1973 in tennis
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Australian Open
Men's singles
John Newcombe defeated 
Onny Parun, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1[1]
- It was Newcombe's 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.
Women's singles
Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong, 6–4, 7–5[2]
Men's doubles
John Newcombe / Malcolm Anderson defeated John Alexander / Phil Dent, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6[3]
Women's doubles
Margaret Court / 
Virginia Wade defeated Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville, 6–4, 6–4[4]
Mixed doubles
- Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.
French Open
Men's singles
Ilie Năstase[a] defeated 
Nikola Pilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
- • It was Năstase's 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
Women's singles
Margaret Court defeated 
Chris Evert,[b] 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
- • It was Court's 23rd career Grand Slam singles title, her 10th in the Open Era and her 5th and last title at the French Open.
Men's doubles
John Newcombe / 
Tom Okker defeated Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
- • It was Newcombe's 14th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Okker's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
Women's doubles
Margaret Court / Virginia Wade defeated 
Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3
- • It was Court's 17th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 8th during the Open Era and her 4th and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the French Open.
Mixed doubles
Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay defeated Betty Stöve / Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4
- • It was Dürr's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd and last title at the French Open.
- • It was Barclay's 3rd and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at the French Open.
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Jan Kodeš defeated 
Alex Metreveli, 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3[5]
Women's singles
Billie Jean King defeated Chris Evert, 6–0, 7–5[6]
- It was King's 10th career Grand Slam title (her 6th in the Open Era), and her 5th Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase defeated John Cooper / Neale Fraser, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3–7), 6–1[7]
Women's doubles
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5[8]
Mixed doubles
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated 
Raúl Ramírez / Janet Newberry, 6–3, 6–2[9]
- King became the only player to win the 'triple crown' (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles) twice in the post-war era, repeating her success of 1967.
US Open
Men's singles
John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [10]
- • It was Newcombe's 6th career Grand Slam singles title, his 4th in the Open Era and his 2nd and last title at the US Open.
Women's singles
Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong, 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 [11]
- • It was Court's 24th and last career Grand Slam singles title, her 11th in the Open Era and her 5th title at the US Open.
Men's doubles
Owen Davidson / John Newcombe defeated Rod Laver / Ken Rosewall, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 [12]
- • It was Davidson's 2nd and last career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only title at the US Open.
- • It was Newcombe's 15th career Grand Slam doubles title, his 9th in the Open Era and his 3rd and last title at the US Open.
Women's doubles
Margaret Court / Virginia Wade defeated Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 [11]
Mixed doubles
Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson defeated Margaret Court / Marty Riessen, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 [11]
