1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but decided not to play together.

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

Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. 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
• 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation