Wimbledon Championships 1973

◄ Wimbledon Championships 1973 ►
Date:	June 25 - July 8, 1973
Edition:	87th  Wimbledon Championships
Place:	London
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Stan Smith
Ladies singles :	Billie Jean King
Men's double :	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Ladies doubles :	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve
Mixed :	Rosie Casals Ilie Năstase
winner
Men's singles :	Jan Kodeš
Ladies singles :	Billie Jean King
Men's double :	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
Ladies doubles :	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
Mixed :	Billie Jean King Owen Davidson
Grand Slams 1973
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

The 87th Wimbledon Championships were a Grand Slam tennis grass court tournament hosted by the ITF . It took place from June 25th to July 8th 1973 in London , Great Britain . The host was the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club .

The defending champions in the singles were Stan Smith for the men and Billie Jean King for the women. In the men's doubles, Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions , in the women's doubles Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve . In mixed, Rosie Casals and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions.

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ilie Năstase Round of 16 02.  Jan Kodeš victory 03.  Roger Taylor Semifinals 04th  Alexander Metreweli final

No. player Round reached 05.  Jimmy Connors Quarter finals 06th  Bjorn Borg Quarter finals 07th  Owen Davidson Round of 16 08th.  Jürgen Fassbender Quarter finals

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Margaret Court Semifinals 02.  Billie Jean King victory 03.  Evonne Goolagong Semifinals 04th  Chris Evert final

No. Player Round reached 05.  Rosie Casals Quarter finals 06th  Virginia Wade Quarter finals 07th  Kerry Melville Quarter finals 08th.  Olga Morosova Quarter finals

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase   victory 02.  John Cooper Neale Fraser   final 03.     retreat 04th  Sergei Likhachev Alexander Metreveli   Round of 16

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rosie Casals Billie Jean King   victory 02.  Margaret Court Lesley Hunt   Quarter finals 03.  Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve   final 04th  Olga Morosowa Virginia Wade   Round of 16

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals   Quarter finals 02.  Owen Davidson Billie Jean King   victory 03.  Alexander Metreweli Olga Morozova   Semifinals 04th  Jimmy Connors Chris Evert   Quarter finals

Web links

• Official website - Roll of Honor (English)
• Archives of the ATP World Tour (Men) Grand Slams 1973
• Archive of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (Women & Mixed) Tournaments 1973 (English)
• ITF Archives (Men & Mixed )
• ITF Archives (Women )
• Grand Slam History Reference Book (English)