweden I Bentzer 5 1
Netherlands G Walhof 7 1
United States J Newberry 9 6
United States J Newberry 1 6 3
Sweden I Bentzer 6 4 6
United Kingdom L Charles 4 2
Sweden I Bentzer 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States C Evert 6 6
Uruguay F Bonicelli 3 3 4 United States C Evert 6 6
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 4 0 Romania J Gohn 0 1
Romania J Gohn 6 6 4 United States C Evert 6 6
United States J Heldman 6 8 United States J Heldman 3 1
United Kingdom W Wooldridge 1 6 United States J Heldman 6 6
Czechoslovakia M Neumannová 3 3 Netherlands M Schaar 2 1
Netherlands M Schaar 6 6 4 United States C Evert 6 3 8
Indonesia L Sugiarto 0 4 Australia J Young 3 6 6
United Kingdom S Barker 6 6 United Kingdom S Barker 6 4 3
United Kingdom S Brasher 0 6 2 United Kingdom L Blachford 3 6 6
United Kingdom L Blachford 6 2 6 United Kingdom L Blachford 5 6 0
West Germany K Ebbinghaus 1 6 2 Australia J Young 7 4 6
United States M Redondo 6 2 6 United States M Redondo 3 1
United Kingdom V Burton 4 5 Australia J Young 6 6
Australia J Young 6 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States R Casals 6 6
South Africa B Kirk 0 1 5 United States R Casals 6 6
South Africa L Rossouw 4 3 United Kingdom S Mappin 3 4
United Kingdom S Mappin 6 6 5 United States R Casals 7 7
Q United States T Fretz 6 6 Q United States T Fretz 5 5
United Kingdom L Mottram 1 3 Q United States T Fretz 6 6
Romania M Simionescu 4 2 Q Canada V Berner 4 3
Q Canada V Berner 6 6 5 United States R Casals 6 6
Belgium M Gurdal 2 9 3 United States K Kemmer 3 3
United States V Ziegenfuss 6 8 6 United States V Ziegenfuss 6 2 6
United States L Tenney 0 6 United States L Fleming 4 6 3
United States L Fleming 6 8 United States V Ziegenfuss 9 4 3
Australia H Gourlay 1 3 United States K Kemmer 8 6 6
United States K Kemmer 6 6 United States K Kemmer 7 6
United States J Anthony 8 4 South Africa D Boshoff 5 4
South Africa D Boshoff 9 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France F Dürr 6 6
Q United Kingdom C Colman 3 0 France F Dürr 6 6
Czechoslovakia V Vopičková 6 1 8 Czechoslovakia V Vopičková 2 1
United Kingdom C Molesworth 3 6 6 France F Dürr 6 2 6
Soviet Union M Kroschina 6 6 Soviet Union M Kroschina 4 6 0
LL United States J Dixon 3 4 Soviet Union M Kroschina 3 6 6
Q Sweden M Wikstedt 6 8 9 Q Sweden M Wikstedt 6 0 2
Q United Kingdom A Coe 0 9 7 France F Dürr 6 3 5
Japan K Sawamatsu 6 6 6 United Kingdom V Wade 4 6 7
Austria S Pachta 2 2 Japan K Sawamatsu 7 5 5
France O de Roubin 4 2 United States P Teeguarden 5 7 7
United States P Teeguarden 6 6 United States P Teeguarden 2 3
United States P Bostrom 6 7 6 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
United States K Pigeon 3 5 United States P Bostrom 5 2
Australia D Fromholtz 6 2 1 6 United Kingdom V Wade 7 6
6 United Kingdom V Wade 3 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States L Tuero 6 3 2
France N Fuchs 1 6 6 France N Fuchs 3 2
United States P Hogan 7 6 6 United States P Hogan 6 6
Australia C Doerner 9 4 4 United States P Hogan 6 6
United Kingdom C Janes 1 4 Czechoslovakia M Navrátilová 4 4
Czechoslovakia M Navrátilová 6 6 Czechoslovakia M Navrátilová 8 6
United States L duPont 6 6 United States L duPont 6 4
Japan H Goto 2 2 United States P Hogan 0 1
United States S Walsh 9 2 4 3 Australia E Goolagong 6 6
Colombia I Fernández de Soto 7 6 6 Colombia I Fernández de Soto 3 3
Q Canada J Tindle 6 1 4 Australia W Turnbull 6 6
Australia W Turnbull 4 6 6 Australia W Turnbull 4 1
United Kingdom J Cooper 6 6 3 Australia E Goolagong 6 6
United States B Downs 0 4 United Kingdom J Cooper 3 1
Netherlands B Stöve 3 3 3 Australia E Goolagong 6 6
3 Australia E Goolagong 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Sweden C Sandberg 6 4 7
United Kingdom L Beaven 2 6 5
Sweden C Sandberg 1 0
Q United States M Michel 6 6
United States S Stap 4 4
Q United States M Michel 6 6
Q United States M Michel 2 6 4
7 Australia K Melville 6 3 6
United States W Overton 2 7 2
South Africa P Pretorius 6 5 6
South Africa P Pretorius 1 1
7 Australia K Melville 6 6
South Africa I Kloss 1 4
7 Australia K Melville 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia W Paish 3 2
Australia L Hunt 6 6
Australia L Hunt 6 6
United States M Schallau 2 3
United States A Kiyomura 6 2 4
United States M Schallau 1 6 6
Australia L Hunt 4 7 0
2 United States BJ King 6 5 6
Australia K Harris 6 6
Romania V Ruzici 1 3
Australia K Harris 2 3
2 United States BJ King 6 6
Italy L Bassi 0 2
2 United States BJ King 6 6

References

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