1973 US Open – Men's Doubles

Cliff Drysdale and Roger Taylor were the defending US Open men's doubles champions, but did not defend their title.

Men's Doubles
1973 US Open
Champions Owen Davidson
John Newcombe
Runners-up Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
Final score7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Draw62
Seeds8

Third-seeded Owen Davidson and John Newcombe won the title by defeating first-seeded Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 in the final.[1]

Seeds

Some seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Rod Laver / Ken Rosewall (Final)
  2. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (Semifinals)
  3. Owen Davidson / John Newcombe (Champions)
  4. Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan (Quarterfinals)
  5. Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen (Third round)
  6. N.A.
  7. John Alexander / Phil Dent (Quarterfinals)
  8. Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
2 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
5 7 7
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
7 6 6
2 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6 7 2 6
3 Owen Davidson
John Newcombe
7 6 6 7
3 Owen Davidson
John Newcombe
5 6 6
7 John Alexander
Phil Dent
7 3 4
3 Owen Davidson
John Newcombe
7 2 7 7
1 Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
5 6 5 5
Tom Gorman
Raúl Ramírez
6 7
4 Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan
1 6
Tom Gorman
Raúl Ramírez
3 6 6
1 Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
6 7 7
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
2 7 5
1 Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
[2]
6 6 7

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
2 T Okker
M Riessen
6 6
P Gonzales
J Kamiwazumi
7 7 P Gonzales
J Kamiwazumi
3 0
R Barth
S Tidball
5 6 2 T Okker
M Riessen
6 6 7
R Case
G Masters
6 6 C Graebner
O Parun
7 3 5
J Gorsuch
N Saviano
3 2 R Case
G Masters
4 6 6
M Iqbal
S Meer
4 2 C Graebner
O Parun
6 3 7
C Graebner
O Parun
6 6 2 T Okker
M Riessen
5 7 7
T Kreiss
T Waltke
3 6 3 A Amritraj
V Amritraj
7 6 6
J Gardner
G Hardie
6 4 6 J Gardner
G Hardie
7 4 2
K Meiler
H-J Pohmann
6 4 6 K Meiler
H-J Pohmann
6 6 6
M Cox
I El Shafei
4 6 3 K Meiler
H-J Pohmann
1 6
A Amritraj
V Amritraj
6 6 A Amritraj
V Amritraj
6 7
V Benazides
B Prajoux
3 2 A Amritraj
V Amritraj
6 6 7
O Bengtson
J McManus
6 6 6 J-B Chanfreau
G Goven
7 4 6
J-B Chanfreau
G Goven
4 7 7

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 O Davidson
J Newcombe
6 6
P Doerner
A Neely
3 2 3 O Davidson
J Newcombe
6 6
W Lloyd
T Ulrich
7 7 W Lloyd
T Ulrich
3 4
J Feaver
B Seewagen
5 5 3 O Davidson
J Newcombe
6 6
I Crookenden
W Higgins
4 6 D Dell
S Stewart
4 2
J Simpson
J Singh
6 7 J Simpson
J Singh
4 2
V Amaya
P DuPré
6 5 2 D Dell
S Stewart
6 6
D Dell
S Stewart
2 7 6 3 O Davidson
J Newcombe
5 6 6
7 J Alexander
P Dent
7 6 7 J Alexander
P Dent
7 3 4
M Lara
J Loyo Mayo
6 4 7 J Alexander
P Dent
6 7
J Kodeš
V Zedník
6 6 6 J Kodeš
V Zedník
4 6
S Giammalva
D Savitt
3 7 4 7 J Alexander
P Dent
6 3 6
J Lloyd
C Mottram
6 6 J Lloyd
C Mottram
2 6 1
S Krulevitz
R Seegers
4 2 J Lloyd
C Mottram
6 6
B Manson
B Walts
2 4 B Borg
R Norberg
4 0
B Borg
R Norberg
6 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
T Gorman
R Ramírez
6 6
W Brown
S Menon
3 4 T Gorman
R Ramírez
6 6
P Fishbach
R Moore
3 4 P Kronk
H Turnbull
4 4
P Kronk
H Turnbull
6 6 T Gorman
R Ramírez
5 6 6
C Dibley
C Pasarell
0 6 8 N Pilić
A Stone
7 3 4
P Gerken
R McKinley
6 7 P Gerken
R McKinley
6 4 6
M Orantes
I Țiriac
8 N Pilić
A Stone
3 6 7
8 N Pilić
A Stone
w/o T Gorman
R Ramírez
6 7
B Gottfried
D Stockton
6 7 4 B Carmichael
F McMillan
1 6
D Crealy
A Pattison
3 6 B Gottfried
D Stockton
6 4 6
A Ashe
R Tanner
6 7 A Ashe
R Tanner
3 6 3
J Austin
M Estep
3 6 B Gottfried
D Stockton
6 4 2
J James
M Phillips
6 5 6 4 B Carmichael
F McMillan
4 6 6
K Jennings
P Sullivan
3 7 7 K Jennings
P Sullivan
0 6
E Álvarez
T Koch
5 3 4 B Carmichael
F McMillan
6 7
4 B Carmichael
F McMillan
7 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
R Kreiss
B Teacher
4 6 7
R Holmberg
C McKinley
6 4 6 R Kreiss
B Teacher
6 3 2
W N'Godrella
T Ryan
3 6 P Cornejo
J Fillol
4 6 6
P Cornejo
J Fillol
6 7 P Cornejo
J Fillol
7 6 7
C Owens
R Reid
6 4 5 S Smith
E van Dillen
5 7 5
G Battrick
G Stilwell
7 6 G Battrick
G Stilwell
1 5
V Gerulaitis
E Scott
4 4 5 S Smith
E van Dillen
6 7
5 S Smith
E van Dillen
6 6 P Cornejo
J Fillol
2 7 5
I Fletcher
K Warwick
6 6 1 R Laver
K Rosewall
6 6 7
P Cramer
R Mandelstam
4 4 I Fletcher
K Warwick
w/o
C Barazzutti
A Zugarelli
3 0 K McMillan
F Ponte
K McMillan
F Ponte
6 6 I Fletcher
K Warwick
3 3
H Fitzgibbon
H Richardson
6 7 1 R Laver
K Rosewall
6 6
J Holladay
B Martin
3 5 H Fitzgibbon
H Richardson
6 3 2
1 R Laver
K Rosewall
4 6 6

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 63, 68–69. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. "U.S. Open Results". nytimes.com.
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