1973 WCT World Doubles – Doubles

Doubles
1973 WCT World Doubles
Champion United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Runner-up Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Final score 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–0

This was the first edition of the WCT World Doubles tennis tournament. The eight highest ranking teams qualified for the event. Third seeds, Robert Lutz and Stan Smith won the tournament in straight sets in the final against Tom Okker and Marty Riessen

Seeds

  1. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (Quarterfinals)
  2. Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (Final)
  3. United States Robert Lutz / United States Stan Smith (Champions)
  4. Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1  Australia Roy Emerson
 Australia Rod Laver
6 7 6  
 Australia Terry Addison
 Australia Colin Dibley
4 5 1  
  1  Australia Roy Emerson
 Australia Rod Laver
64 6 64 64  
  3  United States Robert Lutz
 United States Stan Smith
77 4 77 77  
3  United States Robert Lutz
 United States Stan Smith
79 6 3 710
   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
 Australia Allan Stone
67 3 6 68  
    3  United States Robert Lutz
 United States Stan Smith
6 77 6
  2  Netherlands Tom Okker
 United States Marty Riessen
2 61 0
  2  Netherlands Tom Okker
 United States Marty Riessen
65 63 710 6 6  
 United Kingdom Mark Cox
 United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
77 7 68 2 2  
2  Netherlands Tom Okker
 United States Marty Riessen
6 6 610 2 6
  4  Australia Ken Rosewall
 Australia Fred Stolle
2 3 712 6 3  
4  Australia Ken Rosewall
 Australia Fred Stolle
6 63 6 77
   United States Arthur Ashe
 United States Roscoe Tanner
1 77 4 65  

References

1973 WCT World Doubles Draw

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