1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1973 Wimbledon Championships USA Billie Jean King USA Chris Evert 6–0, 7–5 96 (8 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1973 Wimbledon Championships 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall. This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future nine-time champion and world No. 1 Martina Navratilova; she was defeated by Patti Hogan in the third round. Seeds 1 1 AUS Margaret Court (semifinals) 2 8 USA Billie Jean King (champion) 3 6 AUS Evonne Goolagong (semifinals) 4 3 USA Chris Evert (final) 5 4 USA Rosie Casals (quarterfinals) 6 5 GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals) 7 7 AUS Kerry Melville (quarterfinals) 8 2 URS 1955 Olga Morozova (quarterfinals) For the first time since 1954, all eight seeded players reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament. Qualifying 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 AUS Margaret Court 4 6 6 8 URS 1955 Olga Morozova 6 4 1 4 USA Chris Evert 6 4 6 5 USA Rosie Casals 2 6 2 6 GBR Virginia Wade 3 3 3 AUS Evonne Goolagong 6 6 7 AUS Kerry Melville 8 6 2 USA Billie Jean King 9 8 1 AUS Margaret Court 1 6 1 4 USA Chris Evert 6 1 6 3 AUS Evonne Goolagong 3 7 3 2 USA Billie Jean King 6 5 6 4 USA Chris Evert 0 5 2 USA Billie Jean King 6 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 AUS M Court 6 6 AUS K Krantzcke 2 3 Q USA K Latham 6 6 NZL M Pryde 1 1 GBR G Coles 6 6 GBR J Fayter 3 3 GBR P Moor 3 6 7 INA L Kaligis 6 0 5 1 AUS M Court 6 6 Q USA K Latham 2 3 GBR G Coles 6 6 GBR P Moor 2 1 1 AUS M Court 6 6 GBR G Coles 1 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 URS 1955 O Morozova 7 6 AUS P Coleman 5 2 GBR J Williams 6 9 ARG R Giscafré 4 8 NED G Walhof 7 1 USA J Newberry 9 6 GBR L Charles 4 2 SWE I Bentzer 6 6 8 URS 1955 O Morozova 7 6 GBR J Williams 5 3 USA J Newberry 1 6 3 SWE I Bentzer 6 4 6 8 URS 1955 O Morozova 7 6 SWE I Bentzer 5 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA C Evert 6 6 URU F Bonicelli 3 3 TCH R Tomanová 4 0 ROM 1965 J Gohn 6 6 USA J Heldman 6 8 GBR W Wooldridge 1 6 TCH M Neumannová 3 3 NED M Schaar 6 6 INA L Sugiarto 0 4 GBR S Barker 6 6 GBR S Brasher 0 6 2 GBR L Blachford 6 2 6 FRG K Ebbinghaus 1 6 2 USA M Redondo 6 2 6 GBR V Burton 4 5 AUS J Young 6 7 4 USA C Evert 6 6 ROM 1965 J Gohn 0 1 USA J Heldman 6 6 NED M Schaar 2 1 GBR S Barker 6 4 3 GBR L Blachford 3 6 6 USA M Redondo 3 1 AUS J Young 6 6 4 USA C Evert 6 6 USA J Heldman 3 1 GBR L Blachford 5 6 0 AUS J Young 7 4 6 4 USA C Evert 6 3 8 AUS J Young 3 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA R Casals 6 6 RSA 1928 B Kirk 0 1 RSA 1928 L Rossouw 4 3 GBR S Mappin 6 6 Q USA T Fretz 6 6 GBR L Mottram 1 3 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 4 2 Q CAN V Berner 6 6 BEL M Gurdal 2 9 3 USA V Ziegenfuss 6 8 6 USA L Tenney 0 6 USA L Fleming 6 8 AUS H Gourlay 1 3 USA K Kemmer 6 6 USA J Anthony 8 4 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 9 6 5 USA R Casals 6 6 GBR S Mappin 3 4 Q USA T Fretz 6 6 Q CAN V Berner 4 3 USA V Ziegenfuss 6 2 6 USA L Fleming 4 6 3 USA K Kemmer 7 6 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 5 4 5 USA R Casals 7 7 Q USA T Fretz 5 5 USA V Ziegenfuss 9 4 3 USA K Kemmer 8 6 6 5 USA R Casals 6 6 USA K Kemmer 3 3 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA F Dürr 6 6 Q GBR C Colman 3 0 TCH V Vopičková 6 1 8 GBR C Molesworth 3 6 6 URS 1955 M Kroschina 6 6 LL USA J Dixon 3 4 Q SWE M Wikstedt 6 8 9 Q GBR A Coe 0 9 7 JPN 1947 K Sawamatsu 6 6 AUT S Pachta 2 2 FRA O de Roubin 4 2 USA P Teeguarden 6 6 USA P Bostrom 6 7 USA K Pigeon 3 5 AUS D Fromholtz 6 2 1 6 GBR V Wade 3 6 6 FRA F Dürr 6 6 TCH V Vopičková 2 1 URS 1955 M Kroschina 3 6 6 Q SWE M Wikstedt 6 0 2 JPN 1947 K Sawamatsu 7 5 5 USA P Teeguarden 5 7 7 USA P Bostrom 5 2 6 GBR V Wade 7 6 FRA F Dürr 6 2 6 URS 1955 M Kroschina 4 6 0 USA P Teeguarden 2 3 6 GBR V Wade 6 6 FRA F Dürr 6 3 5 6 GBR V Wade 4 6 7 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA L Tuero 6 3 2 FRA N Fuchs 1 6 6 USA P Hogan 7 6 6 AUS C Doerner 9 4 4 GBR C Janes 1 4 TCH M Navrátilová 6 6 USA L duPont 6 6 JPN 1947 H Goto 2 2 USA S Walsh 9 2 4 COL I Fernández de Soto 7 6 6 Q CAN J Tindle 6 1 4 AUS W Turnbull 4 6 6 GBR J Cooper 6 6 USA B Downs 0 4 NED B Stöve 3 3 3 AUS E Goolagong 6 6 FRA N Fuchs 3 2 USA P Hogan 6 6 TCH M Navrátilová 8 6 USA L duPont 6 4 COL I Fernández de Soto 3 3 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 GBR J Cooper 3 1 3 AUS E Goolagong 6 6 USA P Hogan 6 6 TCH M Navrátilová 4 4 AUS W Turnbull 4 1 3 AUS E Goolagong 6 6 USA P Hogan 0 1 3 AUS E Goolagong 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SWE C Sandberg 6 4 7 GBR L Beaven 2 6 5 USA S Stap 4 4 Q USA M Michel 6 6 USA W Overton 2 7 2 RSA 1928 P Pretorius 6 5 6 RSA 1928 I Kloss 1 4 7 AUS K Melville 6 6 SWE C Sandberg 1 0 Q USA M Michel 6 6 RSA 1928 P Pretorius 1 1 7 AUS K Melville 6 6 Q USA M Michel 2 6 4 7 AUS K Melville 6 3 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS W Paish 3 2 AUS L Hunt 6 6 USA A Kiyomura 6 2 4 USA M Schallau 1 6 6 AUS K Harris 6 6 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 1 3 ITA L Bassi 0 2 2 USA BJ King 6 6 AUS L Hunt 6 6 USA M Schallau 2 3 AUS K Harris 2 3 2 USA BJ King 6 6 AUS L Hunt 4 7 0 2 USA BJ King 6 5 6 References External links 1973 LS 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1973 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1973 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships