1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Billie Jean King successfully defended her title, defeating Chris Evert in the final, 6–0, 7–5 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Women's Singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Billie Jean King
Runner-up Chris Evert
Final score6–0, 7–5
Draw96 (8Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Margaret Court (Semifinals)
02.   Billie Jean King (Champion)
03.   Evonne Goolagong (Semifinals)
04.   Chris Evert (Final)
05.   Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)
06.   Virginia Wade (Quarterfinals)
07.   Kerry Melville (Quarterfinals)
08.   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.

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Margaret Court 4 6 6
8 Olga Morozova 6 4 1
1 Margaret Court 1 6 1
4 Chris Evert 6 1 6
4 Chris Evert 6 4 6
5 Rosie Casals 2 6 2
4 Chris Evert 0 5
2 Billie Jean King 6 7
6 Virginia Wade 3 3
3 Evonne Goolagong 6 6
3 Evonne Goolagong 3 7 3
2 Billie Jean King 6 5 6
7 Kerry Melville 8 6
2 Billie Jean King 9 8

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 M Court 6 6
K Krantzcke 2 3
1 M Court 6 6
Q K Latham 2 3
Q K Latham 6 6
M Pryde 1 1
1 M Court 6 6
G Coles 1 4
G Coles 6 6
J Fayter 3 3
G Coles 6 6
P Moor 2 1
P Moor 3 6 7
L Kaligis 6 0 5

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 O Morozova 7 6
P Coleman 5 2
8 O Morozova 7 6
J Williams 5 3
J Williams 6 9
R Giscafré 4 8
8 O Morozova 7 6
I Bentzer 5 1
G Walhof 7 1
J Newberry 9 6
J Newberry 1 6 3
I Bentzer 6 4 6
L Charles 4 2
I Bentzer 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 C Evert 6 6
F Bonicelli 3 3 4 C Evert 6 6
R Tomanová 4 0 J Gohn 0 1
J Gohn 6 6 4 C Evert 6 6
J Heldman 6 8 J Heldman 3 1
W Wooldridge 1 6 J Heldman 6 6
M Neumannová 3 3 M Schaar 2 1
M Schaar 6 6 4 C Evert 6 3 8
L Sugiarto 0 4 J Young 3 6 6
S Barker 6 6 S Barker 6 4 3
S Brasher 0 6 2 L Blachford 3 6 6
L Blachford 6 2 6 L Blachford 5 6 0
K Ebbinghaus 1 6 2 J Young 7 4 6
M Redondo 6 2 6 M Redondo 3 1
V Burton 4 5 J Young 6 6
J Young 6 7

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 R Casals 6 6
B Kirk 0 1 5 R Casals 6 6
L Rossouw 4 3 S Mappin 3 4
S Mappin 6 6 5 R Casals 7 7
Q T Fretz 6 6 Q T Fretz 5 5
L Mottram 1 3 Q T Fretz 6 6
M Simionescu 4 2 Q V Berner 4 3
Q V Berner 6 6 5 R Casals 6 6
M Gurdal 2 9 3 K Kemmer 3 3
V Ziegenfuss 6 8 6 V Ziegenfuss 6 2 6
L Tenney 0 6 L Fleming 4 6 3
L Fleming 6 8 V Ziegenfuss 9 4 3
H Gourlay 1 3 K Kemmer 8 6 6
K Kemmer 6 6 K Kemmer 7 6
J Anthony 8 4 D Boshoff 5 4
D Boshoff 9 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
F Dürr 6 6
Q C Colman 3 0 F Dürr 6 6
V Vopičková 6 1 8 V Vopičková 2 1
C Molesworth 3 6 6 F Dürr 6 2 6
M Kroschina 6 6 M Kroschina 4 6 0
LL J Dixon 3 4 M Kroschina 3 6 6
Q M Wikstedt 6 8 9 Q M Wikstedt 6 0 2
Q A Coe 0 9 7 F Dürr 6 3 5
K Sawamatsu 6 6 6 V Wade 4 6 7
S Pachta 2 2 K Sawamatsu 7 5 5
O de Roubin 4 2 P Teeguarden 5 7 7
P Teeguarden 6 6 P Teeguarden 2 3
P Bostrom 6 7 6 V Wade 6 6
K Pigeon 3 5 P Bostrom 5 2
D Fromholtz 6 2 1 6 V Wade 7 6
6 V Wade 3 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
L Tuero 6 3 2
N Fuchs 1 6 6 N Fuchs 3 2
P Hogan 7 6 6 P Hogan 6 6
C Doerner 9 4 4 P Hogan 6 6
C Janes 1 4 M Navrátilová 4 4
M Navrátilová 6 6 M Navrátilová 8 6
L duPont 6 6 L duPont 6 4
H Goto 2 2 P Hogan 0 1
S Walsh 9 2 4 3 E Goolagong 6 6
I Fernández de Soto 7 6 6 I Fernández de Soto 3 3
Q J Tindle 6 1 4 W Turnbull 6 6
W Turnbull 4 6 6 W Turnbull 4 1
J Cooper 6 6 3 E Goolagong 6 6
B Downs 0 4 J Cooper 3 1
B Stöve 3 3 3 E Goolagong 6 6
3 E Goolagong 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
C Sandberg 6 4 7
L Beaven 2 6 5
C Sandberg 1 0
Q M Michel 6 6
S Stap 4 4
Q M Michel 6 6
Q M Michel 2 6 4
7 K Melville 6 3 6
W Overton 2 7 2
P Pretorius 6 5 6
P Pretorius 1 1
7 K Melville 6 6
I Kloss 1 4
7 K Melville 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
W Paish 3 2
L Hunt 6 6
L Hunt 6 6
M Schallau 2 3
A Kiyomura 6 2 4
M Schallau 1 6 6
L Hunt 4 7 0
2 BJ King 6 5 6
K Harris 6 6
V Ruzici 1 3
K Harris 2 3
2 BJ King 6 6
L Bassi 0 2
2 BJ King 6 6
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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