1973 French Open

1973 French Open
1973 French Open
Date	21 May – 3 June 1973
Edition	72
Category	43rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
	Ilie Năstase
Women's singles
	Margaret Court
Men's doubles
	John Newcombe / Tom Okker
Women's doubles
	Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
Mixed doubles
	Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay

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.^[4]^[5] Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the singles titles.

Finals

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.

^ ^a ^b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "WTA Tournament Archive – 1973 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
^ ^a ^b "ATP – 1973 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 389, 396, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0362001679.

Preceded by 1973 Australian Open	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1973 Wimbledon Championships