1973 Virginia Slims Championships
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The 1973 Virginia Slims Championships were the second season-ending WTA Tour Championships
, the annual tennis
tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1973 Virginia Slims circuit. It was held from October 15 to 23, in Boca Raton, United States
.
Chris Evert
defeated Nancy Richey
, 6–3, 6–3.
Rosemary Casals
/
Margaret Court defeated 
Françoise Durr
/
Betty Stöve
, 6–2, 6–4.
WTA Tour Championships
The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
, the annual tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1973 Virginia Slims circuit. It was held from October 15 to 23, in Boca Raton, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Singles
Chris EvertChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
defeated
Nancy RicheyNancy Richey
Nancy Richey is a former tennis player from the United States.Richey won two Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles . She was ranked World No...
, 6–3, 6–3.
Doubles
Rosemary CasalsRosemary Casals
Rosemary "Rosie" Casals is a former American professional tennis player.Rosemary Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the staid tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned more than two decades, she won more than 90 tournaments and worked for...
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Margaret Court defeated Françoise DurrFrançoise Durr
Françoise Durr is a retired tennis player from France. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles....
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Betty StöveBetty Stöve
Betty Stöve is a former Dutch professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.-Career:...
, 6–2, 6–4.