1973 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 1973 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 1973 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 32nd edition of the women's singles championship. Hu Yu Lan defeated Alice Grófová in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Cheng Min Chin | 16 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elmira Antonyan | 21 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 21 | Antonian | 19 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alice Grófová | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Grófová | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Beatrix Kisházi | 21 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 14 | | | | | | | Grófová | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | |
| Park Mi-ra | 21 | 17 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | Park Mi Ra | 19 | 18 | 21 | 14 | | | | |
| Tomie Edano | 18 | 21 | 17 | 22 | | Park Mi-ra | 23 | 12 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cheng Huai-ying | 20 | 9 | 21 | 19 | | Ozeki | 21 | 21 | 16 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yukie Ozeki | 22 | 21 | 7 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Grófová | 17 | 11 | 14 |
| Hu Yu Lan | 21 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hu Yu Lan | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Maria Alexandru | 12 | 22 | 11 | | | Hu Yu Lan | 21 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Birgita Radberg | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Radberg | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lin Mei-chun | 21 | 9 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | Hu Yu Lan | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Chang Li | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | Chang Li | 14 | 21 | 16 | 16 | | | | |
| Blanka Silhanova | 14 | 13 | 21 | 16 | | Chang Li | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chung Hyun-sook | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Chung Hyun-sook | 21 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hana Riedlová | 10 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
