1973 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
	1973 US Open
Champion	Margaret Court ; Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Rosemary Casals ; Billie Jean King
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Draw	32
Seeds	4

Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Chris Evert and Olga Morozova.

Margaret Court and Virginia Wade won the title by defeating Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (Final)
Margaret Court / Virginia Wade (Champions)
Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve (Quarterfinals)
Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final


2	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6	6

4	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	0	4
				2	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	3	6	7

				1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	3	5
	Chris Evert Olga Morozova	2	1

1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6

Top Half

First Round				Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

2	M Court V Wade	6	6
	J Metcalf J Stratton	1	0	2	M Court V Wade	6	6
	C Doerner D Pattison	3	4		L Bowrey C Graebner	1	3
	L Bowrey C Graebner	6	6						2	M Court V Wade	7	6
	K Harris K Melville	6	7							K Harris K Melville	6	3
	J Evert J Haas	2	5		K Harris K Melville	6	6
	J Russell L Tenney	2	3		H Gourlay B Kirk	2	2
	H Gourlay B Kirk	6	6											2	M Court V Wade	6	6
4	E Goolagong J Young	6	6											4	E Goolagong J Young	0	4
	E Birioukova M Kroschina	3	2	4	E Goolagong J Young	6	2	6
	A Kiyomura M Redondo	7	6		A Kiyomura M Redondo	0	6	0
	F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	3						4	E Goolagong J Young	3	6	7
	K Krantzcke W Overton	7	7							K Krantzcke W Overton	6	4	5
	P Hogan S Walsh	5	6		K Krantzcke W Overton	6	6
	TA Fretz J Heldman	6	6		TA Fretz J Heldman	4	2
	L duPont K Kemmer	4	4

Bottom Half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	J Newberry P Teeguarden	6	7
	S Greer L Rupert	1	5			J Newberry P Teeguarden	4	2
	K Kuykendall L Rossouw	3	2			C Evert O Morozova	6	6
	C Evert O Morozova	6	6								C Evert O Morozova	7	5	6
	A Gibson D Hard	6	5	1						3	F Dürr B Stöve	5	7	1
	K Fukuoka K Sawamatsu	4	7	6		K Fukuoka K Sawamatsu	3	3
	M Harper J Schwikert	1	5		3	F Dürr B Stöve	6	6
3	F Dürr B Stöve	6	7													C Evert O Morozova	2	1
	J Anthony M Schallau	6	6												1	R Casals BJ King	6	6
	J Fayter R Giscafré	1	1			J Anthony M Schallau	6	7
	C Fleming L Fleming	3	6			P Michel V Ziegenfuss	2	6
	P Michel V Ziegenfuss	6	7								J Anthony M Schallau	7	6	1
	L Charles G Coles	5	2							1	R Casals BJ King	6	7	6
	I Kloss P Pretorius	7	6			I Kloss P Pretorius	1	6	0
	L Hunt M Navratilova	5	0		1	R Casals BJ King	6	2	6
1	R Casals BJ King	7	6

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References

John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 63, 70. ISBN 9780362001686.
"Newcombe Wins U.S. Tennis Title". nytimes.com.

External links

1973 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[wot1974-1] John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 63, 70. ISBN 9780362001686.

[2] "Newcombe Wins U.S. Tennis Title". nytimes.com.