The 1973 Fidelity Tournament – Doubles was an event of the 1973 Fidelity Tournament men's tennis tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 30 through February 4, 1973. The draw comprised 16 teams and four of them were seeded. Tom Okker and Marty Riessen were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver won the doubles title, defeating the second-seeded team of Terry Addison and Colin Dibley in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1][2][3]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1973 Fidelity Tournament | |
| Champion |  Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
| Runner-up | Terry Addison Colin Dibley |
| Score | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 6 |
Seeds edit
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (Champions)- Terry Addison / Colin Dibley (Final)
Bob Maud / 
Andrew Pattison (First round)
Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone (Quarterfinals)
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (Semifinals)- John Alexander / Phil Dent (First round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
References edit
- ^ Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "1973 Richmond – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).