1973 WTA Tour
The 1973 WTA Tour was composed of the third annual Virginia Slims Circuit and Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes.[1] It was also the year that the WTA Tour was officially formed by Billie Jean King following a meeting held in the Gloucester Hotel in London during the week before Wimbledon.[2]
 Court pictured in 1964 won 18 tour titles in 1973 | |
| Details | |
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| Duration | 26 December 1972 – 26 November 1973 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Tournaments | 65 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) Year-end championships Virginia Slims Circuit (22) Commercial Union Grand Prix (23) Non-Tour Events (13) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
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| Most tournament finals | |
← 1972 1974 → | |
Schedule
This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1973, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1973 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1973 Federation Cup.[1]
- Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Virginia Slims championships |
| Virginia Slims Circuit |
| Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix |
| Non-Tour Events |
| Team events |
December (1972)
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 25 Dec 1 Jan | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam (A) Grass – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | 6–4, 7–5 | |  |  |
6–4, 6–4 | |
January
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | British Motor Cars Invitational San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–3 | |  |  |
6–1, 7–5 |
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| 22 Jan | British Motor Cars of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles – Doubles |
7–5, 6–7(1–5), 7–5 | | 3rd:  4th: | |
Walkover |
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| 29 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $25,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–1, 6–2 | | 3rd: 4th: | |
6–3, 6–3 |
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February
March
April
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May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 7 May | British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Grand Prix (C) Clay – ?S/?D/32XD | 6–4, 6–4 | | | |
7–5, 7–5 | | ||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 6–2, 6–3 | | ||||
| 14 May | Mercedes-Benz Open Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw | 6–3, 6–2 | | ||
6–1, 6–2 | | ||||
| Surrey Hardcourt Championships Guildford, United Kingdom Non-tour event Grass Draw | 7–5, 6–3 | | |||
Title Shared | |||||
| 21 May 28 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam (AA) Clay (Red) – 64S/45Q/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | | |   |
6–2, 6–3 | | ||||
6–1, 6–4 | | ||||
June
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July
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul | Düsseldorf Open Düsseldorf, West Germany Grand Prix (A) Clay – 26S/13D | 6–4, 6–4 | | |  |
Title Shared | |||||
| Carrolls Irish Open Dublin, Ireland Grand Prix (B) Grass – 32S/16D | 6–2, 6–4 | | |  | |
8–6, 3–6, 6–4 | | ||||
| Green Shield Welsh Championships Newport, United States Non-tour event Grass Draw | 1–6, 6–1, 11–9 | | |||
Title Shared | |||||
| 16 Jul | Rothmans North of England Championships Hoylake, Great Britain Grand Prix (C) ?S/?D | 11–9, 4–6, 6–4 | | | |
5–7, 6–4, 6–1 | | ||||
| Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Non-tour event Clay Draw |  Cancelled due to rain | ||||
| 23 Jul | Marie O. Clarke Memorial Cleveland, United States Grand Prix (B) 8S/4D | 6–0, 6–0 | | | |
1–6, 7–6, 6–1 | | ||||
| 30 Jul | Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, United States Grand Prix (B) 32S/16D | 6–2, 7–5 | | | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6–4, 6–4 | | ||||
| Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 6–2 | | 3rd: 4th: | | |
3–2 suspended | |||||
August
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September
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Virginia Slims of St. Louis St. Louis, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 6–7, 6–0 | | | |
6–4, 7–6 |
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| Four Roses Classic Charlotte, United States Grand Prix (A) 30S/16D | 6–2, 6–0 | | | | |
6–2, 6–0 | | ||||
| World Invitational Sea Pines Hilton Head Island, United States Non-tour event Carpet Draw | Walkover | | |||
| 17 Sep | Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | | 3rd/4th: shared, match abandoned. | |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
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| 24 Sep | Virginia Slims of Columbus Columbus, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles |
Walkover | | | |
7–5, 7–5 |
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October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct | Virginia Slims of Phoenix Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $40,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–1, 6–3 | | 3rd: 4th: | | |
6–4, 6–4 |
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| 15 Oct | Virginia Slims Championships Boca Raton, United States Year-end championships $100,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–3, 6–3 | | | | |
6–2, 6–4 |
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| 22 Oct | Virginia Slims of Hawaii Honolulu, United States Virginia Slims $30,000 Singles – Doubles |
6–1, 6–1 | | | | |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| Dewar Circuit Aberavon, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | 6–3, 6–1 | | ||||
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 | | |||||
| 29 Oct | Dewar Circuit Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | | |||
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 | | |||||
November
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | Dewar Circuit Billingham, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | 6–2, 6–0 | | ||
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | | ||||
| 12 Nov | Dewar Circuit Final London, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | | ||
| Fred Perry Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw | 6–3, 6–4 | | |||
| 19 Nov | South African Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Grand Prix (A) Hard – 60S/30D/16XD | 6–3, 6–3 | | | |
7–6, 2–6, 6–1 | | ||||
6–3, 6–2 | | ||||
| Tokyo Gunze Classic Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Grand Prix points system
The Grand Prix tournaments were divided into four groups. Group AA consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into Groups A, B and C by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:
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Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1973 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:
1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| Virginia Slims event |
Titles won by player
| Total | Player | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 16 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | ● | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 10 | | ● | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● ● | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | | ● ● ● ● ● ● | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | | ● ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | | ● ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles won by nation
| Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
- "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- "About the WTA". www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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