1973 Rothmans Canadian Open – Men's doubles

1973 Rothmans Canadian Open AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 32 4 Canadian Open (tennis) Canadian Open 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.World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1974 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001686 88–91 John Barrett1973 Toronto – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/1973/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)Ron Sudlow Okker, Goolagong claim Canadian Open net crowns https://www.newspapers.com/image/455517955/ The Ottawa Citizen August 27, 1973 14 Newspapers.com limited Seeds 30em NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen (first round) USA Stan Smith / USA Erik van Dillen (first round, withdrew) AUS Rod Laver / AUS Ken Rosewall (champions) AUS Bob Carmichael / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 3 77 3 3 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 6 64 6 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 6 77 GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell 4 61 3 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 7 7 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 5 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 6 4 2 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 4 6 6 SWE Björn Borg SWE Rolf Norberg 69 6 2 CAN Mike Belkin USA Eddie Dibbs 711 3 6 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 CAN David Brown CAN Chris Burr 4 3 AUS Dick Crealy RHO Andrew Pattison 6 7 USA Mike Estep CZE Milan Holeček 3 6 3 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 CAN Don McCormick USA Harold Solomon 0 2 USA John Fort CZE Jiří Hřebec 3 5 FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau FRA Georges Goven 6 7 AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent 6 2 6 USA Arthur Ashe USA Frank Froehling 4 6 4 PAK Haroon Rahim ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 FRA Patrice Dominguez FRA Patrick Proisy 4 4 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 CAN Mike Belkin USA Eddie Dibbs 4 4 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 4 77 6 AUS Dick Crealy RHO Andrew Pattison 6 64 3 3 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 5 6 6 FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau FRA Georges Goven 7 0 2 AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent 6 4 PAK Haroon Rahim ARG Guillermo Vilas 7 6 ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 63 3 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 77 6 3 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 78 7 PAK Haroon Rahim ARG Guillermo Vilas 66 6 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 3 77 3 3 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 6 64 6 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals SWE Ove Bengtson USA Jim McManus 4 7 2 AUS Ian Fletcher USA Charlie Pasarell 6 5 6 CAN Tony Bardsley CAN Keith Carpenter 6 3 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 7 6 GBR Mark Cox EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 6 4 5 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 1 6 7 FRA Wanaro N'Godrella RSA 1928 Terry Ryan 4 6 4 4 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Pat Cramer RSA 1928 Ray Moore 5 2 ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Tonino Zugarelli 7 6 GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell 64 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale YUG Nikola Pilić 77 0 4 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 0 2 USA Jeff Borowiak MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 VEN Humphrey Hose COL Iván Molina w/o 2 USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen AUS Ian Fletcher USA Charlie Pasarell 1 0 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 6 6 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 2 63 4 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 77 ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Tonino Zugarelli 1 1 GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 VEN Humphrey Hose COL Iván Molina 1 4 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 6 3 7 4 AUS Bob Carmichael RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 4 6 5 GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak MEX Raúl Ramírez 3 4 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 6 77 GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Graham Stilwell 4 61 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:1973 in Canadian tennis Category:1973 Grand Prix (tennis)