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 | |
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1973 Peachtree Corners Classic | |
Champion | ![]() ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() ![]() |
Score | 7–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 6 |
Seeds
edit- Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (champions)
- Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone (semifinals)
- Brian Gottfried / Dick Stockton (first round)
- Terry Addison / Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
- John Alexander / Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
- Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
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- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "1973 Atlanta – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).