2013 Knoxville Challenger – Doubles

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Doubles
2013 Knoxville Challenger
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Groth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith
Runners-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky
Final score6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–7]
Events
Singles Doubles
  2012  · Knoxville Challenger ·  2014  

Alex Kuznetsov and Mischa Zverev were the defending champions, but Zverev chose not to compete.
Kuznetsov partnered with Denys Molchanov but lost to eventual champion Samuel Groth and John-Patrick Smith in the semifinals, who also defeated Carsten Ball and Peter Polansky in the final.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Groth / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith (champions)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek / Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren (semifinals)
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Ireland.svg James Cluskey / Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Neuchrist (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-P Smith
66
Q Flag of India.svg S Myneni
Flag of India.svg S Singh
3 4 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-P Smith
w/o
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarryd Chaplin
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Dromsky
3 4 Flag of the United States.svg R Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla
Flag of the United States.svg R Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla
661 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-P Smith
66
3 Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
67 Flag of the United States.svg A Kuznetsov
Flag of Ukraine.svg D Molchanov
0 2
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Jenkins
Flag of the United States.svg D Novikov
1 5 3 Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
0 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Rice
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Thornley
63 [9] Flag of the United States.svg A Kuznetsov
Flag of Ukraine.svg D Molchanov
66
Flag of the United States.svg A Kuznetsov
Flag of Ukraine.svg D Molchanov
3 6[11]1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-P Smith
666[10]
Flag of the United States.svg K King
Flag of the United States.svg J Sock
4 61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Ball
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Polansky
772 [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Ball
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Polansky
677 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Ball
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Polansky
66
WC Flag of the United States.svg E King
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Nevolo
661 4 Flag of Ireland.svg J Cluskey
Flag of Austria.svg M Neuchrist
0 2
4 Flag of Ireland.svg J Cluskey
Flag of Austria.svg M Neuchrist
786 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Ball
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Polansky
677
Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg T Smyczek
662 Flag of the United States.svg A Krajicek
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren
3 63
PR Flag of Greece.svg T Angelinos
Flag of France.svg Laurent Rochette
1 3 Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg T Smyczek
614
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milan Pokrajac
Flag of the United States.svg D Zivkovic
62 [8] 2 Flag of the United States.svg A Krajicek
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren
776
2 Flag of the United States.svg A Krajicek
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren
2 6[10]

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