1973 French Open

Tennis tournament

1973 French Open

Date| 21 May – 3 June 1973
Edition| 72
Category| 43rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface| Clay / outdoor
Location| Paris (XVIe), France
Venue| Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Ilie Năstase[1]
Women's singles
Margaret Court[2]
Men's doubles
John Newcombe /  Tom Okker[3]
Women's doubles
Margaret Court /  Virginia Wade[2]
Mixed doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Jean-Claude Barclay[2]
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The 1973 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 21 May until 3 June. It was the 77th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973.[4][5] Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the singles titles.

## Finals

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### Men's singles

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Main article: 1973 French Open – Men's singles

Ilie Năstase[a] defeated  Nikola Pilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 [1]

• It was Năstase's 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.

### Women's singles

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Main article: 1973 French Open – Women's singles

Margaret Court defeated  Chris Evert,[b] 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 [2]

• It was Court's 23rd career Grand Slam singles title, her 10th in the Open Era and her 5th and last title at the French Open.

### Men's doubles

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Main article: 1973 French Open – Men's doubles

John Newcombe /  Tom Okker defeated  Jimmy Connors /  Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 [3]

• It was Newcombe's 14th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd and last title at the French Open.
• It was Okker's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.

### Women's doubles

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Main article: 1973 French Open – Women's doubles

Margaret Court /  Virginia Wade defeated  Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3 [2]

• It was Court's 17th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 8th during the Open Era and her 4th and last title at the French Open.
• It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the French Open.

### Mixed doubles

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Main article: 1973 French Open – Mixed doubles

Françoise Dürr /  Jean-Claude Barclay defeated  Betty Stöve /  Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4 [2]

• It was Dürr's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open.
• It was Barclay's 3rd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at the French Open.

## Prize money

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Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | 4R  | 3R  | 2R  | 1R

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Singles [6] | Men  | FF70,000  | FF40,000  | FF20,000  | FF10,000  | FF5,500  | FF3,500  | FF1,500  | FF650
Women  | FF25,000  | FF14,000  | FF7,500  | FF3,500  | \-  | FF2,000  | FF1,200  | FF650

Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.

## Notes

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1. ^ Năstase did not lose a set during the entire tournament.
2. ^ This was Evert's first Grand Slam singles final.

## References

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1. ^ a b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
2. ^ a b c d e f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
3. ^ a b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
4. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3\. ISBN 978-0942257700.
5. ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245\. ISBN 2906450510.
6. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35\. ISBN 978-0362001679.

## External links

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* French Open official website

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