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1974 Astor Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
1974 Astor Cup
Final
ChampionSweden Ove Nils Bengtson
Sweden Björn Borg
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
Score6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1971 · Bologna Indoor · 1975 →

The 1973 Astor Cup – Doubles was an event of the 1974 Astor Cup men's tennis tournament that was played in Bologna in Italy from 11 February until 17 February 1974. Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending doubles champions, but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Ove Nils Bengtson and Björn Borg won the doubles title, defeating fourth-seeded Arthur Ashe and Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas / Argentina Tito Vázquez (first round, withdrew)
  2. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš / Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Eddie Dibbs / United States Harold Solomon (quarterfinals)
  4. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Roscoe Tanner (final)

Draw

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Key

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czech Republic Vladimír Zedník
7 6
South Africa Raymond Moore
New Zealand Onny Parun
6 4 2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
7 5 2
United States Paul Gerken
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
3 6 6 United States Paul Gerken
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
6 7 6
Italy Adriano Panatta
Romania Ion Țiriac
6 4 4 United States Paul Gerken
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
3 4
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
7 7 4 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi
5 5 Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 5
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Ezio Di Matteo
4 4 4 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
7 7
4 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 6 4 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
4 7 6 6 2
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
6 4 Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Ove Bengtson
6 5 4 7 6
Spain Antonio Muñoz
Italy Tonino Zugarelli
3 1r United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
1 3
Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Ove Bengtson
6 7 Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Ove Bengtson
6 6
Italy Vincenzo Franchitti
Italy Pietro Marzano
4 5 Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Ove Bengtson
6 1 6
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Tom Leonard
6 7 United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Tom Leonard
2 6 3
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Rod Laver
4 6 United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Tom Leonard
6 6
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Argentina Tito Vázquez
3 United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
0 4
3 United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
w/o

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 142. ISBN 9780362002171.
  2. ^ "1974 Bologna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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