Defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Chris Evert in the final, 6–0, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and tenth major singles title overall.
This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future nine-time champion and world No. 1 Martina Navratilova; she was defeated by Patti Hogan in the third round.
Seeds
Margaret Court (semifinals) Billie Jean King (champion) Evonne Goolagong (semifinals) Chris Evert (final) Rosie Casals (quarterfinals) Virginia Wade (quarterfinals) Kerry Melville (quarterfinals) Olga Morozova (quarterfinals)
For the first time since 1954, all eight seeded players reached the quarter-final stage of the tournament.
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation