1973 Wimbledon Championships
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1973 Wimbledon Championships
| 1973 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
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| Date: | 25 June – 8 July | |||
| Edition: | 87th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Grass | |||
| Location: | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
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| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Jan Kodeš |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Billie Jean King |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
Jimmy Connors /  Ilie Nastase |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
| Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
Billie Jean King /  Owen Davidson |
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Wimbledon Championships
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The 1973 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 25 June until 8 July. It was the 87th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973.
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Seniors Champions
Men's singles
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Jan Kodeš def. 
Alex Metreveli, 6–1, 9–8(5), 6–3
Women's singles
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Billie Jean King def. Chris Evert, 6–0, 7–5
- It was King's 10th career Grand Slam title (her 6th in the Open Era), and her 5th Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase def. John Cooper / Neale Fraser, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3), 6–1
Women's doubles
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King def. 
Françoise Durr / 
Betty Stöve, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson def. Janet Newberry / 
Raúl Ramírez, 6–3, 6–2
King became the only player to win the 'triple crown' (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles) twice in the post-war era, repeating her success of 1967.
Juniors Campions
Boys' singles
Billy Martin def. 
Colin Dowdeswell, 6–2, 6–4
Girls' singles
Ann Kiyomura def. Martina Navrátilová,[1] 6–4, 7–5
Notes
- ^ Navrátilová won the Wimbledon women's singles crown 9 times. That is an all-time record.
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| Preceded by 1972 Wimbledon Championships |
Wimbledon Championships | Succeeded by 1974 Wimbledon Championships |
| Preceded by 1973 French Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1973 U.S. Open |
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