1973 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1973 Australian Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Final score	6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	12
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women WC Singles WC Doubles Legends
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First-seeded Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open.

Seeds[]

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

Draw[]

Key[]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
	8	Karen Krantzcke	4	3
								1	Margaret Court	6	6
								4	Kerry Melville	1	0
		Dianne Fromholtz	1	3
	4	Kerry Melville	6	6
															1	Margaret Court	6	7
															2	Evonne Goolagong	4	5
	3	Virginia Wade	6	1	4
	6	Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	6	6
								6	Kazuko Sawamatsu	4	3
								2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
	7	Kerry Harris	4	3
	2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Court	6	6
		N Fuchs	5	6	6				N Fuchs	0	0
			7	2	1										1	M Court	6	6
			6	6													0	0
			4	3						2	6	6
									K Hogarth	6	3	2
																						1	M Court	6	6
																						8	K Krantzcke	4	3
								9	E Birioukova	6	6
	Q	H Worland	6	7				Q	H Worland	0	1
			2	5											9	E Birioukova	1	5
		Lee D-h	6	7											8	K Krantzcke	6	7
		P Whytcross	4	5					Lee D-h	3	5
								8	K Krantzcke	6	7

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	P Coleman	2	1
		D Fromholtz	6	6					D Fromholtz	6	6
	LL		1	2												D Fromholtz	6	6
		W Turnbull	6	5	6											W Turnbull	3	2
	LL		0	7	3				W Turnbull
								12	J Young	w/o
																							D Fromholtz	1	3
																						4	K Melville	6	6
									G Coles	6	6
			6	6						2	1
			4	4												G Coles	1	2
		C Doerner	6	6											4	K Melville	6	6
			2	1					C Doerner	4	2
								4	K Melville	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	V Wade	6	6
		C Matison	7	6					C Matison	0	0
		K Wilkinson	5	1											3	V Wade	6	6
	LL		6	6												L Bowrey	1	1
		D Ekner	4	4				LL		1	2
									L Bowrey	6	6
																						3	V Wade	0	6	6
																						6	K Sawamatsu	6	1	4
								11	M Tesch	6	7
		M Pratt	7	2	6				M Pratt	2	6
			6	6	4										11	M Tesch	3	2
		L Blachford	7	6											6	K Sawamatsu	6	6
		S Irvine	6	3					L Blachford	3	6	1
								6	K Sawamatsu	6	2	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Harris	6	6
		M Van Haver	6	6					M Van Haver	2	4
		K Nomura	1	2											7	K Harris	6	6
		M Morgan	6	6											10	B Hawcroft	0	2
		J Whyte	3	1					M Morgan	1	6	2
								10	B Hawcroft	6	1	6
																						7	K Harris	4	3
																						2	E Goolagong	6	6
									M Gurdal	6	3	2
		L Charles	7	5	6				L Charles	3	6	6
		C O'Neil	6	7	2											L Charles	7	4	2
		Yang J-s	6	6											2	E Goolagong	6	6	6
			2	4					Yang J-s	3	1
								2	E Goolagong	6	6

External links[]

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