1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Doubles

The 1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Doubles was an event of the 1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament men's tennis tournament that was played at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 25 March through 31 March 1974. The draw comprised 16 teams of which four were seeded. Roy Emerson and John Newcombe were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. Third-seeded Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the doubles title, defeating unseeded Pierre Barthès and Ilie Năstase in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.[1]

Doubles
1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Runner-upFrance Pierre Barthès
Romania Ilie Năstase
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds edit

  1.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (first round)
  2.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent (first round)
  3.   Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (champions)
  4.   Nikola Pilić /   Allan Stone (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 7 5
  Pierre Barthès
  Ilie Năstase
7 6 7   Pierre Barthès
  Ilie Năstase
6 7
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Georges Goven
3 6   Mike Estep
  Wouter Fok
2 6
  Mike Estep
  Wouter Fok
6 7   Pierre Barthès
  Ilie Năstase
6 6
  Manuel Orantes
  Tony Roche
6 6   Manuel Orantes
  Tony Roche
2 2
  Nick Fleury
  Jan Hordijk
4 4   Manuel Orantes
  Tony Roche
7 6
  Patrice Dominguez
  Patrick Proisy
4   Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
6 3
4   Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
w/o   Pierre Barthès
  Ilie Năstase
6 4 3
3   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6 6 3   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
3 6 6
  Louk Sanders
  Rolf Thung
3 3 3   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6 6
  Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
6 6 2   Jim McManus
  Andrew Pattison
4 4
  Jim McManus
  Andrew Pattison
3 7 6 3   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6 6
  Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
7 7   Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
3 3
  Harald Elschenbroich
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
5 5   Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
3 6 6
  Cliff Drysdale
  Bob Maud
6 6   Cliff Drysdale
  Bob Maud
6 3 0
1   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
4 4

References edit

  1. ^ "1974 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links edit