1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Chris Evert
Score	6–0, 7–5
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8

Defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–0, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall.

This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future nine-time champion and world No. 1 Martina Navratilova; she was defeated by Patti Hogan in the third round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. For the first time since 1954, all eight seeded players reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	4	6	6
	8	Olga Morozova	6	4	1
								1	Margaret Court	1	6	1
								4	Chris Evert	6	1	6
	4	Chris Evert	6	4	6
	5	Rosie Casals	2	6	2
															4	Chris Evert	0	5
															2	Billie Jean King	6	7
	6	Virginia Wade	3	3
	3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong	3	7	3
								2	Billie Jean King	6	5	6
	7	Kerry Melville	8	6
	2	Billie Jean King	9	8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Court	6	6
									K Krantzcke	2	3
															1	M Court	6	6
															Q	K Latham	2	3
								Q	K Latham	6	6
									M Pryde	1	1
																						1	M Court	6	6
																							G Coles	1	4
									G Coles	6	6
									J Fayter	3	3
																G Coles	6	6
																P Moor	2	1
									P Moor	3	6	7
									L Kaligis	6	0	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	O Morozova	7	6
									P Coleman	5	2
															8	O Morozova	7	6
																J Williams	5	3
									J Williams	6	9
									R Giscafré	4	8
																						8	O Morozova	7	6
																							I Bentzer	5	1
									G Walhof	7	1
									J Newberry	9	6
																J Newberry	1	6	3
																I Bentzer	6	4	6
									L Charles	4	2
									I Bentzer	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	C Evert	6	6
		F Bonicelli	3	3				4	C Evert	6	6
		R Tomanová	4	0					J Gohn	0	1
		J Gohn	6	6											4	C Evert	6	6
		J Heldman	6	8												J Heldman	3	1
		W Wooldridge	1	6					J Heldman	6	6
		M Neumannová	3	3					M Schaar	2	1
		M Schaar	6	6																		4	C Evert	6	3	8
		L Sugiarto	0	4																			J Young	3	6	6
		S Barker	6	6					S Barker	6	4	3
		S Brasher	0	6	2				L Blachford	3	6	6
		L Blachford	6	2	6											L Blachford	5	6	0
		K Ebbinghaus	1	6	2											J Young	7	4	6
		M Redondo	6	2	6				M Redondo	3	1
		V Burton	4	5					J Young	6	6
		J Young	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	R Casals	6	6
		B Kirk	0	1				5	R Casals	6	6
		L Rossouw	4	3					S Mappin	3	4
		S Mappin	6	6											5	R Casals	7	7
	Q	T Fretz	6	6											Q	T Fretz	5	5
		L Mottram	1	3				Q	T Fretz	6	6
		M Simionescu	4	2				Q	V Berner	4	3
	Q	V Berner	6	6																		5	R Casals	6	6
		M Gurdal	2	9	3																		K Kemmer	3	3
		V Ziegenfuss	6	8	6				V Ziegenfuss	6	2	6
		L Tenney	0	6					L Fleming	4	6	3
		L Fleming	6	8												V Ziegenfuss	9	4	3
		H Gourlay	1	3												K Kemmer	8	6	6
		K Kemmer	6	6					K Kemmer	7	6
		J Anthony	8	4					D Boshoff	5	4
		D Boshoff	9	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		F Dürr	6	6
	Q	C Colman	3	0					F Dürr	6	6
		V Vopičková	6	1	8				V Vopičková	2	1
		C Molesworth	3	6	6											F Dürr	6	2	6
		M Kroschina	6	6												M Kroschina	4	6	0
	LL	J Dixon	3	4					M Kroschina	3	6	6
	Q	M Wikstedt	6	8	9			Q	M Wikstedt	6	0	2
	Q	A Coe	0	9	7																		F Dürr	6	3	5
		K Sawamatsu	6	6																		6	V Wade	4	6	7
		S Pachta	2	2					K Sawamatsu	7	5	5
		O de Roubin	4	2					P Teeguarden	5	7	7
		P Teeguarden	6	6												P Teeguarden	2	3
		P Bostrom	6	7											6	V Wade	6	6
		K Pigeon	3	5					P Bostrom	5	2
		D Fromholtz	6	2	1			6	V Wade	7	6
	6	V Wade	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		L Tuero	6	3	2
		N Fuchs	1	6	6				N Fuchs	3	2
		P Hogan	7	6	6				P Hogan	6	6
		C Doerner	9	4	4											P Hogan	6	6
		C Janes	1	4												M Navrátilová	4	4
		M Navrátilová	6	6					M Navrátilová	8	6
		L duPont	6	6					L duPont	6	4
		H Goto	2	2																			P Hogan	0	1
		S Walsh	9	2	4																	3	E Goolagong	6	6
		I Fernández de Soto	7	6	6				I Fernández de Soto	3	3
	Q	J Tindle	6	1	4				W Turnbull	6	6
		W Turnbull	4	6	6											W Turnbull	4	1
		J Cooper	6	6											3	E Goolagong	6	6
		B Downs	0	4					J Cooper	3	1
		B Stöve	3	3				3	E Goolagong	6	6
	3	E Goolagong	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									C Sandberg	6	4	7
									L Beaven	2	6	5
																C Sandberg	1	0
															Q	M Michel	6	6
									S Stap	4	4
								Q	M Michel	6	6
																						Q	M Michel	2	6	4
																						7	K Melville	6	3	6
									W Overton	2	7	2
									P Pretorius	6	5	6
																P Pretorius	1	1
															7	K Melville	6	6
									I Kloss	1	4
								7	K Melville	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									W Paish	3	2
									L Hunt	6	6
																L Hunt	6	6
																M Schallau	2	3
									A Kiyomura	6	2	4
									M Schallau	1	6	6
																							L Hunt	4	7	0
																						2	BJ King	6	5	6
									K Harris	6	6
									V Ruzici	1	3
																K Harris	2	3
															2	BJ King	6	6
									L Bassi	0	2
								2	BJ King	6	6

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