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1973 U.S. Professional Indoor – Doubles

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Doubles
1973 U.S. Professional Indoor
Final
ChampionsUnited States Brian Gottfried
United States Dick Stockton
Runners-upAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1972 · U.S. Professional Indoor · 1974 →

Arthur Ashe and Robert Lutz were the defending champions, but Ashe did not participate this year. Lutz partnered Stan Smith, losing in the semifinals.

Brian Gottfried and Dick Stockton won the title, defeating Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (final)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić / Australia Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Terry Addison / Australia Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  4. Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson / United States Jim McManus (first round)
  5. South Africa Robert Maud / United States Andrew Pattison (semifinals)
  6. United States Brian Gottfried / United States Dick Stockton (champions)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
4 6 6
  Brazil JE Mandarino
United States H Solomon
6 2 1 1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6  
  United States F Froehling
United States C Pasarell
6 7     United States F Froehling
United States C Pasarell
2 2  
  Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
4 6   1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
3 7 6
3 Australia T Addison
Australia C Dibley
w/o     5 South Africa R Maud
United States A Pattison
6 6 2
  South Africa C Drysdale
United States C Richey
      3 Australia T Addison
Australia C Dibley
5 2  
  Czechoslovakia M Holeček
New Zealand O Parun
7 5 3 5 South Africa R Maud
United States A Pattison
7 6  
5 South Africa R Maud
United States A Pattison
6 7 6 1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 3 4
6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
w/o     6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
4 6 6
  South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
      6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
6 6  
  Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
6 6     Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
3 3  
4 Sweden ON Bengtson
United States J McManus
3 2   6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
7 6  
  United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6     United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 3  
  United Kingdom G Battrick
Australia B Phillips-Moore
1 3     United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6 6
  United States R Barth
United States T Edlefsen
6 6   2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
Australia A Stone
4 7 3
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
Australia A Stone
7 7