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1973 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open. Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but was defeated by Kazuko Sawamatsu in the quarterfinals. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Margaret Court (champion) # Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Evonne Goolagong ''(finalist)'' # Virginia Wade ''(quarterfinals)'' # Kerry Melville ''(semifinals)'' # Patricia Coleman ''(second round)'' # Kazuko Sawamatsu ''(semifinals)'' # Kerry Harris ''(quarterfinals)'' # Karen Krantzcke ''(quarterfinals)'' # Eugenia Birioukova ''(third round)'' # Barbara Hawcroft ''(third round)'' # Marilyn Tesch ''(third round)'' # Janet Young (tennis), Janet Young ''(second round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = Wild card (sports)#Professional tennis, Wild card * LL = Lucky lose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Court
Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 major singles titles and total of 64 major titles (including 19 Grand Slam women's doubles and 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles) are the most in tennis history. Court was born in Albury, New South Wales. In 1960, aged 17, she won the first of seven consecutive Australian Open singles titles. She completed a Career Grand Slam at the age of 21 with her victory at Wimbledon in 1963. Taking a brief hiatus in 1966 and 1967, Court played as an amateur until the advent of the Open Era in 1968. She completed a Grand Slam by winning all four major singles titles in 1970, part of a record six consecutive major singles victories. She gave birth to her first child in 1972, but returned to tennis later in the year and won three Grand Slam singles ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
