1973 French Open – Women's singles explained

See main article: 1973 French Open. Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.^[1] It was Evert's first French Open appearance.

Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title.

This tournament marked the first singles major appearance of future world No. 1 and 18-time major singles champion Martina Navratilova; she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by Evonne Goolagong.

Seeds

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

1. Margaret Court (champion)
2. Chris Evert (finalist)
3. Virginia Wade (third round)
4. Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)
5. Nancy Gunter (third round)
6. Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
7. Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
8. Katja Ebbinghaus (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

See main article: 1973 French Open – Women's singles qualifying.

Draw

Earlier rounds

Section 4

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 2nd. 396.