1973_Virginia_Slims_Championships

1973 Virginia Slims Championships

1973 Virginia Slims Championships

Tennis tournament

The 1973 Virginia Slims Championships were the second season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1973 Virginia Slims circuit which was part of the 1973 WTA Tour. It was held from October 15 to 23, 1973 at the Boca Raton Hotel & Club in Boca Raton, United States.[1] Both the top two qualifying players and top seeds Margaret Court and Billie Jean King had to withdraw from the tournament due to injury, although Court did compete (and win) in the doubles event. Fourth ranked Evonne Goolagong also defaulted. First-seeded Chris Evert won her second consecutive singles title at the event.[3]

Main article: WTA Finals
Quick Facts Date, Edition ...

Champions

Singles

Main article: 1973 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

United States Chris Evert defeated United States Nancy Richey, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Evert's 11th singles title of the year and the 22nd of her career.

Doubles

United States Rosemary Casals / Australia Margaret Court defeated France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–4

Prize money

More information Singles ...

References

  1. [1]
    "1973 Virginia Slims Championships" (PDF). WTAtour.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "Evert Takes $25,000 Win". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Boca Raton, United States. October 23, 1973. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. [3]
    John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 144, 518.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1973_Virginia_Slims_Championships, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.