1973 WTA Tour

1973 WTA Tour
	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 →

Last updated July 16, 2024

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

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)

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
25 Dec 1 Jan		Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	Kerry Melville Kazuko Sawamatsu	Karen Krantzcke Dianne Fromholtz Virginia Wade Kerry Harris

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
15 Jan	British Motor Cars Invitational San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $25,000	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–3	Kerry Melville	Valerie Ziegenfuss Rosie Casals	Marcie Louie Nancy Gunter Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton
15 Jan		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 6–1, 7–5	Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	Valerie Ziegenfuss Rosie Casals	Marcie Louie Nancy Gunter Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton
22 Jan	British Motor Cars of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Virginia Slims $25,000	Margaret Court 7–5, 6–7^(1–5), 7–5	Nancy Gunter	3rd: Betty Stöve 4th: Rosie Casals	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville Françoise Dürr Valerie Ziegenfuss
22 Jan		Rosie Casals Julie Heldman Walkover	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	3rd: Betty Stöve 4th: Rosie Casals
29 Jan	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $25,000	Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2	Kerry Melville	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Janet Newberry	Julie Heldman Betty Stöve Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss
29 Jan		Rosie Casals Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–3	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Janet Newberry	Julie Heldman Betty Stöve Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	Barnett Bank Classic Miami, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $30,000	Margaret Court 4–6, 6–1, 7–5	Kerry Melville	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Karen Krantzcke	Laura Rossouw Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss Wendy Paish
5 Feb		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Karen Krantzcke	Laura Rossouw Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss Wendy Paish
19 Feb	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Virginia Slims Hard (i) – $25,000	Billie Jean King 5–7, 6–2, 6–4	Rosie Casals	3rd: Margaret Court 4th: Lesley Hunt	Kerry Harris Corinne Molesworth Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville
19 Feb		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–6, 6–4	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	3rd: Margaret Court 4th: Lesley Hunt
26 Feb	Virginia Slims of Detroit Detroit, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $25,000	Margaret Court 7–6, 6–3	Kerry Melville	3rd: Billie Jean King 4th: Rosie Casals	Lesley Hunt Julie Heldman Laura duPont Valerie Ziegenfuss
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	3rd: Billie Jean King 4th: Rosie Casals	Lesley Hunt Julie Heldman Laura duPont Valerie Ziegenfuss
	Fort Lauderdale Open Fort Lauderdale, United States Grand Prix (A) Clay – $20,000 – 16S/8D	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–2	Virginia Wade	Linda Tuero Evonne Goolagong	Marie Neumannová Martina Navratilova Jeanne Evert Patti Hogan
		Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	Linda Tuero Evonne Goolagong

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar	Virginia Slims of Chicago Chicago, United States Virginia Slims Carpet – $30,000	Margaret Court 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville Rosie Casals	Kristien Kemmer Pam Teeguarden Janet Newberry Julie Heldman
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	Kerry Melville Rosie Casals	Kristien Kemmer Pam Teeguarden Janet Newberry Julie Heldman
	Maureen Connolly Brinker Memorial Dallas, United States Grand Prix (A) Hard (i) – $37,210 – 32S/16D	Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–1	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert Kazuko Sawamatsu	Marita Redondo Linda Tuero Katja Ebbinghaus Sharon Walsh
		Evonne Goolagong Janet Young 6–3, 6–2	Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade	Chris Evert Kazuko Sawamatsu	Marita Redondo Linda Tuero Katja Ebbinghaus Sharon Walsh
12 Mar	Virginia Slims of Richmond Richmond, United States Virginia Slims $25,000	Margaret Court 6–2, 6–1	Janet Newberry	3rd: Betty Stöve 4th: Julie Heldman	Pam Teeguarden Valerie Ziegenfuss Marcie Louie Nancy Gunter
		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 6–2, 7–6^(5–4)	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	3rd: Betty Stöve 4th: Julie Heldman	Pam Teeguarden Valerie Ziegenfuss Marcie Louie Nancy Gunter
	U.S. National Women's Indoor Hingham, United States Grand Prix (C) (i) – 16S/?D	Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–4	Virginia Wade	Olga Morozova Linda Tuero	Jackie Fayter Marie Neumannová Isabel Fernández de Soto Gail Chanfreau
		Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	Olga Morozova Linda Tuero
19 Mar	Akron Open Akron, United States Grand Prix (B) Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 16S/8D	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4	Olga Morozova	Marina Kroschina Marita Redondo	Virginia Wade Linda Tuero Isabel Fernández de Soto Sue Stap
19 Mar		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 7–5, 6–4	Michele Gurdal Patricia Bostrom	Marina Kroschina Marita Redondo	Virginia Wade Linda Tuero Isabel Fernández de Soto Sue Stap
26 Mar	Virginia Slims of Tucson Tucson, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $25,000 – 32S/12D	Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Valerie Ziegenfuss	Laura Rossouw Kerry Harris Janet Newberry Wendy Overton
		Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden 3–6, 7–6, 7–5	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Valerie Ziegenfuss	Laura Rossouw Kerry Harris Janet Newberry Wendy Overton
	Lady Gotham Classic New York City, United States Grand Prix (B) Carpet (i) – 16S	Chris Evert 6–0, 6–4	Katja Ebbinghaus	Marina Kroschina Helga Niessen Masthoff	Isabel Fernández de Soto Kazuko Sawamatsu Linda Tuero Heide Orth

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Apr	Max-Pax Coffee Classic Philadelphia, United States Virginia Slims Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 16S/8D	Margaret Court 6–1, 6–0	Kerry Harris	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Lesley Hunt	Valerie Ziegenfuss Janet Newberry Nancy Gunter Kerry Melville
		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	3rd: Rosie Casals 4th: Lesley Hunt
	First Federal of Sarasota Open Sarasota, United States Grand Prix (C) Clay – $20,000 – 16S/8D	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong	Patti Hogan Helga Niessen Masthoff	Gail Chanfreau Marie Neumannová Sue Stap Marijke Schaar
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–0, 6–3	Martina Navratilova Marie Neumannová	Patti Hogan Helga Niessen Masthoff	Gail Chanfreau Marie Neumannová Sue Stap Marijke Schaar
9 Apr	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Virginia Slims $25,000	Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals Julie Heldman	Mona Schallau Betty Stöve Valerie Ziegenfuss Kerry Melville
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Julie Heldman	Mona Schallau Betty Stöve Valerie Ziegenfuss Kerry Melville
	Miami Beach Pros Miami Beach, United States Grand Prix (C) Clay – $20,000–48S	Chris Evert 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong	Marijke Schaar Helga Niessen Masthoff	Isabel Fernández de Soto Patti Hogan Linda Tuero Marie Neumannová
16 Apr	Virginia Slims of Jacksonville Jacksonville, United States Virginia Slims $25,000	Margaret Court 5–7, 6–3, 6–1	Rosie Casals	3rd: Kerry Melville 4th: Wendy Overton	Valerie Ziegenfuss Janet Newberry Karen Krantzcke Billie Jean King
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–6, 5–7, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	3rd: Kerry Melville 4th: Wendy Overton
	St. Petersburg Masters St. Petersburg, United States Grand Prix (C) (i) – ?S/?D	Chris Evert 6–2, 0–6, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong	Marita Redondo Martina Navratilova	Patti Hogan Isabel Fernández de Soto Helga Niessen Masthoff Marijke Schaar
		Chris Evert Jeanne Evert 6–2, 7–6	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	Marita Redondo Martina Navratilova
30 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Virginia Slims $90,000	Rosie Casals 3–6, 6–1, 7–5	Nancy Gunter	Kerry Melville Billie Jean King	Margaret Court Betty Stöve Laurie Fleming Wendy Overton
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Kerry Melville Billie Jean King	Margaret Court Betty Stöve Laurie Fleming Wendy Overton
	Federation Cup Bad Homburg, West Germany Federation Cup Clay – 30 teams knockout	Australia 3–0	South Africa	Romania West Germany	Netherlands Great Britain United States Indonesia

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Grand Prix (C) Clay – ?S/?D/32XD	Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong	Dianne Fromholtz Lindsey Beaven	Veronica Burton Glynis Coles Wendy Turnbull Christine Matison
		Patricia Coleman Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 7–5	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young
		Virginia Wade Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–3	Ilana Kloss Bernard Mitton
14 May	Mercedes-Benz Open Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw	Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–2	Pat Pretorius
		Evonne Goolagong Janet Young 6–1, 6–2	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel
	Surrey Hardcourt Championships Guildford, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 7–5, 6–3	Kazuko Sawamatsu
		Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh vs Lesley Charles / Glynis Coles Title Shared
21 May 28 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam (AA) Clay (red) – 64S/45Q/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Margaret Court 6–7, 7–6, 6–4	Chris Evert	Françoise Dürr Evonne Goolagong	Helga Masthoff Odile de Roubin Martina Navratilova Katja Ebbinghaus
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
		Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay 6–1, 6–4	Betty Stöve Patrice Dominguez

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Jun	Italian Open Rome, Italy Grand Prix (A) Clay – 48S/24D	Evonne Goolagong 7–6^(8–6), 6–0	Chris Evert	Vlasta Vopičková Helga Niessen Masthoff	Renáta Tomanová Kristien Kemmer Linda Tuero Katja Ebbinghaus
	Italian Open Rome, Italy Grand Prix (A) Clay – 48S/24D	Olga Morozova Virginia Wade 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová	Vlasta Vopičková Helga Niessen Masthoff
	Rothmans Championships Chichester, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 6–1, 6–0	Brigitte Cuypers
		Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura 7–5, 6–3	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel
11 Jun	German Open Hamburg, West Germany Grand Prix (B) Clay – 32S/16D	Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 6–1	Pat Pretorius	Kazuko Sawamatsu Marijke Schaar	Mima Jaušovec Fiorella Bonicelli Kristien Kemmer Renáta Tomanová
		Helga Niessen Masthoff Heide Orth 6–1, 6–2	Kristien Kemmer Laura Rossouw	Kazuko Sawamatsu Marijke Schaar
	John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grand Prix (B) Grass – 32S/16D	Billie Jean King 8–6, 6–4	Virginia Wade	Rosemary Casals Chris Evert	Lany Kaligis Patti Hogan Pam Teeguarden Glynis Coles
		Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 9–7	Chris Evert Betty Stöve	Rosemary Casals Chris Evert	Lany Kaligis Patti Hogan Pam Teeguarden Glynis Coles
	Green Shield Kent Championships Beckenham, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw	Dianne Fromholtz 7–5, 0–6, 6–1	Janet Newberry
		Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova 8–6, 6–3	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel
18 Jun	Rothmans Championships London, Great Britain Grand Prix (C) Grass – ?S/?D	Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong	Valerie Ziegenfuss Julie Heldman	Kristien Kemmer Marita Redondo Kerry Melville Chris Evert
18 Jun		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 4–6, 6–3, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Valerie Ziegenfuss Julie Heldman	Kristien Kemmer Marita Redondo Kerry Melville Chris Evert
25 Jun 2 Jul	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam (AA) Grass – 96S/50D/80X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Billie Jean King 6–0, 7–5	Chris Evert	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	Olga Morozova Rosie Casals Virginia Wade Kerry Melville
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–1, 4–6, 7–5	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6–3, 6–2	Janet Newberry Raúl Ramírez

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jul	Düsseldorf Open Düsseldorf, West Germany Grand Prix (A) Clay – 26S/13D	Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong	Katja Ebbinghaus Kazuko Sawamatsu	Isabel Fernández de Soto Betty Stöve Pat Pretorius Pam Teeguarden
		Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young vs Helga Niessen Masthoff / Heide Orth Title Shared		Katja Ebbinghaus Kazuko Sawamatsu
	Carrolls Irish Open Dublin, Ireland Grand Prix (B) Grass – 32S/16D	Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4	Virginia Wade	Helen Gourlay Patricia Coleman	Geraldine Barniville Veronica Burton Karen Krantzcke Wendy Turnbull
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade 8–6, 3–6, 6–4	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	Helen Gourlay Patricia Coleman
	Green Shield Welsh Championships Newport, United States Non-tour event Grass Draw	Julie Heldman 1–6, 6–1, 11–9	Dianne Fromholtz
		Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh vs Dianne Fromholtz / Julie Heldman Title Shared
16 Jul	Rothmans North of England Championships Hoylake, Great Britain Grand Prix (C) ?S/?D	Patti Hogan 11–9, 4–6, 6–4	Sharon Walsh	Virginia Wade Karen Krantzcke	Wendy Turnbull Veronica Burton Dianne Fromholtz Lindsay Blachford
		Karen Krantzcke Virginia Wade 5–7, 6–4, 6–1	Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Virginia Wade Karen Krantzcke
	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Draw	Evonne Goolagong vs Olga Morozova Cancelled due to rain
23 Jul	Marie O. Clarke Memorial Cleveland, United States Grand Prix (B) 8S/4D	Chris Evert 6–0, 6–0	Linda Tuero	Janice Metcalf Nathalie Fuchs	Patricia Bostrom Pat Pretorius Marilyn Tesch Susan Minford
23 Jul		Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius 1–6, 7–6, 6–1	Janice Metcalf Laurie Tenney	Janice Metcalf Nathalie Fuchs	Patricia Bostrom Pat Pretorius Marilyn Tesch Susan Minford
30 Jul	Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, United States Grand Prix (B) 32S/16D	Chris Evert 6–2, 7–5	Marita Redondo	Laurie Tenney Pat Pretorius	Michele Gurdal Sharon Walsh Nathalie Fuchs Kate Latham
		Chris Evert Marita Redondo 6–4, 6–4	Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius	Laurie Tenney Pat Pretorius	Michele Gurdal Sharon Walsh Nathalie Fuchs Kate Latham
	Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2	Betty Stöve	3rd: Julie Heldman 4th: Janet Newberry	Karen Krantzcke Pam Teeguarden Barbara Downs Rosie Casals
		Rosie Casals & Billie Jean King vs Françoise Dürr & Betty Stöve 3–2 suspended		3rd: Julie Heldman 4th: Janet Newberry	Karen Krantzcke Pam Teeguarden Barbara Downs Rosie Casals

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Aug	Commerce Union Classic Nashville, United States Virginia Slims $30,000	Margaret Court 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr	Kathy Kuykendall Mona Schallau Janet Newberry Betty Stöve
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–7, 6–1	Karen Krantzcke Janet Newberry	Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr	Kathy Kuykendall Mona Schallau Janet Newberry Betty Stöve
	Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Grand Prix (B) Clay – 32S/16D	Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 7–5	Chris Evert	Jeanne Evert Ilana Kloss	Pat Pretorius Sharon Walsh Ann Kiyomura Isabel Fernández de Soto
		Ilana Kloss Pat Pretorius 7–6, 3–6, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	Jeanne Evert Ilana Kloss
13 Aug	Jersey Shore Classic Jersey Shore, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles	Margaret Court 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Lesley Hunt	Rosie Casals Karen Krantzcke	Kerry Harris Janet Newberry Tory Fretz Joy Schwikert
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–7, 6–1	Julie Anthony Mona Schallau	Rosie Casals Karen Krantzcke	Kerry Harris Janet Newberry Tory Fretz Joy Schwikert
	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Grand Prix (B) Clay – 32S/16D	Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3	Veronica Burton	Linda Tuero Lindsey Beaven	Pat Pretorius Ilana Kloss Jeanne Evert Janet Haas
		Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 6–4, 6–4	Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto	Linda Tuero Lindsey Beaven	Pat Pretorius Ilana Kloss Jeanne Evert Janet Haas
20 Aug	Virginia Slims Grass Court Championships Newport, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–2	Julie Heldman	3rd: Kerry Melville 4th: Kristien Kemmer	Lesley Hunt Betty Stöve Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–3	Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden	3rd: Kerry Melville 4th: Kristien Kemmer	Lesley Hunt Betty Stöve Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr
	Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Grand Prix (C) Clay – ?S/?D	Evonne Goolagong 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	Helga Niessen Masthoff	Peggy Michel Martina Navratilova	Marilyn Tesch Nathalie Fuchs Susan Stone Janice Tindle
	Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Grand Prix (C) Clay – ?S/?D	Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel 6–3, 6–2	Helga Niessen Masthoff Martina Navratilova	Peggy Michel Martina Navratilova	Marilyn Tesch Nathalie Fuchs Susan Stone Janice Tindle
27 Aug 3 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam (AA) Grass – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Margaret Court 7–6, 5–7, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong	Helga Masthoff Chris Evert	Julie Heldman Kerry Melville Rosie Casals Virginia Wade
		Margaret Court Virginia Wade 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
		Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	Margaret Court Marty Riessen

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Sep	Virginia Slims of St. Louis St. Louis, United States Virginia Slims $30,000	Rosie Casals 6–4, 6–7, 6–0	Karen Krantzcke	Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville	Kristien Kemmer Betty Stöve Mary Ann Beattie Kerry Harris
		Karen Krantzcke Mona Schallau 6–4, 7–6	Betty Stöve Pam Teeguarden	Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville	Kristien Kemmer Betty Stöve Mary Ann Beattie Kerry Harris
	Four Roses Classic Charlotte, United States Grand Prix (A) 30S/16D	Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 6–0	Eugenia Birioukova	Kazuko Sawamatsu Martina Navratilova	Veronica Burton Jackie Fayter Olga Morozova Marina Kroschina
		Evonne Goolagong Janet Young 6–2, 6–0	Ilana Kloss Martina Navratilova	Kazuko Sawamatsu Martina Navratilova
	World Invitational Sea Pines Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Carpet	Margaret Court Walkover	Chris Evert
17 Sep	Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $30,000	Françoise Dürr 6–4, 1–6, 6–4	Rosie Casals	3rd/4th: Nancy Gunter Billie Jean King shared, match abandoned.	Robin Tenney Tory Fretz Julie Heldman Kerry Melville
17 Sep		Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve		Robin Tenney Tory Fretz Julie Heldman Kerry Melville
24 Sep	Virginia Slims of Columbus Columbus, United States Virginia Slims Hard – $30,000	Chris Evert Walkover	Margaret Court	Julie Heldman Rosie Casals	Kathy Kuykendall Betty Stöve Lesley Hunt Laurie Fleming
24 Sep		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 7–5, 7–5	Mona Schallau Pam Teeguarden	Julie Heldman Rosie Casals	Kathy Kuykendall Betty Stöve Lesley Hunt Laurie Fleming

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Oct	Virginia Slims of Phoenix Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $40,000 Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	3rd: Kerry Melville 4th: Rosie Casals	Betty Stöve Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Kristien Kemmer
1 Oct		Kerry Harris Kerry Melville 6–4, 6–4	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	3rd: Kerry Melville 4th: Rosie Casals	Betty Stöve Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Kristien Kemmer
15 Oct	Virginia Slims Championships Boca Raton, United States Year-end championships $100,000 Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	Françoise Dürr Kerry Melville	Janet Newberry Virginia Wade Mona Schallau Julie Heldman
15 Oct		Rosie Casals Margaret Court 6–2, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Françoise Dürr Kerry Melville	Janet Newberry Virginia Wade Mona Schallau Julie Heldman
22 Oct	Virginia Slims of Hawaii Honolulu, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1	Helen Gourlay	Marcie Louie Kerry Melville	Patricia Bostrom Karen Krantzcke Wendy Appleby Kerry Harris
		Kerry Harris Kerry Melville 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	Marcie Louie Kerry Melville	Patricia Bostrom Karen Krantzcke Wendy Appleby Kerry Harris
	Dewar Circuit Aberavon, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw	Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1	Julie Heldman
		Marita Redondo Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–3, 7–6	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura
29 Oct	Dewar Circuit Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw	Virginia Wade 6–4, 3–6, 6–1	Julie Heldman
29 Oct		Marita Redondo Virginia Wade 6–1, 2–6, 6–4	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura

November

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
5 Nov		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
12 Nov	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	Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–4	Nancy Richey

Grand Prix points system

The Grand Prix tournaments were divided into four groups. Group AA consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into Groups A, B and C by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:

**Group AA**
Champion: 100 Runner-up: 75 Semifinalist: 50 Quarterfinalist: 25 Fourth round: 12 Third round: 6 Second round: 3

**Group A**
Champion: 60 Runner-up: 40 Semifinalist: 30 Quarterfinalist: 15 9th – 16th: 7 17th – 32nd: 3 33rd – 64th: 1

**Group B**
Champion: 40 Runner-up: 30 Semifinalist: 20 5th – 8th: 10 9th – 16th: 5 17th – 32nd: 2

**Group C**
Champion: 20 Runner-up: 15 Semifinalist: 10 5th – 8th: 5 9th – 16th: 3 17th – 32nd: 1

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1973 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:

total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Virginia Slims event

Titles won by player

Total	Player	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
23	Margaret Court (AUS)	● ● ●	● ● ●			●	● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●	● ● ●	16	7	0
13	Billie Jean King (USA)	●	●	● ●			● ● ● ●	● ● ● ● ●	5	6	2
10	Rosie Casals (USA)		●			●	● ●	● ● ● ● ● ● ●	2	8	0
8	Françoise Durr (FRA)			●			●	● ● ● ● ● ●	1	6	1
6	Betty Stöve (NED)							● ● ● ● ● ●	0	6	0
3	Virginia Wade (GBR)		● ● ●						0	3	0
3	Kerry Melville (AUS)						●	● ●	1	2	0
3	Lesley Hunt (AUS)							● ● ●	0	3	0
2	Chris Evert (USA)				●		●		2	0	0
2	Kerry Harris (AUS)							● ●	0	2	0
2	Julie Heldman (USA)							● ●	0	2	0
2	Mona Schallau (USA)							● ●	0	2	0
2	Pam Teeguarden (USA)							● ●	0	2	0
1	Karen Krantzcke (AUS)							●	0	1	0
1	Janet Newberry (USA)							●	0	1	0

Titles won by nation

Total	Nation	S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
27	Australia (AUS)	3	3	0	0	1	14	6	17	10	0
23	United States (USA)	1	1	2	1	1	7	10	9	12	2
8	France (FRA)	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1	6	1
6	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0
3	Great Britain (GBR)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

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v t e 1973 WTA Tour « 1972 1974 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Virginia Slims Circuit	San Francisco (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Washington (S, D) Miami (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Detroit (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Richmond (S, D) Tucson (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Boston (S, D) Jacksonville (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Denver (S, D) Newport (S, D) St. Louis (S, D) Houston (S, D) Columbus (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Honolulu (S, D)
Grand Prix Circuit	Fort Lauderdale (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Hingham (S, D) Akron (S, D) New York (S, D) Sarasota (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Bournemouth (S, D) Rome (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) London/Queen's (S, D) Düsseldorf (S, D) Dublin (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Indianapolis 2 (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Charlotte (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D)
Non-tour events	Sydney 1 (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Surbiton (S, D) Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D) Aberavon (S, D) Edinburgh (S, D) Billingham (S, D) London (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D)

v t e Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF World Circuit (1913-72)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024