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Women's doubles
1973 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Margaret Court Virginia Wade
Runners-up	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville
Score	6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
← 1972 · Australian Open · 1974 →

Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris were the reigning champions. Gourlay did not compete. Harris and Kerry Melville reached the final, where they were defeated by Margaret Court and Virginia Wade.

Seeds

1. Margaret Court / Virginia Wade (champions)
2. Evonne Goolagong / Janet Young (semifinals)
3. Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville (final)
4. Eugenia Birioukova / Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6	6
		Cynthia Doerner Sally Irvine	1	3
								1	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6	6
								3	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	4	4
	3	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	6	6
	2	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	2	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Court V Wade	6	6
									C Matison H Young	3	1
															1	M Court V Wade	6	6
		M Morgan P Whytcross	6	6												M Morgan P Whytcross	1	1
		J Lin P Southcombe	0	0					M Morgan P Whytcross	w/o
									B Heavey M Whitely
																						1	M Court V Wade	6	6
																							C Doerner S Irvine	1	3
									C Doerner S Irvine	6	6
		K Wilkinson K Williams	4	6	6				K Wilkinson K Williams	0	2
		P Ahern B Dale	6	2	4											C Doerner S Irvine	6	6
		K Hogarth M Tesch	7	6											4	E Birioukova K Krantzcke	4	1
		L Blachford M Proisy	5	2					K Hogarth M Tesch	4	3
								4	E Birioukova K Krantzcke	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								3	K Harris K Melville	6	6
									M Arnott S Arnott	1	1
															3	K Harris K Melville	6	6
		D James L Mansfield	2	3												P Coleman W Turnbull	1	1
		P Coleman W Turnbull	6	6					P Coleman W Turnbull	6	6
									B Hawcroft K Sawamatsu	1	4
																						3	K Harris K Melville	6	6
																						2	E Goolagong J Young	2	4
									L Charles G Coles	6	6
		D Ekner N Fuchs	6	6					D Ekner N Fuchs	4	3
		S-o Lee J-s Yang	2	3												L Charles G Coles	2	4
		M Gurdal M Van Haver	6	6											2	E Goolagong J Young	6	6
		J Glynn M Liddle	2	2					M Gurdal M Van Haver	4	0
								2	E Goolagong J Young	6	6

References

External links

• 1973 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1973 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles