1973 French Open – Men's doubles

1973 French Open s AUS John NewcombeNED Tom Okkerhttps://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/men-s-tennis-5-players-with-the-most-doubles-titles-of-all-time Men's Tennis: 5 Players with the most doubles titles of all-time sportskeeda.com USA Jimmy ConnorsROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 64 8 1973 French Open Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but only Frew McMillan competed that year with Bob Carmichael. Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe and Tom Okker. John Newcombe and Tom Okker won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 against Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase. Seeds 30em AUS John Newcombe / NED Tom Okker (champions) YUG Niki Pilić / AUS Allan Stone (first round) USA Brian Gottfried / USA Dick Stockton (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale / GBR Roger Taylor (third round) AUS Bob Carmichael / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (semifinals) USA Jimmy Connors / ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (final) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac (withdrew) USA Tom Gorman / USA Erik van Dillen (third round) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 USA Mike EstepAUS Kim Warwick 3 5 FRG Jürgen FassbenderFRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 7 3 USA Brian GottfriedUSA Dick Stockton 4 6 6 USA Jimmy ConnorsROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 7 5 AUS Bob CarmichaelRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 USA Jim McManusRHO Andrew Pattison 1 1 USA Arthur AsheTCH Jan Kodeš 4 6 4 1 AUS John NewcombeNED Tom Okker 6 4 6 FRG Jürgen FassbenderFRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 4 6 6 USA Jimmy ConnorsROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 7 5 AUS Bob CarmichaelRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 4 6 1 AUS John NewcombeNED Tom Okker 6 7 6 USA Jimmy ConnorsROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 1 6 3 7 4 1 AUS John NewcombeNED Tom Okker 6 3 6 5 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 2 YUG N PilićAUS A Stone 4 6 USA M EstepAUS K Warwick 6 7 USA B SeewagenUSA P Walthall 6 6 FRA M ClaitteFRA J Laurent 3 1 USA F FroehlingUSA C Pasarell 7 7 TCH J HřebecTCH J Kukal 6 6 GBR J LloydGBR J Paish 7 1 GRE 1970 N KelaidisJPN J Kuki 5 0r 7 ESP 1945 M OrantesROU 1965 I Țiriac AUS D CarterAUS P Kronk w/o FRA J-P MeyerFRA B Montrenaud 6 3 6 KOR 1949 M-i KimKOR 1949 K-s Bae 0 6 0 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA G Goven 6 6 JPN J KamiwazumiJPN T Sakai 4 4 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 4 4 FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 2 6 6 USA M EstepAUS K Warwick 7 6 USA B SeewagenUSA P Walthall 5 4 USA F FroehlingUSA C Pasarell 6 6 GBR J LloydGBR J Paish 4 0 AUS D CarterAUS P Kronk 6 7 4 FRA J-P MeyerFRA B Montrenaud 7 6 6 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA G Goven 3 6 FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 6 7 USA M EstepAUS K Warwick 6 7 USA F FroehlingUSA C Pasarell 3 5 FRA J-P MeyerFRA B Montrenaud 4 1 FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 6 6 USA M EstepAUS K Warwick 3 5 FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 6 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 USA B GottfriedUSA D Stockton 4 6 8 MEX M LaraMEX R Ramírez 6 2 6 ITA E Di MatteoITA A Zugarelli 6 6 KOR 1949 HS ChangKOR 1949 SC Hwang 0 1 JPN K HiraiJPN K Tanabe 2 7 6 ARG E ÁlvarezARG T Vázquez 6 5 4 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 6 6 FRA P BeustFRA D Contet 4 4 6 USA J ConnorsROU 1965 I Năstase 6 6 FRA F BattegayMEX J Loyo Mayo 2 3 RSA 1928 B BertramAUS W Lloyd w/o FRG A KorpásFRG K Meiler PAR 1954 V PecciARG T Quintin 7 4 6 BOL E GorostiagaECU E Zuleta 5 6 4 COL Á BetancurYUG D Stojović 3 2 RSA 1928 P CramerRSA 1928 R Moore 6 6 3 USA B GottfriedUSA D Stockton 7 6 ITA E Di MatteoITA A Zugarelli 6 3 JPN K HiraiJPN K Tanabe 6 6 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 7 7 6 USA J ConnorsROU 1965 I Năstase 7 7 RSA 1928 B BertramAUS W Lloyd 5 6 PAR 1954 V PecciARG T Quintin 5 6 5 RSA 1928 P CramerRSA 1928 R Moore 7 4 7 3 USA B GottfriedUSA D Stockton 4 7 18 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 6 6 16 6 USA J ConnorsROU 1965 I Năstase 7 6 RSA 1928 P CramerRSA 1928 R Moore 5 2 3 USA B GottfriedUSA D Stockton 4 6 6 USA J ConnorsROU 1965 I Năstase 6 7 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA P BarthèsFRA F Jauffret 6 6 URS Vadim BorisovROU 1965 V Marcu 4 2 TCH M HolečekNZL O Parun 3 4 COL I MolinaCOL J Velasco 6 6 USA S FaulkUSA P Gerken 7 6 GRE 1970 N KalogeropoulosBRA 1968 JE Mandarino 5 3 BEL P HombergenBEL B Mignot 3 4 5 AUS B CarmichaelRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 FRA J BergmannMEX E Montaño 7 7 FRA É DeblickerFRA J Thamin 5 5 USA J McManusRHO A Pattison 6 6 ITA P BertolucciITA A Panatta 4 4 MEX R ChávezCHI P Rodríguez 4 6 ARG R CanoARG G Vilas 6 7 AUS J MooreAUS G Perkins 4 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor w/o FRA P BarthèsFRA F Jauffret 1 3 COL I MolinaCOL J Velasco 6 6 USA S FaulkUSA P Gerken 3 1 5 AUS B CarmichaelRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 FRA J BergmannMEX E Montaño 3 5 USA J McManusRHO A Pattison 6 7 ARG R CanoARG G Vilas 2 3 4 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 6 6 COL I MolinaCOL J Velasco 5 7 4 5 AUS B CarmichaelRSA 1928 F McMillan 7 6 6 USA J McManusRHO A Pattison 6 6 7 4 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 4 7 5 5 AUS B CarmichaelRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 USA J McManusRHO A Pattison 1 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA A AsheTCH J Kodeš w/o FRA T BernasconiFRA P Joly FRA P DominguezFRA W N'Godrella w/o FRG H ElschenbroichFRG U Pinner USA H LoftyUSA G Marsten 0 0 SWE B BorgSWE K Johansson 6 6 GBR G BattrickAUS B Phillips-Moore 1 4 8 USA T GormanUSA E van Dillen 6 6 USA E DibbsUSA H Solomon w/o GBR M FarrellGBR D Lloyd URS S LikhachevURS A Metreveli 6 6 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 3 3 ROU 1965 D HărădăuROU 1965 T Ovici 3 7 0 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 5 6 USA J LaceyJPN K Shimamura 0 1 1 AUS J NewcombeNED T Okker 6 6 USA A AsheTCH J Kodeš 7 6 FRA P DominguezFRA W N'Godrella 5 4 SWE B BorgSWE K Johansson 4 1 8 USA T GormanUSA E van Dillen 6 6 USA E DibbsUSA H Solomon 6 4 1 URS S LikhachevURS A Metreveli 2 6 6 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 2 1 1 AUS J NewcombeNED T Okker 6 6 USA A AsheTCH J Kodeš 6 6 8 USA T GormanUSA E van Dillen 3 0 URS S LikhachevURS A Metreveli 4 6 2 1 AUS J NewcombeNED T Okker 6 4 6 USA A AsheTCH J Kodeš 4 6 4 1 AUS J NewcombeNED T Okker 6 4 6 References External links 1973 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's doubles 1973 Category:1973 Grand Prix (tennis)