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1973 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1973 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Mal Anderson
Australia John Newcombe
Runners-upAustralia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
Score6–3, 6–4, 7–6
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1972 · Australian Open · 1974 →

Owen Davidson and Ken Rosewall were the defending champions.

Seeds

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  1. Australia Mal Anderson / Australia John Newcombe (champion)
  2. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (final)
  3. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (semifinals)
  4. Australia John Cooper / Australia Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  5. Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia / Soviet Union Aleksandre Metreweli (semifinals)
  6. Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
  7. New Zealand Onny Parun / Australia Barry Phillips-Moore (second round)
  8. Australia Bill Bowrey / Australia Dick Crealy (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
1 Australia Mal Anderson
Australia John Newcombe
7 2 8
5 Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia
Soviet Union Aleksandre Metreweli
5 6 6
1 Australia Mal Anderson
Australia John Newcombe
6 6 7
2 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
3 4 6
3 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
7 6 4
2 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia M Anderson
Australia J Newcombe
6 6
Australia M Cocks
Australia I Pollard
0 2 1 Australia M Anderson
Australia J Newcombe
3 6 6
West Germany F Gebert
Austria H Kary
5 4 Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
6 3 4
Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
7 6 1 Australia M Anderson
Australia J Newcombe
7 6
8 Australia B Bowrey
Australia D Crealy
6 6 6 8 Australia B Bowrey
Australia D Crealy
6 1
Australia J Bartlett
Australia G Perkins
3 7 3 8 Australia B Bowrey
Australia D Crealy
4 7 6
Australia J Stephens
Australia C Stubs
6 3 11 Australia J Stephens
Australia C Stubs
6 6 4
France G Goven
France W N'Godrella
3 6 9 1 Australia M Anderson
Australia J Newcombe
7 2 8
4 Australia J Cooper
Australia C Dibley
w/o 5 Soviet Union T Kakulia
Soviet Union A Metreweli
5 6 6
Australia R Frawley
United States W Johnson
4 Australia J Cooper
Australia C Dibley
7 7
France T Bernasconi
Pakistan S Meer
2 6 2 West Germany K Meiler
West Germany H-J Plötz
5 5
West Germany K Meiler
West Germany H-J Plötz
6 4 6 4 Australia J Cooper
Australia C Dibley
7 3 4
5 Soviet Union T Kakulia
Soviet Union A Metreweli
6 6 5 Soviet Union T Kakulia
Soviet Union A Metreweli
6 6 6
Australia M Pettman
Australia A Rae
2 3 5 Soviet Union T Kakulia
Soviet Union A Metreweli
7 6
Denmark L Elvstrøm
Australia P Fitzgerald
6 7 5 Australia N Fraser
Australia M Rose
5 4
Australia N Fraser
Australia M Rose
7 6 7

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Japan J Kamiwazumi
Japan K Tanabe
6 4
Australia A McDonald
Australia K Warwick
7 6 Australia A McDonald
Australia K Warwick
6 6
Greece N Kelaidis
Japan J Kuki
4 4 6 Australia B Carmichael
Australia A Stone
7 7
6 Australia B Carmichael
Australia A Stone
6 6 6 Australia B Carmichael
Australia A Stone
5 4
Australia W Durham
Australia M Senior
7 7 3 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
7 6
Hungary R Machán
Hungary B Taróczy
5 6 Australia W Durham
Australia M Senior
1 4
Australia A Dawson
Australia P Kronk
2 4 3 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 6
3 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 6 3 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
7 6 4
France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
6 6 2 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 7 6
Australia C Letcher
Australia G Thomson
3 2 France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
6 4 6
Hungary S Baranyi
Hungary G Varga
6 3 7 New Zealand O Parun
Australia B Phillips-Moore
4 6 2
7 New Zealand O Parun
Australia B Phillips-Moore
7 6 France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
3 2
Netherlands M Koek
Australia F Sedgman
3 3 2 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 6
Australia J James
Australia M Phillips
6 6 Australia J James
Australia M Phillips
7 3 4
United States T Noonan
Australia G Parker
3 4 2 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 6 6
2 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 6
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