1974 Italian Open – Men's doubles

1974 Italian Open USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 32 4 The 1974 Italian Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1974 Italian Open tennis tournament and was played at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 26 May through 3 June 1974. The draw comprised 32 teams of which four were seeded. John Newcombe and Tom Okker were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won the doubles title, defeating second-seeded Andrés Gimeno and Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1975 Queen Anne Press London 9780362002171 75–78 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Borg surprises Nastase for title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R2gtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OIkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1466%2C772517 Schenectady Gazette 4 June 1974Tireless Borg halts Nastase for crown https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2vdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R3MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2263%2C3252675 St. Petersburg Times 4 June 1974 Seeds 30em USA Bob Lutz / USA Stan Smith (second round) ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. / ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (final) USA Tom Gorman / USA Marty Riessen (semifinals) SWE Björn Borg / SWE Ove Bengtson (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 2 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 1 6 6 3 USA Tom Gorman USA Marty Riessen 6 1 1 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 7 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 4 6 2 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 3 2 3 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 2 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 7 7 ITA Martin Mulligan ITA Nicola Pietrangeli 5 6 USA Jeff Borowiak USA Jim McManus 6 4 6 USA Eddie Dibbs USA Harold Solomon 2 6 3 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 6 7 USA Paul Gerken USA Roscoe Tanner 3 6 ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Tonino Zugarelli 6 6 ARG Julián Ganzábal USA Steve Krulevitz 3 1 3 USA Tom Gorman USA Marty Riessen 6 6 TCH Jiří Hřebec SWE Kjell Johansson 3 3 AUS Dick Crealy NZL Onny Parun 7 6 ITA Ezio Di Matteo ITA Piero Toci 5 4 USA Charlie Pasarell USA Erik van Dillen 6 6 ITA Massimo Di Domenico ITA Fabrizio Matteoli 3 4 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Vladimír Zedník 6 6 BRA Thomaz Koch CHI Jaime Pinto Bravo 2 3 2 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak USA Jim McManus 4 2 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Tonino Zugarelli 3 1 3 USA Tom Gorman USA Marty Riessen 6 7 AUS Dick Crealy NZL Onny Parun 4 6 USA Charlie Pasarell USA Erik van Dillen w/o TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Vladimír Zedník 2 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 5 7 6 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 7 6 3 3 USA Tom Gorman USA Marty Riessen 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell USA Erik van Dillen 3 4 2 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 1 6 6 3 USA Tom Gorman USA Marty Riessen 6 1 1 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals FRA Georges Goven FRA Patrick Proisy 6 6 AUT Hans Kary HUN Balázs Taróczy 3 0 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 6 6 USSR Vladimir Korotkov USSR Alexander Volkov 1 2 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 2 6 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei YUG Željko Franulović 6 4 2 AUS Colin Dibley COL Iván Molina 7 3 6 4 SWE Björn Borg SWE Ove Bengtson 6 6 7 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 PAR Víctor Pecci ARG Guillermo Vilas 2 0 ITA Vincenzo Franchitti ITA Pietro Marzano 6 3 6 USSR Teimuraz Kakulia USSR Alex Metreveli 3 6 4 USA Dick Dell USA Sherwood Stewart 7 6 IND Vijay Amritraj USA Fred McNair 5 2 SWE Leif Johansson SWE Tenny Svensson 4 6 2 1 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 6 4 6 FRA Georges Goven FRA Patrick Proisy 6 0 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 7 6 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 7 6 6 4 SWE Björn Borg SWE Ove Bengtson 5 7 3 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 ITA Vincenzo Franchitti ITA Pietro Marzano 1 2 USA Dick Dell USA Sherwood Stewart 6 4 6 1 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 2 6 3 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 3 6 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 7 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 4 6 6 USA Dick Dell USA Sherwood Stewart 6 3 2 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 7 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 4 6 References External links World Tennis tournament edition details Italian Open Category:Italian Open (tennis) Italian Open Italian Open Category:1974 in Italian tennis