1973 Australian Open – Women's Singles

First-seeded Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open.

Women's Singles
1973 Australian Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Final score	6–4, 7–5
Draw	48
Seeds	12

Seeds

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

Margaret Court (Champion)
Evonne Goolagong (Finalist)
Virginia Wade (Quarterfinalist)
Kerry Melville (Semifinalist)
Patricia Coleman (Second round)
Kazuko Sawamatsu (Semifinalist)
Kerry Harris (Quarterfinalist)
Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinalist)
Eugenia Birioukova (Third round)
Barbara Hawcroft (Third round)
Marilyn Tesch (Third round)
Janet Young (Second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals


	1	Margaret Court	6	6

	8	Karen Krantzcke	4	3
								1	Margaret Court	6	6

								4	Kerry Melville	1	0
		Dianne Fromholtz	1	3

	4	Kerry Melville	6	6
															1	Margaret Court	6	7

															2	Evonne Goolagong	4	5
	3	Virginia Wade	6	1	4

	6	Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	6	6
								6	Kazuko Sawamatsu	4	3

								2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
	7	Kerry Harris	4	3

	2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals


								1	M Court	6	6
		N Fuchs	5	6	6				N Fuchs	0	0
		L Mansfield	7	2	1										1	M Court	6	6
		B Dart	6	6												B Dart	0	0
		K Walker	4	3					B Dart	2	6	6
									K Hogarth	6	3	2
																						1	M Court	6	6
																						8	K Krantzcke	4	3
								9	E Birioukova	6	6
	Q	H Worland	6	7				Q	H Worland	0	1
		D James	2	5											9	E Birioukova	1	5
		Lee D-h	6	7											8	K Krantzcke	6	7
		P Whytcross	4	5					Lee D-h	3	5
								8	K Krantzcke	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals


								5	P Coleman	2	1
		D Fromholtz	6	6					D Fromholtz	6	6
	LL	H Young	1	2												D Fromholtz	6	6
		W Turnbull	6	5	6											W Turnbull	3	2
	LL	K Williams	0	7	3				W Turnbull
								12	J Young	w/o
																							D Fromholtz	1	3
																						4	K Melville	6	6
									G Coles	6	6
		M Whitely	6	6					M Whitely	2	1
		Lee S-o	4	4												G Coles	1	2
		C Doerner	6	6											4	K Melville	6	6
		L Walker	2	1					C Doerner	4	2
								4	K Melville	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals


								3	V Wade	6	6
		C Matison	7	6					C Matison	0	0
		K Wilkinson	5	1											3	V Wade	6	6
	LL	M Proisy	6	6												L Bowrey	1	1
		D Ekner	4	4				LL	M Proisy	1	2
									L Bowrey	6	6
																						3	V Wade	0	6	6
																						6	K Sawamatsu	6	1	4
								11	M Tesch	6	7
		M Pratt	7	2	6				M Pratt	2	6
		J Walker	6	6	4										11	M Tesch	3	2
		L Blachford	7	6											6	K Sawamatsu	6	6
		S Irvine	6	3					L Blachford	3	6	1
								6	K Sawamatsu	6	2	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals


								7	K Harris	6	6
		M Van Haver	6	6					M Van Haver	2	4
		K Nomura	1	2											7	K Harris	6	6
		M Morgan	6	6											10	B Hawcroft	0	2
		J Whyte	3	1					M Morgan	1	6	2
								10	B Hawcroft	6	1	6
																						7	K Harris	4	3
																						2	E Goolagong	6	6
									M Gurdal	6	3	2
		L Charles	7	5	6				L Charles	3	6	6
		C O'Neil	6	7	2											L Charles	7	4	2
		Yang J-s	6	6											2	E Goolagong	6	6	6
		H Crozier	2	4					Yang J-s	3	1
								2	E Goolagong	6	6

External links

1973 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1972 US Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1973 French Open – Women's Singles

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
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Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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