# 1973 Australian Open – Women's singles

Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 Australian Open. It was her eleventh Australian Open singles title and 22nd major singles title overall. Court did not lose a set during the tournament.
Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but she lost to 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 (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 (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Margaret Court | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Karen Krantzcke | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Karen Krantzcke | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Margaret Court | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kerry Melville | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Dianne Fromholtz | 1 | 3 | | 4 | Kerry Melville | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Kerry Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kerry Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Court | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Evonne Goolagong | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Evonne Goolagong | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Kazuko Sawamatsu | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kazuko Sawamatsu | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Kazuko Sawamatsu | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Kerry Harris | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Evonne Goolagong | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | M Court | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Fuchs | 5 | 6 | 6 | | N Fuchs | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mansfield | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | M Court | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Dart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Dart | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Walker | 4 | 3 | | | B Dart | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Hogarth | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Court | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Krantzcke | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | E Birioukova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Worland | 6 | 7 | | Q | H Worland | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D James | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 9 | E Birioukova | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Lee D-h | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | K Krantzcke | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Whytcross | 4 | 5 | | | Lee D-h | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | K Krantzcke | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | P Coleman | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | H Young | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | W Turnbull | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | K Williams | 0 | 7 | 3 | | W Turnbull | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | J Young | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Fromholtz | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Melville | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | G Coles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Whitely | 6 | 6 | | | M Whitely | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee S-o | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | G Coles | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Doerner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Walker | 2 | 1 | | | C Doerner | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | K Melville | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Matison | 7 | 6 | | | C Matison | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Wilkinson | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | M Proisy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Bowrey | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Ekner | 4 | 4 | | LL | M Proisy | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Bowrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Wade | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Sawamatsu | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 11 | M Tesch | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pratt | 7 | 2 | 6 | | M Pratt | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Walker | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | M Tesch | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Blachford | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Irvine | 6 | 3 | | | L Blachford | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Sawamatsu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | K Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Van Haver | 6 | 6 | | | M Van Haver | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Nomura | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | K Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| M Morgan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | B Hawcroft | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| J Whyte | 3 | 1 | | | M Morgan | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | B Hawcroft | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Harris | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | M Gurdal | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| L Charles | 7 | 5 | 6 | | L Charles | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| C O'Neil | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | L Charles | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Yang J-s | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| H Crozier | 2 | 4 | | | Yang J-s | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |