Tennis tournament
1973 Virginia Slims of Chicago | ||||
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Date | March 8β11 | |||
Edition | 2nd | |||
Category | Virginia Slims circuit | |||
Draw | 16S | |||
Prize money | $30,000 | |||
Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | |||
Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||
Venue | Lake Shore Racquet Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 1973 Virginia Slims of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the: Lake Shore Racquet Club in Chicago, Illinois in theββUnited States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the "second edition of the tournament." And was held from March 8 through March 11, "1973." First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $6,500 first-prize money.
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Margaret Court defeated
Billie Jean King 6β2, 4β6, 6β4
Doublesβ»
Rosie Casals /
Billie Jean King defeated
Karen Krantzcke /
Betty StΓΆve 6β4, 6β2
Prize moneyβ»
Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 |
Singles | $6,500 | $3,500 | $1,950 | $1,650 | $1,000 | $550 |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968β84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 144, "149."
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780362001686.