1973 Australian Open – Women's doubles

April 2026 June 2017 June 2017 1973 Australian Open s AUS Margaret CourtGBR Virginia Wade AUS Kerry HarrisAUS Kerry Melville 6–4, 6–4 22 4 Australian Open – Women's doubles Australian Open – Women's doubles 1973 Australian Open Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris were the reigning champions. Gourlay did not compete. Harris and Kerry Melville reached the final, where they were defeated by Margaret Court and Virginia Wade. Seeds 30em AUS Margaret Court / GBR Virginia Wade (champions) AUS Evonne Goolagong / AUS Janet Young (semifinals) AUS Kerry Harris / AUS Kerry Melville (final) URS 1955 Eugenia Birioukova / AUS Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Margaret CourtGBR Virginia Wade 6 6 AUS Cynthia DoernerAUS Sally Irvine 1 3 3 AUS Kerry HarrisAUS Kerry Melville 6 6 2 AUS Evonne GoolagongAUS Janet Young 2 4 1 AUS Margaret CourtGBR Virginia Wade 6 6 3 AUS Kerry HarrisAUS Kerry Melville 4 4 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS M MorganAUS P Whytcross 6 6 CHN J LinAUS P Southcombe 0 0 AUS K WilkinsonAUS K Williams 4 6 6 AUS P AhernAUS B Dale 6 2 4 AUS K HogarthAUS M Tesch 7 6 GBR L BlachfordFRA M Proisy 5 2 1 AUS M CourtGBR V Wade 6 6 AUS C MatisonAUS H Young 3 1 AUS M MorganAUS P Whytcross w/o AUS B HeaveyAUS M Whitely AUS C DoernerAUS S Irvine 6 6 AUS K WilkinsonAUS K Williams 0 2 AUS K HogarthAUS M Tesch 4 3 4 URS 1955 E BirioukovaAUS K Krantzcke 6 6 1 AUS M CourtGBR V Wade 6 6 AUS M MorganAUS P Whytcross 1 1 AUS C DoernerAUS S Irvine 6 6 4 URS 1955 E BirioukovaAUS K Krantzcke 4 1 1 AUS M CourtGBR V Wade 6 6 AUS C DoernerAUS S Irvine 1 3 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS D JamesAUS L Mansfield 2 3 AUS P ColemanAUS W Turnbull 6 6 DEN D EknerFRA N Fuchs 6 6 KOR S-o LeeKOR J-s Yang 2 3 BEL M GurdalBEL M Van Haver 6 6 AUS J GlynnAUS M Liddle 2 2 3 AUS K HarrisAUS K Melville 6 6 AUS M ArnottAUS S Arnott 1 1 AUS P ColemanAUS W Turnbull 6 6 AUS B HawcroftJPN K Sawamatsu 1 4 GBR L CharlesGBR G Coles 6 6 DEN D EknerFRA N Fuchs 4 3 BEL M GurdalBEL M Van Haver 4 0 2 AUS E GoolagongAUS J Young 6 6 3 AUS K HarrisAUS K Melville 6 6 AUS P ColemanAUS W Turnbull 1 1 GBR L CharlesGBR G Coles 2 4 2 AUS E GoolagongAUS J Young 6 6 3 AUS K HarrisAUS K Melville 6 6 2 AUS E GoolagongAUS J Young 2 4 References External links 1973 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles Category:1973 WTA Tour