# 1973 French Open – Women's singles

Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title and 23rd major singles title overall. It was the first French Open appearance for future seven-time champion Evert.
Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title.
This tournament marked the first singles major appearance of future world No. 1 and 18-time major singles champion Martina Navratilova; she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by Evonne Goolagong.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Margaret Court (champion)
* Chris Evert (finalist)
* Virginia Wade (third round)
* Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)
* Nancy Gunter (third round)
* Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
* Helga Masthoff (quarterfinals)
* Katja Ebbinghaus (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Margaret Court | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Katja Ebbinghaus | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Katja Ebbinghaus | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Margaret Court | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Evonne Goolagong | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Evonne Goolagong | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Evonne Goolagong | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Court | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Françoise Dürr | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| | Odile de Roubin | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Odile de Roubin | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Françoise Dürr | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Helga Masthoff | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Teeguarden | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Court | 6 | 6 | | 1 | Court | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Darmon | 1 | 1 | | | Coleman | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Coleman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Court | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Pattison | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | Stöve | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Gohn | 6 | 6 | | | Gohn | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bouteleux | 5 | 3 | | | Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stöve | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Court | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Wikstedt | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ebbinghaus | 2 | 3 |
| | Fayter | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Fayter | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Palmeová-West | 6 | 2 | 1 | Q | Bostrom | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bostrom | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | Bostrom | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Guédy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Ebbinghaus | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sugiarto | 4 | 2 | | | Sandberg | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Schaar | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernández-De Soto | 4 | 5 | | | Morozova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Morozova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Coles | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | Fuchs | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | duPont | 7 | 6 | | | duPont | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruzici | 3 | 6 | 8 | | Fuchs | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fuchs | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Goolagong | 7 | 6 |
| | Turnbull | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Navratilova | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Gunter | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Gunter | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Marzano | 7 | 0 | 5 | | Rossouw | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rossouw | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | Gunter | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Koželuhová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Perea | 4 | 2 | | | Giscafré | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giscafré | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Orth | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Young | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Young | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Ibarra | 2 | 1 | | | Bonicelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bonicelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Bonicelli | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Kaligis | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Bentzer | 6 | 7 | | | Bentzer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neumannová | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Dürr | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Simionescu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | de Roubin | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | de Roubin | 6 | 6 | | | de Roubin | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Széll | 5 | 6 | 9 | | Nasuelli | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nasuelli | 7 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | de Roubin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hogan | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Wade | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Vopičková | 6 | 6 | | | Vopičková | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Szörényi | 1 | 3 | | 3 | Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Birioukova | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kemmer | 6 | 7 | | | Kemmer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hösl | 7 | 4 | 2 | | Pretorius | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pretorius | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Pretorius | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Yang | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Masthoff | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Walsh | 7 | 6 | | | Walsh | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paish | 4 | 2 | | 7 | Masthoff | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Masthoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Masthoff | 3 | 3 |
| | Schallau | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Evert | 6 | 6 |
| | Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | Sawamatsu | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chmyreva | 4 | 3 | | | Tomanová | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Tomanová | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Downs | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Goto | 6 | 6 | | Q | Goto | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tesch | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |