1973 French Open
| 1973 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 May – 3 June 1973 |
| Edition | 72 |
| Category | 43rd Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Romania Ilie Năstase [1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| Australia Margaret Court [2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia John Newcombe / Netherlands Tom Okker [3] | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade [2] | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| France Françoise Dürr / France Jean-Claude Barclay [2] | |
The 1973 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 21 May until 3 June. It was the 77th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973.[4] [5] Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the singles titles.
Finals
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Romania Ilie Năstase [a] defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 [1]
- • It was Năstase's 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
Women's singles
[edit ]Australia Margaret Court defeated United States Chris Evert,[b] 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 [2]
- • It was Court's 23rd career Grand Slam singles title, her 10th in the Open Era and her 5th and last title at the French Open.
Men's doubles
[edit ]Australia John Newcombe / Netherlands Tom Okker defeated United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 [3]
- • It was Newcombe's 14th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Okker's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
Women's doubles
[edit ]Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3 [2]
- • It was Court's 17th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 8th during the Open Era and her 4th and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the French Open.
Mixed doubles
[edit ]France Françoise Dürr / France Jean-Claude Barclay defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / France Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4 [2]
- • It was Dürr's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Barclay's 3rd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at the French Open.
Prize money
[edit ]Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ^ a b c d e f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ^ a b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0362001679.
