1973 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1973 Australian Open
Champions	Margaret Court Virginia Wade
Runners-up	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville
Score	6–4, 6–4

Main article: 1973 Australian Open

Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris were the reigning champions. Gourlay did not compete. Harris and Kerry Melville reached the final, where they were defeated by Margaret Court and Virginia Wade.

Seeds

1. Margaret Court / Virginia Wade (champions)
2. Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young (semifinals)
3. Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville (final)
4. Eugenia Birioukova / Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6	6
		Cynthia Doerner Sally Irvine	1	3
								1	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6	6
								3	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	4	4
	3	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	6	6
	2	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	2	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Court V Wade	6	6
									C Matison H Young	3	1
															1	M Court V Wade	6	6
		M Morgan P Whytcross	6	6												M Morgan P Whytcross	1	1
		J Lin P Southcombe	0	0					M Morgan P Whytcross	w/o
									B Heavey M Whitely
																						1	M Court V Wade	6	6
																							C Doerner S Irvine	1	3
									C Doerner S Irvine	6	6
		K Wilkinson K Williams	4	6	6				K Wilkinson K Williams	0	2
		P Ahern B Dale	6	2	4											C Doerner S Irvine	6	6
		K Hogarth M Tesch	7	6											4	E Birioukova K Krantzcke	4	1
		L Blachford M Proisy	5	2					K Hogarth M Tesch	4	3
								4	E Birioukova K Krantzcke	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								3	K Harris K Melville	6	6
									M Arnott S Arnott	1	1
															3	K Harris K Melville	6	6
		D James L Mansfield	2	3												P Coleman W Turnbull	1	1
		P Coleman W Turnbull	6	6					P Coleman W Turnbull	6	6
									B Hawcroft K Sawamatsu	1	4
																						3	K Harris K Melville	6	6
																						2	E Goolagong J Young	2	4
									L Charles G Coles	6	6
		D Ekner N Fuchs	6	6					D Ekner N Fuchs	4	3
		S-o Lee J-s Yang	2	3												L Charles G Coles	2	4
		M Gurdal M Van Haver	6	6											2	E Goolagong J Young	6	6
		J Glynn M Liddle	2	2					M Gurdal M Van Haver	4	0
								2	E Goolagong J Young	6	6

External links

• 1973 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation