1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Rosie Casals ; Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Françoise Dürr ; Betty Stöve
Score	6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	50 (3 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but decided not to play together.

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King and Rosie Casals defeated Stöve and Françoise Dürr in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

1.

Rosie Casals /

Billie Jean King (champions)

2.

Margaret Court /

Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)

3.

Françoise Dürr /

Betty Stöve (final)

4.

Olga Morozova /

Virginia Wade (third round)

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Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6

	Julie Anthony Mona Schallau	4	3
				1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	7	7

					Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	5	5
	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	6	6

	Joyce Williams Winnie Wooldridge	3	1
								1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	4	7

								3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	1	6	5
	Cynthia Doerner Laura duPont	3	1

3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6	6
				3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	7	8

					Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto	5	6
	Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto	6	6

2	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	2	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	R Casals BJ King	6	6
						D Boshoff I Kloss	3	4
										1	R Casals BJ King	6	6
											A Kiyomura M Redondo	2	0
						B Cuypers K Latham	5	6	3
						A Kiyomura M Redondo	7	4	6
															1	R Casals BJ King	6	6
																J Anthony M Schallau	4	3
						B Kirk P Pretorius	6	5	6
						L Kaligis L Sugiarto	4	7	4
											B Kirk P Pretorius	4	9	4
											J Anthony M Schallau	6	7	6
						K Kemmer L Rossouw	1	2
	J Anthony M Schallau	2	6	6		J Anthony M Schallau	6	6
	C Evert V Ziegenfuss	6	2	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	O Morozova V Wade	6	6
	P Coleman W Turnbull	3	1		4	O Morozova V Wade	6	3	6
	J Newberry P Teeguarden	8	4	6		J Newberry P Teeguarden	3	6	4
	N Eastburn D Fromholtz	6	6	0						4	O Morozova V Wade	7	4
	P Hogan S Walsh	6	6								E Goolagong J Young	9	6
	AM Estalella C Mandarino	1	1			P Hogan S Walsh	3	3
	K Krantzcke W Overton	4	6	2		E Goolagong J Young	6	6
	E Goolagong J Young	6	2	6											E Goolagong J Young	6	6
	L Charles G Coles	6	4	6											J Williams W Wooldridge	3	1
	M Gurdal M Van Haver	3	6	4		L Charles G Coles	3	4
	K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	6	6			K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	6	6
	F Guédy O de Roubin	1	1								K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	6	3
	S Minford L Tenney	3	4								J Williams W Wooldridge	8	6
	A Bakker M Schaar	6	6			A Bakker M Schaar	7	0
	N Fuchs M Pryde	6	2	1		J Williams W Wooldridge	9	6
	J Williams W Wooldridge	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	H Gourlay C Janes	5	6	6
	I Bentzer M Wikstedt	7	3	3		H Gourlay C Janes	5	3
	C Doerner L duPont	6	6			C Doerner L duPont	7	6
	L Beaven S Brasher	2	3								C Doerner L duPont	6	6
	L Blachford V Burton	3	4								C Martinez W Paish	3	3
	C Martinez W Paish	6	6			C Martinez W Paish	6	6
	C Sandberg L Tuero					C Molesworth P Moor	4	4
	C Molesworth P Moor	w/o													C Doerner L duPont	3	1
	K Harris K Melville	6	6											3	F Dürr B Stöve	6	6
	V Ruzici M Simionescu	2	0			K Harris K Melville	3	4
Q	M Christenson J Dixon	4	2			J Fayter M Michel	6	6
	J Fayter M Michel	6	6								J Fayter M Michel	5	0
	M Navrátilová R Tomanová	6	1	2						3	F Dürr B Stöve	7	6
	T Fretz J Heldman	4	6	6		T Fretz J Heldman	7	2	4
	P Bostrom S Stap	1	3		3	F Dürr B Stöve	5	6	6
3	F Dürr B Stöve	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	K Fukuoka K Sawamatsu	4	6	1
	F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	4	6		F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
						M Neumannová V Vopičková	2	1
											F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
										Q	V Berner P Faulkner	1	3
						L Bassi L Pericoli	4	7	0
					Q	V Berner P Faulkner	6	5	6
															F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
														2	M Court L Hunt	2	4
						M Giorgi D Marzano	4	6	7
						S Mappin W Slaughter	6	2	5
											M Giorgi D Marzano	2	2
										2	M Court L Hunt	6	6
					Q	C Matison M Tesch	1	2
					2	M Court L Hunt	6	6

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[1]
100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
[2]
Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Tingay-1] [1]
100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] [2]
Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles