1973 in tennis

none May 2026 June 2026 more important tennis events 1973 Grand Prix (tennis) 1973 WTA Tour 1973 tennis This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1973. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and the women's tennis circuits. Australian Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles Australia John Newcombe New Zealand Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–11973 Men's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_MS_1.html Tennis Australia It was Newcombe's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.Women's singles Australia Margaret Court Australia Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 7–51973 Women's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_LS_1.html Tennis AustraliaMen's doubles Australia John Newcombe Australia Malcolm Anderson Australia John Alexander Australia Phil Dent 6–3, 6–4, 7–61973 Men's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_MD_1.html Tennis AustraliaWomen's doubles Australia Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade Australia Kerry Harris Australia Kerry Melville 6–4, 6–41973 Women's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_LD_1.html Tennis AustraliaMixed doublesCompetition not held between 1970 and 1986. French Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase nastase Năstase did not lose a set during the entire tournament. Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 It was Năstase's 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.Women's singlesAUS Margaret Court USA Chris Evert,evert This was Evert's first Grand Slam singles final 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 It was Court's 23rd career Grand Slam singles title, her 10th in the Open Era and her 5th and last title at the French Open.Men's doubles AUS John Newcombe NED Tom Okker USA Jimmy Connors Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 It was Newcombe's 14th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd and last title at the French Open.It was Okker's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.Women's doubles AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–3 It was Court's 17th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 8th during the Open Era and her 4th and last title at the French Open.It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the French Open.Mixed doubles FRA Françoise Dürr FRA Jean-Claude Barclay NED Betty Stöve FRA Patrice Dominguez 6–1, 6–4 It was Dürr's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open.It was Barclay's 3rd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at the French Open. Wimbledon CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles TCH Jan Kodeš URS 1955 Alex Metreveli 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Women's singles USA Billie Jean King USA Chris Evert 6–0, 7–5Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017It was King's 10th career Grand Slam title (her 6th in the Open Era), and her 5th Wimbledon title.Men's doubles USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase AUS John Cooper AUS Neale Fraser 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3–7), 6–1Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Women's doubles USA Rosemary Casals USA Billie Jean King FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 6–1, 4–6, 7–5Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Mixed doubles AUS Owen Davidson USA Billie Jean King MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Janet Newberry 6–3, 6–2Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017King became the only player to win the 'triple crown' (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles) twice in the post-war era, repeating her success of 1967. US Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles AUS John Newcombe TCH Jan Kodeš 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 1973 US Open – Men's Singles http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1973&EventId=560&Draw=ms ATP It was Newcombe's 6th career Grand Slam singles title, his 4th in the Open Era and his 2nd and last title at the US Open.Women's singles AUS Margaret Court AUS Evonne Goolagong 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 1973 US Open http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1973/905.pdf WTAIt was Court's 24th and last career Grand Slam singles title, her 11th in the Open Era and her 5th title at the US Open.Men's doubles AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 1973 US Open – Men's Doubles http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1973&EventId=560&Draw=md ATP It was Davidson's 2nd and last career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only title at the US Open.It was Newcombe's 15th career Grand Slam doubles title, his 9th in the Open Era and his 3rd and last title at the US Open.Women's doubles AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade USA Rosemary Casals USA Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 Mixed doubles USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 Notes References External links Tennis Sport Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20120608021306/http://www.daviscup.com/en/home.aspx June 8, 2012 Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx January 7, 2014 Category:Tennis by year