1973 WTA Tour
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 Court pictured in 1964 won 18 tour titles in 1973 | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 26 December 1972 – 26 November 1973 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Tournaments | 65 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) Year-end championships Virginia Slims Circuit (22) Commercial Union Grand Prix (23) Non-Tour Events (13) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Margaret Court (18) |
| Most tournament finals | Margaret Court (19) |
← 1972 1974 → | |
The 1973 WTA Tour was also the first season of the WTA Tour was officially formed by Billie Jean King following a meeting held in the Gloucester Hotel in London during the week before Wimbledon.[1] It was composed of the third annual Virginia Slims Circuit a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes.[2] and the ILTF Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix, a circuit of tournaments sponsored by Commercial Union Assurance Company.
Schedule[edit]
This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1973, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1973 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1973 Federation Cup.[2]
- Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Virginia Slims championships |
| Virginia Slims Circuit |
| ILTF Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix |
| ILTF Circuit |
| Team events |
December (1972)[edit]
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1 Jan | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam (A) Grass – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 6–4, 7–5 | Evonne Goolagong | Kerry Melville Kazuko Sawamatsu | Karen Krantzcke Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade Kerry Harris |
| Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville |
January[edit]
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | British Motor Cars Invitational San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 6–3, 6–3 | Kerry Melville |  Valerie Ziegenfuss Rosie Casals | Marcie Louie Nancy Gunter  Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton |
| Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 6–1, 7–5 | Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss | ||||
| 22 Jan | British Motor Cars of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 7–5, 6–7(1–5), 7–5 | Nancy Gunter | 3rd:  Betty Stöve4th: Rosie Casals | Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville Françoise Dürr Valerie Ziegenfuss |
| Rosie Casals Julie Heldman Walkover | Margaret Court Lesley Hunt | ||||
| 29 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles – Doubles | Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2 | Kerry Melville | 3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Janet Newberry | Julie Heldman Betty Stöve Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss |
| Rosie Casals Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–3 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville |
February[edit]
March[edit]
April[edit]
May[edit]
June[edit]
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
October[edit]
November[edit]
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | Dewar Circuit Billingham, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–0 | Nathalie Fuchs | ||
| Marita Redondo Virginia Wade 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | Glynis Coles Sharon Walsh | ||||
| 12 Nov | Dewar Circuit Final London, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | Virginia Wade 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | Julie Heldman | ||
| Fred Perry Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw | Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–4 |  Helga Niessen Masthoff | |||
| 19 Nov | South African Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Grand Prix (A) Hard – 60S/30D/16XD | Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3 | Evonne Goolagong | Kristien Kemmer Virginia Wade |  Linky Boshoff Pat Pretorius Julie Anthony Ilana Kloss |
| Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 | Chris Evert Virginia Wade | ||||
| Evonne Goolagong Jürgen Fassbender 6–3, 6–2 | Ilana Kloss Bernard Mitton | ||||
| Tokyo Gunze Classic Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw |