1973 French Open

1973 French Open
Date	21 May - 3 June
Edition	72nd
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	Paris (XVI^e), 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]

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 72nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973.^[4]^[5]

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 1973 French Open – Men's Singles

Ilie Năstase^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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

Main article: 1973 French Open – Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert,^{[lower-alpha 2]} 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

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

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

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

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles ^[6]	Men	FF70,000	FF40,000	FF20,000	FF10,000	FF5,500	FF3,500	FF1,500	FF650
Singles ^[6]	Women	FF25,000	FF14,000	FF7,500	FF3,500	-	FF2,000	FF1,200	FF650

Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.

Notes

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

References

1 2 "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
1 2 "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
↑ 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.
↑ 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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Preceded by 1973 Australian Open	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1973 Wimbledon Championships

French Open

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Champions Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles

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