1973 French Open – Men's Doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but only Frew McMillan competed that year with Bob Carmichael. Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe and Tom Okker.

Men's Doubles
1973 French Open
Champion John Newcombe
Tom Okker[1]
Runner-up Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
Final score6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Draw64
Seeds8

John Newcombe and Tom Okker won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 against Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase.

Seeds

  1. John Newcombe / Tom Okker (Champions)
  2. Niki Pilić / Allan Stone (First round)
  3. Brian Gottfried / Dick Stockton (Quarterfinals)
  4. Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor (Third round)
  5. Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan (Semifinals)
  6. Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase (Final)
  7. Manuel Orantes / Ion Țiriac (Withdrew)
  8. Tom Gorman / Erik van Dillen (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Mike Estep
Kim Warwick
3 5
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 7
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
4 6
6 Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6 7
3 Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton
4 6
6 Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6 7
6 Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
1 6 3 7 4
1 John Newcombe
Tom Okker
6 3 6 5 6
5 Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan
6 6
Jim McManus
Andrew Pattison
1 1
5 Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan
4 6
1 John Newcombe
Tom Okker
6 7
Arthur Ashe
Jan Kodeš
4 6 4
1 John Newcombe
Tom Okker
6 4 6

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
2 N Pilić
A Stone
4 6
M Estep
K Warwick
6 7 M Estep
K Warwick
7 6
B Seewagen
P Walthall
6 6 B Seewagen
P Walthall
5 4
M Claitte
J Laurent
3 1 M Estep
K Warwick
6 7
F Froehling
C Pasarell
7 7 F Froehling
C Pasarell
3 5
J Hřebec
J Kukal
6 6 F Froehling
C Pasarell
6 6
J Lloyd
J Paish
7 1 J Lloyd
J Paish
4 0
N Kelaidis
J Kuki
5 0r M Estep
K Warwick
3 5
7 M Orantes
I Țiriac
J Fassbender
H-J Pohmann
6 7
D Carter
P Kronk
w/o D Carter
P Kronk
6 7 4
J-P Meyer
B Montrenaud
6 3 6 J-P Meyer
B Montrenaud
7 6 6
MI Kim
SB Kim
0 6 0 J-P Meyer
B Montrenaud
4 1
J-B Chanfreau
G Goven
6 6 J Fassbender
H-J Pohmann
6 6
J Kamiwazumi
T Sakai
4 4 J-B Chanfreau
G Goven
3 6
J Alexander
P Dent
6 4 4 J Fassbender
H-J Pohmann
6 7
J Fassbender
H-J Pohmann
2 6 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 B Gottfried
D Stockton
4 6 8
M Lara
R Ramírez
6 2 6 3 B Gottfried
D Stockton
7 6
E Di Matteo
A Zugarelli
6 6 E Di Matteo
A Zugarelli
6 3
HS Chang
SC Hwang
0 1 3 B Gottfried
D Stockton
4 7 18
K Hirai
K Tanabe
2 7 6 I El Shafei
B Fairlie
6 6 16
E Álvarez
T Vázquez
6 5 4 K Hirai
K Tanabe
6 6
I El Shafei
B Fairlie
6 6 I El Shafei
B Fairlie
7 7
P Beust
D Contet
4 4 3 B Gottfried
D Stockton
4 6
6 J Connors
I Năstase
6 6 6 J Connors
I Năstase
6 7
F Battegay
J Loyo Mayo
2 3 6 J Connors
I Năstase
7 7
B Bertram
W Lloyd
w/o B Bertram
W Lloyd
5 6
A Korpás
K Meiler
6 J Connors
I Năstase
7 6
V Pecci
T Quintin
7 4 6 P Cramer
R Moore
5 2
E Gorostiaga
E Zuleta
5 6 4 V Pecci
T Quintin
5 6 5
Á Betancur
D Stojović
3 2 P Cramer
R Moore
7 4 7
P Cramer
R Moore
6 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
P Barthès
F Jauffret
6 6
Vadim Borisov
V Marcu
4 2 P Barthès
F Jauffret
1 3
M Holeček
O Parun
3 4 I Molina
J Velasco
6 6
I Molina
J Velasco
6 6 I Molina
J Velasco
5 7 4
S Faulk
P Gerken
7 6 5 B Carmichael
F McMillan
7 6 6
N Kalogeropoulos
JE Mandarino
5 3 S Faulk
P Gerken
3 1
P Hombergen
B Mignot
3 4 5 B Carmichael
F McMillan
6 6
5 B Carmichael
F McMillan
6 6 5 B Carmichael
F McMillan
6 6
J Bergmann
E Montaño
7 7 J McManus
A Pattison
1 1
É Deblicker
J Thamin
5 5 J Bergmann
E Montaño
3 5
J McManus
A Pattison
6 6 J McManus
A Pattison
6 7
P Bertolucci
A Panatta
4 4 J McManus
A Pattison
6 6 7
R Chávez
P Rodríguez
4 6 4 C Drysdale
R Taylor
4 7 5
R Cano
G Vilas
6 7 R Cano
G Vilas
2 3
J Moore
G Perkins
4 C Drysdale
R Taylor
6 6
4 C Drysdale
R Taylor
w/o

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
A Ashe
J Kodeš
w/o
T Bernasconi
P Joly
A Ashe
J Kodeš
7 6
P Dominguez
W N'Godrella
w/o P Dominguez
W N'Godrella
5 4
H Elschenbroich
U Pinner
A Ashe
J Kodeš
6 6
H Lofty
G Marsten
0 0 8 T Gorman
E van Dillen
3 0
B Borg
K Johansson
6 6 B Borg
K Johansson
4 1
G Battrick
B Phillips-Moore
1 4 8 T Gorman
E van Dillen
6 6
8 T Gorman
E van Dillen
6 6 A Ashe
J Kodeš
4 6 4
E Dibbs
H Solomon
w/o 1 J Newcombe
T Okker
6 4 6
M Farrell
D Lloyd
E Dibbs
H Solomon
6 4 1
S Likhachev
A Metreveli
6 6 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
2 6 6
R Case
G Masters
3 3 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
4 6 2
D Hărădău
T Ovici
3 7 0 1 J Newcombe
T Okker
6 4 6
P Cornejo
J Fillol
6 5 6 P Cornejo
J Fillol
2 1
J Lacey
K Shimamura
0 1 1 J Newcombe
T Okker
6 6
1 J Newcombe
T Okker
6 6

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