1973 French Open – Women's singles
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Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.[1] It was Evert's first French Open appearance.
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Champion | Margaret Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Chris Evert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seeds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 1973 French Open
Billie Jean King was the reigning champion, but chose not to defend her title.
This tournament marked the first singles major appearance of future world No. 1 and 18-time major singles champion Martina Navratilova; she reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by Evonne Goolagong.