1973 French Open#Women's doubles

{{TennisEventInfo|1973|French Open|

| date= 21 May – 3 June 1973

| edition=72

| location= Paris (XVIe), France

| venue=Stade Roland Garros

| surface=Clay / outdoor

| category=43rd Grand Slam (ITF)

| champms={{flagicon|Romania|1965}} Ilie Năstase{{cite web|title=ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1973&EventId=520&Draw=ms|publisher=ATP}}

| champws={{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court{{cite web|title=WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1973/903.pdf|publisher=WTA|format=PDF}}

| champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe / {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker{{cite web|title=ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1973&EventId=520&Draw=md|publisher=ATP}}

| champwd={{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court / {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade

| champxd={{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr / {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Barclay

}}

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.{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=389, 396, 400, 402–3}}{{cite book|title=Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire|year=1991|publisher=Fédération Française de Tennis|location=Paris|isbn=2906450510|pages=240–245|author=Gilles Delamarre}} Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the singles titles.

Finals

=Men's singles=

{{Main|1973 French Open – Men's singles}}

{{flagicon|Romania|1965}} Ilie Năstase{{efn|name=nastase|Năstase did not lose a set during the entire tournament.}} defeated {{flagicon|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=

{{Main|1973 French Open – Women's singles}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert,{{efn|name=evert|This was Evert's first Grand Slam singles final.}} 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=

{{Main|1973 French Open – Men's doubles}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe / {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors / {{flagicon|Romania|1965}} 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=

{{Main|1973 French Open – Women's doubles}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court / {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr / {{flagicon|NED}} 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=

{{main|1973 French Open – Mixed doubles}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr / {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Barclay defeated {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve / {{flagicon|FRA}} 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

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
width=200 colspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Event

|width=80 bgcolor=lime|W

|width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F

|width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF

|width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|4R

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|3R

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|2R

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|1R

rowspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Singles {{cite book|title=World of Tennis '74|year=1975|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=978-0362001679|editor=John Barrett|page=35}}

|bgcolor=#EDEDED|Men

|FF70,000

|FF40,000

|FF20,000

|FF10,000

|FF5,500

|FF3,500

|FF1,500

|FF650

bgcolor=#EDEDED|Women

|FF25,000

|FF14,000

|FF7,500

|FF3,500

| -

|FF2,000

|FF1,200

|FF650

Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.

Notes

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References

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