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1973 US Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1973 US Open
Final
Champions	Owen Davidson John Newcombe
Runners-up	Rod Laver Ken Rosewall
Score	7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Details
Draw	62
Seeds	8
Events
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1973 tennis event results

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

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]

Some seeds received a bye into the second round.

Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)

Owen Davidson / John Newcombe (champions)

Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)

Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen (third round)

John Alexander / Phil Dent (quarterfinals)

Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone (third round)

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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