| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1973 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Champion |  Chris Evert |
| Runner-up | Nancy Richey |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Draw | 8 |
Defending champion Chris Evert successfully defended her title, defeating Nancy Richey in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1973 Virginia Slims Championships.
Both the top two qualifying players, Margaret Court and Billie Jean King, withdrew from the tournament due to injury, although Court did compete (and win) in the doubles event. Fourth ranked Evonne Goolagong also defaulted.[1]
Seeds
- Chris Evert (champion)
- Mona Guerrant (quarterfinals)
- Janet Newberry (quarterfinals)
- Nancy Richey (final)
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Kerry Melville (semifinals)
Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)- Julie Heldman (quarterfinals)
Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- 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
Draw
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Evert
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Julie Heldman
| 0 | 1 | 1 | Chris Evert
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Kerry Melville
| 6 | 7 | 5 | Kerry Melville
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Mona Guerrant
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Chris Evert
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Nancy Richey
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Nancy Richey
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia Wade
| 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Nancy Richey
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Françoise Dürr
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Françoise Dürr
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Janet Newberry
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "WTA Finals" (PDF). WTA. WTA. 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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