1973 US Open (tennis)

1973 US Open
Date27 August – 9 September
Edition93rd
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationForest Hills, Queens, United States
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia John Newcombe[1]
Women's singles
Australia Margaret Court[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Owen Davidson / Australia John Newcombe[3]
Women's doubles
Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade[2]
Mixed doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson[2]
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The 1973 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 27 August until 9 September. It was the 93rd staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1973. It was the first year the boy's championship was held. The 1973 US Open was the first Grand Slam offering equal prize money to both men and women.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ATPchampms was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference WTA1973 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ATPchampmd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0362001679.