1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's doubles

The 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1973 Rothmans Canadian Open tennis tournament that was played at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club in Toronto in Canada rom August 20 through August 26, 1973. The draw comprised 32 teams of which four were seeded. Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac were the defending champion but did not participate in this edition. Third-seeded Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall won the doubles title, defeating unseeded Owen Davidson and John Newcombe in the final, 7–5, 7–6.[1][2][3]

Men's doubles
1973 Rothmans Canadian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Australia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upAustralia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
Details
Draw32
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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  1.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (first round)
  2.   Stan Smith /   Erik van Dillen (first round, withdrew)
  3.   Rod Laver /   Ken Rosewall (champions)
  4.   Bob Carmichael /   Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
3 77 3
3   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
6 64 6
3   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
7 7
    Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
5 6
    Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
6 77
    Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
4 61

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 4 2
  Antonio Muñoz
  Manuel Orantes
4 6 6   Antonio Muñoz
  Manuel Orantes
6 6
  Björn Borg
  Rolf Norberg
69 6 2   Mike Belkin
  Eddie Dibbs
4 4
  Mike Belkin
  Eddie Dibbs
711 3 6   Antonio Muñoz
  Manuel Orantes
63 3
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
6 6   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
77 6
  David Brown
  Chris Burr
4 3   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
4 77 6
  Dick Crealy
  Andrew Pattison
6 7   Dick Crealy
  Andrew Pattison
6 64 3
  Mike Estep
  Milan Holeček
3 6   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
3 77 3
3   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
6 6 3   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
6 64 6
  Don McCormick
  Harold Solomon
0 2 3   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
5 6 6
  John Fort
  Jiří Hřebec
3 5   Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Georges Goven
7 0 2
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Georges Goven
6 7 3   Rod Laver
  Ken Rosewall
78 7
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 2 6   Haroon Rahim
  Guillermo Vilas
66 6
  Arthur Ashe
  Frank Froehling
4 6 4   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 4
  Haroon Rahim
  Guillermo Vilas
6 6   Haroon Rahim
  Guillermo Vilas
7 6
  Patrice Dominguez
  Patrick Proisy
4 4

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Ove Bengtson
  Jim McManus
4 7 2
  Ian Fletcher
  Charlie Pasarell
6 5 6   Ian Fletcher
  Charlie Pasarell
1 0
  Tony Bardsley
  Keith Carpenter
6 3   Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
6 6
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
7 6   Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
6 3 7
  Mark Cox
  Ismail El Shafei
6 4 5 4   Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
4 6 5
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
1 6 7   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
2 63
  Wanaro N'Godrella
  Terry Ryan
4 6 4 4   Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
6 77
4   Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan
6 2 6   Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
6 77
  Pat Cramer
  Ray Moore
5 2   Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
4 61
  Corrado Barazzutti
  Tonino Zugarelli
7 6   Corrado Barazzutti
  Tonino Zugarelli
1 1
  Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
64 6 6   Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
6 6
  Cliff Drysdale
  Nikola Pilić
77 0 4   Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
6 6
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
0 2   Jeff Borowiak
  Raúl Ramírez
3 4
  Jeff Borowiak
  Raúl Ramírez
6 6   Jeff Borowiak
  Raúl Ramírez
6 6
  Humphrey Hose
  Iván Molina
w/o   Humphrey Hose
  Iván Molina
1 4
2   Stan Smith
  Erik van Dillen

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. 88–91. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. ^ "1973 Toronto – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Ron Sudlow (August 27, 1973). "Okker, Goolagong claim Canadian Open net crowns". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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