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1973 Peachtree Corners Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
1973 Peachtree Corners Classic
Final
ChampionAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Runner-upSouth Africa Robert Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
Score7–6, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds6
Events
Singles Doubles
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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]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (champions)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić / Australia Allan Stone (semifinals)
  3. United States Brian Gottfried / United States Dick Stockton (first round)
  4. Australia Terry Addison / Australia Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
7 7
United States Crawford Henry
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 5 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
6 6
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
4 0 United States Roy Barth
United States Tom Edlefsen
2 3
United States Roy Barth
United States Tom Edlefsen
6 6 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
2 4
5 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
5 6 7 South Africa Bob Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
6 6
Sweden Ove Bengtson
Canada John McManus
7 3 5 5 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 6 4
South Africa Bob Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
6 6 6 South Africa Bob Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
3 7 6
3 United States Brian Gottfried
United States Dick Stockton
7 2 4 South Africa Bob Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
6 3
4 Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley
6 6 1 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
7 6
Brazil José Edison Mandarino
United States Harold Solomon
3 3 4 Australia Terry Addison
Australia Colin Dibley
2 2
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Cliff Richey
4 1 6 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6
6 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6 6 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 7 5
United States Frank Froehling
United States Charlie Pasarell
6 5 5 1 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
7 6 7
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
New Zealand Onny Parun
4 7 7 Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
New Zealand Onny Parun
4 6
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
4 4 1 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 7
1 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. ^ "1973 Atlanta – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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