US Open 1973

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US Open 1973
Date: August 27–9. September 1973
Edition: 93rd  US Open
Place: Forest Hills, New York
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Billie Jean King
Men's double : South Africa 1961South Africa Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Ladies doubles : FranceFrance Françoise Durr Betty Stöve
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Mixed : AustraliaAustralia Margaret Court Marty Riessen
United StatesUnited States 
winner
Men's singles : AustraliaAustralia John Newcombe
Ladies singles : AustraliaAustralia Margaret Court
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia Owen Davidson John Newcombe
AustraliaAustralia 
Ladies doubles : AustraliaAustralia Margaret Court Virginia Wade
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Mixed : United StatesUnited States Billie Jean King Owen Davidson
AustraliaAustralia 
Grand Slams 1973

The 93rd US Open in 1973 was a Grand Slam tennis grass court tournament hosted by the ITF . It took place from August 27 to September 9, 1973 in Forest Hills , New York , United States .

Defending champions in the singles were Ilie Năstase in the men and Billie Jean King in the women. In the men's doubles Cliff Drysdale and Roger Taylor , in the women's doubles Françoise Durr and Betty Stöve and in the mixed Margaret Court and Marty Riessen the defending champions.

Men's singles

Main article: US Open 1973 / men's singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Stan Smith Semifinals
02. Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase 2nd round
03. United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe 3rd round
04th AustraliaAustralia Rod Laver 3rd round

05. AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall Semifinals

06th CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš final

07th NetherlandsNetherlands Tom Okker Round of 16

08th. Spain 1945Spain Manuel Orantes 3rd round
No. player Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors Quarter finals

10. AustraliaAustralia John Newcombe victory

11. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Roger Taylor 2nd round

12. United StatesUnited States Marty Riessen 2nd round

13. United StatesUnited States Tom Gorman Round of 16

14th ItalyItaly Adriano Panatta 3rd round

15th Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Nikola Pilic Quarter finals

16. United StatesUnited States Cliff Richey Round of 16

Ladies singles

Main article: US Open 1973 / women's singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Billie Jean King Round of 16
02. AustraliaAustralia Margaret Court victory
03. United StatesUnited States Chris Evert Semifinals
04th AustraliaAustralia Evonne Goolagong final
No. Player Round reached
05. AustraliaAustralia Kerry Melville Quarter finals

06th United StatesUnited States Rosie Casals Quarter finals

07th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade Quarter finals

08th. Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Olga Morosova Round of 16

Men's doubles

Main article: US Open 1973 / men's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Rod Laver Ken Rosewall
AustraliaAustralia 
final
02. NetherlandsNetherlands Tom Okker Marty Riessen
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals
03. AustraliaAustralia Owen Davidson John Newcombe
AustraliaAustralia 
victory
04th AustraliaAustralia Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Quarter finals
No. pairing Round reached
05. United StatesUnited States Stan Smith Erik van Dillen
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

06th  
 
retreat

07th AustraliaAustralia John Alexander Phil Dent
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals

08th.  
 
retreat

Ladies doubles

Main article: US Open 1973 / women's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
United StatesUnited States 
final
02. AustraliaAustralia Margaret Court Virginia Wade
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
victory
03. FranceFrance Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Quarter finals
04th AustraliaAustralia Evonne Goolagong Janet Young
AustraliaAustralia 
Semifinals

Mixed

Main article: US Open 1973 / Mixed

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Owen Davidson Billie Jean King
United StatesUnited States 
victory
02. United StatesUnited States Marty Riessen Margaret Court
AustraliaAustralia 
final
03. South Africa 1961South Africa Frew McMillan Rosie Casals
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals
04th United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors Chris Evert
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals

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