1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–0, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall.

Women's singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Runner-upUnited States Chris Evert
Score6–0, 7–5
Details
Draw96 (8 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1972 · Wimbledon Championships · 1974 →

Seeds

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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.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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