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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
21-May-1973	Roland Garros	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	Chris Evert [USA]	6-7 7-6 6-4	Durr, Goolagong
25-Jun-1973	Wimbledon	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	Chris Evert [USA]	6-0 7-5	Court, Goolagong
27-Aug-1973	US Open	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7-6 5-7 6-2	Masthoff, Evert
26-Dec-1973	Australian Open	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	Chris Evert [USA]	7-6 4-6 6-0	Heldman, Reid

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Margaret Court (18)
Finals	Evonne Goolagong (23)
Match Wins	Evonne Goolagong (111)
Match Win Percentage	Margaret Court (94.4%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Margaret Court (23)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Margaret Court (85.2%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Rosie Casals (29)
Total Matches Played	Evonne Goolagong (127)
Events Played	Evonne Goolagong (34)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
1-Jan-1973	East London	Hard	Alison Mcmillan [RSA]		Linky Boshoff [RSA]	3-6 6-0 6-2	Vlotman, Kloss	0	75.0%
1-Jan-1973	Portland	Carpet	Mona Guerrant [USA]		Marita Redondo [USA]	6-1 6-4	Newberry, Kiyomura Hayashi	0	91.0%
2-Jan-1973	Sydney	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	1/18	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	4-6 6-3 10-8	Krantzcke, Wade	2	69.0%
8-Jan-1973	Durban	Hard	Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]		Patricia Walkden [RSA]	0-6 6-3 6-4	Panton, Kloss	0	62.0%
8-Jan-1973	Moscow	Carpet	Marina Chuvirina [URS]	1/3	Galina Baksheeva [URS]	6-3 6-1	Granaturovna, Kroschina	0	100.0%
9-Jan-1973	Auckland	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	1/13	Marilyn Pryde [NZL]	6-0 6-1	Sawamatsu, Young	0	37.0%
15-Jan-1973	Christchurch	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	2/13	Janet Young [AUS]	7-6 6-2	Pryde, Coleman	0	50.0%
15-Jan-1973	Tallinn	Carpet	Lydia Zinkevich [URS]		Marina Chuvirina [URS]	7-5 7-6	Morozova, Birioukova	0	87.0%
16-Jan-1973	San Francisco	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	2/18	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Ziegenfuss, Casals	6	62.0%
22-Jan-1973	Bremen	Carpet	Ingrid Bentzer [SWE]	1/4	Heide Orth [GER]	6-2 1-6 6-3	Wikstedt, Amos	0	50.0%
23-Jan-1973	Los Angeles	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	3/18	Nancy Richey [USA]	7-5 6-7(1) 7-5	Stove, Casals	5	56.0%
29-Jan-1973	Bethesda	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	4/18	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-1 6-2	Newberry, Casals	5	62.0%
29-Jan-1973	Whangerei	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	1/12	Marilyn Pryde [NZL]	7-6 7-6	Tesch, Bostrom	0	50.0%
29-Jan-1973	Helsinki	Carpet	Ingrid Bentzer [SWE]	2/4	Jackie Fayter [GBR]	6-2 3-6 6-2		0	50.0%
29-Jan-1973	Lake Worth		Patricia Reese [USA]		Monica Rho [CRC]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
5-Feb-1973	Gloucester	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3/13	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	6-2 6-0		0	100.0%
5-Feb-1973	Baku	Carpet	Olga Morozova [URS]	1/5	Marina Kroschina [URS]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
6-Feb-1973	Miami	Hard	Margaret Court [AUS]	5/18	Kerry Reid [AUS]	4-6 6-1 7-5	Krantzcke, Casals	5	62.0%
19-Feb-1973	Nairobi		Nathalie Fuchs [FRA]	1/2	Katja Ebbinghaus [GER]	8-6 6-3	Lloyd, Bremmer	0	25.0%
22-Feb-1973	Indianapolis	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	1/8	Rosie Casals [USA]	5-7 6-2 6-4	Court, Hunt	5	56.0%
26-Feb-1973	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Jeanne Evert [USA]	1/3	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-1 6-2	Tuero, Goolagong	3	56.0%
26-Feb-1973	Moscow Intl	Carpet	Olga Morozova [URS]	2/5	Galina Baksheeva [URS]	6-2 6-3	Kroschina, Birioukova	0	64.0%
1-Mar-1973	Detroit	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	6/18	Kerry Reid [AUS]	7-6(4) 6-3	Casals, King	5	68.0%
2-Mar-1973	Cairo	Clay	Marina Chuvirina [URS]	2/3	Lea Pericoli [ITA]	2-6 8-6 3-4 RET	De Roubin, Fuchs	0	25.0%
5-Mar-1973	Dallas	Hard	Virginia Wade [GBR]	1/6	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-1	Evert, Sawamatsu	3	46.0%
5-Mar-1973	Perth City		Chris Matison [AUS]		L Cooper [AUS]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
8-Mar-1973	Chicago	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	7/18	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-2 4-6 6-4	Reid, Casals	5	62.0%
12-Mar-1973	Warrnambool		Judy Tegart [AUS]		Maureen Mccalman [AUS]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
12-Mar-1973	Alexandria	Clay	Nathalie Fuchs [FRA]	2/2	Odile De Roubin [FRA]	6-2 6-0	Guedy, Bouteleux	0	50.0%
14-Mar-1973	Richmond	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	8/18	Janet Newberry [USA]	6-2 6-1	Stove, Heldman	3	62.0%
14-Mar-1973	Boston	Carpet	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	4/13	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-4 6-4	Morozova, Tuero	2	31.0%
19-Mar-1973	Akron	Carpet	Chris Evert [USA]	1/11	Olga Morozova [URS]	6-3 6-4	Kroschina, Redondo	3	50.0%
22-Mar-1973	Beaulieu	Clay	Tine Zwaan [NED]		Elly Appel [NED]	6-2 4-6 6-3	Van Haver, Schothorst	0	37.0%
26-Mar-1973	Menton	Clay	Odile De Roubin [FRA]		Monique Salfati [ITA]	7-5 6-3	Zwaan, Pryde	0	37.0%
28-Mar-1973	Tucson	Hard	Kerry Reid [AUS]		Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 6-4	Ziegenfuss, Casals	5	68.0%
28-Mar-1973	New York	Carpet	Chris Evert [USA]	2/11	Katja Ebbinghaus [GER]	6-0 6-4	Masthoff, Kroschina	2	31.0%
3-Apr-1973	Philadelphia	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	9/18	Kerry Harris [AUS]	6-1 6-0	Casals, Hunt	5	62.0%
5-Apr-1973	Sarasota	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	3/11	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-3 6-2	Hogan, Masthoff	1	43.0%
9-Apr-1973	Miami Beach	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	4/11	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3-6 6-3 6-2	Jansen, Masthoff	1	52.0%
9-Apr-1973	Nice	Clay	Ingrid Bentzer [SWE]	3/4	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	6-1 1-6 6-4	Tomanova, Kodesova	0	23.0%
11-Apr-1973	Quincy	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	10/18	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-2 6-4	Casals, Heldman	5	53.0%
12-Apr-1973	Tashkent		Marina Kroschina [URS]	1/2	Elena Granaturovna [URS]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
16-Apr-1973	St Petersburg	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	5/11	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-2 0-6 6-4	Redondo, Navratilova	1	59.0%
16-Apr-1973	Hampstead	Clay	Linda Mottram [GBR]		Veronica Burton [GBR]	7-5 2-6 6-2	Truman, Williams	1	66.0%
16-Apr-1973	Monte Carlo	Clay	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	1/2	Renata Tomanova [GER]	6-4 6-2	Coles, Szabo	0	20.0%
17-Apr-1973	Jacksonville	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	11/18	Rosie Casals [USA]	5-7 6-3 6-1	Reid, Overton	5	59.0%
23-Apr-1973	Norwich	Clay	Veronica Burton [GBR]		Christine Truman [GBR]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Beaven, Morgan	0	62.0%
26-Apr-1973	Ojai	Hard	Laurie Tenney [USA]	1/2	Linda Lewis [USA]	6-4 6-2	Michel, Ince	0	92.0%
26-Apr-1973	Tel Aviv		Paulina Peisachov [ISR]		Kora Schediwy [GER]	7-6 6-3		0	50.0%
30-Apr-1973	Sutton	Clay	Lindsey Beaven [GBR]	1/2	Veronica Burton [GBR]	1-6 6-4 7-6	Fayter, Turnbull	0	53.0%
1-May-1973	Hilton Head	Clay	Rosie Casals [USA]	1/3	Nancy Richey [USA]	3-6 6-1 7-5	Reid, King	5	62.0%
5-May-1973	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Marita Redondo [USA]		Laurie Tenney [USA]	7-5 6-4	Antonoplis, Tenney	0	94.0%
7-May-1973	Bournemouth	Clay	Virginia Wade [GBR]	2/6	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Fromholtz, Beaven	1	31.0%
7-May-1973	Stuttgart	Clay	Christina Sandberg [SWE]		Edith Winkens [GER]	7-5 6-2	Schediwy, Liem	0	29.0%
9-May-1973	Tokyo Sillook	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	2/8	Nancy Richey [USA]	7-6(4) 5-7 6-3	Casals, Durr	5	68.0%
13-May-1973	Battle of the Sexes 1	Hard	Round robin event					1	50.0%
14-May-1973	Guildford	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	2/12	Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	7-5 6-3	Burton, Walsh Pete	0	45.0%
14-May-1973	Lee-On-Solent	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	5/13	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	6-3 6-2	Gilchrist, Young	0	34.0%
14-May-1973	Paris Jean Bouin	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	1/4	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	6-1 6-4	Prouvost, Thibault	0	50.0%
21-May-1973	Chingford	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	3/12	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	6-1 3-6 6-4	Boshoff, Tindle	0	39.0%
21-May-1973	Tulsa	Clay	Jeanne Evert [USA]	2/3	Janice Metcalf [USA]	7-6 6-1	Haas, Gralka	0	100.0%
21-May-1973	Roland Garros	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	12/18	Chris Evert [USA]	6-7 7-6 6-4	Durr, Goolagong	6	17.0%
28-May-1973	Surbiton	Grass	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	1/3	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi [USA]	6-2 6-0	Blachford, Mappin	0	31.0%
4-Jun-1973	Rome	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6/13	Chris Evert [USA]	7-6(6) 6-0	Kodesova, Masthoff	3	18.0%
4-Jun-1973	Mobile	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	3/8	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-3 7-5	Casals, Ziegenfuss	2	87.0%
4-Jun-1973	Manchester	Grass	Glynis Coles [GBR]	1/2	Linky Boshoff [RSA]	6-1 3-6 6-4	Hogan, Latham	0	45.0%
4-Jun-1973	Chichester	Grass	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	4/12	Brigette Cuypers [RSA]	6-1 6-0	Morgan, Sandberg	0	24.0%
4-Jun-1973	Stourbridge	Grass	Ines Roget [ARG]		Elvira Weisenberger [ARG]	7-5 3-6 6-3	Preece, Lennon	0	50.0%
11-Jun-1973	Hamburg	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	1/3	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	6-4 6-1	Sawamatsu, Jansen	0	51.0%
11-Jun-1973	Nottingham	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	4/8	Virginia Wade [GBR]	8-6 6-4	Casals, Evert	5	44.0%
11-Jun-1973	Beckenham	Grass	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	5/12	Janet Newberry [USA]	7-5 0-6 6-1	Anthony, Heldman	0	26.0%
11-Jun-1973	Merseyside	Grass	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	2/3	Susan Minford [IRL]	8-6 6-4		0	50.0%
11-Jun-1973	Halifax	Grass	Judy Chaloner [NZL]		Patricia Billing [AUS]	6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
18-Jun-1973	London Rothmans	Grass	Olga Morozova [URS]	3/5	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-2 6-3	Ziegenfuss, Heldman	4	23.0%
25-Jun-1973	Raleigh	Clay	Jeanne Evert [USA]	3/3	Donna Ganz [USA]	6-4 5-7 6-2	Metcalf, Fleming	0	94.0%
25-Jun-1973	Wimbledon	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	5/8	Chris Evert [USA]	6-0 7-5	Court, Goolagong	7	29.0%
2-Jul-1973	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Helen Gourlay [AUS]		Veronica Burton [GBR]	6-1 4-6 6-1	Mottram, Bonicelli	0	40.0%
2-Jul-1973	Travemunde	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	2/3	Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	6-4 6-3	Sturm, Schediwy	0	60.0%
5-Jul-1973	Moscow Chps		Marina Chuvirina [URS]	3/3	Yevgenia Izopaitis [URS]	6-8 6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
9-Jul-1973	Dublin	Hard	Margaret Court [AUS]	13/18	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Gourlay, Coleman	2	43.0%
9-Jul-1973	Dusseldorf	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	3/3	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Ebbinghaus, Sawamatsu	0	25.0%
9-Jul-1973	Monmouthshire	Grass	Julie Heldman [USA]	1/3	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	1-6 6-1 11-9	Walsh Pete, Hogan	1	62.0%
9-Jul-1973	Felixstowe	Grass	Greer Stevens [RSA]		Di Riste [GBR]	6-2 6-1	Helliar, Russo	0	50.0%
9-Jul-1973	Bastad	Clay	Glynis Coles [GBR]	2/2	Christina Sandberg [SWE]	4-6 6-4 6-3	Gengler, Barker	0	68.0%
9-Jul-1973	Pilzen	Clay	Martina Navratilova [USA]		Renata Tomanova [GER]	6-2 6-1	Holubova, Hublerova	0	37.0%
9-Jul-1973	Birmingham		Laurie Tenney [USA]	2/2	Joanne Russell [USA]	7-6 4-6 6-3	Thomas, Ziegenfuss	0	100.0%
12-Jul-1973	Gstaad	Clay	Julie Anthony [USA]		Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	6-4 7-5	Pericoli, De Roubin	0	20.0%
15-Jul-1973	West Kirby	Grass	Patti Hogan [USA]		Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	11-9 4-6 6-4	Wade, Krantzcke	1	46.0%
16-Jul-1973	Tel Aviv Maccabiah Games	Clay	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	1/5	Janet Haas [USA]	6-1 6-3	Levin, Berner	0	37.0%
16-Jul-1973	Kitzbuhel	Clay	Tournament not completed				Goolagong (F), Morozova (F), Szabo, Schultze	1	15.0%
16-Jul-1973	Frinton-On-Sea	Grass	Corinne Molesworth [GBR]		Greer Stevens [RSA]	8-6 7-5	Pearson, Geeves	0	50.0%
16-Jul-1973	Edinburgh Scottish Chps	Grass	Jill Cooper [GBR]		Joyce Williams [GBR]	6-4 1-6 6-3		0	100.0%
16-Jul-1973	Hilversum	Clay	Betty Stove [NED]		Helga Masthoff [GER]	7-5 6-2	Jansen, Palmeova West	0	43.0%
16-Jul-1973	Montana	Clay	Lucia Bassi [ITA]	1/2	Daniele Bouteleux [FRA]	6-3 6-3	Polgar, Kindler	0	42.0%
23-Jul-1973	Soviet Championships		Marina Kroschina [URS]	2/2	Rauza Islanova [URS]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
23-Jul-1973	Davos	Clay	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]		Daniele Bouteleux [FRA]	3-6 7-6 6-1	Nasuelli, Bassi	0	25.0%
23-Jul-1973	Hango	Clay	Helena Anliot [SWE]	1/2	Judy Chaloner [NZL]	6-4 6-3	Soderstrom, Crozier	0	57.0%
23-Jul-1973	Bratislava	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7/13	Renata Tomanova [GER]	6-3 6-3	Navratilova, Kozeluhova	0	25.0%
23-Jul-1973	Munich	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	2/4	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	4-6 6-2 6-1	Ebbinghaus, De Roubin	0	50.0%
23-Jul-1973	Istanbul	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	6/12	Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	6-4 6-2	Larsson, Wikstedt	0	37.0%
25-Jul-1973	Cleveland	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	6/11	Linda Tuero [USA]	6-0 6-0	Metcalf, Fuchs	1	56.0%
30-Jul-1973	Denver	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	6/8	Betty Stove [NED]	6-4 6-2	Heldman, Newberry	3	75.0%
30-Jul-1973	Geneva		Lucia Bassi [ITA]	2/2	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	6-3 6-1	Goto, Bouteleux	0	18.0%
30-Jul-1973	Borgholm	Clay	Ingrid Bentzer [SWE]	4/4	Isabelle Larsson [SWE]	6-2 7-6	Blom, Strandberg	0	60.0%
31-Jul-1973	Atlantic City	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	7/11	Marita Redondo [USA]	6-2 7-	Tenney, Walkden	1	66.0%
6-Aug-1973	Cincinnati	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	8/13	Chris Evert [USA]	6-2 7-5	Evert, Kloss	1	43.0%
6-Aug-1973	Nashville	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	14/18	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-3 4-6 6-2	Casals, Durr	4	62.0%
6-Aug-1973	Braunschweig	Clay	Round robin event				Schultze (F), Orth	0	100.0%
6-Aug-1973	Brumana	Clay	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]		Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	6-4 9-7	Urroz, Fayter	0	16.0%
9-Aug-1973	Pescara	Clay	Olga Morozova [URS]	4/5	Eva Szabo [HUN]	6-0 1-6 9-7	Birioukova, Kral	1	20.0%
13-Aug-1973	Indianapolis	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	8/11	Veronica Burton [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Tuero, Beaven	1	46.0%
13-Aug-1973	Jersey Shore	Carpet	Margaret Court [AUS]	15/18	Lesley Hunt [AUS]	4-6 6-2 6-3	Casals, Krantzcke	5	59.0%
13-Aug-1973	Port Washington Satellite 1		Marilyn Aschner [USA]		Mary Mclean [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-3	Thomas, Cooper	0	100.0%
16-Aug-1973	Moscow University Games		Olga Morozova [URS]	5/5	Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	6-3 7-5	Metcalf, Young	1	12.0%
20-Aug-1973	Newport	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	16/18	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-3 6-2	Shaw, Reid	4	56.0%
20-Aug-1973	Port Washington Satellite 2		Betsy Nagelsen [USA]		Patricia Shoolman [USA]	2-6 6-2 6-0	Greer, Fox	0	97.0%
20-Aug-1973	Orange	Grass	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	2/2	Lesley Turner [AUS]	6-4 7-5	Haas, Kiyomura Hayashi	0	75.0%
20-Aug-1973	Exmouth		Sue Barker [GBR]		Annette Coe [GBR]	6-3 6-1	Hall, Eyre	0	94.0%
21-Aug-1973	Toronto	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	9/13	Helga Masthoff [GER]	7-6(2) 6-4	Michel, Navratilova	0	25.0%
24-Aug-1973	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					2	50.0%
27-Aug-1973	Santander	Clay	Florence Guedy [FRA]		Ana Maria Estalella Manso [ESP]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
27-Aug-1973	St. Moritz	Clay	Winnie Shaw [GBR]		Jackie Fayter [GBR]	6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
27-Aug-1973	US Open	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	17/18	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7-6 5-7 6-2	Masthoff, Evert	9	58.0%
30-Aug-1973	Santa Monica	Hard	Betty Ann Grubb [USA]		Lea Antonoplis [USA]	6-1 7-5	Dawson, Ince	0	100.0%
30-Aug-1973	Santa Monica U12	Hard	Tracy Austin [USA]		Lisa Schneider [USA]	6-4 7-6		0	100.0%
2-Sep-1973	Sydney Metro		Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	7/12	Jill Blackshaw [AUS]	7-6 6-0		0	100.0%
3-Sep-1973	Athens	Clay	Lindsey Beaven [GBR]	2/2	Kora Schediwy [GER]	6-2 1-6 6-0	Nasuelli, De Roubin	0	22.0%
3-Sep-1973	Ankara	Clay	Helena Anliot [SWE]	2/2	Carmen Perea Alcala [ESP]	6-3 9-7	Radkova, Klougart	0	28.0%
3-Sep-1973	Ostrava	Clay	Marie Pinterova [HUN]		Vlasta Kodesova [CZE]	6-4 6-2	Tomanova, Hublerova	0	25.0%
9-Sep-1973	Hilton Head Invitational	Hard	Margaret Court [AUS]	18/18	Chris Evert [USA]	6-4 6-7(3) 6-2	King, Goolagong	3	50.0%
10-Sep-1973	St. Louis	Clay	Rosie Casals [USA]	2/3	Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	6-4 6-7(4) 6-0	Teeguarden, Reid	2	68.0%
10-Sep-1973	Charlotte	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	10/13	Eugenia Birioukova [AZE]	6-2 6-0	Sawamatsu, Navratilova	3	40.0%
17-Sep-1973	Houston	Hard	Francoise Durr [FRA]		Rosie Casals [USA]	6-4 1-6 6-4	King, Richey	5	68.0%
17-Sep-1973	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Kathy May [USA]		Lea Antonoplis [USA]	5-7 6-1 6-2	Morrison, Tesch	0	84.0%
20-Sep-1973	Battle of the Sexes 2	Carpet	Round robin event					1	100.0%
24-Sep-1973	Columbus	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	9/11	Margaret Court [AUS]	W/O	Heldman, Casals	4	59.0%
2-Oct-1973	Phoenix	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	7/8	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-1 6-3	Reid, Casals	5	68.0%
2-Oct-1973	Tokyo Japan Open	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	11/13	Helga Masthoff [GER]	7-6 6-3		0	40.0%
8-Oct-1973	Barcelona	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	3/4	Nathalie Fuchs [FRA]	6-2 7-5	Gurdal, Perea Alcala	0	47.0%
15-Oct-1973	Boca Raton	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	10/11	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 6-3	Durr, Reid	6	68.0%
15-Oct-1973	Madrid	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	4/4	Michele Gurdal [BEL]	6-1 6-2	Rodriguez, Anliot	0	23.0%
20-Oct-1973	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps	Hard	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	2/5	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
22-Oct-1973	Port Talbot	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	3/6	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-3 6-1	Redondo, Cooper	2	50.0%
23-Oct-1973	Honolulu	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	8/8	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-1 6-1	Louie, Reid	2	50.0%
30-Oct-1973	Edinburgh	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	4/6	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-4 3-6 6-1	Mappin, Redondo	2	52.0%
1-Nov-1973	Coogee	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	8/12	Jenny Walker [AUS]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
6-Nov-1973	Durham	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	5/6	Nathalie Fuchs [FRA]	6-0 6-2	Coles, Heldman	2	50.0%
8-Nov-1973	Grace Park	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	9/12	Judy Tegart [AUS]	3-6 6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
8-Nov-1973	Ipswich		Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	3/3	Julie Hanrahan [AUS]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
12-Nov-1973	London	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6/6	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-2 3-6 7-5	Coles, Cooper	2	44.0%
12-Nov-1973	Christchurch Hard	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	10/12	Janet Young [AUS]	UNK		0	100.0%
18-Nov-1973	Buenos Aires	Clay	Julie Heldman [USA]	2/3	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	6-3 6-1	Araujo, Giscafre	1	77.0%
19-Nov-1973	Johannesburg	Hard	Chris Evert [USA]	11/11	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Wade, Shaw	2	54.0%
19-Nov-1973	Adelaide	Grass	Janet Young [AUS]	1/2	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	7-5 6-1	Williams, Tegart	0	100.0%
23-Nov-1973	Baltimore	Carpet	Rosie Casals [USA]	3/3	Billie Jean King [USA]	3-6 7-6(3) 6-4	Stove, Durr	2	75.0%
26-Nov-1973	Sydney Hard	Clay	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	11/12	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi [USA]	6-1 7-5	Turnbull, Dimond	0	60.0%
26-Nov-1973	Port Washington	Carpet	Mimi Kanarek [USA]		Pat Stewart [USA]	6-4 5-7 7-6		0	100.0%
26-Nov-1973	Key Biscayne		Maria Eugenia Guzman [ECU]		Terri Starr [USA]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
3-Dec-1973	Sao Paulo	Clay	Julie Heldman [USA]	3/3	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	6-1 6-2	Bentzer, Giugi	1	25.0%
3-Dec-1973	Brisbane	Grass	Janet Young [AUS]	2/2	Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	6-1 6-4	Michel, Turnbull	0	42.0%
8-Dec-1973	Bloemfontein	Hard	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	3/5	Linky Boshoff [RSA]	6-2 7-5	Gurdal, Bostrom	0	55.0%
10-Dec-1973	Perth	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	12/13	Kerry Harris [AUS]	7-5 6-1	Court, Hunt	1	51.0%
17-Dec-1973	Cape Town	Hard	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	4/5	Brenda Kirk [RSA]	6-4 6-3	Walsh Pete, Rossouw	0	50.0%
17-Dec-1973	Hobart	Grass	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	12/12	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-4 4-6 6-4	Krantzcke, Sawamatsu	0	44.0%
21-Dec-1973	Bonne Bell Cup	Grass	Round robin event					4	50.0%
24-Dec-1973	Port Elizabeth 2	Hard	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	5/5	Linky Boshoff [RSA]	6-4 3-6 7-5	Stevens, Mcmillan	0	100.0%
25-Dec-1973	Auckland Chps 2		Marilyn Pryde [NZL]		Judy Chaloner [NZL]	4-6 6-1 6-2	Monds, Vercoe	0	100.0%
26-Dec-1973	Australian Open	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	13/13	Chris Evert [USA]	7-6 4-6 6-0	Heldman, Reid	3	58.0%

 

1973 Year-End Elo Rankings    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.

Rank	Player	Age	Titles	W-L	Elo	hElo Rank	hElo	cElo Rank	cElo	gElo Rank	gElo	iElo Rank	iElo
1	Margaret Court [AUS]	31	18	101-6	2310.2	2	2088.6	2	2208.2	1	2179.3	1	2206.2
2	Chris Evert [USA]	19	11	90-11	2293.0	1	2108.2	1	2219.3	3	2121.2	3	2027.7
3	Billie Jean King [USA]	30	8	62-12	2244.8	3	2038.9	4	2095.0	2	2154.5	2	2096.0
4	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	22	13	111-16	2224.0	4	1996.3	3	2167.4	4	2121.0	5	1974.8
5	Virginia Wade [GBR]	28	6	64-16	2093.2	5	1940.9	6	1960.9	5	1989.1	4	1975.3
6	Rosie Casals [USA]	25	3	84-28	2070.6	7	1896.8	5	1965.4	6	1947.7	6	1919.6
7	Nancy Richey [USA]	31	0	34-14	2026.6	6	1906.1	7	1940.9	10	1846.0	7	1892.5
8	Julie Heldman [USA]	28	3	72-33	2006.4	9	1829.0	13	1895.6	8	1907.9	9	1825.3
9	Kerry Reid [AUS]	26	1	66-24	1986.6	8	1837.6	8	1926.3	9	1907.7	8	1871.4
10	Olga Morozova [URS]	24	5	38-11	1983.4			12	1895.8	7	1908.6	10	1799.5
11	Francoise Durr [FRA]	31	1	33-22	1962.6	10	1807.6	11	1907.0	11	1845.2	12	1758.8
12	Helga Masthoff [FRG]	32	3	42-13	1958.8			9	1919.0	17	1782.3	18	1680.3
13	Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	17	12	55-13	1915.4			10	1916.5	12	1806.1
14	Kristien Shaw [USA]	21	0	28-24	1887.2	16	1715.2	27	1739.7	14	1799.0	14	1716.2
15	Betty Stove [NED]	28	1	39-29	1885.7	13	1729.9	14	1827.5	13	1806.0	13	1716.3
16	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	17	5	36-17	1869.0	12	1759.5	16	1789.8	25	1719.1
17	Lesley Hunt [AUS]	23	0	26-26	1859.2	14	1721.9	29	1724.8	15	1796.0	11	1759.3
18	Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	26	0	35-32	1849.2	18	1696.6	18	1783.3	16	1785.3	22	1637.7
19	Marita Redondo [USA]	17	1	29-15	1840.6	11	1773.6	37	1684.5	21	1731.4	17	1690.8
20	Martina Navratilova [USA]	17	1	20-16	1839.5	40	1575.4	15	1809.2	37	1659.0	31	1607.9

 

1973 Elo Number Ones    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)

Player	Start	End	Consecutive Weeks	Preceded By	Followed By
Margaret Court [AUS]	11-Dec-1972	10-Dec-1973	53	Billie Jean King
Chris Evert [USA]	17-Dec-1973	17-Dec-1973	1
Margaret Court [AUS]	24-Dec-1973	15-Apr-1974	17		Chris Evert

 

Top Player Stats    Top

Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)

Player	Events	Matches	W-L	W%	Finals	W-L	W%	3 Sets	W-L	W%	Hard	W-L	W%	Clay	W-L	W%	Grass	W-L	W%	Carpet	W-L	W%
Margaret Court [AUS]	26	107	101-6	94.4%	19	18-1	94.0%	27	23-4	85.0%	15	13-2	86.0%	28	26-2	92.0%	28	25-3	89.0%	39	38-1	97.0%
Chris Evert [USA]	24	101	90-11	89.1%	17	11-6	64.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	20	18-2	90.0%	47	43-4	91.0%	28	22-6	78.0%	8	8-0	100.0%
Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	34	127	111-16	87.4%	23	13-10	56.0%	22	16-6	72.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	68	61-7	89.0%	43	38-5	88.0%	5	4-1	80.0%
Billie Jean King [USA]	21	74	62-12	83.8%	12	8-4	66.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	21	17-4	80.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	13	12-1	92.0%	31	25-6	80.0%
Dianne Fromholtz [AUS]	25	68	55-13	80.9%	15	12-3	80.0%	17	14-3	82.0%	0	0-0	-	28	26-2	92.0%	39	28-11	71.0%	0	0-0	-
Virginia Wade [GBR]	24	80	64-16	80.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	14	12-2	85.0%	22	16-6	72.0%	23	17-6	73.0%	21	19-2	90.0%
Olga Morozova [URS]	17	49	38-11	77.6%	6	5-1	83.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	0	0-0	-	14	11-3	78.0%	15	12-3	80.0%	17	12-5	70.0%
Helga Masthoff [GER]	16	55	42-13	76.4%	6	3-3	50.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	0	0-0	-	47	36-11	76.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	4	2-2	50.0%
Rosie Casals [USA]	27	112	84-28	75.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	29	16-13	55.0%	23	18-5	78.0%	25	20-5	80.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	48	34-14	70.0%
Kerry Reid [AUS]	25	90	66-24	73.3%	5	1-4	20.0%	22	15-7	68.0%	20	15-5	75.0%	17	13-4	76.0%	24	18-6	75.0%	30	20-10	66.0%
Julie Heldman [USA]	34	105	72-33	68.6%	7	3-4	42.0%	24	14-10	58.0%	14	10-4	71.0%	24	17-7	70.0%	37	29-8	78.0%	31	17-14	54.0%
Ilana Kloss [RSA]	23	53	36-17	67.9%	6	5-1	83.0%	15	6-9	40.0%	18	13-5	72.0%	21	14-7	66.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Veronica Burton [GBR]	23	65	43-22	66.2%	5	1-4	20.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	31	24-7	77.0%	26	16-10	61.0%	3	0-3	0.0%
Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]	28	67	43-24	64.2%	4	0-4	0.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	32	22-10	68.0%	24	15-9	62.0%	4	1-3	25.0%
Glynis Coles [GBR]	21	50	31-19	62.0%	2	2-0	100.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	19	11-8	57.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	11	7-4	63.0%
Wendy Turnbull [AUS]	23	51	31-20	60.8%	4	3-1	75.0%	14	6-8	42.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	22	11-11	50.0%	24	17-7	70.0%	0	0-0	-
Francoise Durr [FRA]	22	55	33-22	60.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	13	7-6	53.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	17	8-9	47.0%
Janet Newberry [USA]	24	61	36-25	59.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	20	12-8	60.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	17	8-9	47.0%
Janet Young [AUS]	25	55	32-23	58.2%	4	2-2	50.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	21	9-12	42.0%	28	20-8	71.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Lindsey Beaven [GBR]	24	52	30-22	57.7%	2	2-0	100.0%	17	8-9	47.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	28	21-7	75.0%	17	7-10	41.0%	6	2-4	33.0%
Betty Stove [NED]	30	68	39-29	57.4%	2	1-1	50.0%	18	9-9	50.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	28	19-9	67.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	21	10-11	47.0%
Patti Hogan [USA]	27	55	30-25	54.5%	1	1-0	100.0%	15	6-9	40.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	22	11-11	50.0%	22	16-6	72.0%	7	1-6	14.0%
Kristien Shaw [USA]	23	52	28-24	53.8%	0	0-0	-	12	8-4	66.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	16	8-8	50.0%	17	12-5	70.0%	8	3-5	37.0%
Valerie Ziegenfuss [USA]	27	62	33-29	53.2%	0	0-0	-	16	7-9	43.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	24	12-12	50.0%
Nathalie Fuchs [FRA]	27	51	27-24	52.9%	4	2-2	50.0%	17	9-8	52.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	28	16-12	57.0%	7	2-5	28.0%	8	4-4	50.0%
Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	31	67	35-32	52.2%	1	0-1	0.0%	21	8-13	38.0%	18	10-8	55.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	21	12-9	57.0%	16	5-11	31.0%
Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	33	67	34-33	50.7%	2	1-1	50.0%	21	12-9	57.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	25	13-12	52.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	12	4-8	33.0%
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi [USA]	30	62	31-31	50.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	20	8-12	40.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	14	7-7	50.0%	26	14-12	53.0%	13	6-7	46.0%
Lesley Hunt [AUS]	25	52	26-26	50.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	13	2-11	15.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	8	3-5	37.0%	20	13-7	65.0%	20	9-11	45.0%
Jackie Fayter [GBR]	31	50	19-31	38.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	13	1-12	7.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	21	11-10	52.0%	18	6-12	33.0%	9	2-7	22.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
9	Margaret Court	Rosie Casals	9	0	100.0%	1
8	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	4	4	50.0%	7
7	Rosie Casals	Billie Jean King	3	4	42.9%	2
6	Rosie Casals	Janet Newberry	6	0	100.0%	0
6	Rosie Casals	Francoise Durr	4	2	66.7%	1
6	Evonne Goolagong	Virginia Wade	3	3	50.0%	3
6	Margaret Court	Kerry Harris	5	1	83.3%	1
6	Francoise Durr	Nancy Richey	1	5	16.7%	0
6	Evonne Goolagong	Helga Masthoff	5	1	83.3%	3
5	Rosie Casals	Kerry Reid	2	3	40.0%	0
5	Margaret Court	Julie Heldman	5	0	100.0%	1
5	Kerry Reid	Wendy Overton	5	0	100.0%	0
5	Evonne Goolagong	Martina Navratilova	5	0	100.0%	0
5	Margaret Court	Lesley Hunt	5	0	100.0%	1
5	Rosie Casals	Kristien Shaw	5	0	100.0%	0
5	Rosie Casals	Barbara Downs	5	0	100.0%	0
5	Rosie Casals	Julie Heldman	3	2	60.0%	0
5	Margaret Court	Kerry Reid	5	0	100.0%	4
5	Rosie Casals	Valerie Ziegenfuss	5	0	100.0%	0
5	Rosie Casals	Jill Schwikert	5	0	100.0%	0

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.

Country	vs Others: Matches	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	Finals	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	vs Self: Matches	Finals	Diff Titlists	Diff Finalists	Diff Players
Soviet Union	77	55	22	71.4%	5	4	1	80.0%	29	7	4	8	21
Australia	789	487	302	61.7%	45	31	14	68.9%	150	21	9	19	70
Germany	207	115	92	55.6%	19	7	12	36.8%	14	0	2	7	25
France	182	97	85	53.3%	9	4	5	44.4%	4	1	4	5	13
United States	988	511	477	51.7%	43	21	22	48.8%	537	22	19	34	185
Netherlands	146	73	73	50.0%	2	1	1	50.0%	3	1	2	3	10
South Africa	221	109	112	49.3%	9	2	7	22.2%	22	5	3	8	24
Japan	121	59	62	48.8%	4	0	4	0.0%	3	0	0	1	10
Sweden	145	69	76	47.6%	7	6	1	85.7%	5	1	3	4	18
United Kingdom	516	237	279	45.9%	18	10	8	55.6%	126	6	9	14	100
Hungary	74	31	43	41.9%	2	1	1	50.0%	0	0	1	2	11
Argentina	51	20	31	39.2%	4	1	3	25.0%	8	1	2	3	14
Belgium	49	19	30	38.8%	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	1	3
Romania	52	19	33	36.5%	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	4
Spain	55	15	40	27.3%	2	0	2	0.0%	3	0	0	2	22

 

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