Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.^[1]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round

Second round

Qualifying competition

Danièle Bouteleux

Anne-Marie Rouchon

w/o

Danièle Bouteleux

6

4

Mirka Koželuhová

3

3r

Mirka Koželuhová

Christiane Sarrazin

w/o

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Daphne Pattison		6	6
								Chantal Puget		1	1
															Daphne Pattison		6	3	6
															Brigitte Simon		4	6	2
								Brigitte Simon		7	0	6
								Kayoko Fukuoka		5	6	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Patricia Bostrom		6	6
								Elvira Weisenberger		1	3
	4	Elvira Weisenberger	6	7
	5	Gina Díaz-Ponce	3	6
															Patricia Bostrom		6	6
															Michele Mizen		3	0
								Michele Mizen		7	6
								Susanne Korpas		5	3
	3	Susanne Korpas	7	6
	6	Michelle Rodríguez	5	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Carmen Perea	6	6
	8	Naoko Sato	4	4
								Carmen Perea		6	6
								Monica Rho		4	4
	4	Monica Rho	6	6
	5	Dominique Beillan	3	1
															Carmen Perea		6	6
															Anne-Marie Cassaigne		3	2
								Anne-Marie Cassaigne		6	6
								Ana María Arias		4	4
	3	Ana María Arias	6	7	6
	6	Lee Mi-ok	7	5	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Mimmi Wikstedt		6	6
								Maria Hollingsworth		0	1
															Mimmi Wikstedt		6	0
															Hideko Goto		2	6r
	2	Hideko Goto	6	6
	7	Nicole Bîmes	2	1
								Hideko Goto		6	4	6
								Lee Duk-hee		2	6	1
	3	Lee Duk-hee	6	7	7
	6	Cynthia Doerner	7	6	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Daniela Porzio	6	6
	8	Jacqueline Le Boubenec	0	3
								Daniela Porzio		4	6	6
								Monique Van Haver		6	1	3
															Daniela Porzio		6	6	2
															Florence Guédy		1	7	1r
								Florence Guédy		7	6
								Andrea Menezes		6	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Rosie Reyes	6	6
	8	Erzsébet Polgár	1	2
								Rosie Reyes		6	6
								Ines Roget		3	2
	4	Bunny Smith	3	1
	5	Ines Roget	6	6
															Rosie Reyes		6	0	6
															Lee Soon-oh		1	6	1
								Lee Soon-oh		6	6	6
								Sylvie Pruvot		4	7	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Joy Schwikert		6	6
								Marilyn Pryde		4	4
	4	Marilyn Pryde	2	6	6
	5	Évelyne Terras	6	4	1
															Joy Schwikert		6	4	6
															Carmen Ibarra		3	6	3
	2	Carmen Ibarra	6	6
	7	Estela Benavides	3	3
								Carmen Ibarra		6	0	7
								Maria-Teresa Salvidea-Diaz		2	6	5
	3	Maria-Teresa Salvidea-Diaz	7	6
	6	J. Ray	5	1

References

External links

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