1973 US Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1973 US Open
Final
Champions	Owen Davidson ; John Newcombe
Runners-up	Rod Laver ; Ken Rosewall
Score	7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw	62
Seeds	8
Events

Last updated June 28, 2023

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

Seeds

Some seeds received a bye into the second round.

Rod Laver / Ken Rosewall (final)
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
Owen Davidson / John Newcombe (champions)
Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen (third round)
N.A.
John Alexander / Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
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

Top half

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
	R Benavides 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

Bottom half

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

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References

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

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[wot1974-1] 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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