1973 Australian Open – Men's doubles

May 2026 1973 Australian Open s AUS Mal AndersonAUS John Newcombe AUS John AlexanderAUS Phil Dent 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 32 8 Australian Open – Men's doubles Australian Open – Men's doubles 1973 Australian Open Owen Davidson and Ken Rosewall were the defending champions. Seeds 30em AUS Mal Anderson / AUS John Newcombe (champion) AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent (final) AUS Ross Case / AUS Geoff Masters (semifinals) AUS John Cooper / AUS Colin Dibley (quarterfinals) URS 1955 Teimuraz Kakulia / URS 1955 Aleksandre Metreweli (semifinals) AUS Bob Carmichael / AUS Allan Stone (quarterfinals) NZL Onny Parun / AUS Barry Phillips-Moore (second round) AUS Bill Bowrey / AUS Dick Crealy (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Mal AndersonAUS John Newcombe 7 2 8 5 URS 1955 Teimuraz KakuliaURS 1955 Aleksandre Metreweli 5 6 6 3 AUS Ross CaseAUS Geoff Masters 7 6 4 2 AUS John AlexanderAUS Phil Dent 6 7 6 1 AUS Mal AndersonAUS John Newcombe 6 6 7 2 AUS John AlexanderAUS Phil Dent 3 4 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS M AndersonAUS J Newcombe 6 6 AUS M CocksAUS I Pollard 0 2 FRG F GebertAUT H Kary 5 4 AUS S BallAUS B Giltinan 7 6 8 AUS B BowreyAUS D Crealy 6 6 6 AUS J BartlettAUS G Perkins 3 7 3 AUS J StephensAUS C Stubs 6 3 11 FRA G GovenFRA W N'Godrella 3 6 9 4 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley w/o AUS R FrawleyUSA W Johnson FRA T BernasconiPAK S Meer 2 6 2 FRG K MeilerFRG H-J Plötz 6 4 6 5 URS 1955 T KakuliaURS 1955 A Metreweli 6 6 AUS M PettmanAUS A Rae 2 3 DEN L ElvstrømAUS P Fitzgerald 6 7 5 AUS N FraserAUS M Rose 7 6 7 1 AUS M AndersonAUS J Newcombe 3 6 6 AUS S BallAUS B Giltinan 6 3 4 8 AUS B BowreyAUS D Crealy 4 7 6 AUS J StephensAUS C Stubs 6 6 4 4 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 7 7 FRG K MeilerFRG H-J Plötz 5 5 5 URS 1955 T KakuliaURS 1955 A Metreweli 7 6 AUS N FraserAUS M Rose 5 4 1 AUS M AndersonAUS J Newcombe 7 6 8 AUS B BowreyAUS D Crealy 6 1 4 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 7 3 4 5 URS 1955 T KakuliaURS 1955 A Metreweli 6 6 6 1 AUS M AndersonAUS J Newcombe 7 2 8 5 URS 1955 T KakuliaURS 1955 A Metreweli 5 6 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals JPN J KamiwazumiJPN K Tanabe 6 4 AUS A McDonaldAUS K Warwick 7 6 GRE N KelaidisJPN J Kuki 4 4 6 AUS B CarmichaelAUS A Stone 6 6 AUS W DurhamAUS M Senior 7 7 HUN 1957 R MachánHUN 1957 B Taróczy 5 6 AUS A DawsonAUS P Kronk 2 4 3 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 6 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 6 6 AUS C LetcherAUS G Thomson 3 2 HUN 1957 S BaranyiHUN 1957 G Varga 6 3 7 NZL O ParunAUS B Phillips-Moore 7 6 NED M KoekAUS F Sedgman 3 3 AUS J JamesAUS M Phillips 6 6 USA T NoonanAUS G Parker 3 4 2 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 AUS A McDonaldAUS K Warwick 6 6 6 AUS B CarmichaelAUS A Stone 7 7 AUS W DurhamAUS M Senior 1 4 3 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 6 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 6 4 6 7 NZL O ParunAUS B Phillips-Moore 4 6 2 AUS J JamesAUS M Phillips 7 3 4 2 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 6 6 AUS B CarmichaelAUS A Stone 5 4 3 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 7 6 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 3 2 2 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 3 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 7 6 4 2 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 7 6 External links 1973 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles