# 1973 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1973 Federation Cup was the 11th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 30 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, West Germany from 30 April–6 May. Australia defeated South Africa in the final, winning the title without losing a rubber.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Canada |
| Chile | Denmark | France | Great Britain | Greece | Indonesia |
| Ireland | Italy | Japan | Luxembourg | Mexico | Netherlands |
| New Zealand | Norway | Poland | Romania | South Africa | South Korea |
| Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | United States | West Germany | Yugoslavia |

## Draw

All ties were played at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, West Germany on clay courts.
| First Round 30 April–1 May | First Round 30 April–1 May | Second Round 2–3 May | Second Round 2–3 May | Quarterfinals 4 May | Quarterfinals 4 May | Semifinals 5 May | Semifinals 5 May | Semifinals 5 May | Final 6 May | Final 6 May | Final 6 May |
| | | Australia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | 0 | | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | | | | | | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Poland | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | w/o | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Indonesia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | Indonesia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | 2 | | | | | | Australia | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | West Germany | 0 | | | |
| United States | 3 | | | | | | | | West Germany | 0 | | | |
| Italy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | 0 | United States | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | South Korea | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | 0 | South Korea | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | United States | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 2 | | | | | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
| Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 0 | Spain | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Chile | w/o | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Germany | | | | | | | | | | Australia | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | South Africa | 0 |
| South Africa | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | South Africa | 0 |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 0 | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 3 | | | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | | | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| France | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| France | 1 | | | | | | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Romania | 1 | | | |
| Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | | Romania | 1 | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Romania | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | 3 | Romania | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | | | Romania | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Austria | 0 | | | | | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 3 | Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### First round

Japan vs. Ireland
| Japan 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Geraldine Barniville 6 4 6 1     2 Hideko Goto Susan Minford 7 5 6 1     3 Kazuko Sawamatsu / Kimiyo Hatanaka Geraldine Barniville / Susan Minford 6 1 6 2 ||||
New Zealand vs. Indonesia
| New Zealand 1 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Indonesia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marilyn Pryde Lany Kaligis 4 6 3 6     2 Judy Connor Lita Sugiarto 2 6 4 6     3 Judy Connor / Marilyn Pryde Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto 6 3 10 8 ||||
United States vs. Italy
| United States 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Patti Hogan Lucia Bassi 6 4 6 0     2 Linda Tuero Anna-Maria Nasuelli 6 2 6 1     3 Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh Lucia Bassi / Daniela Marzano 6 3 3 6 6 2 ||||
Norway vs. South Korea
| Norway 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | South Korea 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ellen Grindvold Yang Jeong-soon 3 6 5 7     2 Liv Hubert Lee Mi-ok 4 6 0 6     3 Ellen Grindvold / Liv Hubert Lee Mi-ok / Yang Jeong-soon 1 6 6 3 3 6 ||||
Spain vs. Canada
| Spain 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 30 April 1973 Clay | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carmen Mandarino Janice Tindle 6 4 4 6 6 4   2 Carmen Perea Andrée Martin 3 6 7 5 6 4   3          not played ||||
South Africa vs. Greece
| South Africa 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos 6 2 6 2     2 Brenda Kirk Alice Alexandri 6 0 6 0     3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos / Dionissia Kotsia 6 0 6 0 ||||
Switzerland vs. Belgium
| Switzerland 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Belgium 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Evagreth Emmenegger Michèle Gurdal 6 0 1 6 2 6   2 Marianne Kindler Monique Van Haver 0 6 4 6     3 Evagreth Emmenegger / Ingrid Sadlon Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 2 6 3 6 ||||
Denmark vs. Yugoslavia
| Denmark 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sørensen Mima Jaušovec 0 6 5 7     2 Mari-Ann Klougart Jelena Genčić 6 3 6 2     3 Dorte Ekner / Anne-Mette Sørensen Jelena Genčić / Mima Jaušovec 6 0 2 6 7 5 ||||
Netherlands vs. France
| Netherlands 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | France 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marijke Schaar Nathalie Fuchs 6 3 6 3     2 Gertruida Walhof Odile de Roubin 2 6 4 6     3 Marijke Schaar / Gertruida Walhof Odile de Roubin / Florence Guédy 2 6 6 0 6 2 ||||
Sweden vs. Argentina
| Sweden 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Argentina 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid Bentzer Raquel Giscafré 6 1 6 1     2 Christina Sandberg Inés Roget 6 3 6 3     3 Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg Inés Roget / Elvira Weisenberger 7 5 6 3 ||||
Romania vs. Brazil
| Romania 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Brazil 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Judith Gohn Andrea Menezes 6 0 6 0     2 Virginia Ruzici Suzana Gesteira 6 1 6 2     3 Judith Gohn / Mariana Simionescu Suzana Gesteira / Andrea Menezes 6 1 6 2 ||||
Mexico vs. Austria
| Austria 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 1 May 1973 Clay | Mexico 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sonja Pachta Elena Subirats 3 6 1 6     2 Veronika Buche Gina Díaz Ponce 7 5 2 6 5 7   3 Sabine Bernegger / Veronika Buche María-Teresa Salvidea Díaz / Elena Subirats 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Second round

Australia vs. Japan
| Australia 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Japan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 2 6 0     2 Patricia Coleman Hideko Goto 6 0 6 1     3 Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young Hideko Goto / Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 1     not completed ||||
Luxembourg vs. Indonesia
| Luxembourg 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Indonesia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Flore Wagner Lany Kaligis 2 6 2 6     2 Monique Hendel Lita Sugiarto 0 6 0 6     3 Josiane Graas / Flore Wagner Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto 0 6 1 6 ||||
United States vs. South Korea
| United States 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | South Korea 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Patti Hogan Yang Jeong-soon 3 6 4 6     2 Linda Tuero Lee Mi-ok 6 1 7 5     3 Patti Hogan / Sharon Walsh Lee Mi-ok / Yang Jeong-soon 6 1 6 0 ||||
Spain vs. West Germany
| Spain 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | West Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carmen Mandarino Helga Masthoff 1 6 0 6     2 Carmen Perea Katja Ebbinghaus 8 6 0 6 2 6   3 Ana María Estalella Manso / Carmen Mandarino Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht 3 6 4 6 ||||
South Africa vs. Belgium
| South Africa 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Belgium 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Michèle Gurdal 6 4 6 3     2 Brenda Kirk Monique Van Haver 6 2 3 6 6 3   3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 6 1 6 4 ||||
Denmark vs. Netherlands
| Denmark 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 2 May 1973 Clay | Netherlands 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sørensen Marijke Schaar 0 6 1 6     2 Mari-Ann Klougart Gertruida Walhof 0 6 2 6     3          not played ||||
Sweden vs. Romania
| Sweden 1 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Romania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid Bentzer Judith Gohn 6 3 3 6 6 3   2 Christina Sandberg Virginia Ruzici 3 6 6 8     3 Ingrid Bentzer / Mimmi Wikstedt Judith Gohn / Mariana Simionescu 4 6 6 2 5 7 ||||
Mexico vs. Great Britain
| Mexico 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Subirats Virginia Wade 5 7 5 7     2 Gina Díaz Ponce Joyce Williams 4 6 6 3 1 6   3 Gina Díaz Ponce / Elena Subirats Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 5 7 7 9 ||||

### Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Indonesia
| Australia 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Indonesia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Lany Kaligis 6 0 5 7 6 1   2 Patricia Coleman Lita Sugiarto 6 4 6 2     3 Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young Lany Kaligis / Lita Sugiarto 6 1 6 0 ||||
United States vs. West Germany
| United States 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | West Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Linda Tuero Helga Masthoff 2 6 5 7     2 Patti Hogan Katja Ebbinghaus 4 6 1 6     3 Janice Metcalf / Sharon Walsh Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht 4 6 2 6 ||||
South Africa vs. Netherlands
| South Africa 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Netherlands 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Marijke Schaar 6 3 6 3     2 Brenda Kirk Gertruida Walhof 6 1 2 6 6 3   3 Ilana Kloss / Patricia Walkden Gertruida Walhof / Tine Zwaan 6 4 6 0 ||||
Romania vs. Great Britain
| Romania 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Judith Gohn Virginia Wade 2 6 3 6     2 Mariana Simionescu Joyce Williams 6 3 6 8 6 3   3 Judith Gohn / Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Semifinals

Australia vs. West Germany
| Australia 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | West Germany 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Helga Masthoff 6 4 6 3     2 Patricia Coleman Katja Ebbinghaus 6 3 6 2     3 Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht 6 4 4 6 6 1 ||||
South Africa vs. Romania
| South Africa 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | Romania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Judith Gohn 6 4 6 1     2 Brenda Kirk Virginia Ruzici 6 4 3 6 3 6   3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Judith Gohn / Mariana Simionescu 6 2 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Final

Australia vs. South Africa
| Australia 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 6 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 6 May 1973 Clay | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Patricia Walkden 6 0 6 2     2 Patricia Coleman Brenda Kirk 10 8 6 0     3 Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Consolation Round

Teams which lost in the first or second round of the main draw went on to play in the Consolation Round.

### Draw

| Consolation first round 3 May | Consolation first round 3 May | Consolation second round 3 May | Consolation second round 3 May | Consolation Quarterfinals 4 May | Consolation Quarterfinals 4 May | Consolation Semifinals 5 May | Consolation Semifinals 5 May | Consolation Semifinals 5 May | Consolation final 6 May | Consolation final 6 May |
| | | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sweden | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | Norway | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Mexico | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | | Norway | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Sweden | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | | South Korea | 1 | | |
| | | Spain | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Spain | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | South Korea | 2 | | | | | |
| Belgium | 2 | | | | | South Korea | 2 | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | South Korea | 2 | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | | Sweden | '2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Japan | 1 |
| France | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Japan | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 0 | France | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | Brazil | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | | | France | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | Ireland | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Greece | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | Ireland | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | France | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | | Japan | 2 | | |
| | | Austria | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Austria | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Japan | 3 | | | | | |
| | | Argentina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | |

### First round

Belgium vs. New Zealand
| Belgium 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 1            2            3 ||||
South Korea vs. Switzerland
| South Korea 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yang Jeong-soon Evagreth Emmenegger 6 3 7 5     2 Lee Duk-hee Ingrid Sadlon 6 4 6 0     3 Lee Duk-hee / Lee Soon-oh Marianne Kindler / Ingrid Sadlon 6 3 6 3 ||||
France vs. Denmark
| France 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Odile de Roubin Anne-Mette Sørensen 6 3 6 4     2 Florence Guédy Mari-Ann Klougart 6 1 6 1     3 Odile de Roubin / Florence Guédy Dorte Ekner / Mari-Ann Klougart 7 5 6 1 ||||
Luxembourg vs. Brazil
| Brazil 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 1            2            3 ||||

### Second round

Sweden vs. Canada
| Sweden 3 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid Bentzer Janice Tindle 6 2 6 2     2 Christina Sandberg Andrée Martin 6 3 6 3     3 Ingrid Bentzer / Mimmi Wikstedt Andrée Martin / Janice Tindle 6 0 7 5 ||||
Spain vs. Italy
| Spain 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Italy 1 |
| 1 2 3 1            2            3 ||||
Belgium vs. South Korea
| Belgium 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | South Korea 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Michèle Gurdal Yang Jeong-soon 6 3 6 8 4 6   2 Monique Van Haver Lee Duk-hee 2 6 6 4 2 6   3          not played ||||
France vs. Brazil
| France 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Brazil 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Florence Guédy Suzana Gesteira 9 11 6 3 8 6   2 Odile de Roubin Andrea Menezes 6 1 2 6 6 1   3          not played ||||
Greece vs. Ireland
| Greece 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1            2            3 ||||
Austria vs. Yugoslavia
| Austria 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Yugoslavia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sonja Pachta Mima Jaušovec 3 6 6 2 2 6   2 Veronika Buche Jelena Genčić 6 3 6 1     3 Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta Jelena Genčić / Mima Jaušovec 7 5 7 5 ||||
Argentina vs. Japan
| Argentina 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 3 May 1973 Clay | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Inés Roget Kazuko Sawamatsu 1 6 1 6     2 Elvira Weisenberger Hideko Goto 3 6 5 7     3          not played ||||

### Quarterfinals

Sweden vs. Norway
| Sweden 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Norway 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid Bentzer Ellen Grindvold 6 3 6 0     2 Christina Sandberg Liv Hubert 6 1 6 0     3 Ingrid Bentzer / Mimmi Wikstedt Ellen Grindvold / Liv Hubert 6 8 6 8 ||||
South Korea vs. Spain
| Spain 1 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | South Korea 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Carmen Mandarino Yang Jeong-soon 6 3 3 6 1 6   2 Carmen Perea Lee Duk-hee 6 1 1 6 3 6   3 Carmen Mandarino / Carmen Perea Lee Duk-hee / Lee Soon-oh 6 1 6 1 ||||
France vs. Ireland
| France 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nathalie Fuchs Geraldine Barniville 7 5 6 4     2 Odile de Roubin Eleanor McFadden 6 0 6 2     3          not played ||||
Austria vs. Japan
| Austria 0 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 4 May 1973 Clay | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sonja Pachta Kazuko Sawamatsu 4 6 1 6     2 Veronika Buche Hideko Goto 1 6 5 7     3 Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Semifinals

Sweden vs. South Korea
| Sweden 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | South Korea 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid Bentzer Yang Jeong-soon 3 6 6 2 6 3   2 Christina Sandberg Lee Duk-hee 6 2 6 2     3 Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg Lee Duk-hee / Lee Mi-ok 6 2 6 8 2 6 ||||
France vs. Japan
| France 1 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 5 May 1973 Clay | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nathalie Fuchs Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 1 6 3     2 Odile de Roubin Hideko Goto 1 6 0 6     3 Odile de Roubin / Nathalie Fuchs Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Final

Sweden vs. Japan
| Sweden 2 | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 6 May 1973 Clay | Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg, West Germany 6 May 1973 Clay | Japan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid Bentzer Kazuko Sawamatsu 7 9 1 6     2 Christina Sandberg Hideko Goto 6 1 4 6 7 5   3 Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg Kayoko Fukuoka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 4 3 6 6 0 ||||