1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles

The 1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from August 20 through August 26, 1974. The draw comprised 32 teams of which eight were seeded. Erik van Dillen and Stan Smith were the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. First-seeded team of Bob Lutz and Stan Smith won the title by defeating eighth-seeded Hans-Jürgen Pohmann and Marty Riessen in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.[1][2][3]

Doubles
1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Runner-upWest Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
United States Marty Riessen
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
8   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Marty Riessen
6 6
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
4 4
8   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Marty Riessen
6 4 3
1   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
3 6 6
7   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
3 6 5
1   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 3 7

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   Manuel Orantes
  Guillermo Vilas
6 6
  Raz Reid
  Roger Taylor
4 4 2   Manuel Orantes
  Guillermo Vilas
w/o
  Jeff Borowiak
  Jim McManus
4 3   Bailey Brown
  Doug Crawford
  Bailey Brown
  Doug Crawford
6 6 2   Manuel Orantes
  Guillermo Vilas
6 6 0
  Ismail El Shafei
  Georges Goven
7 4 3 8   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Marty Riessen
4 7 6
  John Alexander
  Dick Crealy
5 6 6   John Alexander
  Dick Crealy
6 3 2
  Ben Bishop
  Bob Rheinberger
0 2 8   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Marty Riessen
3 6 6
8   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Marty Riessen
6 6 8   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Marty Riessen
6 6
5   Björn Borg
  Ove Bengtson
2 6 5   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
4 4
  Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
6 3 7   Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
6 6
  Jerry Cromwell
Unknown
4 6 7   Jerry Cromwell
Unknown
2 3
  Jun Kuki
  Joaquín Loyo-Mayo
6 4 6   Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
1 6 1
  Haroon Rahim
  Torben Ulrich
1 6 2   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
6 3 6
  Jun Kamiwazumi
  Paul Kronk
6 0 6   Jun Kamiwazumi
  Paul Kronk
3 3
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
6 6   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
6 6
3   Charlie Pasarell
  Erik van Dillen
4 3

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
w/o
  Hans Kary
  Graham Stilwell
4   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
7 6
  Barry Phillips-Moore
  František Pála
4 6 6   Barry Phillips-Moore
  František Pála
6 2
  Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
6 3 1 4   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
6 4 5
  Jan Kodeš
  Vladimír Zedník
2 2 7   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
4 6 7
  Marcelo Lara
  Antonio Muñoz
6 6   Marcelo Lara
  Antonio Muñoz
6 3 4
  Keith Jennings
  Paul Sullivan
1 5 7   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
4 6 6
7   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
6 7 7   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
3 6 5
6   Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Ilie Năstase
6 6 1   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 3 7
  Brant Bailey
  Robert Wright
1 3 6   Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Ilie Năstase
w/o
  Jiří Hřebec
  Nikola Špear
7 7   Jiří Hřebec
  Nikola Špear
  Bill Drake
  Chauncey Steele III
6 6 6   Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Ilie Năstase
3 6 5
  Milan Holeček
  Karl Meiler
6 6 1   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 1 7
  Jorge Andrew
  Dean Martin
1 4   Milan Holeček
  Karl Meiler
6 6 1
  Belus Prajoux
  Jaime Pinto Bravo
6 6 2 1   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
7 3 6
1   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
2 7 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 95–97. ISBN 9780362002171.
  2. ^ "Borg Rips Okker For Pro Crown". Herald-Journal. August 27, 1974.
  3. ^ "1974 Boston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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