| 1973 French Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 21 May – 3 June 1973 | |||
| Edition | 72 | |||
| Category | 43rd Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Paris (XVI), France | |||
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Ilie Năstase | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Margaret Court | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
John Newcombe /  Tom Okker | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
Margaret Court /  Virginia Wade | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay | ||||
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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. Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the "singles titles."
Finals※
Men's singles※
Ilie Năstase defeated 
Nikola Pilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
- • 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※
Margaret Court defeated 
Chris Evert, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
- • 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※
John Newcombe / Tom Okker defeated Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
- • 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※
Margaret Court / Virginia Wade defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3
- • 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※
Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay defeated Betty Stöve / Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4
- • 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※
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles | 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※
References※
- ^ "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ^ "WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
- ^ "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). ※: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0362001679.
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