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1 Seeds  





2 Draw  



2.1  Key  





2.2  Finals  





2.3  Top half  





2.4  Bottom half  







3 References  





4 External links  














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Women's doubles
1973 US Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Runner-upUnited States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1972 · US Open · 1974 →

Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Chris Evert and Olga Morozova.

Margaret Court and Virginia Wade won the title by defeating Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

[edit]
  • Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade (champions)
  • France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve (quarterfinals)
  • Australia Evonne Goolagong / Australia Janet Young (semifinals)
  • Draw

    [edit]

    Key

    [edit]
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted
  • SR = Special ranking
  • Finals

    [edit]
    Semifinals Final
              
    2Australia Margaret Court
    United Kingdom Virginia Wade
    6 6
    4Australia Evonne Goolagong
    Australia Janet Young
    0 4
    2Australia Margaret Court
    United Kingdom Virginia Wade
    36 7
    1United States Rosie Casals
    United States Billie Jean King
    6 35
    United States Chris Evert
    Soviet Union Olga Morozova
    21
    1United States Rosie Casals
    United States Billie Jean King
    6 6

    Top half

    [edit]
    First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
    2Australia M Court
    United Kingdom V Wade
    6 6
    United States J Metcalf
    United States J Stratton
    10 2Australia M Court
    United Kingdom V Wade
    6 6
    Australia C Doerner
    Rhodesia D Pattison
    34 Australia L Bowrey
    United States C Graebner
    13
    Australia L Bowrey
    United States C Graebner
    6 6 2Australia M Court
    United Kingdom V Wade
    7 6
    Australia K Harris
    Australia K Melville
    6 7 Australia K Harris
    Australia K Melville
    63
    United States J Evert
    United States J Haas
    25 Australia K Harris
    Australia K Melville
    6 6
    United States J Russell
    United States L Tenney
    23 Australia H Gourlay
    South Africa B Kirk
    22
    Australia H Gourlay
    South Africa B Kirk
    6 6 2Australia M Court
    United Kingdom V Wade
    6 6
    4Australia E Goolagong
    Australia J Young
    6 6 4Australia E Goolagong
    Australia J Young
    0 4
    Soviet Union E Birioukova
    Soviet Union M Kroschina
    32 4Australia E Goolagong
    Australia J Young
    6 26
    United States A Kiyomura
    United States M Redondo
    7 6 United States A Kiyomura
    United States M Redondo
    0 6 0
    Uruguay F Bonicelli
    Colombia I Fernández de Soto
    63 4Australia E Goolagong
    Australia J Young
    36 7
    Australia K Krantzcke
    United States W Overton
    7 7 Australia K Krantzcke
    United States W Overton
    6 45
    United States P Hogan
    United States S Walsh
    56 Australia K Krantzcke
    United States W Overton
    6 6
    United States TA Fretz
    United States J Heldman
    6 6 United States TA Fretz
    United States J Heldman
    42
    United States L duPont
    United States K Kemmer
    44

    Bottom half

    [edit]
    First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
    United States J Newberry
    United States P Teeguarden
    6 7
    United States S Greer
    United States L Rupert
    15 United States J Newberry
    United States P Teeguarden
    42
    United States K Kuykendall
    South Africa L Rossouw
    32 United States C Evert
    Soviet Union O Morozova
    6 6
    United States C Evert
    Soviet Union O Morozova
    6 6 United States C Evert
    Soviet Union O Morozova
    7 56
    United States A Gibson
    United States D Hard
    6 513France F Dürr
    Netherlands B Stöve
    57 1
    Japan K Fukuoka
    Japan K Sawamatsu
    47 6 Japan K Fukuoka
    Japan K Sawamatsu
    33
    United States M Harper
    United States J Schwikert
    15 3France F Dürr
    Netherlands B Stöve
    6 6
    3France F Dürr
    Netherlands B Stöve
    6 7 United States C Evert
    Soviet Union O Morozova
    21
    United States J Anthony
    United States M Schallau
    6 6 1United States R Casals
    United States BJ King
    6 6
    United Kingdom J Fayter
    Argentina R Giscafré
    11 United States J Anthony
    United States M Schallau
    6 7
    United States C Fleming
    United States L Fleming
    36 United States P Michel
    United States V Ziegenfuss
    26
    United States P Michel
    United States V Ziegenfuss
    6 7 United States J Anthony
    United States M Schallau
    7 61
    United Kingdom L Charles
    United Kingdom G Coles
    52 1United States R Casals
    United States BJ King
    67 6
    South Africa I Kloss
    South Africa P Pretorius
    7 6 South Africa I Kloss
    South Africa P Pretorius
    16 0
    Australia L Hunt
    Czechoslovakia M Navratilova
    50 1United States R Casals
    United States BJ King
    6 26
    1United States R Casals
    United States BJ King
    7 6

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 63, 70. ISBN 9780362001686.
  • ^ "Newcombe Wins U.S. Tennis Title". nytimes.com.
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