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| Women's doubles | |
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| 1973 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Margaret Court  Virginia Wade |
| Runners-up | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris were the reigning champions. Gourlay did not compete. Harris and Kerry Melville reached the final, where they were defeated by Margaret Court and Virginia Wade.
Margaret Court / Virginia Wade (champions) Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young (semifinals) Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville (final)
Eugenia Birioukova / Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Court Virginia Wade | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Cynthia Doerner Sally Irvine | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Court Virginia Wade | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Evonne Goolagong Janet Young | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Court V Wade | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Matison H Young | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Court V Wade | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Morgan P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | M Morgan P Whytcross | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Lin P Southcombe | 0 | 0 | M Morgan P Whytcross | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Heavey M Whitely | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Court V Wade | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Doerner S Irvine | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Doerner S Irvine | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Wilkinson K Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | K Wilkinson K Williams | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Ahern B Dale | 6 | 2 | 4 | C Doerner S Irvine | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Hogarth M Tesch | 7 | 6 | 4 | E Birioukova K Krantzcke | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Blachford  M Proisy | 5 | 2 | K Hogarth M Tesch | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | E Birioukova K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Harris K Melville | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Arnott S Arnott | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Harris K Melville | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D James L Mansfield | 2 | 3 | P Coleman W Turnbull | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Coleman W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | P Coleman W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Hawcroft  K Sawamatsu | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Harris K Melville | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Goolagong J Young | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Charles G Coles | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 D Ekner N Fuchs | 6 | 6 | D Ekner N Fuchs | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S-o Lee J-s Yang | 2 | 3 | L Charles G Coles | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Gurdal M Van Haver | 6 | 6 | 2 | E Goolagong J Young | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Glynn M Liddle | 2 | 2 | M Gurdal M Van Haver | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Goolagong J Young | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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