1973 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1973 French Open
Champion	Margaret Court Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
Score	6–2, 6–3

Main article: 1973 French Open

Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the reigning champions but only Betty Stöve competed that year with Françoise Dürr.

Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve lost in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Margaret Court and Virginia Wade.

Seeds

1. Margaret Court / Virginia Wade (champions)
2. Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve (final)
3. Chris Evert / Olga Morozova (semifinals)
4. Katja Ebbinghaus / Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	2	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6	6
	3	Chris Evert Olga Morozova	3	4
								2	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	2	3
								1	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6	6
		Eugenia Birioukova Mona Schallau	1	4
	1	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	F Dürr B Stöve	w/o
		C-L Chang H Goto						2	F Dürr B Stöve	2	6	6
		W Paish P Pretorius	7	7					W Paish P Pretorius	6	3	3
		I Bentzer M Wikstedt	6	6											2	F Dürr B Stöve	6	6
		P Coleman W Turnbull														M Navratilova R Tomanová	4	4
		R Darmon M Simionescu	w/o						R Darmon M Simionescu	5	5
		R Giscafré E Weisenberger	2	1					M Navratilova R Tomanová	7	7
		M Navratilova R Tomanová	6	6																		2	F Dürr B Stöve	6	6
	3	C Evert O Morozova	w/o																			3	C Evert O Morozova	3	4
		E Polgár E Széll						3	C Evert O Morozova	6	6
		M Rho N Sato	6	3	6				M Rho N Sato	2	1
		N Fuchs M Pryde	1	6	4										3	C Evert O Morozova	6	6
		C Doerner L duPont	6	6	6											K Fukuoka K Sawamatsu	2	0
		D Pattison AM Pinto Bravo	4	7	2				C Doerner L duPont	1	3
		P Bostrom S Stap	6	2	5				K Fukuoka K Sawamatsu	6	6
		K Fukuoka K Sawamatsu	4	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		E Birioukova M Schallau	7	5	6
		B Downs P Teeguarden	5	7	4				E Birioukova M Schallau	6	6
		O de Roubin F Guédy	2	1					P Hogan S Walsh	3	2
		P Hogan S Walsh	6	6												E Birioukova M Schallau	6	6	6
		E Goolagong J Young	6	6											4	K Ebbinghaus H Masthoff	7	1	3
		J Gohn V Ruzici	3	0					E Goolagong J Young	6	3	6
		D Beillan F Thibault	3	2				4	K Ebbinghaus H Masthoff	3	6	8
	4	K Ebbinghaus H Masthoff	6	6																			E Birioukova M Schallau	1	4
		D Bouteleux I Roget	6	6																		1	M Court V Wade	6	6
		A Menezes S Urroz	3	1					D Bouteleux I Roget	5	3
		M Koželuhová V Vopičková	6	5	0				F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	7	6
		F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	1	7	6											F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	1	2
		K Kemmer L Rossouw	6	6											1	M Court V Wade	6	6
		D-h Lee J-s Yang	1	3					K Kemmer L Rossouw	3	2
		L Kaligis L Sugiarto	4	3				1	M Court V Wade	6	6
	1	M Court V Wade	6	6

External links

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