Houston 1973

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WTA WTA Tour Hard Start: Sep 17, 1973 Draw: 32 32 matches

Champion: Francoise Durr

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Billie Jean King 6 6

Kristien Shaw 2 1

Robin Tenney 6 6

Wendy Appleby 2 4

Tory Ann Fretz 6 6

Laura Rossouw 2 3

3 Rosie Casals 4 6 6

Kathy Kuykendall 6 2 3

4 Julie Heldman 4 6 6

Pam Teeguarden 6 2 0

6 Nancy Richey 6 6

Mona Guerrant 4 4

Francoise Durr 6 7

8 Karen Krantzcke 4 6

2 Kerry Reid 7 6

Laurie Fleming 5 3

Quarterfinal

1 Billie Jean King 6 6

Robin Tenney 1 1

3 Rosie Casals 3 6 6

Tory Ann Fretz 6 0 2

6 Nancy Richey 6 2 6

4 Julie Heldman 4 6 3

Francoise Durr 6 7

2 Kerry Reid 4 6

Semifinal

3 Rosie Casals 7 6

1 Billie Jean King 6 1

Francoise Durr 7 3 6

6 Nancy Richey 6 6 3

Final

Francoise Durr 6 1 6

3 Rosie Casals 4 6 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Billie Jean King	Cynthia Doerner	6-0	6-4	·
Kristien Shaw	Brenda Kirk	6-0	4-6	6-1
Robin Tenney	Kerry Harris	6-3	6-1	·
Wendy Appleby	Valerie Ziegenfuss	7-6	6-1	·
Laura Rossouw	Lesley Hunt	7-5	4-6	6-3
Tory Ann Fretz	Susie Mehmedbasich	6-2	6-3	·
Kathy Kuykendall	Laura Dupont	1-6	6-4	6-2
Rosie Casals	Jill Schwikert	6-0	6-1	·
Julie Heldman	Penny Moor	6-0	6-3	·
Pam Teeguarden	Mary Hamm	6-0	6-3	·
Mona Guerrant	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	6-1	4-6	6-1
Nancy Richey	Helen Gourlay	7-5	7-6	·
Karen Krantzcke	Joy Schwikert	6-1	6-7	6-4
Francoise Durr	Barbara Downs	6-3	6-0	·
Laurie Fleming	Peggy Michel	6-4	6-1	·
Kerry Reid	Marcie Louie	6-0	6-3	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Winner
NR	Nancy Richey	USA	Bronze
	Rosie Casals	USA	Final
	Billie Jean King	USA	Bronze
	Julie Heldman	USA	Quarterfinal
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Quarterfinal
RT	Robin Tenney	USA	Quarterfinal
TF	Tory Ann Fretz	USA	Quarterfinal
	Karen Krantzcke	AUS	Round of 16
KK	Kathy Kuykendall	USA	Round of 16
KS	Kristien Shaw	USA	Round of 16
LR	Laura Rossouw	RSA	Round of 16
LF	Laurie Fleming	USA	Round of 16
MG	Mona Guerrant	USA	Round of 16
	Pam Teeguarden	USA	Round of 16
WA	Wendy Appleby	USA	Round of 16
AH	Ann Kiyomura Hayashi	USA	Round of 32
BD	Barbara Downs	USA	Round of 32
BK	Brenda Kirk	RSA	Round of 32
CD	Cynthia Doerner	AUS	Round of 32
HG	Helen Gourlay	AUS	Round of 32
JS	Jill Schwikert	USA	Round of 32
JS	Joy Schwikert	USA	Round of 32
	Kerry Harris	AUS	Round of 32
LD	Laura Dupont	USA	Round of 32
LH	Lesley Hunt	AUS	Round of 32
ML	Marcie Louie	USA	Round of 32
MH	Mary Hamm	USA	Round of 32
PM	Peggy Michel	USA	Round of 32
PM	Penny Moor	GBR	Round of 32
SM	Susie Mehmedbasich	USA	Round of 32
	Valerie Ziegenfuss	USA	Round of 32

Other matches

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
BR	Nancy Richey	Billie Jean King	5-3 ABD