British Motor Cars Invitation 1973
| British Motor Cars Invitation 1973 | |
| date | January 16, 1973 - January 20, 1973 |
| Edition | 3 |
| navigation | 1972 ◄ 1973 ► 1974 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | San Francisco United States
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| Tournament number | 703 |
| category | Virginia Slims Circuit |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 16E / 8Q / 8D |
| Prize money | US $ 25,000 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
Billie Jean King
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Rosemary Casals Virginia Wade
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| Winner (singles) |
 Margaret Court
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| Winner (doubles) |
Margaret Court Lesley Hunt
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| As of May 3, 2016 | |
The 1973 British Motor Cars Invitation was a women's tennis tournament at the Virginia Slims Circuit in San Francisco . It was part of the 1973 WTA Tour . The tournament took place from January 16-20, 1973. The Australian Margaret Court won the singles . She was also victorious in doubles alongside her compatriot Lesley Hunt .
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BJ King
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| Q | M. Louie
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w. | O. | Q | M. Louie
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3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| K. Krantzcke
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4th | 3 | V. goat foot
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| V. goat foot
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6th | 6th | V. goat foot
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3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | K. Melville
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6th | 6th | 5 | K. Melville
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T.-A. Fretz
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4th | 2 | 5 | K. Melville
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6 3 | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
| J. Heldman
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3 | 3 | 3 | N. Gunter
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7th | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N. Gunter
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6th | 6th | 5 | K. Melville
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | R. Casals
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6th | 6th | 2 | M. Court
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B. Downs
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2 | 4th | 4th | R. Casals
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| L. Hunt
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6th | 5 | 3 | 6th |  F. Dürr
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1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | F. Dürr
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4th | 7th | 6th | 4th | R. Casals
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6th | 6 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W. Overton
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6th | 4th | 7th | 2 | M. Court
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4th | 7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| Q | K. Blake
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4th | 6th | 5 | W. Overton
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4th | 2 | 3rd place match | |||||||||||||||||
 B. Stöve
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2 | 2 | 2 | M. Court
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6th | 6th | V. goat foot
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1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Court
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6th | 6th | 4th | R. Casals
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R. Casals , B.J. King
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| B. Downs K. Kemmer
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3 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R. Casals , B.J. King
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| W. Overton V. Ziegenfuss
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w. | O. | |||||||||||||||||
| W. Gilchrist M. Louie
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1 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| W. Overton V. Ziegenfuss
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
| W. Overton V. Ziegenfuss
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1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Court L. Hunt
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| N. Gunter K. Krantzcke
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4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| F. Dürr B. Stöve
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6th | 4th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| N. Gunter K. Krantzcke
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2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Court L. Hunt
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Harris, K. Melville
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4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Court L. Hunt
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
Web links and sources
- British Motor Cars Invitation 1973 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage