1975 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1975 Australian Open
Champions	John Alexander ; Phil Dent
Runners-up	Bob Carmichael ; Allan Stone
Final score	6–3, 7–6
Events

Last updated December 04, 2022

Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions and second seeds, but they lost to unseeded West Germans Harald Elschenbroich and Rolf Gehring in the first round.

In an all-Australian final on home soil (for the fourth year in a row), the third seeds John Alexander and Phil Dent defeated the fifth seeds Bob Carmichael and Allan Stone to win the title, 6–3, 7–6. This was Alexander's first Grand Slam title (he would later win the 1982 Australian Open with John Fitzgerald) and Dent's first and only Grand Slam title.

Seeds

John Newcombe / Tony Roche (semifinals)
Ross Case / Geoff Masters (first round)
John Alexander / Phil Dent (champion)
Colin Dibley / Ray Ruffels (quarterfinals)
Bob Carmichael / Allan Stone (final)
John Andrews / Sashi Menon (quarterfinals)
Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (semifinals)
Neale Fraser / Bob Giltinan (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	John Newcombe Tony Roche

5	Bob Carmichael Allan Stone	w/o
				5	Bob Carmichael Allan Stone	3	6

				3	John Alexander Phil Dent	6	7
3	John Alexander Phil Dent	7	6

7	Syd Ball Kim Warwick	6	3

Top half

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	J Newcombe T Roche	6	6
	H Elschenbroich R Gehring	2	2	1	J Newcombe T Roche	6	6
	K Hirai T Sakai	4	4		W Coghlan C Stubs	4	3
	W Coghlan C Stubs	6	6					1	J Newcombe T Roche	6	6
	D Crealy R Keldie	6	6						D Crealy R Keldie	0	3
	U Marten U Pinner	3	4		D Crealy R Keldie	w/o
	K Hiskins K Johansson	3	3	8	N Fraser B Giltinan
8	N Fraser B Giltinan	6	6									1	J Newcombe T Roche
5	B Carmichael A Stone	6	6									5	B Carmichael A Stone	w/o
	E Ewert C Kachel	4	4	5	B Carmichael A Stone	6	6
	T Little J Trickey	3	3		M Machette R Reid	3	4
	M Machette R Reid	6	6					5	B Carmichael A Stone	6	6
	J Connors S Segura	4	4					4	C Dibley R Ruffels	4	4
	J Eastburn W Jacques	6	6		J Eastburn W Jacques	4	6
	T Fancutt J Ross	4	3	4	C Dibley R Ruffels	6	7
4	C Dibley R Ruffels	6	6

Bottom half

First round				Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

3	J Alexander P Dent	6	6
	A Dawson P McNamara	3	4	3	J Alexander P Dent	6	3	6
	W Durham C Letcher	6	6		W Durham C Letcher	3	6	2
	S Kato J Kuki	2	2						3	J Alexander P Dent	6	4	6
	R Lewis M Robinson	4	3						6	J Andrews S Menon	4	6	4
	I Košak D Savic	6	6		I Košak D Savic	4	4
	J Marks A Metreweli	3	3	6	J Andrews S Menon	6	6
6	J Andrews S Menon	6	6											3	J Alexander P Dent	7	6
7	S Ball K Warwick	6	6											7	S Ball K Warwick	6	3
	J Loyo Mayo J Singh	3	2	7	S Ball K Warwick	6	7
	A Gardiner G Thomson	6	6		A Gardiner G Thomson	4	6
	N Spear K Tanabe	4	4						7	S Ball K Warwick	6	4	6
	P McNamee D Stojović	6	6							P Doerner J James	3	6	3
	J Mackay M Senior	3	3		P McNamee D Stojović	3	4
	P Doerner J James	6	6		P Doerner J James	6	6
2	R Case G Masters	4	4

External links

1976 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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