1973 French Open – Men's doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but only Frew McMillan competed that year with Bob Carmichael. Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe and Tom Okker.

Men's doubles
1973 French Open
Final
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker[1]
Runner-upUnited States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
Score6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
← 1972 · French Open · 1974 →

John Newcombe and Tom Okker won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 against Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
  Mike Estep
  Kim Warwick
3 5
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 7
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
4 6
6   Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
6 7
3   Brian Gottfried
  Dick Stockton
4 6
6   Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
6 7
6   Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
1 6 3 7 4
1   John Newcombe
  Tom Okker
6 3 6 5 6
5   Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
6 6
  Jim McManus
  Andrew Pattison
1 1
5   Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
4 6
1   John Newcombe
  Tom Okker
6 7
  Arthur Ashe
  Jan Kodeš
4 6 4
1   John Newcombe
  Tom Okker
6 4 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2   N Pilić
  A Stone
4 6
  M Estep
  K Warwick
6 7   M Estep
  K Warwick
7 6
  B Seewagen
  P Walthall
6 6   B Seewagen
  P Walthall
5 4
  M Claitte
  J Laurent
3 1   M Estep
  K Warwick
6 7
  F Froehling
  C Pasarell
7 7   F Froehling
  C Pasarell
3 5
  J Hřebec
  J Kukal
6 6   F Froehling
  C Pasarell
6 6
  J Lloyd
  J Paish
7 1   J Lloyd
  J Paish
4 0
  N Kelaidis
  J Kuki
5 0r   M Estep
  K Warwick
3 5
7   M Orantes
  I Țiriac
  J Fassbender
  H-J Pohmann
6 7
  D Carter
  P Kronk
w/o   D Carter
  P Kronk
6 7 4
  J-P Meyer
  B Montrenaud
6 3 6   J-P Meyer
  B Montrenaud
7 6 6
  M-i Kim
  K-s Bae
0 6 0   J-P Meyer
  B Montrenaud
4 1
  J-B Chanfreau
  G Goven
6 6   J Fassbender
  H-J Pohmann
6 6
  J Kamiwazumi
  T Sakai
4 4   J-B Chanfreau
  G Goven
3 6
  J Alexander
  P Dent
6 4 4   J Fassbender
  H-J Pohmann
6 7
  J Fassbender
  H-J Pohmann
2 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   B Gottfried
  D Stockton
4 6 8
  M Lara
  R Ramírez
6 2 6 3   B Gottfried
  D Stockton
7 6
  E Di Matteo
  A Zugarelli
6 6   E Di Matteo
  A Zugarelli
6 3
  HS Chang
  SC Hwang
0 1 3   B Gottfried
  D Stockton
4 7 18
  K Hirai
  K Tanabe
2 7 6   I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
6 6 16
  E Álvarez
  T Vázquez
6 5 4   K Hirai
  K Tanabe
6 6
  I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
6 6   I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
7 7
  P Beust
  D Contet
4 4 3   B Gottfried
  D Stockton
4 6
6   J Connors
  I Năstase
6 6 6   J Connors
  I Năstase
6 7
  F Battegay
  J Loyo Mayo
2 3 6   J Connors
  I Năstase
7 7
  B Bertram
  W Lloyd
w/o   B Bertram
  W Lloyd
5 6
  A Korpás
  K Meiler
6   J Connors
  I Năstase
7 6
  V Pecci
  T Quintin
7 4 6   P Cramer
  R Moore
5 2
  E Gorostiaga
  E Zuleta
5 6 4   V Pecci
  T Quintin
5 6 5
  Á Betancur
  D Stojović
3 2   P Cramer
  R Moore
7 4 7
  P Cramer
  R Moore
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  P Barthès
  F Jauffret
6 6
  Vadim Borisov
  V Marcu
4 2   P Barthès
  F Jauffret
1 3
  M Holeček
  O Parun
3 4   I Molina
  J Velasco
6 6
  I Molina
  J Velasco
6 6   I Molina
  J Velasco
5 7 4
  S Faulk
  P Gerken
7 6 5   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
7 6 6
  N Kalogeropoulos
  JE Mandarino
5 3   S Faulk
  P Gerken
3 1
  P Hombergen
  B Mignot
3 4 5   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
6 6
5   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
6 6 5   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
6 6
  J Bergmann
  E Montaño
7 7   J McManus
  A Pattison
1 1
  É Deblicker
  J Thamin
5 5   J Bergmann
  E Montaño
3 5
  J McManus
  A Pattison
6 6   J McManus
  A Pattison
6 7
  P Bertolucci
  A Panatta
4 4   J McManus
  A Pattison
6 6 7
  R Chávez
  P Rodríguez
4 6 4   C Drysdale
  R Taylor
4 7 5
  R Cano
  G Vilas
6 7   R Cano
  G Vilas
2 3
  J Moore
  G Perkins
4   C Drysdale
  R Taylor
6 6
4   C Drysdale
  R Taylor
w/o

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  A Ashe
  J Kodeš
w/o
  T Bernasconi
  P Joly
  A Ashe
  J Kodeš
7 6
  P Dominguez
  W N'Godrella
w/o   P Dominguez
  W N'Godrella
5 4
  H Elschenbroich
  U Pinner
  A Ashe
  J Kodeš
6 6
  H Lofty
  G Marsten
0 0 8   T Gorman
  E van Dillen
3 0
  B Borg
  K Johansson
6 6   B Borg
  K Johansson
4 1
  G Battrick
  B Phillips-Moore
1 4 8   T Gorman
  E van Dillen
6 6
8   T Gorman
  E van Dillen
6 6   A Ashe
  J Kodeš
4 6 4
  E Dibbs
  H Solomon
w/o 1   J Newcombe
  T Okker
6 4 6
  M Farrell
  D Lloyd
  E Dibbs
  H Solomon
6 4 1
  S Likhachev
  A Metreveli
6 6   S Likhachev
  A Metreveli
2 6 6
  R Case
  G Masters
3 3   S Likhachev
  A Metreveli
4 6 2
  D Hărădău
  T Ovici
3 7 0 1   J Newcombe
  T Okker
6 4 6
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
6 5 6   P Cornejo
  J Fillol
2 1
  J Lacey
  K Shimamura
0 1 1   J Newcombe
  T Okker
6 6
1   J Newcombe
  T Okker
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Tennis: 5 Players with the most doubles titles of all-time". sportskeeda.com.
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