1973 French Open

1973 French Open
Date21 May – 3 June 1973
Edition72
Category43rd Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Romania Ilie Năstase
Women's singles
Australia Margaret Court
Men's doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Netherlands Tom Okker
Women's doubles
Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Mixed doubles
France Françoise Dürr / France Jean-Claude Barclay
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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 72nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973. Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Romania Ilie Năstase defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0

• 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

Australia Margaret Court defeated United States Chris Evert, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4

• 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

Australia John Newcombe / Netherlands Tom Okker defeated United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

• 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

Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3

• 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

France Françoise Dürr / France Jean-Claude Barclay defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / France Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4

• 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

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles Men FF70,000 FF40,000 FF20,000 FF10,000 FF5,500 FF3,500 FF1,500 FF650
Women FF25,000 FF14,000 FF7,500 FF3,500 - FF2,000 FF1,200 FF650

Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.

Notes

  1. ↑ Năstase did not lose a set during the entire tournament.
  2. ↑ This was Evert's first Grand Slam singles final.

References

  1. 1 2 "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. 1 2 "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  6. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0362001679.