1973 results

US OPEN
August 27-September 9
Grass
$113,600 total prize money

Singles (Draw=72)

Preliminary Round

Kathy May d. Fiorella Bonicelli (Uruguay) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
Isabel Fernandez (Columbia) d. Lesley Charles (UK) 6-1, 6-1
Laurie Fleming d. Linda Rupert 6-1, 6-1
Laura DuPont d. Brenda Kirk (South Africa) 6-7, 6-0, 6-2
Pam Teeguarden d. Ingrid Bentzer (Sweden) 6-3, 6-2
Nancy Richey d. Kathy Kuykendall 6-3, 6-4
Kristen Kemmer Shaw d. Mona Schallau 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Marina Kroshina (USSR) d. Janet Newberry 6-2, 4-6, 6-4


First Round

Billie Jean King [1] d. Peggy Michel 6-2, 6-3
Karen Krantzcke (Australia) d. Sharon Walsh 6-2, 6-2
Janice Metcalf d. Kerry Harris (Australia) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Julie Heldman d. Laurie Tenney 6-1, 6-4

Olga Morozova (USSR) [8] d. Sue Stap 6-3, 6-0
Sally Greer d. Francoise Durr (France) 6-7, 4-3 retired
Leslie Turner Bowrey (Australia) d. Pat Bostrom 6-4, 6-1
Helga Niessen Masthoff (West Germany) d. Marcie Louie 6-4, 6-1

Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia) [4] d. Barbara Downs 6-1, 6-0
Robin Tenney d. Mary Hamm 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Valerie Ziegenfuss d. Tory Fretz 6-3, 6-2
Jeanne Evert d. Janet Haas 6-2, 6-2

Kerry Melville Reid (Australia) [5] d. Ann Kiyomura 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
Laura Rossouw (South Africa) d. Wendy Paish (Australia) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Fernandez d. May 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
Fleming d. DuPont 6-4, 6-2

Kemmer Shaw d. Kroshina 7-6, 6-2
Richey d. Teeguarden 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Kazuko Sawamatsu (Japan) d. Nancy Ornstein 6-2, 6-2
Rosemary Casals [6] d. Kate Latham 6-3, 6-3

Julie Anthony d. Patti Hogan 6-4, 6-1
Betty Stove (Netherlands) d. Helen Gourlay Cawley (Australia) 6-0, 6-4
Marita Redondo d. Jackie Fayter (UK) 6-2, 6-2
Chris Evert [3] d. Rayni Fox 6-3, 6-3

Veronica Burton d. Martina Navratilova (Czechoslovakia) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Janet Young (Australia) d. Sue Mehmedbasich 7-5, 6-7, 6-1
Lesley Hunt (Australia) d. Patty Shoolman 7-6, 6-1
Virginia Wade (UK) [7] d. Glynis Coles (UK) 6-4, 7-6

Ilana Kloss (South Africa) d. Yevgenia Birukova (USSR) 6-4, 6-3
Marcy O'Keefe d. Lindsey Beaven (UK) 7-6, 6-4
Ceci Martinez d. Wendy Overton 6-1, 6-1
Margaret Court (Australia) [2] d. Pat Walkden Pretorius (South Africa) 6-1, 6-2


Second Round

King [1] d. Krantzcke 6-3, 6-1
Heldman d. Metcalf 6-7, 7-6, 6-3
Morozova [8] d. Greer 6-2, 6-2
Masthoff d. Turner Bowrey 7-6, 6-3
Goolagong [4] d. R. Tenney 6-0, 6-3
J Evert d. Ziegenfuss 6-3, 6-2
Melville [5] d. Roussouw 6-4, 6-3
I. Fernandez d. Fleming 6-7, 6-2, 6-4

Kemmer d. Richey 6-4, 6-3
Casals [6] d. Sawamatsu 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Anthony d. Stove 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
C Evert [3] d. Redondo 6-2, 6-2
Burton d. Young 6-2, 6-3
Wade [7] d. Hunt 6-3, 6-4
Kloss d. O'Keefe 6-2, 6-1
Court [2] d. Martinez 6-0, 6-1


Third Round

Heldman d. King [1] 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Masthoff d. Morozova [8] 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Goolagong [3] d. J. Evert 6-2, 6-1
Melville [5] d. Fernandez 6-2, 6-4

Casals [6] d. Kemmer 6-3, 6-3
C Evert [3] d. Anthony 6-4, 6-4
Wade [7] d. Burton 6-1, 6-3
Court [2] d. Kloss 6-1, 6-4


Quarterfinals

Masthoff d. Heldman 6-3 6-3
Goolagong Cawley [4] d. Melville [5] 6-3 7-5
C Evert [3] d. Casals [6] 6-1 7-5
Court [2] d. Wade [7] 7-6 7-6


Semifinals

Goolagong [4] d. Masthoff 6-1 4-6 6-4
Court [2] d. C Evert [3] 7-5 2-6 6-2


Final

Margaret Court [2] d. Evonne Goolagong [4] 7-5 5-7 6-2

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Note: Althea Gibson entered the qualifying, but withdrew before her first match.

US Open Doubles and Mixed Doubles

First Round
Court/Wade [2] d. Metcalf/Jane Stratton 6-1 6-0
Bowrey/Graebner d. Doerner/Pattison 6-3 6-4
Harris/Melville d. J. Evert/Haas 6-2 7-5
Gourlay/Kirk d. J. Russell/L. Tenney 6-2 6-3

Goolagong/Young [4] d. Biryukova/Kroshina 6-3 6-2
Kiyomura/Redondo d. Bonicelli/I. Fernandez 7-6 6-3
Krantzcke/Overton d. Hogan/Walsh 7-5 7-6
Fretz/Heldman d. DuPont/Kemmer 6-4 6-4

Newberry/Teeguarden d. Greer/Rupert 6-1 7-5
C. Evert/Morozova d. Kuykendall/Roussouw 6-3 6-2
Fukuoka/Sawamatsu d. Althea Gibson/Darlene Hard 4-6 7-5 6-1
Durr/Stove [3] d. Louie/Joy Schwikert 6-1 7-5

Anthony/Schallau d. Fayter/Giscafre 6-1 6-1
Michel/Ziegenfuss d. Carrie Fleming/L. Fleming 6-3 7-6
Kloss/Pretouris d. Charles/Coles 7-5 6-2
Casals/King [1] d. Hunt/Navratilova 7-5 6-0
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Second Round
Court/Wade [2] d. Bowrey/Graebner 6-1 6-3
Harris/Melville d. Gourlay/Kirk 6-2 6-2
Goolagong/Young [4] d. Kiyomura/Redondo 6-0 2-6 6-0
Krantzcke/Overton d. Fretz/Heldman 6-4 6-2

C. Evert/Morozova d. Newberry/Teeguarden 6-4 6-2
Durr/Stove [3] d. Fukuoka/Sawamatsu 6-3 6-3
Anthony/Schallau d. Michel/Ziegenfuss 6-2 7-6
Casals/King [1] d. Kloss/Pretouris 6-1 2-6 6-0
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Quarters
Court/Wade [2] d. Harris/Melville 7-6 6-3
Goolagong/Young [4] d. Krantzcke/Overton 3-6 6-4 7-5
C. Evert/Morozova d. Durr/Stove [3] 5-7 7-5 6-1
Casals/King [1] d. Anthony/Schallau 6-7 7-6 6-1

Semis
Court/Wade [2] d. Goolagong/Young [4] 6-0 6-4
Casals/King [1] d. C. Evert/Morozova 6-2 6-1

Final
Court/Wade [2] d. Casals/King [1] 3-6 6-3 7-5

Week of September 3-9

September 3-9 Salonika Tournament, Salonika, Greece (Clay)

FI: Margaret Tesch d. Janine Whyte 6-2 2-6 6-3

This event may have been played in 1973, but we had the 1972 final listed here by mistake.

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ends September 9 Athens International, Athens, Greece (Clay)

Singles (Draw=at least 9)

1R: Lindsay Beaven (GB) d. Alex Rotas 7-5 6-1

QF: Maria Nasuelli (Ita) d. Judith Connor (NZ) 7-5 6-4
QF: Beaven d Kirsten Anden 7-5 6-4
QF: Kora Schediwy Creydt (Ger) d. Margareta Strandberg (Swe) 6-2 6-2
QF: Odile de Roubin (Fra) d. Pat Billing 6-0 6-3

SF: Beaven d. Nasuelli 7-5 6-2
SF: Creydt d. de Roubin 6-3 3-6 6-4

FI: Lindsay Beaven (Ger) d. Kora Creydt (Ger) 6-2 1-6 6-0

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September 9-11 World Invitational Tennis Classic Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States (Hard)
Venue: Hilton Head Racquet Club

Prize Money= $135,000 combined, divided equally.

Singles (Draw=4)

1R: Chris Evert d. Billie Jean King 4-6 7-6 (5-3) 6-1
1R: Margaret Court (Aus) d. Evonne Goolagong (Aus) 6-4 6-3

FI: Margaret Court (Aus) d. Chris Evert 6-4 6-7 (3-5) 6-2

Doubles (Draw=2)

FI: Margaret Court (Aus)/Evonne Goolagong (Aus) d. Chris Evert/Billie Jean King 3-6 6-3 6-4

Mixed Doubles (Draw=4)

FI: Margaret Court (Aus)/John Newcombe (Aus) d. Billie Jean King/Arthur Ashe 6-3 3-6 6-3
Margaret Court wins all 5 of her matches at this special event consisting of 4 men and 4 women. This earns her the top prize of $40,0000. Evert finished 4th ($12,500), with King and Goolagong making ($10,000).

In a thrilling semi Chris Evert saves 2 match points in her win over Billie Jean King. The first was at 3-5 in the 2n set; the other at 4-5 on a King Double fault. An exhausted Billie Jean had nothing left in the tank for the third set.

This was the first made for TV event at Hilton Head. Played over 3 days, the matches were televised on tape delay over several weeks in 1974. This made it unique in format and easy to package for TV. Equal prize money also broke new ground.

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Ends September 10 Ankara Championships, Ankara, Turkey (Clay)

QF: Helena Anliot (Swe) d. Anne-Mette Sorensen 6-3 3-6 6-3
QF: Lubka Radkova d. ????
QF: Mari Ann Klougart d. Ann Charlotte Dahlberg 7-5 6-3
QF: Carmen Perea (Sp) d. Elina Fridenzi 0-6 7-5 6-0

SF: Anliot d. Radkova 2-6 6-2 6-1
SF: Perea d. Klougart 1-6 8-6 6-2

FI: Helena Anliot (Swe) d. Carmen Perea (Sp) 6-3 9-7

DF: Marie Ann Klougart/Anne-Mette Sorenson d. Helena Anliot (Swe)/Ann Charlotte Dahlberg 6-4 5-7 6-3

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ends September 9 Czechoslovakian Championships Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (Clay)

SF: Marie Neumanova d Renata Tomanova 6-1 6-3
SF: Vlasta Vopickova d Hana Hublerova 6-3 6-4

FI: Marie Neumanova d Vlasta Vopickova 6-4 6-2

DF: Holubova/Libuse Kuzelova d. Jana Pikorova/Vlasta Vopickova 8-6 6-2

Open to Czechs and Slovaks.

Week of September 17-23

September 17-23 Virginia Slims of Houston Houston, Texas, United States

Qualifying

Q1: Ching Ling Chang d Linda Marks 6-2 6-0
Q1: Sue Minford d Sue Franc 6-3 6-2
Q1: Vicki Berner d Ann Koger 6-4 6-3
Q1: Joanne Russell d Sue Mappin default
Q1: Mary Hamm d Donna Ganz default
Q1: Jill Schwikert d Daryl Gralka 6-3 6-2
Q1: Cathie Anderson d Janet Haas default
Q1: Sally Greer d Donna Stockton 6-1 6-4
Q1: Mary Mclean d Lynn McLanahan 6-4 6-1
Q1: Sue Hole d Ann Schroder 6-2 6-4
Q1: Mimi Arnold d Burnett Herrick 6-2 6-1
Q1: Susan Vinton Maharaj d Kay McDaniel 4-1 retired
Q1: Toni Novack d Betty Ann Hansen default

Q2: Bessie Stockard d Helen Gourlay default
Q2: Sue Mehmedbasich d Cynthia Bramlett 6-1 6-0
Q2: Chang d Judy Thompson 6-3 6-4
Q2: Wendy Appleby d Minford 6-3 6-1
Q2: Berner d Tam O'Shaughnessy default
Q2: Hamm d Russell 6-1 7-6
Q2: Jill Schwikert d Anderson 3-6 6-3 6-4
Q2: Nancy Ornstein d Greer 2-6 6-4 7-5

Q2 Naoko Sato d Mclean 6-4 6-1
Q2 Pam Austin d Trixie Heldman 6-4 6-0
Q2 Ann Kiyomura d Hole 6-4 6-2
Q2 Maharaj d Arnold 6-0 6-1
Q2 Robin Tenney d Madeleine Pegel 6-3 6-2
Q2 Tine Zwaan d Marty Bastin 6-3 6-0
Q2 Marcie Louie d Pat Bostrom 6-3 6-0
Q2 Penny Moor d Novack 6-3 2-6 6-2

Q3 Mehmedbasich d Stockard 6-2 6-1
Q3 Appleby d Chang 6-3 6-1
Q3 Hamm d Berner 6-0 6-1
Q3 Jill Schwikert d Ornstein 6-4 6-4
Q3 Moor d Sato 6-4 6-4
Q3 Kiyomura d P Austin 6-4 6-4
Q3 R Tenney d Maharaj 7-5 6-2
Q3 Marcie Louie d Zwaan 6-1 6-2

Singles (Main Draw=32)

1R: Billie Jean King [1] d. Cynthia Doerner 6-0 6-4
1R: Kristien Kemmer d. Brenda Kirk 6-0 4-6 6-1
1R: Robin Tenney [Q] d. Kerry Harris 6-3 6-1
1R: Wendy Appleby [Q] d. Val Ziegenfuss 7-6 6-1
1R: Laura Rossouw d. Lesley Hunt 7-5 4-6 6-3
1R: Tory Fretz d. Sue Mehmedbasich [Q] 6-2 6-3
1R: Kathy Kuykendall d. Laura DuPont 1-6 6-4 6-2
1R: Rosie Casals d. Jill Schwikert [Q] 6-0 6-1

1R: Kerry Melville d. Marcie Louie [Q] 6-0 6-3
1R: Laurie Fleming d. Peggy Michel 6-4 6-1
1R: Francoise Durr d. Barbara Downs 6-3 6-0
1R: Karen Krantzcke d. Joy Schwikert 6-1 6-7 6-4
1R: Julie Heldman d. Penny Moor [Q] 6-0 6-3
1R: Pam Teeguarden d. Mary Hamm [Q] 6-0 6-3
1R: Mona Schallau d. Ann Kiyomura [Q] 6-1 4-6 6-1
1R: Nancy Richey Gunter d. Helen Gourlay 7-5 7-6

2R: King d. Kemmer 6-2 6-1
2R: R Tenney d Appleby 6-2 6-4
2R: Fretz d Rossouw 6-2 6-3
2R: Casals d Kuykendall 4-6 6-2 6-3

2R: Melville d L Fleming 7-5 6-3
2R: Durr d Krantzcke 6-4 7-6
2R: Heldman d Teeguarden 4-6 6-2 6-0
2R: Gunter d Schallau 6-4 6-4

QF: King d. R Tenney 6-1 6-1
QF: Casals d. Fretz 3-6 6-0 6-2
QF: Gunter d. Heldman 6-4 2-6 6-3
QF: Durr d. Melville 6-4 7-6

SF: Casals d. King 7-6 (5-2) 6-1
SF: Durr d. Gunter 7-6 3-6 6-3

FI: Francoise Durr (Fra) d. Rosie Casals 6-4 1-6 6-4

3rd place : Gunter led King 5-3 canceled due to rain.

DF: Mona Schallau/Pam Teeguarden d. Francoise Durr (Fra)/Betty Stove (Neth) 6-3 5-7 6-4

This was the week of the huge King-Riggs match. King won two Virginia Slims matches on Monday, defeated Riggs on Thursday, defeated Tenney on Friday, and lost to Casals on Saturday.

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September 17-23 Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, California (Hard)

Seeds:
(1) Kathy May
(2) Robin Tenney
(3) Marilyn Tesch
(4) Lindsay Morse
(5) Susan Mehmedbasich
(6) Susan Hagey
(7) Lea Antonopolis
(8) Terry Holladay

Draw=41+

1R Marilyn Bennett d Ethelmae Cookson 7-5 4-6 6-2
1R Lindsay Morse d Candace Mayerson 6-0 6-0
1R Jean Nachand d Donna Judd 6-3 6-3
1R Norma Veal d Aschara Moranon 6-1 1-6 6-3
1R Dorothy Bogdanoff d Yoshiko Tanaka 6-1 3-6 6-3
1R Marilyn Lieberman d Carla Beach 6-1 6-0
1R Tina Watanabe d Paula Hufford 6-1 6-0
1R Stephanie Grant d Heather Dahlgren 6-0 6-2
1R Dorothy Bundy Cheney d. L. Fischer 6-0 6-1

2R Evelyn Houseman d Mary Goldenson 6-0 6-0
2R Barbara Hallquist d Bennett 6-0 6-3
2R Lea Antonoplis d Whitney Grant 6-3 6-3
2R Sue Ince d Jane Roberts 6-2 6-3
2R Morse d Marilyn Abdell 6-1 6-2
2R Sandy Collins d Doreen Irish 6-2 6-4
2R Dianne Morrison d ????
2R Catherine Duke d A. Crary 6-0 6-3

2R Nachand d Karen Dawson 6-2 6-0
2R Susan Hagey d Jane Tishkoff 6-7 6-2 6-4
2R Linda Lewis d Veal 6-2 6-3
2R Marilyn Tesch (Aus) d Bogdanoff 7-6 6-3
2R Watanabe d Lieberman 6-4 2-6 6-4
2R Terry Holladay d Vera Komar (Can) 7-5 6-4
2R Dodo Bundy Cheney d Grant 6-0 6-3
2R Kathy May d Marion Bennett 6-0 6-0

3R Hallquist d Houseman 6-1 6-0
3R Antonoplis d Ince 6-3 4-6 7-5
3R Morse d Collins 6-3 6-3
3R Morrison d Duke 6-3 6-0
3R Hagey d Nachand 6-1 6-1
3R Tesch d Lewis 6-3 6-7 6-3
3R Holladay d Watanabe 6-4 7-6
3R May d Cheney 6-2 6-1

QF Antonoplis d Hallquist 6-4 6-2
QF Morrison d Morse 6-3 3-6 6-2
QF Tesch d Hagey 6-4 6-2
QF May d Holladay 6-4 6-3

SF Antonoplis d Morrison 6-3 7-6
SF May d Tesch 7-5 6-4

FI: Kathy May d. Lea Antonoplis 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

DF: Kathy May /Marita Redondo d. Morse /Nachland 6-4, 6-0

A third rate field with few foreigners. The grand dame that was the PSW is now only a big event for the men.

10-year-old Tracy Austin lost in the second round of the under-14 competition.

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September 20 Battle of the Sexes, Houston, Texas, United States (Indoors)
Venue: The Astrodome

Billie Jean King d. Bobby Riggs 6-4 6-3 6-3

Only an exhibition in theory, this match remains to this day the most heavily covered and attended (30, 472 watched-a record for one match) in tennis history. Billie Jean went from star to a mega-star overnight. ABC bid $700,000 to televise the affair, selling commercial time at $85,000 per minute.

The match itself was anticlimatic after the introductions, when "Sugar Daddy" Riggs was brought on court by a bevy of beautiful babes. Billie Jean was carried in on a litter by topless muscled hunks. She gave "the male chauvanist pig" a toy piggy, then gave him the boot in straight sets. The match helped propel the U.S. tennis boom of the 1970s.

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September 17-23, Colombian National Championships, Medellin (Clay)

SF
Isabel Fernandez d. Helena Aguirre 6-4 6-4
Elsa Rodriguez d. Isabel Hernandez 6-3 6-3

FI: Isabel Fernandez d. Elsa Rodriguez 6-2 6-1

DF: Rodriguez/Aguirre d Fernandez/Polita Palacios 6-2 0-6 6-3

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September 17-23, Romanian National Championships, Bucharest (Clay)

SF
Virginia Ruzici d. Mariana Simionescu 6-1 6-2
Judith Dibar Gohn d. E Trifu 6-4 6-3

FI: Virginia Ruzici d. Judith Dibar Gohn 6-3 3-0 ret

DF: Ruzici/Simionescu d Gohn/Fiorenta Mihai 6-2 6-3

Week of September 24-30

Sept 24-30 Virginia Slims of Columbus Columbus Georgia, United States (Clay)
Venue: Columbus Country Club.

Qualifying

Q1
Betsy Butler d. Joan Kennedy 6-2 6-2
Gloria Payne d. Jean Blackman 7-5 6-3
Judy Thompson d. Marty Bastin 6-2 6-1
Roberta Stark d. Sue Hole 6-0 7-6

Q2
Nancy Ornstein d. Tine Zwaan 1-6 6-4 7-5
Jeanne Evert d. Mary Lynn Smisson 6-0 6-0
Sally Greer d. B Butler 7-5 7-5
Madeleine Pegel d. G Payne 6-3 4-6 6-3
Jill Schwikert d. J Thompson 6-2 6-2
Donna Ganz d. Ann Koger 6-0 6-1
Janet Haas d. R Stark 6-2 6-1
Wendy Appleby d. Margie Cooper 3-6 6-2 6-1

Singles (Draw=32)

1R: Margaret Court (Aus) [1] d. Brenda Kirk 6-2 6-3
1R: Laura DuPont d. Joy Schweikert 4-6 6-2 6-2
1R: Jeanne Evert d. Wendy Overton [8] 6-4 6-1
1R: Kathy Kuykendall d. Sally Greer 6-3 6-1
1R: Julie Heldman [4] d. Madeline Pegel (Swe) 6-1 6-0
1R: Wendy Paish d. Tory Fretz 6-3 6-3
1R: Vicki Berner (Can) d. Terry Moor 6-4 6-4
1R: Betty Stove (Neth) [5] d. Marcie Louie 6-2 6-0

1R: Rosie Casals [3] d. Jill Schweikert 6-1 6-1
1R: Helen Gourlay (Aus) d. Nana Sato (Jap) 6-3 6-1
1R: Lesley Hunt (Aus) [6] d. Nancy Ornstein 6-0 6-0
1R: Mona Schallau d. Cynthia Doerner (Aus) 7-5 6-4
1R: Laura Rossouw (SA) d. Pam Teeguarden [7] 2-6 6-4 6-3
1R: Laurie Fleming d. Wendy Appleby 6-4 6-1
1R: Francoise Durr (Fra) d. Donna Ganz 6-2 6-1
1R: Chris Evert [2] d. Janet Haas 6-1 6-0

2R: Court [1] d. DuPont 6-3 6-0
2R: Kuykendall d. J. Evert 2-6 6-3 7-5
2R: Heldman [4] d. Paish 6-1 6-2
2R: Stove [5] d. Berner 6-4 6-0

2R: Casals [3] d. Gourlay 6-2 6-4
2R: Hunt [6] d. Schallau 6-4 6-4
2R: Fleming d. Rossouw 6-2 6-3
2R: Evert [2] d. Durr 6-0 6-2

QF: Court [1] d. Kuykendall 6-4 6-1
QF: Heldman [4] d. Stove [5] 6-3 6-0
QF: Casals [3] d. Hunt [6] 7-6 6-1
QF: Evert [2] d. Fleming 6-4 6-0

SF: Court d. Heldman 3-6 6-4 6-1
SF: Evert [2] d. Casals [3] 6-3 7-6

FI: Chris Evert [2] d. Margaret Court (Aus) [1] default

DF: Francoise Durr (Fra)/Betty Stove (Neth) d. Mona Schallau/Pam Teeguarden 7-5 7-5

Court defaults due to a pulled calf muscle.

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ends September 30, Osorio Cup, Bogota, Colombia (Clay)

QF: URUGUAY Beats ECUADOR 4-1
Fiorella Bonicelli ( Uru) d. R Briones 6-0 6-2
Carla Guarino d. A Icaza 6-1 4-6 6-3
Bonicelli F- Sarno Lucia d. Icaza A- Briones R 6-3 6-3
Fiorella Bonicelli d. A Icaza 6-2 6-0
R Briones d. Lucia Sarno 3-6 6-4 8-6

SF: ARGENTINA Beats URUGUAY 5-0
Beatriz Araujo d. Fiorella Bonicelli 4-6 6-4 10-8
Raquel Giscafre d. Carla Guarino 6-2 6-0
Araujo B- Giscafre R d. Bonicelli F- Sarno L 6-2 6-3
Raquel Giscafre d. Lucia Sarno 6-0 6-2
Marta Ruiz d. Carla Guarino 6-2 6-1

SF: COLOMBIA Beats BRAZIL 3-2
Isabel Fernandez d. Vera Cleto 6-4 6-0
Iris Riedel ( Bra) d. Elsa Rodriguez 6-4 6-3
Fernandez I- Ortiz Isabel d. Riedel I- Cleto V 6-1 6-2
Elsa Rodriguez d. Vera Cleto 7-5 6-0
Iris Riedel d. Isabel Fernandez 6-2 6-4

Final: ARGENTINA Beats COLOMBIA 5-0
Raquel Giscafre d. Isabel Fernandez 7-5 6-3
Beatriz Araujo d. Elsa Rodriguez 6-1 6-1
Araujo B- Giscafre R d. Fernandez I- Ortiz I 6-3 7-6
Beatriz Araujo d. Maria Victoria Holguin 6-2 6-3
Marta Ruiz d. Isabel Ortiz 6-3 2-6 6-3

Week of October 1-7

October 1-7 Phoenix Thunderbird Classic*. Phoenix, Arizona, United States (Hard)

Qualifying

Q1
Pam Austin d. Nancy Walker 6-3 6-2
Sue Lang d. Mary McLean 4-6 6-4 6-3
Betty Ann Hansen d. Hartman 6-1 6-0

Q2
Sally Greer d. Sissy Kelly 6-2 6-4
Pat Bostrom d. Vicki Berner 6-2 6-3
Ann Kiyomura d. Jill Harenberg 6-1 7-5
Penny Moor d. Carolyn Lane 6-4 6-4
Sue Minford d. Carol Bailey 6-1 6-1
Pam Richmond d. Roberta Stark 4-6 6-3 6-1
Marcie Louie d. P Austin 6-4 2-6 7-5
Helen Gourlay d. S Lang 6-3 6-0
Stephanie Tolleson d. B.A Hansen 6-4 7-6
Tine Zwaan d. Naoko Sato 7-6 6-2
Madeleine Pegel d. Mimi Henreid 6-3 6-4
Mimi Arnold d. Ching Ling Chang 6-1 1-6 6-4
Wendy Appleby d. Betsy Dalzell 6-2 6-3

Q3
S Greer d. Sue Hole 6-3 6-3
A Kiyomura d. P Bostrom 7-5 6-3
S Minford d. P Moor 6-4 2-6 6-3
M Louie d. P Richmond 2-6 7-6 6-4
S Tolleson d. H Gourlay 6-2 2-0 ret
T Zwaan d. Penny Powell 6-2 6-0
Jill Schwikert d. M Pegel 6-2 6-4
W Appleby d. M Arnold w.o

Singles (Draw=32)

1R: Billie Jean King [1] d. Peggy Michel 6-1 5-7 6-3
1R: Laura Rossouw (SA) d. Stephanie Tolleson 6-4 6-2
1R: Betty Stove (Neth) d. Wendy Appleby 6-2 6-3
1R: Mona Schallau d. Sue Minford (Ire) 6-2 6-3
1R: Jill Schwikert d. Penny Moor 6-2 6-0
1R: Julie Heldman d. Marcie Louie 6-3 6-2
1R: Ann Kiyomura d. Val Ziegenfuss 6-4 4-6 6-3
1R: Kerry Melville (Aus) [4] d. Kathy Kuydendall 6-3 6-1

1R: Nancy Richey Gunter d. Tine Zwaan (Neth) 6-2 6-2
1R: Joy Schwikert d. Sally Greer 6-4 6-2
1R: Francoise Durr (Fra) d. Brenda Kirk (SA) 6-3 6-0
1R: Tory Fretz d. Wendy Overton 7-6 6-3
1R: Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Robin Tenney 6-3 6-2
1R: Kristien Kemmer d. Janet Newberry 6-2 6-4
1R: Barbara Downs d. Laura DuPont 4-6 6-3 6-2
1R: Rosie Casals [2] d. Kerry Harris (Aus) 6-3 6-3

2R: King [1] d. Rossouw 6-2 6-1
2R: Stove d Schallau 6-4 6-1
2R: Heldman d Jill Schwikert 6-0 6-3
2R: Melville [4] d Kiyomura 7-6 5-2

2R: Gunter [3] d Joy Schwikert 6-3 6-1
2R: Durr d Fretz 7-5 3-6 6-3
2R: Kemmer d Krantzcke 7-6 4-6 6-3
2R: Casals [2] d Downs 6-3 6-2

QF: King [1] d. Stove [8] 6-3 6-4
QF: Melville [3] d Heldman 4-6 7-6 7-5
QF: Gunter [4] d Durr 6-3 6-0
QF: Casals [2] d Kemmer 7-5 7-6

SF: King [1] d. Melville [3] 7-6 (5-0) 6-3
SF: Gunter [4] d. Casals [2] 5-7 7-6 7-5

FI: Billie Jean King d. Nancy Gunter [4] 6-1 6-3

3rd place: Melville d Casals 9-7

DF: Kerry Harris (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) d Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King 6-4 6-4

*Note: The official name of the event was the Faberge International of Phoenix.

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October ???? South American Championships, Bogota, Columbia (Clay)

FI: Raquel Giscafre (Arg) d. ????

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October ???? National Capital Championships, Canberra, Australia (Clay)

FI: Sue Alexander d. ????

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October 1-7, French National Championships, Bordeaux (Clay)
Venue: S.A.V. Primrose

Qualifying
Florence Guédy d. MF Pecquenard 6-2 6-3
Michèle Mizen d. Claudine Rouire 6-4 6-1
Maylis Burel d. Jehanne Venturino 3-6 6-3 6-2
Rose-Marie Darmon d. Dominique Beillan 6-3 6-1
Daniele Wild Bouteleux d. Frédérique Thibault 6-0 6-2
Nicole Bîmes d. Brigitte Simon 6-1 4-6 7-5

QF (=1R)
Odile De Roubin d. M Mizen 6-1 7-6
D Bouteleux d. N Bîmes 6-2 6-0
RM Darmon d. F Guédy 6-4 6-3
Nathalie Fuchs d. M Burel 6-3 6-1

SF
O De Roubin d. D Bouteleux 6-3 6-1
N Fuchs d. RM Darmon 6-3 6-4

FI: Nathalie Fuchs d. Odile De Roubin 4-6 6-1 7-5

DF: Darmon/Fuchs d De Roubin/Guedy 7-6 6-2

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October 1-7, Italian National Championships, Perugia (Clay)

1R
Evelyne Terras Papale d. Daniela Porzio 6-2 4-6 6-3

QF
Maria Nasuelli d. Monique Salfati Di Maso 6-2 6-0
E Terras Papale d. Roberta Beltrame 6-4 6-2
Monica Giorgi d. Francesca Gordigiani 4-6 9-7 8-6
Lea Pericoli d. Rosalba Vido 6-2 6-4

SF
E Terras Papale d. M Nasuelli 8-6 6-3
L Pericoli d. M Giorgi 6-4 3-6 6-2

FI: Lea Pericoli d. Evelyne Terras Papale 8-6 4-6 6-3

DF: L Bassi/Pericoli d Papale/Vido 6-2 6-4

Week of October 15-21

October 15-21 Madrid International, Madrid, Spain (Clay)

Singles (Draw=21)

1R: Isabel Larsson d Ines Roget 2-6 6-2 6-0
1R: Renata Tomanova d Carmen Bustamante 6-4 6-0
1R: Carmen Perea d Kirstin Anden 4-6 6-1 6-1
1R: Helena Anliot d Ana Maria Arias Pinto Bravo 3-6 6-1 7-5
1R: Ana Maria Estalella d Mimi Wikstedt 6-4-5-7-7-5

2R: Nathalie Fuchs d. Larsson 6-4 3-6 6-4
2R: Michele Boulle Rodriguez d. Elvira Weisenberger 7-5 6-2
2R: Michele Gurdal d. Susanne Korpas 6-2 6-3
2R: Tomanova d. Perea 6-1 2-6 6-2

2R: Heidi Eisterlehner d. Daphne Pattison 1-6-6-3-6-1
2R: Anliot d. Deborah Fiuza 6-0 6-1
2R: Estalella d. Monica Alvarez 3-6-6-4-8-6
2R: Helga Schultze Hoesl d. Charo Couder 6-1 6-0

QF: Rodriguez d. Fuchs 6-3-7-6
QF: Gurdal d. Tomanova 6-3-7-6
QF: Anliot d. Eisterlehner 6-4-6-3
QF: Hoesl d. Estalella 6-4-6-3

SF: Gurdal d. Rodriguez 6-3-6-0
SF: Hoesl d. Anliot 6-0-6-3

FI: Helga Hoesl (Ger) d. Michele Gurdal (Bel) 6-1 6-2

DF: Helga Hoesl (Ger)/Renata Tomanova (Cz) d. Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo (Chile)/Ines Roget (Arg) 6-2 6-4

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October 22-27 Dewar Cup of Aberavon Aberavon, Wales, Great Britain (Indoors)

Prize Money=$3,500

Singles (Draw=24)

1R: Virginia Wade [1]-bye
1R: Annette Coe-bye
1R: Jackie Fayter-bye
1R: Renata Tomanova-bye
1R: Veronica Burton-bye
1R: Elly Appel d Ann Kiyomura 3-6 7-6 6-2
1R: Marita Redondo d Lindsay Blachford 6-3 6-3
1R: Virginia Ruzici d Hana Hublerova 6-4 6-3

1R: Lindsay Beaven d Corinne Molesworth 7-5 6-3
1R: Jill Cooper d Nathlie Fuchs 6-3 4-6 6-3
1R: Pauline Peisachov d Sue Barker 6-3 3-6 6-1
1R: Mariana Simionescu d Patti Hogan 6-3 3-6 6-2
1R: Glynis Coles d Lesley Charles 7-6 6-0
1R: Sharon Walsh-bye
1R: Sue Mappin-bye
1R: Julie Heldman [2]-bye

2R: Wade [1] d. Coe 6-1 6-1
2R: Fayter d. Tomanova 6-1 7-5
2R: Appel d. Burton 6-4 6-7 6-1
2R: Redondo d. Ruzici 6-4 6-2

2R: Cooper d. Beaven 6-3 6-4
2R: Simionescu d. Peisachov 7-6 6-4
2R: Coles d. Walsh 6-4 7-6
2R: Heldman [2] d. Mappin 6-3 7-6

QF: Wade [1] d. Fayter 6-3 6-7 7-6
QF: Redondo d. Appel 3-6 6-4 6-2
QF: Cooper d. Simionescu 6-2 6-3
QF: Heldman[2] d. Coles 6-0 6-3

SF: Wade [1] d. Redondo 6-3 6-3
SF: Heldman [2] d. Cooper 6-4 7-5

FI: Virginia Wade [1] d. Julie Heldman (US) [2] 6-3 6-1

DF: Marita Redondo (US)/Virginia Wade d. Ann Kiyomura/Julie Heldman (US) 4-6 6-3 7-6

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ends October 20, Brazilian Nationals, Sao Paulo

FI: S Gesteira d Iris Riedel 6-3 7-6

DF: Gesteira/C Brito d Riedel/V Ferraz 6-1 2-6 6-4

VIRGINIA SLIMS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: October 12-21
Venue: Boca Raton Hotel and Club at Boca Raton, Florida
Surface: Clay

Prize Money= $110,000

Qualifying

Q1
Carrie Fleming d. Bessie Ann Stockard 6-0 6-1
Rana Epstein d. Madeleine Pegel 6-4 6-3
Carrie Meyer d. Betsy Butler 6-4 7-6
Bunnie Miller d. Judy Gfroerer 6-2 6-2
Jennifer Balent d. Pat Bostrom 2-6 6-4 7-6
Penny Moor d. Billie Abney 6-0 6-2
Vicki Berner d. Marty Bastin 6-2 7-5
Naoko Sato d. Susan Tenney 6-2 6-1
Tine Zwaan d. Lynn Epstein 7-6 6-3
Donna Ganz d. Toni Novack 6-1 6-4
Lele Forood d. Yvonne Llarena 6-3 6-0
Betsy Nagelsen d. Roberta Stark 6-3 6-3
Sharon Banzhaf d. Susan Rimes 6-3 6-2
Sue Vinton Maharaj d. Julie Presley 6-2 6-2

Q2
Joy Schwikert d. Pam Austin 6-1 6-0
C Fleming d. Bunny Smith 6-0 6-1
Wendy Appleby d. R Epstein 6-1 6-4
C Meyer d. Patti Hogan 7-6 4-6 2-0 ret
Dundee Davis d. B Miller 6-7 6-1 7-6
J Balent d. Cynthia Doerner w.o
P Moor d. Judy Thompson 6-3 6-3
Wendy Overton d. V Berner 6-2 6-1
Brenda Kirk d. N Sato 6-1 6-1
T Zwaan d. D Ganz 6-4 6-3
L Forood d. Wendy Gilchrist Paish 4-6 6-0 7-5
Janet Haas d. Shelly Hudson 6-2 6-0
B Nagelsen d. S Banzhaf 6-2 5-7 6-2
Helen Gourlay d. S Vinton Maharaj 7-5 6-2
Jill Schwikert d. Allegro Pero 6-4 6-1
Laura Dupont d. Sally Greer 6-4 6-1

Q3
C Fleming d. Joy Schwikert 6-2 6-2
C Meyer d. W Appleby 6-3 7-5
J Balent d. D Davis 6-4 6-2
W Overton d. P Moor 7-5 6-0
T Zwaan d. B Kirk 6-2 6-3
J Haas d. L Forood 6-1 7-6
H Gourlay d. B Nagelsen 6-1 6-0
L Dupont d. Jill Schwikert 7-5 6-2

Singles (Draw=32)

1R: Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Jill Schwikert [LL] 6-0 6-4
1R: Janet Newberry d. Betty Stove (Neth) 3-6 6-4 6-3
1R: Francoise Durr (Fra) [8] d. Kerry Harris (Aus) 6-2 6-2
1R: Laura Rossouw (SA) d. Helen Gourlay (Aus) [Q] 6-3 6-3
1R: Nancy Richey Gunter [4] d. Jeanne Evert 6-0 6-2
1R: Carrie Meyer [Q] d. Carrie Fleming 7-5 6-3
1R: Laura DuPont [Q] d. Wendy Overton [Q] 2-6 6-4 7-6
1R: Virginia Wade (GB) [6] d. Laurie Fleming 6-4 6-3

1R: Kerry Melville (Aus) [5] d. Tory Fretz 5-7 6-4 6-1
1R: Tine Zwaan (Neth) [Q] d. Valerie Ziegenfuss 3-6 6-0 6-1
1R: Mona Schallau d. Jennifer Balent [Q] 6-2 6-0
1R: Rosie Casals [3] d. Barbara Downs 6-4 7-6 (5-4)
1R: Kathy Kuykendall d. Robin Tenney 2-6 6-2 6-3
1R: Julie Heldman [7] d. Janet Haas [Q] default (illness)
1R: Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-3
1R: Chris Evert [1] d. Kristien Kremmer 6-2 6-3

2R: Newberry d. Hunt 6-2 2-6 7-6
2R: Durr [8] d. Rossouw 6-4 6-4
2R: Gunter [4] d. Meyer [Q] 6-0 6-2
2R: Wade [6] d. DuPont [Q] 6-1 6-4

2R: Melville [5] d. Zwaan 6-4 6-1
2R: Schallau d. Casals [3] 3-6 6-4 6-4
2R: Heldman [7] d. Kuykendall 6-2 6-0
2R: Evert [1] d. Krantzcke 6-1 6-4

QF: Evert [1] d. Heldman [7] 6-1 6-4
QF: Melville [5] d. Schallau 6-4 5-7 7-5
QF: Richey [4] d. Wade [6] 6-3 7-5
QF: Durr [8] d. Newberry 6-0 6-1

SF: Evert [1] d. Melville [5] 6-1 6-2
SF: Richey [4] d. Durr [8] 6-2 6-1

FI: Chris Evert [1] d. Nancy Gunter [4] 6-3 6-3

Doubles (Draw=16)

1R: Francoise Durr (Fra)/Betty Stove (Neth) [1] d. Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Patti Hogan 6-2 6-4
1R: Lesley Hunt (Aus)/Val Ziegenfuss d. Butler/Carrie Meyer 6-3 7-6
1R: Mona Schallau/Virginia Wade (GB) [3] d. Janet Newberry/Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-2
1R: Jeanne Evert/Kathy Kuykendall d. Pat Bostrom/Tine Zwaan (Neth) 6-4 6-3

1R: Carrie Fleming/Gfroerer d. Barbara Downs/Robin Tenney default
1R: Kerry Harris (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) [4] d. Tory Fretz/Julie Heldman 7-6 6-1
1R: Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Wendy Overton d. Laurie Fleming/Laura Rossouw (SA) 6-2 6-2
1R: Rosie Casals/Margaret Court (Aus) [2] d. Laura DuPont/Kristien Kemmer 6-2 4-6 6-4

QF: Durr/Stove [1] d. Hunt/Ziegenfuss 6-1 6-1
QF: Schallau/Wade [3] d. J. Evert/Kuykendall 1-6 7-5 7-5
QF: Harris/Melville [4] d. Fleming/Rossouw 6-3 7-5
QF: Casals/Court [2] d. Krantzcke/Overton 6-4 7-6

SF: Durr/Stove [1] d. Schallau/Wade [3] 6-1 6-2
SF: Casals/Court [2] d. Harris/Melville [4] 7-5 6-3

FI: Rosie Casals/Margaret Court (Aus) [2] d. Francoise Durr (Fra)/Betty Stove (Neth) [1] 6-2 6-4

Lucky Loser Jill Schwikert replaces #2 seed Margaret Court in the draw.

The $25,000 first prize is the largest ever in women's tennis.

Two stars fall by the wayside before the first ball in struck. The biggest star in women's tennis is Billie Jean King, who refuses to come to Boca Raton on the grounds that the event is on clay. Since most of the circuit was indoors, why should the tour finale be on a slower surface was her argument. King was also supposedly angry that Chris Evert and Virginia Wade, two non-Slims players, were allowed to play here. Critics pointed out another possible factor-namely that King didn't want to be spanked on Florida clay by Evert.

#2 seed Margaret Court then dropped out when she had to go to the hospital with abdominal pains. Given antibiotics, she made a quick enough recovery by Thursday, meaning she did not drop out of the doubles with Rosie Casals. The pair actually won the event.

Casals gets upset early, clay never being her strongest surface. The most dramatic event of the week was Lesley Hunt vs Janet Newberry. Hunt had 5 match points. On Sudden Death point Hunt tried a drop shot that landed wide.

With Court gone the tournament got the expected final of Chris Evert vs Nancy Richey Gunter. Nancy has never lost to Chris, owning a 5-0 record vs Evert. Could Evert reverse the trend? On a windy Florida afternoon Chris breaks with two perfect drop shots to go up 3-0. After that they traded games-first set to Evert.

The second was tied at 3 apiece. Nancy was up 40-15 yet dropped the game. She was never the same and tired towards the end. Mrs Gunter said afterwards, " I said all week that I didn't know if I was in good enough shape. As it turned out, I wasn't." As consolation Nancy got $14,000, the biggest pay check of her career to now.

With this victory Evert cements her "Queen of Clay" reputation. Never again will she lose to Nancy Richey.

On the youth front Jennifer Balent came through qualies at the age of 13 years and 5 months, making her the youngest person to play a WTA match until Steffi Graf in 1982.

Attendance for the week is 20,000. Most of the later sessions of 4,000 are sold out.

Week of October 22-28

October 22-27 Dewar Cup of Aberavon, Aberavon, Wales, Great Britian (Indoors on Uniturf)
Venue: Afan Lido Stadium

Prize Money= $3,500 ($7,150 combined)
Part of the Dewar circuit

Singles (Draw=24)

1R: Virginia Wade [1]-bye
1R: Annette Coe-bye
1R: Jackie Fayter-bye
1R: Renata Tomanova (Cz)-bye
1R: Marita Redondo (US) [3] d. Lindsay Blachford 6-3 6-3
1R: Virginia Ruzici (Rom) d. Hana Hublerova (Cz) 6-4 6-3
1R: Veronica Burton-bye
1R: Elly Appel (Neth) d. Ann Kiyomura (US) 3-6 7-6 6-2

1R: Pauline Peisachov (Isr) d. Sue Barker 6-3 3-6 6-1
1R: Mariana Simionescu (Rom) d. Patti Hogan (US) 6-3 3-6 6-2
1R: Lindsay Beaven d Corinne Molesworth 7-5 6-3
1R: Jill Cooper d Nathlie Fuchs (Fra) [4] 6-3 4-6 6-3
1R: Glynis Coles d Lesley Charles 7-6 6-0
1R: Sharon Walsh (US) [WC]-bye
1R: Sue Mappin-bye
1R: Julie Heldman (US) [2]-bye

2R: Wade [1] d. Coe 6-1 6-1
2R: Fayter d. Tomanova 6-1 7-5
2R: Redondo [3] d. Ruzici 6-4 6-2
2R: Appel d. Burton 6-4 6-7 6-1

2R: Simionescu d. Peisachov 7-6 6-4
2R: Cooper d. Beaven 6-3 6-4
2R: Coles d. Walsh [WC] 6-4 7-6
2R: Heldman [2] d. Mappin 6-3 7-6 (7-1)

QF: Wade [1] d. Fayter 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3)
QF: Redondo [3] d. Appel 3-6 6-4 6-2
QF: Cooper d. Simionescu 6-2 6-3
QF: Heldman [2] d. Coles 6-0 6-3

SF: Wade [1] d. Redondo [3] 6-3 6-3
SF: Heldman [2] d. Cooper 6-4 7-5

FI: Virginia Wade [1] d. Julie Heldman (US) [2] 6-3 6-1

DF: Marita Redondo (US)/Virginia Wade d. Julie Heldman (US)/Julie Heldman (US) 4-6 6-3 7-6

Wade vs Fayter is the match of the tournament. Virginia seemed set for a routine win at 6-3 5-3. At match point she sends a backhand into the net. Leading 4-2 in the tiebreak Wade drop 5 points and the second set. Fayter had beaten Wade earlier in the year at Charlotte, and perhaps this preyed on Virginia's mind. Wade exploded over a line call at 5-4 and 15-0 when serving for the match. Jackie was two points from victory on Wade's serve at 5-6 30-all, but got no closer.

Julie abandons her usual clever tactics and tries to hit with power vs Wade in the final. Virginia demolished her 6-3 6-1.

Draw note:

Sharon Walsh replaces Maria Bueno of Brazil when Maria can't get a visa to leave Brazil.

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October 22-25 Virginia Slims of Hawaii, Honolulu, HA, US (Carpet-Sportface)
Venue: McKinley High School (first night at Kailua High School)

Prize Money= $10,000

Singles (Draw=9)

PR: Helen Gourlay (Aus) d. Vicki Berner (Can) 6-0 6-3

QF: Billie Jean King [1] d. Pat Bostrom 7-5 6-0
QF: Marcie Louie d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus)[3] 1-6 6-2 6-2
QF: Gourlay [Q] d. Kerry Harris (Aus) [4] 6-1 6-2
QF: Kerry Melville (Aus) [2] d. Wendy Appleby 6-1 6-3

SF: King [1] d. Louie 6-0 6-2
SF: Gourlay [Q] d. Melville [2] 7-5 7-5

FI: Billie Jean King [1] d. Helen Gourlay (Aus) [Q] 6-1 6-1

Doubles (Draw=4)

FI: Kerry Harris (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Karen Krantzcke (Aus) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Though sponsored by Virginia Slims it was not an official part of the tour.

Dolan has dates of October 23-25 and calls the event the Hawaii Pro Tennis Tournment.

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ends November 1, Japanese National Championships, Tokyo

QF
Duk Hee Lee ( Kor) d. Kazuko Yasuda 6-0 6-2
Kimiyo Yagawara d. Soon Oh-Lee ( Kor) 1-6 6-1 6-2
Hideko Goto d. Toshiko Sade 6-4 6-0
Kiyoko Nomura d. Lany Kaligis 6-3 6-3

SF
Duk Hee Lee d. K Yagawara 6-2 6-3
H Goto d. K Nomura 6-2 6-1

FI: Hideko Goto d. Duk Hee Lee 6-2 6-4

DF: Kazuko Sawamatsu/Kayoko Fukuoka d Sade/Yasuda 6-0 6-1

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ends October 30, USSR International, Tbilisi

Seeds
Biryukova 1
Morozova 2
Barbara Kral (PL) 3
Danuta Wieczorek (PL) 4

1R?: Barbara Kral d. Natalia Chmyrjova 75 61
1R?: Irina Sevtchenko d. Danuta Wieczorek [played, no score]

2R?: L. Sinkevic d. M. Kozeluhova (TCH)
2R?: G. Baksheeva d. Barbara Kral
2R?: J. Granaturova d. Eva Szabo (HUN)
2R?: A. Filinova d. Brigitte Hoffmann (GDR) 60 62

QF: Biryukova d. A. Filinova 75 75
QF: Granaturova d. Alla Ivanova 57 61 60
QF: Baksheeva d. Anna Krasko 8-10 6-3 8-6
QF: Morozova d. Sinkevic 26 60 62

SF: Biryukova d. Ivanova 57 60 60
SF: Morozova d. Baksheeva 60 62

FI: Olga Morozova d. Yevgenia Biryukova 6-4 4-6 6-4

Doubles

?R: L. Sinkevic / Anna Krasko d. Barbara Kral (PL) / Danuta Wieczorek (PL) 62 75

DF: Morozova/Biryukova d Lydia Zinkevich/A Krasko 6-3 6-4

XD: Olga Morozova / Metreveli d. Eva Szabo (HUN) / I. Benyik 64 63

This is the 1973 edition of the Moscow international summer tournament, which couldn't held at its usual August date, and therefor postponed and outsourced to Tbliisi exceptionally, accepting a distinctly drop in number of international visitors.

Visitors are slightly represented, all "non-Western"

An Oct. 30 ending is not proved, finals reported already Oct. 29, start probably Oct. 20 (or earlier?)

A. Filinova = junior no.1

Week of November 5-11

November 6-10 Dewar Cup of Billingham, Billingham, England, Great Britian (Indoors on Uniturf)
Venue: The Forum

Prize Money= $3,500 (7, 150 combined)
Part of the Dewar circuit.

Singles (Draw=24)

1R: Virginia Wade [1]-bye
1R: Hana Hublerova (Cz)-bye
1R: Elly Appel (Neth)-bye
1R: Renata Tomanova (Cz)-bye
1R: Jane Mott-bye
1R: Virginia Ruzici (Rom) d. Jackie Fayter 7-5 6-3
1R: Glynis Coles [4] d. Sue Mappin 6-3 6-3
1R: Patti Hogan (US) d. Lesley Charles 7-5 6-3

1R: Nathalie Fuchs (Fra) d. Annette Coe 6-4 6-2
1R: Mariana Simionescu (Rom) d. Lindsay Beaven 6-2 2-6 7-5
1R: Sharon Walsh d. Pauline Peisachov (Isr) 6-2 6-3
1R: Marita Redondo (US) [3] d. Lindsay Blachford 6-0 3-6 6-1
1R: Corinne Molesworth d. Veronica Burton 6-3 6-4
1R: Ann Kiyomura (US)-bye
1R: Frances McLennan Taylor-bye
1R: Julie Heldman (US) [2]-bye

2R: Wade [1] d. Hublerova 6-1 7-5
2R: Appel d. Tomanova 6-4 6-0
2R: Coles [4] d. Hogan 6-3 7-5
2R: Ruzici d. Mott 6-2 6-3

2R: Fuchs d. Simionescu 2-6 6-3 7-6
2R: Walsh d. Redondo [3] 6-2 6-3
2R: Kiyomura d. Molesworth 6-2 4-6 6-4
2R: Heldman [2] d. Taylor 6-0 6-4

QF: Wade [1] d. Appel 6-4 6-4
QF: Coles [4] d. Ruzici 6-3 7-5
QF: Fuchs d. Walsh 7-5 6-1
QF: Heldman [2] d. Kiyomura 6-2 6-2

SF: Wade [1] d. Coles [4] 6-2 6-1
SF: Fuchs d. Heldman [2] 4-3 retired (bronchitus)

FI: Virginia Wade [1] d. Nathalie Fuchs (Fra) 6-0 6-2

DF: Marita Redondo (US)/Virginia Wade d. Glynis Coles/Sharon Walsh (US) 6-7 6-3 6-2

Wade won 250 pounds.

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circa October 20-November 10, Southern Transvaal Championships, Johannesburg, South Africa (Hard)
Venue: Ellis Park

FI: Ilana Kloss d. Annette du Plooy 6-1 6-1

DF: Ilana Kloss/Nicky Kruger d. Brigitte Cuypers/Annette du Plooy 6-7 6-4 6-3

MX: Ilana Kloss/Rauton Krog and Nicky Kruger/Bernard Mitton divided the title

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November 11, South Queensland Championships, Ipswich, Australia

FI: Wendy Turnbull d. Julie Hanrahan 6-1 6-2

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ends November 11, Mini Grand Prix Lan-Chile, Santiago (Clay)

QF
Maria Eugenia Guzman d. Bunny Smith 6-0 6-1
Michelle Boulle Rodriguez d. ?
Monica Rho d. Doris Gildemeister 6-4 6-2
Leyla Musalem d. ?

SF
M Boulle Rodriguez d. M Guzman 2-6 7-6 6-3
L Musalem d. M Rho 6-4 6-1

FI: Leyla Musalem d. Michelle Boulle Rodriguez 6-7 6-4 6-2

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ends November 11, Thousand Oaks, California

1R
Francis Troll d. Doreen Irish 6-1 6-1

2R
Tina Olson d. Norma Veal 1-6 6-4 6-1
Dodo Bundy Cheney d. Liane Marquez 6-3 3-6 7-5
Betty Ann Hansen d. F Troll 6-3 6-2

QF
Karen Dawson d. T Olson 6-1 6-0
Jan Hasse d. D Bundy Cheney 6-4 6-1
Kathy Bryan d. Connie Pearson 7-5 6-3
B.A Hansen d. Pat Cody 7-5 6-2

SF
K Dawson d. J Hasse 6-1 6-1
B.A Hansen d. K Bryan 6-1 6-2

FI: Betty Ann Hansen d. Karen Dawson 6-1 6-2

Df: Hasse/Doreen Irish d Alice Middleton/Donna Johnsrud 6-4 6-4

Week of November 12-18

November 12-17 Dewar Cup Finals, in Nottingham and London, England, Great Britain (Indoors on Uniturf)
Venue: Nottingham University Sports Centre from November 12-14
Venue: Royal Albert Hall from November 15-17

Prize Money= $7,500
Finale for the Dewar circuit.

Qualifying Matches (a round robin between 3 women for the 8th spot)

Elly Appel d. Sharon Walsh ????
Elly Appel d. Ann Kiyomura 6-0 1-0 retired (sprained ankle)
Ann Kiyomura d. Sharon Walsh ????

Singles (Main Draw=8)

1R: Virginia Wade [1] d. Elly Appel (Neth) [8] 6-2 6-2
1R: Glynis Coles [4] d. Nathalie Fuchs (Fra) [5] 6-3 3-6 6-3
1R: Jill Cooper [6] d. Ann Kiyomura (US) [LL] 6-4 6-3
1R: Julie Heldman [2] d. Sue Mappin [7] 6-2 3-0 retired (sprained ankle)

SF: Wade [1] d. Coles [4] 6-1 6-4
SF: Heldman [2] d. Cooper [6] 6-3 6-1

FI: Virginia Wade [1] d. Julie Heldman (US) [2] 6-2 3-6 7-5

DF: Lesely Charles/Glynis Coles .d Virginia Ruzici (Rom)/Mariana Simionescu (Rom) 6-3 7-5

Wade wins all 4 events on this years Dewar circuit. She had to claw back from 3-5 in the third here. at 30 all Julie was only two points away from the title.Virginia uses the fast carpet to advantage in knocking off several winning volleys.

Virginia has entered every event but one on the "Whiskey circuit" since its inception in 1968. This is her 14th Dewar title and her 17th consecutive singles victory.

The future of the circuit is in some doubt, this year Torquay was controversially dropped.

Draw notes:

#3 seed Marita Redondo withdraws because of tonsilitus. Ann Kiyomura fills in by virtue of winning a playoff over Sharon Walsh at Nottingham.

*Verify dates. Dolan has November 12-14.

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ends November 18 Benson and Hedges New Zealand Hardcourt Champs, Christchurch, New Zealand (Clay)

FI: Dianne Fromholtz d. Janet Young ????

This may be a mistake; sources call this a men's only tournament, and there is a NZ hard court championships for women in January.

Week of November 19-25

November 20-27 South African Open, Johannesburg, South Africa (Hard)
Venue: Ellis Park

Prize Money=$125,000 combined
Part of the Commercial Union Grand Prix

Singles (Draw=46)

1R: Lynette Vermaak d. Heidi Eisterlehner (Ger) default
1R: Marianne Botha d. Jane Muso 6-0 6-0
1R: Marise Kruger d. Karin Boshoff 7-6 6-2
1R: Gwyneth Sammel d. Heather Bucke 6-2 6-3
1R: Mynie Van Zyl d Ria Greeff 6-3 6-3
1R: Sue Mappin d. Terisa Viljoen 6-0 7-5
1R: Elviry Dry d. Dolly Khanye 6-1 6-1
1R: Yvonne Vermaak d. Glenda Tunmer 2-6 6-2 6-3
1R: Helen Liebenberg d. Wilma Smit 6-4 6-1
1R: Mairin Lloyd-Wronsley d. Marie Botha 6-4 1-6 6-3
1R: Salli Hudson-Beck (Rho) d. Priscilla Van Der Walt 6-2 3-6 6-2
1R: Vicky Oosthuizen d. Daphne Pattison (Rho) 3-6 6-2 6-4
1R: Brigitte Cuypers d. Leta Welthagen default
1R: Sannie Gouws d. Eunice Rademeyer 6-3 3-6 6-2

2R: Chris Evert (US) [1] d. L. Vermaak 6-0 6-0
2R: Laura Rossouw [16] d. Pat Bostrom (US) 6-3 7-5
2R: Annette van Zyl DuPlooy [10] d. Botha 6-3 6-1
2R: Ilana Kloss [7] d. Kruger 6-1 6-3
2R: Sammel d. Marita Redondo (US) [6] default
2R: Julie Anthony (US) [12] d. M. Van Zyl 6-3 7-6
2R: Veronica Burton (GB) [13] d. Sue Mappin (GB) 6-1 3-6 7-5
2R: Virginia Wade (GB) [3] d. Dry 6-0 6-0

2R: Pat Pretorius [4] d. V. Vermaak 6-2 4-6 6-4
2R: Michele Gurdal (Bel) [14] d. Liebenberg 6-1 6-0
2R: Sharon Walsh (US) [11] d. Wronsley 6-0 6-4
2R: Kristien Kemmer (US) [5] d. Hudson-Beck 7-6 6-1
2R: Ann Kiyomura (US) [8] d. Oosthuizen 4-6 7-5 6-4
2R: Linky Boshoff [9] d. Lindsay Blachford 6-3 6-0
2R: Brenda Kirk [15] d. Cuypers 6-0 3-6 6-4
2R: Evonne Goolagong [1] d. Gouws 6-0 6-1

3R: Evert [1] d. Rossouw [16] 6-0 6-0
3R: Kloss [7] d. DuPlooy [10] 6-3 6-2
3R: Anthony [12] d. Sammel 6-3 6-1
3R: Wade [3] d. Burton [13] 6-0 7-5

3R: Pretorius [4] d. Gurdal [14] 6-1 6-4
3R: Kemmer [5] d. Walsh [11] 6-1 6-4
3R: Boshoff [9] d. Kiyomura [8] 6-4 6-2
3R: Goolagong [1] d. Kirk [15] 6-4 6-4

QF: Evert [1] d. Kloss [7] 2-6 6-2 6-4
QF: Wade [3] d. Anthony [12] 6-1 6-1
QF: Kemmer [5] d. Pretorius [4] 7-6 6-0
QF: Goolagong [1] d. Boshoff [9] 6-0 7-6 (7-1)

SF: Evert [1] d. Wade [3] 7-6 (7-3) 6-0
SF: Goolagong [1] d. Kemmer [5] 6-2 6-4

FI: Chris Evert (US) [1] d. Evonne Goolagong (Aus) [1] 6-3 6-3

Doubles (Draw=at least 21)

1R: Brigitte Cuypers/Annette du Plooy d. Elviry Dry/Daphne Pattison (Rho) 6-2 6-3
1R: Sally Hudson-Beck (Rho)/Gwen Sammel d. Glenda Tumner/Vicky Oosthuizen 7-5 6-4
1R: Marianne Botha/Mynie van Zyl d. Pat Bostrom (US)/Sharon Walsh (US) 6-4 6-2
1R: Marise Kruger/Wilma Smit d. Dolly Khanye/Jane Muso 6-1 6-0
1R: Veronica Burton (GB)/Michele Gurdal (Bel) d. Heather Bucke/Priscilla van der Walt 6-0 6-0

2R: Linky Boshoff/Ilana Kloss [3] d. Marion Lloyd-Wronsley/Teresa Viljoen 6-1 6-3
2R: Cuypers/du Plooy d. Marianne Botha/van Zyl 5-7 6-4 7-5
2R: Burton/Gurdal d. ????
2R: Brenda Kirk/Pat Pretorius [2] d. Marie Botha/Ria Greef ????

2R: Kristien Kemmer (US)/Laura Rossouw d. ????
2R: Julie Anthony (US)/Ann Kiyomura (US) d. ????
2R: Lynette Vermaak/Yvonne Vermaak d. ????
2R: Chris Evert (US)/Virginia Wade (GB) [1] d. ????

QF: Boshoff/Kloss [3] d. Cuypers/du Plooy 6-3 6-4
QF: Kirk/Pretorius d. Burton/Gurdal 6-3 6-1
QF: Kemmer/Rossouw d. Anthony/Kiyomura 4-6 7-5 7-6
QF: Evert/Wade [1] d. Vermaak/Vermaak 6-3 6-0

SF: Boshoff/Kloss [3] d. Kirk/Pretorius 3-6 6-2 6-2
SF: Evert/Wade [1] d. Kemmer/Rossouw 7-6 6-2

FI: Ilana Boshoff/Linky Kloss [3] d. Chris Evert (US)/Virginia Wade (GB) [1] 7-6 2-6 6-1

Mixed Doubles (Draw=at least 36)

1R: Brigitte Cuypers/François van der Merwe d. Dolly Khanye/James Letuka 6-1 6-0
1R: Sue Mappin (GB)/Colin Dowdeswell d. Annette du Plooy/Peter Mors 7-5 6-4
1R: Sally Hudson-Beck/John MacLachlan d. Glenda Tumner/Peter Tudhope 6-7 6-4 7-6
1R: Karen Boshoff/Willem Prinsloo d. Leta Welthagen/Anthony Niland 7-6 7-6

2R: Evonne Goolagong (Aus)/Jürgen Fassbender (Ger) d. Wilma Smit/Dennis Breetzke 6-1 7-5
2R: Mynie van Zyl/Richard Buwalda d. ????
2R: Gwen Sammel/Cyril Rudman d. ????
2R: Marion Lloyd-Wronsley/Jannie Rouw d. ????
2R: Sharon Walsh (US)/Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (Ger) d. Elviry Dry/George Rudman 6-3 7-6
2R: Marise Kruger/Dean Joubert d. ????
2R: Ann Kiyomura (US)/Jun Kamiwazumi (Jap) d. Marianne Botha/Craig Webster default
2R: Kristien Kemmer (US)/Bob Maud d. K. Boshoff/Prinsloo 6-2 6-1

2R: Virginia Wade (GB)/Bob Carmichael (Aus) d. Lynette Vermaak/David Segal (US) 6-2 6-0
2R: Mappin/Dowdeswell d. ????
2R: Hudson-Beck/MacLachlan d. ????
2R: Delina Boshoff/John Eagleton d. Teresa Viljoen/Bruce Copley default
2R: Pat Bostrom (US)/Derek Schroder d. ????
2R: Cuypers/van der Merwe d. ????
2R: Vicky Oosthuizen/Michael Styles d. ????
2R: Ilana Kloss/Bernie Mitton d. Priscilla van der Walt/John Muller 6-2 6-1

3R: Goolagong/Fassbender d. van Zyl/Buwalda ????
3R: Lloyd-Wronsley/Rouw d. Sammel/C. Rudman 6-7 6-1 7-6
3R: Walsh/Pohmann d. Kruger/Joubert ????
3R: Kemmer/Maud d. Kiyomura/Kamiwazumi 6-1 6-1

3R: Wade/Carmichael d. Mappin/Dowdeswell default
3R: D. Boshoff/Eagleton d. Hudson-Beck/MacLachlan 6-2 6-3
3R: Bostrom/Schroder d. Cuypers/van der Merwe
3R: Kloss/Mitton d. Oosthuizen/Styles ????

QF: Goolagong/Fassbender d. Lloyd-Wronsley/Rouw 7-5 6-4
QF: Kemmer/Maud d. Walsh/Pohmann 7-5 6-4
QF: Wade/Carmichael d. D. Boshoff/Eagleton 2-6 7-5 6-2
QF: Kloss/Mitton d. Bostrom/Schroder 7-6 6-3

SF: Goolagong/Fassbender d. Kemmer/Maud 6-7 6-1 6-0
SF: Kloss/Mitton d. Wade/Carmichael 6-2 6-2

FI: Evonne Goolagong (Aus)/Jürgen Fassbender (Ger) d. Ilana Kloss/Bernie Mitton 6-3 6-2

Chris Evert has come here chasing the top prize in the Commercial Union Grand Prix. While the women do not have a big finale event as the men do, the #1 spot is worth 9,000 British pounds.

Chris Evert had to earn her title in the early stages. Lefty Kloss took a set from her in the quarters by attacking boldly in a night match under the lights. at 4 all in the 3rd set Chris won 8 of the last 9 points. This win clinched the Commercial Union prize.

From the ‘Rand Daily Mail’, November 23, 1973

[Women’s singles quarter-finals]

By Rory Brown

Eighteen-year-old Chris Evert earned herself a cool R18,000 at Ellis Park last night – and was made to earn every single cent. Before going on to beat another teenager, Ilana Kloss, an 18-year-old Johannesburg schoolgirl, in the quarter-finals of the South African Championships, Miss Evert was, at one stage, within two points of becoming a casualty in one of the year’s greatest upsets. She eventually eked out a 2-6 6-3 6-4 win [...]

But the courageous Miss Kloss was, oh, so close to a magnificent upset. Miss Kloss rocked her illustrious opponent to the soles of her shoes when she whipped through the first set, 6-2, with service breaks in the second and fourth games. At this stage it was a hesitant Miss Evert clinging to survival against an opponent who immediately settled into an immaculate length and who was not afraid to attack.

In the second set games went against service until Miss Evert held her delivery in the eighth game for the break that mattered. She polished off the set at 6-3 and then immediately found herself in trouble by going 2-0 down in the final set. She pulled level when Miss Kloss dropped her service in the fourth game and then, with her confidence increasing all the time, Miss Evert applied the coup de grâce when she broke the plucky Miss Kloss in the tenth game.

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In the semis Wade led 4-0 in the opening set of the semis before Evert swept 12 of the last 14 games, while Evonne Goolagong easily bested blonde Kristien Kemmer.

The Gonger is hampered by blistered feet in the final. The Aussie also makes repeated errors on her backhand. In all the match took only 1 hour and 4 minutes. Evert has now improved her improved her head to head vs. Evonne to 6-3. By winning here Evert finished first in the 1973 Grand Prix, with Goolagong second. The bonus is worth $22,000. It's less clear how much Chrissie's new diamond ring is worth. She has announced her engagement to fellow tennis pro Jimmy Connors.

Evert won $6,000 for the title. The male champ earned $7,000.

Attendance: 93,000

For the first time native black South Africans were allowed to compete. Thus despite being quickly dispatched both Jane Maso and Dolly Khanye made history.

Draw Notes:

Evert and Goolagong were co-seeded #1.

Dolan uses Karen Boshoff instead of "Karin".
Is Brummer Botha's first name Marie? And if so why is another Marie Botha in the draw in a different section?
Sannie Gouws= Sandra Gouws from the Chichester/Surbiton draws.
Minnie Van Zyl appears to be an alternate form of Mynnie Van Zyl's name. Which is correct?
Lynette Vermaak may have gone by the nickname of 'Lyn".

The #2 doubles seeds are an educated guess.

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November 23-25 Lady Baltimore Tournament Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Indoors on Supreme)
Venue: Baltimore Civic Center

Prize money=$20,000

Singles (Draw=8)

1R: Billie Jean King [1] d. Tori Fretz 7-5 6-0
1R: Betty Stove (Neth) [4] d. Joy Scheikert 7-5 6-3
1R: Rosie Casals [2] d. Jill Schweikert 6-2 6-3
1R: Francoise Durr (Fra) [3] d. Jeanne Evert 6-3 6-3

SF: King [1] d. Stove [4] 6-4 3-6 6-3
SF: Casals [2] d. Durr [3] 6-2 6-3

FI: Rosie Casals [2] d. Billie Jean King [1] 3-6 7-6 (5-3) 6-4.

Doubles (Draw=4)

FI: Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King d. Francoise Durr (Fra)/Betty Stove (Neth) 3-6 6-4 6-2

Rosie's powerful overheads gain her a rare win over the "Old Lady". She nets $7,500. Chris Evert was originally slated to play here, but had a chance at winning the top prize of the Commercial Union Grand Prix if she went to South Africa instead. Chris was committed to Baltimore until organizer Edy McGoldrick persuaded Billie Jean King Billie to take Evert's place.

This was a non tour event.

Dolan gives dates of November 23-27, but note draw is only 8.

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November 18-25 Argentine Open, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Clay)

Singles (Draw=at least 18)

1R: Patricia Bianchi d. Mabel Vranovich 7-5 6-3
1R: Ines Roget d. Daria Kopsic 4-6 6-4 6-1

2R: Julie Heldman (US) [2] d Beatriz Villaverde 6-1 6-1
2R: Elvira Weisenberger d. Adriana Villagran 6-2 6-3
2R: Marta Galli d. Bianchi 6-1 7-6
2R: Beatriz Araujo d. Susana Villaverde 6-4 6-2
2R: Raquel Giscafre d. Viviana Gonzalez 6-1 6-3
2R: Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo d. Roget 7-6 6-2
2R: Margarita Bunge Zavalia d. Emilse Rapponi 6-1 6-1
2R: Fiorella Bonicelli (Per)[1] d. Graciela Groch 6-0 6-2

QF: Heldman [2] d. Weisneberger 6-1 6-1
QF: Araujo d Galli 6-0 6-3
QF: Giscafre d Pinto Bravo 6-1 6-4
QF: Bonicelli [1] d. Zavalia 6-0 6-1

SF: Heldman [2] d. Araujo 6-2 6-0
SF: Bonicelli [1] d. Giscafre 6-4 7-5

FI: Julie Heldman (US) [2] d. Fiorella Bonicelli (Peru) [1] 6-3 6-1

DF: Fiorella Bonicelli (Per)/Julie Heldman (US) d. BeatrizAraujo/Raquel Giscafre 7-5 6-3

Heldman wins the mixed too for a rare triple.

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November 19-25 South Australian Championships, Adelaide, Australia (Grass)

SF: Dianne Fromholtz d. Gail Williams 6-3 6-4
SF: Janet Young d. Judy Tegart Dalton 6-2 5-7 3-5 retired

FI: Janet Young d. Dianne Fromholtz 7-5 6-1

DF: Fallis/Janet Young d. Jenny Dimond/Dianne Fromholtz 7-6 6-3

Judy Tegart Dalton retired while up a match point at 40-30. She retired, explaining that she had an engagement the next day that she could not miss. Young then went on to upset Di Fromholtz in the final.

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ends November 25, Queesnland Hardcourts, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (Clay)

FI: Nerida Gregory d. Marilyn Tesch 10-8 1-6 6-2

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ends November 22, Corpus Christi Thanksgiving, Texas

QF
Candy Reynolds d. Valerie Franta 6-4 6-2
Donna Stockton d. Susan Torrance 5-7 6-3 6-1
Betty Sue Hagerman d. Silvana Urroz 6-4 6-4
Mary Hamm d. Cathy Beene 6-2 6-2

SF
C Reynolds d. D Stockton 7-6 7-6
M Hamm d. B Hagerman 7-6 6-1

FI: Mary Hamm d. Candy Reynolds 7-6 6-4

DF: Beene/Hagerman d Susan Mapes/Torrance 6-2 6-2

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ends November 22, Fort Worth Thanksgiving Invitation, Texas

QF
Nancy Weigel d. Beverly Barger 5-7 7-6 6-2

SF
Mary McLean d. Darlene Rose 6-2 6-2
Andrea Voikos d. N Weigel 6-2 3-6 6-1

FI: Andrea Voikos d. Mary McLean 6-1 6-2

DF: Weigel/Jennie Davis d Voikos/Rose 6-4 4-6 6-3

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ends November 24, German National Indoor Championships, Hannover

SF: Erika Schaar d. Edith Winkens 75 76
SF?: Heide Orth d. Karin Seltenreich 62 62

FI: Heide Orth d. Erika Schaar 61 64

DF: Heide Orth / Edith Winkens d. Bärbel Käsler / Birgit Portscheller 61 62

Ending moved to Saturday because of oil-crisis

Financial desaster: 25,000 DM expenses, 7,000 revenues

Week of December 3-9

ends December 10 Brazilian International, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Clay)

SF: Julie Heldman (US) d. Ingrid Bentzer (Swe) 6-4 3-6 6-2
SF: Fiorella Bonicelli (Peru) d. V Giugi 6-4 4-6 6-3

FI: Julie Heldman (US) d. Fiorella Bonicelli (Peru) 6-1 6-2

DF: Ingrid Bentzer (Swe)/Julie Heldman (US) d. Fiorella Bonicelli (Peru)/Raquel Giscafre 3-6 retired.

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December 3-8 Queensland State Championships Brisbane, Australia (Grass)

Singles (Draw=at least 14)

1R: Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jap) d. Isabel Larsson 6-3 6-2
1R: Helena Anliot (Swe) d. Marilyn Tesch 6-7 6-0 6-4
1R: Peggy Michel (US) d. ????
1R: Dianne Fromholtz d. Jenny Walker 4-6 6-4 6-1

1R: Ann Kiyomura (US) d. ????
1R: Janet Young d. Jackie Fayter 6-2 6-1
1R: Pat Coleman d. Nora Blom Lauteslager (Neth) 6-4 6-4
1R: Wendy Turnbull d. Lindsay Beaven (GB) 6-3 6-0

QF: Sawamatsu d Anliot 6-3 6-2
QF: Michel d Fromholtz 6-3 6-2
QF: Young d Ann Kiyomura Ann 6-1 6-1
QF: Turnbull d Coleman 7-5 6-2

SF: Sawamatsu d Michel 2-6 6-4 7-5
SF: Young d Turnbull 3-6 7-5 7-5

FI: Janet Young d. Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jap) 6-1 6-4

Week of December 10-16

December 10-16 Western Australian Open, Perth, Australia (Grass)
Venue: Royal Kings Park

Prize Money= $8,000 ($21,500 combined)

Singles (Draw=41)

1R: Moira Whitely d. Jo Griffiths (GB) default
1R: Mary Sawyer d. F. Howard 6-0 6-0
1R: Kerry Hogarth d. Helen Young 6-0 6-0
1R: Vicky Lancaster d. Jill Schwikert (US) default
1R: Christine Matison d. F. Tulk 6-0 6-0
1R: Sarah Taylor d. P. Saunders 5-7 6-2 6-1
1R: Isabelle Larsson (Swe) d. M. Graham default
1R: Liz Worner d. Tine Zwaan (Neth) default
1R: L. Cooper d. Frances Candy (GB) default

2R: Margaret Court [1] d. Miki Yokobori (Jap) 6-0 6-1
2R: Nellemeike Brouwer (Neth) d. Whitely 6-0 6-2
2R: Ann Kiyomura (US) d. Jackie Fayter (GB) 7-5 6-1
2R: Janet Young [8] d. Margareta Strandberg (Swe) 6-4 6-2
2R: Kerry Harris [3] d. Sawyer 6-1 6-1
2R: Annalies Schothorst (Neth) d. Hogarth 6-3 6-3
2R: Lancaster d. Matison 3-6 7-5 6-2
2R: Sue Barker (GB) d. Peggy Michel (US) [5] 5-5 retired

2R: Lesley Hunt [5] d. Toshiko Sade (Jap) 7-6 6-4
2R: Taylor d Lindsay Beaven (GB) 2-6 6-3 6-4
2R: Jenny Dimond d. Larsson 1-6 6-2 6-0
2R: Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jap) [4] d. Worner 6-0 6-2
2R: Dianne Fromholtz [7] d. B. Heavey 6-1 6-0
2R: Helena Anliot (Swe) d. ???? default
2R: Mimmi Wikstedt (Swe) d. Cooper 6-1 4-6 6-2
2R: Evonne Goolagong [2] d. Nora Lauteslager (Neth) 7-6 6-0

3R: Court [1] d. Brouwer 6-2 6-2
3R: Young [8] d. Kiyomura 6-7 6-2 6-1
3R: Lancaster d. Barker 7-5 6-4
3R: Harris [3] d. Schothorst 3-6 6-2 6-0

3R: Hunt [5] d. Taylor 6-1 6-4
3R: Sawamatsu [4] d. Dimond 6-3 6-4
3R: Fromholtz [7] d. Anliot 6-1 6-3
3R: Goolagong [2] d. Wikstedt 6-2-6-3

QF: Court [1] d. Young [8] 6-0 6-3
QF: Harris [3] d. Lancaster 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-2)
QF: Hunt [5] d. Sawamatsu [4] 6-3 6-4
QF: Goolagong [2] d. Fromholtz [7] 6-1 6-4

SF: Harris [3] d. Court [1] 7-5 6-4
SF: Goolagong [2] d. Hunt [5] 6-4 6-3

FI: Evonne Goolagong [2] d. Kerry Harris [3] 7-5 6-1

DF: Evonne Goolagong/Peggy Michel (US) d. Margaret Court/Janet Young default

Days after being upset Court announces she is pregnant. Margaret withdraws from the upcoming Bonne Belle Cup and the 1974 Aussie Open. She ends the years with 23 out of 26 titles and world #1 ranking. She also sets a prize money record of $205,000.

Even if Margaret was out of sorts due to carrying a child Kerry's win was well deserved. This was only Court's 5th defeat all year.

Evonne came from 4-5 down to run off 3 straight games in both sets of her semi with Lesley Hunt. First prize was $1,600 for Evonne.

Court was chasing her 12th Western Australia Championships.

*Double check final score. Dolan has 7-5 6-1. I also had a score (source?) of 7-6 6-1. Dolan should be considered correct for the present.

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December 8-16 Orange Free State Championships Bloemfontein, South Africa (Hard)

?R: Pat Bostrom (US) d. Odile De Roubin (Fra) 6-4 6-3

QF: Linky Boshoff d. Helen Liebenberg 6-3 6-2
QF: Michele Gurdal (Bel) d. Nicky Kruger 3-6 6-2 6-3
QF: Bostrom d. Sharon Walsh (US) 6-7 6-0 6-1
QF: Ilana Kloss d. Rowena Whitehouse 6-3 6-2

SF: Boshoff d Gurdal 6-4 6-7 6-1
SF: Kloss d Bostrom 6-1 6-3

FI: Ilana Kloss d. Linky Boshoff 6-2 7-5

Week of December 17-23

December 17-22 Western Province, Capetown, South Africa (Hard)

QF: Brenda Kirk d. Allison McMillan 6-4 6-3
QF: Sharon Walsh (US) d. Michele Gurdal (Bel) 7-5 2-6 6-4
QF: Laura Rossouw d. Pat Bostrom (US) 6-2 2-6 8-6
QF: Ilana Kloss d. Odile de Roubin (Fra) 6-1 6-2

SF: Kirk d Walsh 6-4 6-2
SF: Kloss d Rossouw 6-0 6-1

FI: Ilana Kloss d. Brenda Kirk 6-4 6-3

DF: Pat Bostrom (US)/Sharon Walsh (US) d. Brenda Kirk/Laura Rossouw 6-4 6-3

This is the first year ever that local blacks (Evonne Goolagong was declared an "honorary white" in 1971) are allowed to play the Sugar Circuit.

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December 17- 23 Tasmanian Championships, Hobart, Australia (Grass)

Singles (Draw=at least 17)

2R: Kazuko Sawamatsu (Jap) d. Jackie Fayter (GB) 6-3 6-0
2R: Ann Kiyomura (US) d. Sue Barker (GB) 6-3 6-2

QF: Karen Krantzcke d Marilyn Tesch 6-4 6-4
QF: Dianne Fromholtz d ????
QF: Sawamatsu d Kiyomura 1-6 6-3 6-2
QF: Helen Gourlay d Peggy Michel (US) 6-4 6-4

SF: Fromholtz d Krantzcke 6-2 6-4
SF: Gourlay d Sawamatsu 6-7 6-3 6-3

FI: Dianne Fromholtz d. Helen Gourlay 6-4 4-6 6-4

DF: Helen Gourlay/Karen Krantzcke d. Jackie Fayter (GB)/Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 6-1

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December 21-23 Bonne Belle Cup, Sydney , Australia (Grass)Prize Money= $30,000 ($20,000 to winning team)
Venue: White City

Australia d. United States 6-3

Day 1:

Chris Evert (US) d. Kerry Melville 1-6 6-2 6-3
Lesley Hunt d. Nancy Richey (US) 7-5 7-5
Kerry Harris/Melville d. Janet Newberry/Pam Teeguarden (US) 6-3 6-2.

Day 2:

Julie Heldman (US) d. Evonne Goolagong 6-3 1-6 6-3
Janet Newberry (US) d. Kerry Harris 4-6 7-6 6-4
Evonne Goolagong/Lesley Hunt d. Chris Evert/Nancy Richey (US) 6-3 6-1.

Day 3:

Evonne Goolagong d. Chris Evert (US) 6-4 6-3
Kerry Melville d. Julie Heldman (US) 2-6 6-1 6-4
Evonne Goolagong/Janet Young d. Janet Newberry/Pam Teeguarden (US) 6-2 6-3.

Julie Heldman causes a stir by beating Evonne on the 2nd day. Goolagong got off to a slow start, roared back to take the middle set and led 3-2 in the third, then lost 4 consecutive games and with it the match.

Evonne whips Evert in 55 minutes to make up for falling to Julie Heldman the day before. Chris and Jimmy Connors have announced their engagement. The intended wedding date: Fall of 1974.

Shortly before this event began, Margaret Court publicly accused Billie Jean King of dodging her ever since the King-Riggs match. According to Court, King demanded $30,000 to appear at this event. When the organizers agreed to the demand, Court said that King then insisted on a percentage of the gate. They did not agree to that.