 It was the 77th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1973.Ilie Năstase and Margaret Court won the singles titles.Ilie Năstase defeated Nikola Pilić, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 

 Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 

 John Newcombe / Tom Okker defeated Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 

 Margaret Court / Virginia Wade defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 6–2, 6–3 

 Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay defeated Betty Stöve / Patrice Dominguez, 6–1, 6–4 

Total prize money for the event was FF600,100.