1973 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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

Draw

Key

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

References

External links

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