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Tennis tournament
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 77th staging of the
French Open, and the second
Grand Slam tennis event of 1973.
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Ilie Năstase and
Margaret Court won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Ilie Năstase
[a] 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
Margaret Court defeated
Chris Evert,
[b] 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
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W
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F
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SF
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QF
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4R
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3R
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2R
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1R
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Singles
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Men
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FF70,000
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FF40,000
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FF20,000
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FF10,000
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FF5,500
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FF3,500
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FF1,500
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FF650
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Women
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FF25,000
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FF14,000
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FF7,500
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FF3,500
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-
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FF2,000
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FF1,200
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FF650
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Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.
Notes
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^ Năstase did not lose a set during the entire tournament.
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^ This was Evert's first Grand Slam singles final.
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