1973 Virginia Slims of Houston
Tennis tournament
The 1973 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Net-Set (West Side) Racquet Club in Houston , Texas in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series . It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from September 17 through September 24, 1973.[1] Unseeded Françoise Dürr won the singles title and earned $7,000 first-prize money.[2] The final was delayed by one day due to rain.[3]
Just before the start of the tournament three of the four top-seeded players (Margaret Court , Evonne Goolagong and Chris Evert ) pulled out and Billie Jean King became the new top-seeded player. King also played the "Battle of the Sexes " match against Bobby Riggs during the week of the tournament.[1]
Finals
Singles
Françoise Dürr defeated Rosemary Casals 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Doubles
Mona Schallau / Pam Teeguarden defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Prize money
Event
W
F
3rd[a]
4th[a]
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Singles [1]
$7,000
$3,500
$1,800
$1,800
$900
$450
$225
Notes
References
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Los Angeles (S , D )
Washington (S , D )
Miami (S , D )
Indianapolis (S , D )
Detroit (S , D )
Chicago (S , D )
Richmond (S , D )
Tucson (S , D )
Philadelphia (S , D )
Boston (S , D )
Jacksonville (S , D )
Hilton Head (S , D )
Denver (S , D )
Newport (S , D )
St. Louis (S , D )
Houston (S , D )
Columbus (S , D )
Phoenix (S , D )
Honolulu (S , D )
Grand Prix Circuit
Fort Lauderdale (S , D )
Dallas (S , D )
Hingham (S , D )
Akron (S , D )
New York (S , D )
Sarasota (S , D )
St. Petersburg (S , D )
Hilton Head (S , D )
Bournemouth (S , D )
Rome (S , D )
Hamburg (S , D )
London/Queen's (S , D )
Düsseldorf (S , D )
Dublin (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Indianapolis 2 (S , D )
Toronto (S , D )
Charlotte (S , D )
Johannesburg (S , D )
Non-tour events
Sydney 1 (S , D )
Kitzbühel (S , D )
Surbiton (S , D )
Beckenham (S , D )
Tokyo 2 (S , D )
Tokyo 3 (S , D )
Aberavon (S , D )
Edinburgh (S , D )
Billingham (S , D )
London (S , D )
Team events