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1973 Virginia Slims of Denver

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Date
  
July 30 – August 5

Draw
  
32S/16D

Surface
  
Hard

Edition
  
2nd

Prize money
  
$30,000

Location
  
Denver, United States

The 1973 Virginia Slims of Denver, also known by its sponsored name Denver Majestic Tournament, was a women's tennis tournament played on hard court at the South High School in Denver, Colorado in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from July 30 through August 5, 1973. First-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title and earned $7,000 first-prize money. Total attendance for the event was 22,800 which made it the first women's-only tournament to have an attendance of more than 20,000.

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Women's Singles

Billie Jean King defeated Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–2

  • It was King's 6th title of the year and the 103rd of her career.
  • Women's Doubles

    Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King vs. Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve 3–2 match abandoned due to rain, prize shared

    References

    1973 Virginia Slims of Denver Wikipedia


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