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1973 Australian Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1973 Australian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Court
Runner-upAustralia Evonne Goolagong
Score6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw48
Seeds12
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
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Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open.

Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but she lost to Kazuko Sawamatsu in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Australia Margaret Court (champion)
  2. Australia Evonne Goolagong (finalist)
  3. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Kerry Melville (semifinals)
  5. Australia Patricia Coleman (second round)
  6. Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu (semifinals)
  7. Australia Kerry Harris (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)
  9. Soviet Union Eugenia Birioukova (third round)
  10. Australia Barbara Hawcroft (third round)
  11. Australia Marilyn Tesch (third round)
  12. Australia Janet Young (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 6
8 Australia Karen Krantzcke 4 3
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 6
4 Australia Kerry Melville 1 0
  Australia Dianne Fromholtz 1 3
4 Australia Kerry Melville 6 6
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 7
2 Australia Evonne Goolagong 4 5
3 United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6 1 4
6 Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu 0 6 6
6 Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 3
2 Australia Evonne Goolagong 6 6
7 Australia Kerry Harris 4 3
2 Australia Evonne Goolagong 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia M Court 6 6
France N Fuchs 5 6 6 France N Fuchs 0 0
Australia L Mansfield 7 2 1 1 Australia M Court 6 6
Australia B Dart 6 6 Australia B Dart 0 0
Australia K Walker 4 3 Australia B Dart 2 6 6
Australia K Hogarth 6 3 2
1 Australia M Court 6 6
8 Australia K Krantzcke 4 3
9 Soviet Union E Birioukova 6 6
Q Australia H Worland 6 7 Q Australia H Worland 0 1
Australia D James 2 5 9 Soviet Union E Birioukova 1 5
South Korea Lee D-h 6 7 8 Australia K Krantzcke 6 7
Australia P Whytcross 4 5 South Korea Lee D-h 3 5
8 Australia K Krantzcke 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Australia P Coleman 2 1
Australia D Fromholtz 6 6 Australia D Fromholtz 6 6
LL Australia H Young 1 2 Australia D Fromholtz 6 6
Australia W Turnbull 6 5 6 Australia W Turnbull 3 2
LL Australia K Williams 0 7 3 Australia W Turnbull
12 Australia J Young w/o
Australia D Fromholtz 1 3
4 Australia K Melville 6 6
United Kingdom G Coles 6 6
Australia M Whitely 6 6 Australia M Whitely 2 1
South Korea Lee S-o 4 4 United Kingdom G Coles 1 2
Australia C Doerner 6 6 4 Australia K Melville 6 6
Australia L Walker 2 1 Australia C Doerner 4 2
4 Australia K Melville 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
Australia C Matison 7 6 Australia C Matison 0 0
Australia K Wilkinson 5 1 3 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
LL France M Proisy 6 6 Australia L Bowrey 1 1
Denmark D Ekner 4 4 LL France M Proisy 1 2
Australia L Bowrey 6 6
3 United Kingdom V Wade 0 6 6
6 Japan K Sawamatsu 6 1 4
11 Australia M Tesch 6 7
Australia M Pratt 7 2 6 Australia M Pratt 2 6
Rhodesia J Walker 6 6 4 11 Australia M Tesch 3 2
United Kingdom L Blachford 7 6 6 Japan K Sawamatsu 6 6
Australia S Irvine 6 3 United Kingdom L Blachford 3 6 1
6 Japan K Sawamatsu 6 2 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Australia K Harris 6 6
Belgium M Van Haver 6 6 Belgium M Van Haver 2 4
Japan K Nomura 1 2 7 Australia K Harris 6 6
Australia M Morgan 6 6 10 Australia B Hawcroft 0 2
Australia J Whyte 3 1 Australia M Morgan 1 6 2
10 Australia B Hawcroft 6 1 6
7 Australia K Harris 4 3
2 Australia E Goolagong 6 6
Belgium M Gurdal 6 3 2
United Kingdom L Charles 7 5 6 United Kingdom L Charles 3 6 6
Australia C O'Neil 6 7 2 United Kingdom L Charles 7 4 2
South Korea Yang J-s 6 6 2 Australia E Goolagong 6 6 6
Australia H Crozier 2 4 South Korea Yang J-s 3 1
2 Australia E Goolagong 6 6
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by