1973 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris were the defending champions.

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

Seeds

1. Margaret Court / Virginia Wade (Champion)
2. Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young (Semifinals)
3. Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville (Final)
4. Eugenia Birioukova / Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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