1973 US Open – Mixed doubles

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Marty Riessen and Margaret Court were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–3,^[a] 3–6, 7–6 against Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King.^[5]

Mixed doubles

Final

Champions

Billie Jean King

Runners-up

Score

6–3,^[a] 3–6, 7–6

Details

Draw

32

Seeds

4

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	men	women	mixed

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Seeds edit

Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King (champions)
Marty Riessen / Margaret Court (final)
Frew McMillan / Rosie Casals (semifinals)
Jimmy Connors / Chris Evert (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

	Semifinals							Final

	1	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	7	6

	3	Frew McMillan Rosie Casals	5	3
								1	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	6	3	7

								2	Marty Riessen Margaret Court	3	6	6
	4	Jimmy Connors Chris Evert	4	6

	2	Marty Riessen Margaret Court	6	7

Top half edit

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	O Davidson BJ King	6	7
		S Meer M Tesch	3	5				1	O Davidson BJ King	6	6
		R Reid C Fleming	6	6					R Reid C Fleming	1	3
		S Siegel B Goldman	1	3											1	O Davidson BJ King	6	6
		J Singh I Kloss	7	6												J Singh I Kloss	4	4
		V Gerulaitis C Graebner	5	4					J Singh I Kloss	6	6
		B Carmichael L Hunt	6	6	7				B Carmichael L Hunt	4	4
		J McManus K May	7	1	5																	1	O Davidson BJ King	7	6
	3	F McMillan R Casals	6	7																		3	F McMillan R Casals	5	3
		D Crealy B Stöve	1	5				3	F McMillan R Casals	6	6
		S Smith M Gengler	6	6					S Smith M Gengler	4	4
		B Walts S Mehmedbasich	4	4											3	F McMillan R Casals	w/o
		A Ashe A Gibson	2	2												R Case O Morozova
		J-B Chanfreau M Redondo	6	6					J-B Chanfreau M Redondo	3	2
		R Case O Morozova	6	7					R Case O Morozova	6	6
		H Richardson M Kroschina	1	5

Bottom half edit

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

		W N'Godrella A Kiyomura
		E Scott K Kemmer	w/o						E Scott K Kemmer	6	4	6
		H Irvine H Gourlay	5	3					R Ramírez J Newberry	2	6	7
		R Ramírez J Newberry	7	6												R Ramírez J Newberry	6	3	3^r
		J Lloyd L Charles	6	4											4	J Connors C Evert	2	6	2
		J Feaver V Wade	7	6					J Feaver V Wade	6	3	4
		W Lloyd P Bostrom	6	4	5			4	J Connors C Evert	2	6	6
	4	J Connors C Evert	3	6	7																	4	J Connors C Evert	4	6
		G Teeguarden P Teeguarden	4	4																		2	M Riessen M Court	6	7
		W Higgins E Birioukova	6	6					W Higgins E Birioukova	6	6	5
		P Doerner C Doerner	3	4					B Seewagen F Dürr	7	3	7
		B Seewagen F Dürr	6	6												B Seewagen F Dürr	1	5
		Bob Weyman N Ornstein													2	M Riessen M Court	6	7
		B Manson R Tenney	w/o						B Manson R Tenney	0	0
		J Gorsuch C Meyer	0	0				2	M Riessen M Court	6	6
	2	M Riessen M Court	6	6

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b Other sources, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune newspapers, and Max Robertson list the first set score as 6–4.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References edit

^ Leo, Ralph (10 September 1973). "Newcombe beats Kodes in Open". Chicago Tribune. p. Section 3, page 7.
^ Prugh, Jeff (10 September 1973). "Newcombe wins". The Los Angeles Times. p. Section 3, page 2.
^ "Newcombe Wins U.S. Tennis Title". nytimes.com.
^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 370. ISBN 9780047960420.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 63, 71. ISBN 9780362001686.

External edit

1973 US Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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