1973 US Open – Mixed doubles

Marty Riessen and Margaret Court were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–3,^[a] 3–6, 7–6 against Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King.^[5]

Mixed doubles
1973 US Open
Final
Champions	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Marty Riessen Margaret Court
Score	6–3,^[a] 3–6, 7–6
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	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
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Seeds

1.   Owen Davidson /   Billie Jean King (champions)
2.   Marty Riessen /   Margaret Court (final)
3.   Frew McMillan /   Rosie Casals (semifinals)
4.   Jimmy Connors /   Chris Evert (semifinals)

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	Owen Davidson   Billie Jean King	7	6
	3	Frew McMillan   Rosie Casals	5	3
								1	Owen Davidson   Billie Jean King	6	3	7
								2	Marty Riessen   Margaret Court	3	6	6
	4	Jimmy Connors   Chris Evert	4	6
	2	Marty Riessen   Margaret Court	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	O Davidson   BJ King	6	7
		S Meer   M Tesch	3	5				1	O Davidson   BJ King	6	6
		R Reid   C Fleming	6	6					R Reid   C Fleming	1	3
		S Siegel   B Goldman	1	3											1	O Davidson   BJ King	6	6
		J Singh   I Kloss	7	6												J Singh   I Kloss	4	4
		V Gerulaitis   C Graebner	5	4					J Singh   I Kloss	6	6
		B Carmichael   L Hunt	6	6	7				B Carmichael   L Hunt	4	4
		J McManus   K May	7	1	5																	1	O Davidson   BJ King	7	6
	3	F McMillan   R Casals	6	7																		3	F McMillan   R Casals	5	3
		D Crealy   B Stöve	1	5				3	F McMillan   R Casals	6	6
		S Smith   M Gengler	6	6					S Smith   M Gengler	4	4
		B Walts   S Mehmedbasich	4	4											3	F McMillan   R Casals	w/o
		A Ashe   A Gibson	2	2												R Case   O Morozova
		J-B Chanfreau   M Redondo	6	6					J-B Chanfreau   M Redondo	3	2
		R Case   O Morozova	6	7					R Case   O Morozova	6	6
		H Richardson   M Kroschina	1	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		W N'Godrella   A Kiyomura
		E Scott   K Kemmer	w/o						E Scott   K Kemmer	6	4	6
		H Irvine   H Gourlay	5	3					R Ramírez   J Newberry	2	6	7
		R Ramírez   J Newberry	7	6												R Ramírez   J Newberry	6	3	3^r
		J Lloyd   L Charles	6	4											4	J Connors   C Evert	2	6	2
		J Feaver   V Wade	7	6					J Feaver   V Wade	6	3	4
		W Lloyd   P Bostrom	6	4	5			4	J Connors   C Evert	2	6	6
	4	J Connors   C Evert	3	6	7																	4	J Connors   C Evert	4	6
		G Teeguarden   P Teeguarden	4	4																		2	M Riessen   M Court	6	7
		W Higgins   E Birioukova	6	6					W Higgins   E Birioukova	6	6	5
		P Doerner   C Doerner	3	4					B Seewagen   F Dürr	7	3	7
		B Seewagen   F Dürr	6	6												B Seewagen   F Dürr	1	5
		Bob Weyman   N Ornstein													2	M Riessen   M Court	6	7
		B Manson   R Tenney	w/o						B Manson   R Tenney	0	0
		J Gorsuch   C Meyer	0	0				2	M Riessen   M Court	6	6
	2	M Riessen   M Court	6	6

Notes

1. Other sources, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune newspapers, and Max Robertson list the first set score as 6–4.^[1][2][3][4]

References

1. Leo, Ralph (10 September 1973). "Newcombe beats Kodes in Open". Chicago Tribune. p. Section 3, page 7.
2. Prugh, Jeff (10 September 1973). "Newcombe wins". The Los Angeles Times. p. Section 3, page 2.
3. "Newcombe Wins U.S. Tennis Title". nytimes.com.
4. Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 370. ISBN 9780047960420.
5. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 63, 71. ISBN 9780362001686.

External

• 1973 US Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation