1973 Australian Open
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{{TennisEventInfo|1973|Australian Open|
| date = 26 December 1972 – 1 January 1973
| edition = 61st
| category=Grand Slam (ITF)
| location=Melbourne, Australia
| venue=Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
| surface=Grass
| champms = {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
| champws = {{Flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court
| champmd = {{Flagicon|AUS}} Malcolm Anderson / {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
| champwd = {{Flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court / {{Flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade
}}
The 1973 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1972 to 1 January 1973. It was the 61st edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Seniors
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1973 Australian Open – Men's singles}}
{{Flagicon|Australia}} John Newcombe defeated {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} Onny Parun, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 {{cite web|title=1973 Men's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_MS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
- It was Newcombe's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1973 Australian Open – Women's singles}}
{{Flagicon|Australia}} Margaret Court defeated {{Flagicon|Australia}} Evonne Goolagong, 6–4, 7–5 {{cite web|title=1973 Women's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_LS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
=Men's doubles=
{{Main|1973 Australian Open – Men's doubles}}
{{flagicon|Australia}} John Newcombe / {{flagicon|Australia}} Malcolm Anderson defeated {{flagicon|Australia}} John Alexander / {{flagicon|Australia}} Phil Dent, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 {{cite web|title=1973 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_MD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
=Women's doubles=
{{Main|1973 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}
{{Flagicon|Australia}} Margaret Court / {{Flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade defeated {{Flagicon|Australia}} Kerry Harris / {{Flagicon|Australia}} Kerry Melville, 6–4, 6–4 {{cite web|title=1973 Women's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1973_LD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}
=Mixed doubles=
:Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071711/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Australian Open official website]
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{{s-bef|before=1972 US Open}}
{{s-ttl|title=Grand Slams}}
{{s-aft|after=1973 French Open}}
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{{Australian Open championships}}
{{1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
{{1973 WTA Tour}}
{{1973 in tennis}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open, 1973}}
Category:1973 in Australian tennis
Category:1972 in Australian tennis
Category:December 1972 sports events in Australia