1973 Australian Open – Women's singles

Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 7–5 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
Score6–4, 7–5
Draw48
Seeds12
Main article: 1973 Australian Open

Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but she lost to Kazuko Sawamatsu in the quarterfinals.

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. Evonne Goolagong (finalist)
  3. Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
  4. Kerry Melville (semifinals)
  5. Patricia Coleman (second round)
  6. Kazuko Sawamatsu (semifinals)
  7. Kerry Harris (quarterfinals)
  8. Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)
  9. Eugenia Birioukova (third round)
  10. Barbara Hawcroft (third round)
  11. Marilyn Tesch (third round)
  12. Janet Young (second round)

Draw

Key

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
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