# 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–0, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall.

## Seeds

    01. Margaret Court (semifinals)
    02. Billie Jean King (champion)
    03. Evonne Goolagong (semifinals)
    04. Chris Evert (final)
    05. Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)
    06. Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
    07. Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
    08. Olga Morozova (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. For the first time since 1954, all eight seeded players reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament.

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Margaret Court | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Olga Morozova | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Olga Morozova | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Margaret Court | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Rosie Casals | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rosie Casals | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Chris Evert | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Virginia Wade | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Evonne Goolagong | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Kerry Melville | 8 | 6 | | 2 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Billie Jean King | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Court | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Krantzcke | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | M Court | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | K Latham | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | K Latham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pryde | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Court | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | G Coles | 1 | 4 |
| | G Coles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fayter | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Coles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Moor | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Moor | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kaligis | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | O Morozova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Coleman | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | O Morozova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Williams | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Williams | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Giscafré | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | O Morozova | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | I Bentzer | 5 | 1 |
| | G Walhof | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Newberry | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Newberry | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | I Bentzer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Charles | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Bentzer | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonicelli | 3 | 3 | | 4 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tomanová | 4 | 0 | | | J Gohn | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gohn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Heldman | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | J Heldman | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | W Wooldridge | 1 | 6 | | | J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Neumannová | 3 | 3 | | | M Schaar | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schaar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Evert | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| | L Sugiarto | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Young | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | S Barker | 6 | 6 | | | S Barker | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brasher | 0 | 6 | 2 | | L Blachford | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Blachford | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | L Blachford | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | K Ebbinghaus | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | J Young | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Redondo | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Redondo | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Burton | 4 | 5 | | | J Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Young | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Kirk | 0 | 1 | | 5 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Rossouw | 4 | 3 | | | S Mappin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mappin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | R Casals | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | T Fretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | T Fretz | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Mottram | 1 | 3 | | Q | T Fretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Simionescu | 4 | 2 | | Q | V Berner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Berner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Casals | 6 | 6 |
| | M Gurdal | 2 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kemmer | 3 | 3 |
| | V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 8 | 6 | | V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tenney | 0 | 6 | | | L Fleming | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Fleming | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | V Ziegenfuss | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | H Gourlay | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Kemmer | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kemmer | 6 | 6 | | | K Kemmer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Anthony | 8 | 4 | | | D Boshoff | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Boshoff | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Colman | 3 | 0 | | | F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Vopičková | 6 | 1 | 8 | | V Vopičková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Molesworth | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Dürr | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Kroschina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Kroschina | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| LL | J Dixon | 3 | 4 | | | M Kroschina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Wikstedt | 6 | 8 | 9 | Q | M Wikstedt | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Coe | 0 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Dürr | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | K Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Wade | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | S Pachta | 2 | 2 | | | K Sawamatsu | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O de Roubin | 4 | 2 | | | P Teeguarden | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Teeguarden | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | P Bostrom | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Pigeon | 3 | 5 | | | P Bostrom | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | V Wade | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V Wade | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | L Tuero | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Fuchs | 1 | 6 | 6 | | N Fuchs | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hogan | 7 | 6 | 6 | | P Hogan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doerner | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | P Hogan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Janes | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | M Navrátilová | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Navrátilová | 6 | 6 | | | M Navrátilová | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L duPont | 6 | 6 | | | L duPont | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Goto | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | P Hogan | 0 | 1 |
| | S Walsh | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 |
| | I Fernández de Soto | 7 | 6 | 6 | | I Fernández de Soto | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tindle | 6 | 1 | 4 | | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | W Turnbull | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Cooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Downs | 0 | 4 | | | J Cooper | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Stöve | 3 | 3 | | 3 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | C Sandberg | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Beaven | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Sandberg | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | M Michel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stap | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Michel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Q | M Michel | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Melville | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | W Overton | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Pretorius | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Pretorius | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Kloss | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | W Paish | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Schallau | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schallau | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L Hunt | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | BJ King | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | K Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruzici | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Harris | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Bassi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |