1973 Peachtree Corners Classic – Doubles

The 1973 Peachtree Corners Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1973 Peachtree Corners Classic men's tennis tournament that was played at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States from March 19 through March 25, 1973. The draw comprised 16 players of which six 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 unseeded Robert Maud and Andrew Pattison in the final, 7–6, 6–3.[1][2]

Doubles
1973 Peachtree Corners Classic
Final
ChampionAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Runner-upSouth Africa Robert Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
Score7–6, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds6
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds edit

  1.   Roy Emerson /   Rod Laver (champions)
  2.   Nikola Pilić /   Allan Stone (semifinals)
  3.   Brian Gottfried /   Dick Stockton (first round)
  4.   Terry Addison /   Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  5.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
  6.   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2   Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
7 7
  Crawford Henry
  Frew McMillan
6 5 2   Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
6 6
  Gerald Battrick
  Barry Phillips-Moore
4 0   Roy Barth
  Tom Edlefsen
2 3
  Roy Barth
  Tom Edlefsen
6 6 2   Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
2 4
5   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
5 6 7   Bob Maud
  Andrew Pattison
6 6
  Ove Bengtson
  John McManus
7 3 5 5   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 6 4
  Bob Maud
  Andrew Pattison
6 6 6   Bob Maud
  Andrew Pattison
3 7 6
3   Brian Gottfried
  Dick Stockton
7 2 4   Bob Maud
  Andrew Pattison
6 3
4   Terry Addison
  Colin Dibley
6 6 1   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
7 6
  José Edison Mandarino
  Harold Solomon
3 3 4   Terry Addison
  Colin Dibley
2 2
  Cliff Drysdale
  Cliff Richey
4 1 6   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 6
6   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 6 6   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 7 5
  Frank Froehling
  Charlie Pasarell
6 5 5 1   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
7 6 7
  Milan Holeček
  Onny Parun
4 7 7   Milan Holeček
  Onny Parun
4 6
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
4 4 1   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6 7
1   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6 6

References edit

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. ^ "1973 Atlanta – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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