1973 French Open – Women's doubles

Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the reigning champions but only Betty Stöve competed that year with Françoise Dürr.

Women's doubles
1973 French Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Runner-upFrance Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Score6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve lost in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Margaret Court and Virginia Wade. [1]

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
2   Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
6 6
3   Chris Evert
  Olga Morozova
3 4
2   Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
2 3
1   Margaret Court
  Virginia Wade
6 6
  Eugenia Birioukova
  Mona Schallau
1 4
1   Margaret Court
  Virginia Wade
6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   F Dürr
  B Stöve
w/o
  C-L Chang
  H Goto
2   F Dürr
  B Stöve
2 6 6
  W Paish
  P Pretorius
7 7   W Paish
  P Pretorius
6 3 3
  I Bentzer
  M Wikstedt
6 6 2   F Dürr
  B Stöve
6 6
  P Coleman
  W Turnbull
  M Navratilova
  R Tomanová
4 4
  R Darmon
  M Simionescu
w/o   R Darmon
  M Simionescu
5 5
  R Giscafré
  E Weisenberger
2 1   M Navratilova
  R Tomanová
7 7
  M Navratilova
  R Tomanová
6 6 2   F Dürr
  B Stöve
6 6
3   C Evert
  O Morozova
w/o 3   C Evert
  O Morozova
3 4
  E Polgár
  E Széll
3   C Evert
  O Morozova
6 6
  M Rho
  N Sato
6 3 6   M Rho
  N Sato
2 1
  N Fuchs
  M Pryde
1 6 4 3   C Evert
  O Morozova
6 6
  C Doerner
  L duPont
6 6 6   K Fukuoka
  K Sawamatsu
2 0
  D Pattison
  AM Pinto Bravo
4 7 2   C Doerner
  L duPont
1 3
  P Bostrom
  S Stap
6 2 5   K Fukuoka
  K Sawamatsu
6 6
  K Fukuoka
  K Sawamatsu
4 6 7

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  E Birioukova
  M Schallau
7 5 6
  B Downs
  P Teeguarden
5 7 4   E Birioukova
  M Schallau
6 6
  O de Roubin
  F Guédy
2 1   P Hogan
  S Walsh
3 2
  P Hogan
  S Walsh
6 6   E Birioukova
  M Schallau
6 6 6
  E Goolagong
  J Young
6 6 4   K Ebbinghaus
  H Masthoff
7 1 3
  J Gohn
  V Ruzici
3 0   E Goolagong
  J Young
6 3 6
  D Beillan
  F Thibault
3 2 4   K Ebbinghaus
  H Masthoff
3 6 8
4   K Ebbinghaus
  H Masthoff
6 6   E Birioukova
  M Schallau
1 4
  D Bouteleux
  I Roget
6 6 1   M Court
  V Wade
6 6
  A Menezes
  S Urroz
3 1   D Bouteleux
  I Roget
5 3
  M Koželuhová
  V Vopičková
6 5 0   F Bonicelli
  I Fernández de Soto
7 6
  F Bonicelli
  I Fernández de Soto
1 7 6   F Bonicelli
  I Fernández de Soto
1 2
  K Kemmer
  L Rossouw
6 6 1   M Court
  V Wade
6 6
  D-h Lee
  J-s Yang
1 3   K Kemmer
  L Rossouw
3 2
  L Kaligis
  L Sugiarto
4 3 1   M Court
  V Wade
6 6
1   M Court
  V Wade
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Aussies at Roland Garros – Margaret Court 1973". tennis.com.au.
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