1973 US Open – Men's doubles

Cliff Drysdale and Roger Taylor were the defending US Open men's doubles champions, but did not defend their title.

Men's doubles
1973 US Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
Runners-upAustralia Rod Laver
Australia Ken Rosewall
Score7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw62
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1972 · US Open · 1974 →

Third-seeded Owen Davidson and John Newcombe won the title by defeating first-seeded Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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Some seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Rod Laver /   Ken Rosewall (final)
  2.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (semifinals)
  3.   Owen Davidson /   John Newcombe (champions)
  4.   Bob Carmichael /   Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
  5.   Stan Smith /   Erik van Dillen (third round)
  6. N.A.
  7.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
  8.   Nikola Pilić /   Allan Stone (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
5 7 7
  Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
7 6 6
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 7 2 6
3   Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
7 6 6 7
3   Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
5 6 6
7   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
7 3 4
3   Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
7 2 7 7
1   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
5 6 5 5
  Tom Gorman
  Raúl Ramírez
6 7
4   Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
1 6
  Tom Gorman
  Raúl Ramírez
3 6 6
1   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
6 7 7
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
2 7 5
1   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
[2]
6 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 6
  P Gonzales
  J Kamiwazumi
7 7   P Gonzales
  J Kamiwazumi
3 0
  R Barth
  S Tidball
5 6 2   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 6 7
  R Case
  G Masters
6 6   C Graebner
  O Parun
7 3 5
  J Gorsuch
  N Saviano
3 2   R Case
  G Masters
4 6 6
  M Iqbal
  S Meer
4 2   C Graebner
  O Parun
6 3 7
  C Graebner
  O Parun
6 6 2   T Okker
  M Riessen
5 7 7
  T Kreiss
  T Waltke
3 6 3   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
7 6 6
  J Gardner
  G Hardie
6 4 6   J Gardner
  G Hardie
7 4 2
  K Meiler
  H-J Pohmann
6 4 6   K Meiler
  H-J Pohmann
6 6 6
  M Cox
  I El Shafei
4 6 3   K Meiler
  H-J Pohmann
1 6
  A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 6   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 7
  R Benavides
  B Prajoux
3 2   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 6 7
  O Bengtson
  J McManus
6 6 6   J-B Chanfreau
  G Goven
7 4 6
  J-B Chanfreau
  G Goven
4 7 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   O Davidson
  J Newcombe
6 6
  P Doerner
  A Neely
3 2 3   O Davidson
  J Newcombe
6 6
  W Lloyd
  T Ulrich
7 7   W Lloyd
  T Ulrich
3 4
  J Feaver
  B Seewagen
5 5 3   O Davidson
  J Newcombe
6 6
  I Crookenden
  W Higgins
4 6   D Dell
  S Stewart
4 2
  J Simpson
  J Singh
6 7   J Simpson
  J Singh
4 2
  V Amaya
  P DuPré
6 5 2   D Dell
  S Stewart
6 6
  D Dell
  S Stewart
2 7 6 3   O Davidson
  J Newcombe
5 6 6
7   J Alexander
  P Dent
7 6 7   J Alexander
  P Dent
7 3 4
  M Lara
  J Loyo Mayo
6 4 7   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 7
  J Kodeš
  V Zedník
6 6 6   J Kodeš
  V Zedník
4 6
  S Giammalva
  D Savitt
3 7 4 7   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 3 6
  J Lloyd
  C Mottram
6 6   J Lloyd
  C Mottram
2 6 1
  S Krulevitz
  R Seegers
4 2   J Lloyd
  C Mottram
6 6
  B Manson
  B Walts
2 4   B Borg
  R Norberg
4 0
  B Borg
  R Norberg
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  T Gorman
  R Ramírez
6 6
  W Brown
  S Menon
3 4   T Gorman
  R Ramírez
6 6
  P Fishbach
  R Moore
3 4   P Kronk
  H Turnbull
4 4
  P Kronk
  H Turnbull
6 6   T Gorman
  R Ramírez
5 6 6
  C Dibley
  C Pasarell
0 6 8   N Pilić
  A Stone
7 3 4
  P Gerken
  R McKinley
6 7   P Gerken
  R McKinley
6 4 6
  M Orantes
  I Țiriac
8   N Pilić
  A Stone
3 6 7
8   N Pilić
  A Stone
w/o   T Gorman
  R Ramírez
6 7
  B Gottfried
  D Stockton
6 7 4   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
1 6
  D Crealy
  A Pattison
3 6   B Gottfried
  D Stockton
6 4 6
  A Ashe
  R Tanner
6 7   A Ashe
  R Tanner
3 6 3
  J Austin
  M Estep
3 6   B Gottfried
  D Stockton
6 4 2
  J James
  M Phillips
6 5 6 4   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
4 6 6
  K Jennings
  P Sullivan
3 7 7   K Jennings
  P Sullivan
0 6
  E Álvarez
  T Koch
5 3 4   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
6 7
4   B Carmichael
  F McMillan
7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  R Kreiss
  B Teacher
4 6 7
  R Holmberg
  C McKinley
6 4 6   R Kreiss
  B Teacher
6 3 2
  W N'Godrella
  T Ryan
3 6   P Cornejo
  J Fillol
4 6 6
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
6 7   P Cornejo
  J Fillol
7 6 7
  C Owens
  R Reid
6 4 5   S Smith
  E van Dillen
5 7 5
  G Battrick
  G Stilwell
7 6   G Battrick
  G Stilwell
1 5
  V Gerulaitis
  E Scott
4 4 5   S Smith
  E van Dillen
6 7
5   S Smith
  E van Dillen
6 6   P Cornejo
  J Fillol
2 7 5
  I Fletcher
  K Warwick
6 6 1   R Laver
  K Rosewall
6 6 7
  P Cramer
  R Mandelstam
4 4   I Fletcher
  K Warwick
w/o
  C Barazzutti
  A Zugarelli
3 0   K McMillan
  F Ponte
  K McMillan
  F Ponte
6 6   I Fletcher
  K Warwick
3 3
  H Fitzgibbon
  H Richardson
6 7 1   R Laver
  K Rosewall
6 6
  J Holladay
  B Martin
3 5   H Fitzgibbon
  H Richardson
6 3 2
1   R Laver
  K Rosewall
4 6 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 63, 68–69. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. ^ "U.S. Open Results". nytimes.com.
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