1973 Virginia Slims of Washington
Tennis tournament
The 1973 Virginia Slims of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Linden Hill Racquet Club in Bethesda, Maryland in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series . It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1973.[1] First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.[2]
Finals
Singles
Margaret Court defeated Kerry Melville 6–1, 6–2
Doubles
Rosie Casals / Julie Heldman defeated Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–3
Prize money
Event
W
F
3rd
4th
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Singles [1]
$6,000
$3,000
$1,950
$1,650
$1,000
$550
$175
References
^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide . Remous. pp. 144, 146–147.
^ John Barrett , ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook . London: Queen Anne Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780362001686 .
Grand Slam events Virginia Slims Circuit
San Francisco (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
Washington (S , D )
Miami (S , D )
Indianapolis (S , D )
Detroit (S , D )
Chicago (S , D )
Richmond (S , D )
Tucson (S , D )
Philadelphia (S , D )
Boston (S , D )
Jacksonville (S , D )
Hilton Head (S , D )
Denver (S , D )
Newport (S , D )
St. Louis (S , D )
Houston (S , D )
Columbus (S , D )
Phoenix (S , D )
Honolulu (S , D )
Grand Prix Circuit
Fort Lauderdale (S , D )
Dallas (S , D )
Hingham (S , D )
Akron (S , D )
New York (S , D )
Sarasota (S , D )
St. Petersburg (S , D )
Hilton Head (S , D )
Bournemouth (S , D )
Rome (S , D )
Hamburg (S , D )
London/Queen's (S , D )
Düsseldorf (S , D )
Dublin (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Indianapolis 2 (S , D )
Toronto (S , D )
Charlotte (S , D )
Johannesburg (S , D )
Non-tour events
Sydney 1 (S , D )
Kitzbühel (S , D )
Surbiton (S , D )
Beckenham (S , D )
Tokyo 2 (S , D )
Tokyo 3 (S , D )
Aberavon (S , D )
Edinburgh (S , D )
Billingham (S , D )
London (S , D )
Team events