1973 Virginia Slims Championships

The 1973 Virginia Slims Championships were the second season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1973 Virginia Slims circuit which was part of the 1973 WTA Tour. It was held from October 15 to 23, 1973 at the Boca Raton Hotel & Club in Boca Raton, United States.[1] Both the top two qualifying players and top seeds Margaret Court and Billie Jean King had to withdraw from the tournament due to injury, although Court did compete (and win) in the doubles event. Fourth ranked Evonne Goolagong also defaulted. First-seeded Chris Evert won her second consecutive singles title at the event.[3]

1973 Virginia Slims Championships
DateOctober 15–23[1]
Edition2nd
Draw8S / 16D
Prize money$110,000
SurfaceClay (Green) / outdoor
LocationBoca Raton, United States
VenueBoca Raton Hotel & Club
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert[2]
Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Margaret Court[1]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1973 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

Chris Evert defeated Nancy Richey, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Evert's 11th singles title of the year and the 22nd of her career.

Doubles

Rosemary Casals / Margaret Court defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–4

Prize money
Event W F SF QF 2R 1R
Singles [3] $25,000 $14,000 $7,000 $3,500 $1,750 $800

References
  1. "1973 Virginia Slims Championships" (PDF). WTAtour.com. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  2. "Evert Takes $25,000 Win". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Boca Raton, United States. 1973-10-23. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 144, 518.
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