1973 Australian Open

The 1973 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1972 to 1 January 1973. It was the 61st edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

1973 Australian Open
Date26 December 1972 - 1 January 1973
Edition61st
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
John Newcombe [1]
Women's Singles
Margaret Court [2]
Men's Doubles
Malcolm Anderson / John Newcombe [3]
Women's Doubles
Margaret Court / Virginia Wade [4]

Seniors

Men's singles
Main article: 1973 Australian Open – Men's Singles

John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 [1]

  • It was Newcombe's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1973 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong, 6–4, 7–5 [2]

Men's doubles
Main article: 1973 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

John Newcombe / Malcolm Anderson defeated John Alexander / Phil Dent, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 [3]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1973 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Margaret Court / Virginia Wade defeated Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville, 6–4, 6–4 [4]

Mixed doubles
Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.

References
  1. "1973 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. "1973 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. "1973 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. "1973 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
Preceded by
1972 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1973 French Open
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