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1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's doubles

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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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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]

Seeds

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Jim McManus
4 7 2
Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Charlie Pasarell
6 5 6 Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Charlie Pasarell
1 0
Canada Tony Bardsley
Canada Keith Carpenter
6 3 Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
6 6
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
7 6 Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
6 3 7
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
6 4 5 4 Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
4 6 5
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
1 6 7 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
2 63
France Wanaro N'Godrella
South Africa Terry Ryan
4 6 4 4 Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 77
4 Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 2 6 Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
6 77
South Africa Pat Cramer
South Africa Ray Moore
5 2 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
4 61
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Tonino Zugarelli
7 6 Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Tonino Zugarelli
1 1
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
64 6 6 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
6 6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
77 0 4 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
6 6
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
0 2 United States Jeff Borowiak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3 4
United States Jeff Borowiak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6 United States Jeff Borowiak
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6
Venezuela Humphrey Hose
Colombia Iván Molina
w/o Venezuela Humphrey Hose
Colombia Iván Molina
1 4
2 United States Stan Smith
United States 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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