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1973 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1973 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Runners-upAustralia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Melville
Score6–4, 6–4
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
← 1972 · Australian Open · 1974 →

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

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6 6
Australia Cynthia Doerner
Australia Sally Irvine
1 3
1 Australia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6 6
3 Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Melville
4 4
3 Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Melville
6 6
2 Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Janet Young
2 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia M Court
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
Australia C Matison
Australia H Young
3 1
1 Australia M Court
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
Australia M Morgan
Australia P Whytcross
6 6 Australia M Morgan
Australia P Whytcross
1 1
China J Lin
Australia P Southcombe
0 0 Australia M Morgan
Australia P Whytcross
w/o
Australia B Heavey
Australia M Whitely
1 Australia M Court
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
Australia C Doerner
Australia S Irvine
1 3
Australia C Doerner
Australia S Irvine
6 6
Australia K Wilkinson
Australia K Williams
4 6 6 Australia K Wilkinson
Australia K Williams
0 2
Australia P Ahern
Australia B Dale
6 2 4 Australia C Doerner
Australia S Irvine
6 6
Australia K Hogarth
Australia M Tesch
7 6 4 Soviet Union E Birioukova
Australia K Krantzcke
4 1
United Kingdom L Blachford
France M Proisy
5 2 Australia K Hogarth
Australia M Tesch
4 3
4 Soviet Union E Birioukova
Australia K Krantzcke
6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
6 6
Australia M Arnott
Australia S Arnott
1 1
3 Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
6 6
Australia D James
Australia L Mansfield
2 3 Australia P Coleman
Australia W Turnbull
1 1
Australia P Coleman
Australia W Turnbull
6 6 Australia P Coleman
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
Australia B Hawcroft
Japan K Sawamatsu
1 4
3 Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
6 6
2 Australia E Goolagong
Australia J Young
2 4
United Kingdom L Charles
United Kingdom G Coles
6 6
Denmark D Ekner
France N Fuchs
6 6 Denmark D Ekner
France N Fuchs
4 3
South Korea S-o Lee
South Korea J-s Yang
2 3 United Kingdom L Charles
United Kingdom G Coles
2 4
Belgium M Gurdal
Belgium M Van Haver
6 6 2 Australia E Goolagong
Australia J Young
6 6
Australia J Glynn
Australia M Liddle
2 2 Belgium M Gurdal
Belgium M Van Haver
4 0
2 Australia E Goolagong
Australia J Young
6 6

References

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