Women's singles
1973 US Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Score	7–6, 5–7, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Margaret Court defeatedEvonne Goolagong in the final, 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the1973 US Open. It was her fifthUS Open singles title and record-extending 24th and last women's singlesmajor title, anall-time record that still stands.

Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the third round toJulie Heldman.

This marked the first time a major offered equal prize money to both men and women. It would take several decades for the other three majors would follow suit, theAustralian Open in 2001 andWimbledon Championships andFrench Open in 2007.

The seeded players are listed below.Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Billie Jean King(third round)
2. Margaret Court(champion)
3. Chris Evert(semifinalist)
4. Evonne Goolagong(runner-up)
5. Kerry Melville(quarterfinalist)
6. Rosemary Casals(quarterfinalist)
7. Virginia Wade(quarterfinalist)
8. Olga Morozova(third round)

• Q =Qualifier
• WC =Wild card
• LL =Lucky loser
• r =Retired

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Julie Heldman	3	3
		Helga Masthoff	6	6
									Helga Masthoff	1	6	4
								4	Evonne Goolagong	6	4	6
	4	Evonne Goolagong	6	7
	5	Kerry Melville	3	5
															4	Evonne Goolagong	6	7	2
															2	Margaret Court	7	5	6
	6	Rosie Casals	1	5
	3	Chris Evert	6	7
								3	Chris Evert	5	6	2
								2	Margaret Court	7	2	6
	7	Virginia Wade	6	6
	2	Margaret Court	7	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	King	6	6
		Michel	2	3				1	King	6	6
		Krantzcke	6	6					Krantzcke	3	1
		Walsh	2	2											1	King	6	4	1
		Metcalf	5	6	6											Heldman	3	6	4
		Harris	7	1	4				Metcalf	7	6	3
		Heldman	6	6					Heldman	6	7	6
		L Tenney	1	4																			Heldman	3	3
	8	Morozova	6	6																			Masthoff	6	6
		Stap	3	0				8	Morozova	6	6
		Greer	6	4					Greer	2	2
		Dürr	7	3	r										8	Morozova	7	4	2
		Bowrey	6	6												Masthoff	5	6	6
		Bostrom	4	1					Bowrey	6	3
		Masthoff	6	6					Masthoff	7	6
		Louie	4	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Goolagong	6	6
		Downs	1	0				4	Goolagong	6	6
		R Tenney	1	6	6				R Tenney	0	3
		Hamm	6	3	3										4	Goolagong	6	6
		Ziegenfuss	6	6												Evert J	2	1
		Fretz	3	2					Ziegenfuss	3	2
		Evert J	6	6					Evert J	6	6
		Haas	2	2																		4	Goolagong	5	7
	5	Melville	2	6	7																	5	Melville	3	5
		Kiyomura	6	4	6			5	Melville	6	6
		Rossouw	2	7	6				Rossouw	4	3
		Paish	6	5	3										5	Melville	6	6
		Fernández-De Soto	6	3	7											Fernández-De Soto	2	4
		May	3	6	6				Fernández-De Soto	6	6	6
		Fleming	6	6					Fleming	7	2	4
		duPont	4	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Kemmer	7	6
		Kroschina	6	2					Kemmer	6	6
		Richey Gunter	4	7	6				Richey Gunter	4	3
		Teeguarden	6	5	2											Kemmer	3	3
		Sawamatsu	6	6											6	Casals	6	6
		Ornstein	2	2					Sawamatsu	6	1	2
	6	Casals	6	6				6	Casals	3	6	6
		Latham	3	3																		6	Casals	1	5
		Anthony	6	6																		3	Evert C	6	7
		Hogan	4	1					Anthony	6	1	6
		Stöve	6	6					Stöve	3	6	4
		Gourlay	0	4												Anthony	4	4
		Redondo	6	6											3	Evert C	6	6
		Fayter	2	2					Redondo	2	2
	3	Evert C	6	6				3	Evert C	6	6
		Fox	3	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Burton	5	6	6
		Navratilova	7	1	3				Burton	6	6
		Young	7	6	6				Young	2	3
		Mehmedbasich	5	7	1											Burton	1	3
		Hunt	7	6											7	Wade	6	6
		Shoolman	6	1					Hunt	3	4
	7	Wade	6	7				7	Wade	6	6
		Coles	4	6																		7	Wade	6	6
		Kloss	6	6																		2	Court	7	7
		Birioukova	4	3					Kloss	6	6
		O'Keefe	7	6					O'Keefe	2	1
		Beaven	6	4												Kloss	1	4
		Martinez	6	6											2	Court	6	6
		Overton	1	1					Martinez	0	1
	2	Court	6	6				2	Court	6	6
		Pretorius	1	2

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