WTA Tour 1973

◄ WTA Tour 1973 ►
Period:	December 1972 - November 1973
Edition:	3
Number of tournaments:	63
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) Virginia Slims Championships Virginia Slims Circuit (22) Commercial Union Grand Prix (23) Non-Tour Events (13)
successes

The 1973 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open , French Open and US Open :
Margaret Court

Wimbledon :
Billie Jean King

The 1973 WTA Tour (officially: Virginia Slims Circuit and Commercial Union Grand Prix ) was the 3rd year of the women's tennis tournament series.

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Federation Cup team competition is not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . It is still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Virginia Slims Championships Virginia Slims Circuit Commercial Union Grand Prix Non-tour events

Others Federation Cup

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
26.12.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam lawn	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong	6: 4, 7: 5
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	6: 4, 6: 4

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
15.01.	British Motor Cars Invitation San Francicsco , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000 hard court	Margaret Court	Kerry Melville	6: 3, 6: 3
		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	6: 1, 7: 5
22.01.	British Motor Cars Tournament Los Angeles , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000	Margaret Court	Nancy Richey	7: 5, 6: 7, 7: 5
		Rosie Casals Julie Heldman	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	task
29.01.	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000 Carpet	Margaret Court	Kerry Melville	6: 1, 6: 2
		Rosie Casals Julie Heldman	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	6: 3, 6: 3

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.02.	Barnett Banks Classic Miami , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000	Margaret Court	Kerry Melville	4: 6, 6: 1, 7: 5
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
19.02.	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals	5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 4
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	7.6, 6: 4
02/26	Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000	Margaret Court	Kerry Melville	7: 6, 6: 3
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 1
	USLTA Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix - $ 20,000 Clay	Chris Evert	Virginia Wade	6: 1, 6: 2
		Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.03.	Maureen Connally Memorial Dallas , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix - $ 20,000 Carpet	Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong	6: 4, 6: 1
		Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade	6: 3, 6: 2
	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000 Carpet	Margaret Court	Billie Jean King	6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	6: 4, 6: 2
03/12	US Indoors Boston , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix Carpet	Evonne Goolagong	Virginia Wade	6: 4, 6: 4
		Marina Kroschina Olga Morosowa	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	6: 2, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of Richmond Richmond , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000	Margaret Court	Janet Newberry	6: 2, 6: 1
		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	6: 2, 7: 6
19.03.	Akron Indoors Akron , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix - $ 20,000 Carpet	Chris Evert	Olga Morosova	6: 3, 6: 4
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Patricia Bostrom Michele Gurdal	7: 5, 6: 4
26.03.	Lady Gotham Tournament New York City , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix - $ 20,000	Chris Evert	Katja Ebbinghaus	6-0, 6-4
	Virginia Slims of Tucson Tucson , United States $ 25,000	Kerry Melville	Nancy Gunter	6: 3, 6: 3
		Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	3: 6, 7: 6, 7: 5

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/02	Max-Pax Coffee Classic Philadelphia , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 50,000 hard court	Margaret Court	Kerry Harris	6: 1, 6: 0
		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 2
	USLTA Sarasota Sarasota , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix - $ 20,000	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong	6: 3, 6: 2
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Martina Navrátilová Marie Neumannová	4: 6, 6: 0, 6: 3
04/09	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000	Margaret Cout	Billie Jean King	6: 2, 6: 4
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6: 4, 6: 2
	USLTA Miami Beach Miami , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix - $ 20,000 Clay	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
04/16	Virginia Slims of Jacksonville Jacksonville , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 25,000	Margaret Court	Rosie Casals	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 1
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	7: 6, 5: 7, 6: 3
	St. Petersburg Masters Invitational Saint Petersburg , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix - $ 20,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong	6: 2, 0: 6, 6: 4
		Chris Evert Jeanne Evert	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	6: 2, 7: 6
04/30	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 90,000 Clay Court	Rosie Casals	Nancy Gunter	3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 5
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
04/30	Federation Cup Final Bad Homburg , Federal Republic of Germany Clay court	Won Australia	Lost South Africa	3-0

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.05.	Rothmans GBR Hard Court Championships Bournemouth , Great Britain Commercial Union Grand Prix Hard Court	Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong	6: 4, 6: 4
		Patricia Coleman Wendy Turnbull	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	7: 5, 7: 5
14.05.	Mercedes-Benz Open Lee-on-the-Solent , UK non-tour event	Evonne Goolagong	Pat Walkden	6: 3, 6: 2
		Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	Jackie Fayter-Hough Peggy Michel	6: 1, 6: 2
	Rothmans Surrey Hardcourt Championships Guildford , Great Britain Non-Tour Event Hard Court	Dianne Balestrat	Kazuka Sawamatsu	7: 5, 6: 3
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh versus Lesley Charles Glynis Coles		Called off
05/21	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam Clay Court (Red)	Margaret Court	Chris Evert	6: 7, 7: 6, 6: 4
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	6: 2, 6: 3
		Françoise Durr Jean-Claude Barclay	Betty Stöve Patrice Dominguez	6: 1, 6: 4

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.06.	Italian Open Rome , Italy Commercial Union Grand Prix Clay Court	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	7: 6, 6: 0
		Olga Morosowa Virginia Wade	Martina Navrátilová Renáta Tomanová	3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5
	Rothmans Championships Chichester , UK Non-Tour Event Lawn	Dianne Balestrat	Brigette Cuypers	6: 1, 6: 0
		Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel	7: 5, 6: 3
06/11	John Player Nottingham , Great Britain Commercial Union Grand Prix	Billie Jean King	Virginia Wade	8: 6, 6: 4
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Chris Evert Betty Stöve	6: 2, 9: 7
	International Tennis Championships of Germany Hamburg , Federal Republic of Germany Commercial Union Grand Prix Clay Court	Helga Masthoff	Pat Walkden	6: 4, 6: 1
		Helga Masthoff Heide Orth	Kristien Kemmer Laura Rossouw	6: 1, 6: 2
	Green Shield Kent Championships Beckenham , UK Non-Tour Event	Dianne Balestrat	Janet Newberry	7: 5, 0: 6, 6: 1
		Marina Kroschina Olga Morosowa	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel	8: 6, 6: 3
06/18	Rothmans Grass Court Championships London , UK Commercial Union Grand Prix Lawn	Olga Morosova	Evonne Goolagong	6: 2, 6: 3
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
25.06.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , Great Britain Grand Slam Lawn	Billie Jean King	Chris Evert	6-0, 7-5
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	6: 1, 4: 6, 7: 5
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson	Janet Newberry Raúl Ramírez	6: 3, 6: 2

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
09.07.	Carroll's Irish Open Dublin , Ireland Commercial Union Grand Prix	Margaret Court	Virginia Wade	6: 2, 6: 4
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	8: 6, 3: 6, 6: 4
	Düsseldorf Open Düsseldorf , Federal Republic of Germany Commercial Union Grand Prix	Helga Masthoff	Evonne Goolagong	6: 4, 6: 4
		Evonne Goolagong Janet Young versus Helga Masthoff Heide Orth		Called off
	Green Shild Welsh Championships Newport , UK Non-Tour Event	Julie Heldman	Dianne Balestrat	1: 6, 6: 1, 11: 9
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh versus Dianne Balestrat Julie Heldman		Called off
July 16	Rothmans North of England Championships Hoylake , Great Britain Commercial Union Grand Prix	Patti Hogan	Sharon Walsh	11: 9, 4: 6, 6: 4
		Karen Krantzcke Virginia Wade	Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 1
	Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria Non-Tour Event Clay Court	Evonne Goolagong Olga Morosowa		Called off
	Marie O. Clarke Invitational Cleveland , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix	Chris Evert	Linda Tuero	6-0, 6-0
		Pat Walkden Ilana Kloss	Janice Metcalf Laurie Tenney	1: 6, 7: 6, 6: 1
07/30	USLTA Atlantic City Atlantic City , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix	Chris Evert	Marita Redondo	6: 2, 7: 5
		Chris Evert Marita Redondo	Ilana Kloss Pat Walkden	6: 4, 6: 4
	Virginia Slims of Denver Denver , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000	Billie Jean King	Betty Stöve	6: 4, 6: 2
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	3: 2, retirement

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.08.	Commerce Union Classic Nashville , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000	Margaret Court	Billie Jean King	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Karen Krantzcke Janet Newberry	6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 1
	Western Open Championships Cincinnati , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix Hard Court	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	6: 2, 7: 5
		Ilana Kloss Pat Walkden	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	7: 6, 3: 6, 6: 2
08/13	Jersey Shore Classic Allaire , France Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000	Margaret Court	Lesley Hunt	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Julie Anthony Mona Guerrant	6: 4, 6: 4
	US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix Clay Court	Chris Evert	Veronica Burton	6: 4, 6: 3
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Fiorella Bonicelli María-Isabel Fernández	6: 4, 6: 4
08/20	Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships Newport , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000 Clay Court	Margaret Court	Julie Heldman	6: 3, 6: 2
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden	6: 4, 6: 3
	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto , Canada Commercial Union Grand Prix Clay Court	Evonne Goolagong	Helga Masthoff	7: 6, 6: 4
		Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel	Helga Masthoff Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 6: 2
08/27	US Open Forest Hills , United States Grand Slam - $ 113,600 lawn	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong	7: 6, 5: 7, 6: 2
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson	Margaret Court Marty Riessen	6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
10.09.	Four Roses Classic Charlotte , United States Commercial Union Grand Prix Clay	Evonne Goolagong	Eugenia Birioukovs	6: 2, 6: 0
		Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	Ilana Kloss Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 6: 0
	Virginia Slims of St. Louis Saint Louis , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000	Rosie Casals	Karen Krantzcke	6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 0
		Karen Krantzcke Mona Schallau	Betty Stöve Pam Teeguarden	6: 4, 7: 6
	World Invitational Sea Pines Hilton Head Island , United States non-tour event	Margaret Court	Chris Evert	without a fight
17.09.	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000 Carpet	Françoise Durr	Rosie Casals	6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 4
		Mona Guerrant Pam Teeguarden	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 4
24.09.	Virginia Slims of Columbus Columbus , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000	Chris Evert	Margaret Court	without a fight
		Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden	7: 5, 7: 5

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.10.	Virginia Slims of Phoenix Phoenix , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 40,000 hard court	Billie Jean King	Nancy Gunter	6: 1, 6: 3
		Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6: 4, 6: 4
15.10.	Virginia Slims Championships Boca Raton , United States Masters - $ 100,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert	Nancy Gunter	6: 3, 6: 3
		Rosie Casals Margaret Smith Court	Françoise Durr Betty Stöve	6: 2, 6: 4
10/22	Dewar Circuit Aberavon Averavon , UK non-tour event	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	6: 3, 6: 1
		Marita Redondo Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6
	Virginia Slims of Hawaii Hawaii , United States Virginia Slims Circuit - $ 30,000	Billie Jean King	Helen Gourlay	6: 1, 6: 1
		Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3
29.10.	Dewar Circuit Edinburgh Edinburgh , UK Non-Tour Event Clay Court	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 1
		Marita Redondo Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura	6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 4

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.11.	Dewar Circuit Billingham Billingham , UK Non-Tour Event	Virginia Wade	Nathalie Fuchs	6-0, 6-2
		Marita Redondo Virginia Wade	Glynis Coles Sharon Walsh	6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 2
11/12	Dewar Cup Final London , UK Non-Tour Event	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	6: 2, 3: 6, 7: 5
	Fred Perry Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Non-Tour Event Carpet	Evonne Goolagong	Helga Masthoff	6: 3, 6: 4
November 19	South African Open Johannesburg , South Africa Commercial Union Grand Prix	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong	6: 3, 6: 3
		Delina Boshoff Ilana Kloss	Chris Evert Virginia Wade	7: 6, 2: 6, 6: 1
	Tokyo Gunze Classic Tokyo , Japan Non-Tour Event	Billie Jean King	Nancy Richey	6: 4, 6: 4

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).