# South African Open 1973

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1973
Tour: WTA

Chris Evert won the 1973 South African Open, defeating Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-3 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 19 to November 25, 1973. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1973-11-19
- End date: 1973-11-25

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## Champion
- Winner: Chris Evert
- Runner-up: Evonne Goolagong
- Final score: 6-3 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Chris Evert def. Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-3

### SF
- Chris Evert def. Virginia Wade 7-6(3) 6-0
- Evonne Goolagong def. Kristien Shaw 6-2 6-4

### QF
- Chris Evert def. Ilana Kloss 2-6 6-3 6-4
- Kristien Shaw def. Patricia Walkden 7-6 6-0
- Evonne Goolagong def. Linky Boshoff 6-0 7-6(1)
- Virginia Wade def. Julie Anthony 6-1 6-1

### R16
- Julie Anthony def. Gwynn Sammel 6-3 6-1
- Chris Evert def. Laura Rossouw 6-0 6-0
- Ilana Kloss def. Annette Van Zyl 6-3 6-2
- Linky Boshoff def. Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-4 6-2
- Virginia Wade def. Veronica Burton 6-0 7-5
- Kristien Shaw def. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-1 6-4
- Patricia Walkden def. Michele Gurdal 6-1 6-4
- Evonne Goolagong def. Brenda Kirk 6-4 6-4

### R32
- Linky Boshoff def. Lindsay Blachford 6-3 6-0
- Laura Rossouw def. Patricia Bostrom 6-3 7-5
- Ilana Kloss def. Marise Kruger 6-1 6-3
- Julie Anthony def. Mynie Van Zyl 6-3 7-6
- Gwynn Sammel def. Marita Redondo W/O
- Annette Van Zyl def. Marie Botha 6-3 6-1
- Brenda Kirk def. Brigette Cuypers 6-0 3-6 6-4
- Evonne Goolagong def. Sannie Gouws 6-0 6-1
- Michele Gurdal def. Helen Liebenberg 6-1 6-0
- Patricia Walkden def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-2 4-6 6-4
- Chris Evert def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-0 6-0
- Ann Kiyomura Hayashi def. Vicky Oosthuizen 4-6 7-5 6-4
- Veronica Burton def. Sue Mappin 6-1 3-6 7-5
- Virginia Wade def. Elviry Dry 6-0 6-0
- Kristien Shaw def. Sally Hudson Beck 7-6 6-1
- Sharon Walsh Pete def. Marion Lloyd Wronsley 6-0 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 31

Other editions available: 1984, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972
(+4 more)

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1973
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)