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1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
Runners-upAustralia John Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3–7), 6–1
Details
Draw64
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1972 · Wimbledon Championships · 1974 →

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan did not defend their title as they participated in the Wimbledon boycott of 1973.[1]

Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase defeated John Cooper and Neale Fraser in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3–7), 6–1 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[2]

Seeds

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01.   United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase (champions)
02.   Australia John Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser (final)
03.   n/a
04.   Soviet Union Sergei Likhachev / Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6 6 5 6
India Premjit Lall
India Jaidip Mukerjea
1 2 7 2
1 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
9 3 6 6
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
7 6 4 3
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
6 9 6
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
4 8 3
1 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
3 6 6 83 6
2 Australia John Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser
6 3 4 97 1
United Kingdom David Lloyd
United Kingdom John Paish
4 2 6 6 9
United Kingdom Peter Curtis
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 6 1 3 7
United Kingdom David Lloyd
United Kingdom John Paish
6 3 2 4
2 Australia John Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser
3 6 6 6
Australia Chris Kachel
Australia Eugene Russo
7 5 6 1 9
2 Australia John Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser
5 7 3 6 11

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
7 7 6
Soviet Union T Kakulia
Czechoslovakia F Pála
5 5 2 1 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
6 8 6 8
Mexico M Lara
Chile J Pinto Bravo
5 6 6 0 1 Australia O Davidson
Australia B Phillips-Moore
4 9 3 6
Australia O Davidson
Australia B Phillips-Moore
7 1 3 6 6 1 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
6 5 3 8 8
United States N Holmes
South Africa J Yuill
6 3 4 6 United States M Machette
Mexico R Ramírez
4 7 6 6 6
United States M Machette
Mexico R Ramírez
3 6 6 8 United States M Machette
Mexico R Ramírez
4 6 5 6 6
Japan J Kamiwazumi
Japan T Sakai
8 6 6 9 Japan J Kamiwazumi
Japan T Sakai
6 4 7 4 4
India G Misra
India C Mukerjea
9 3 2 8 1 United States J Connors
Romania I Năstase
6 6 5 6
West Germany H Engert
West Germany F Gebert
4 6 3 4 India P Lall
India J Mukerjea
1 2 7 2
United Kingdom J Feaver
United Kingdom S Warboys
6 3 6 6 United Kingdom J Feaver
United Kingdom S Warboys
7 8 9 6 6
West Germany H-J Plötz
West Germany H-J Pohmann
6 6 6 West Germany H-J Plötz
West Germany H-J Pohmann
9 9 7 2 4
Greece N Kelaidis
Japan J Kuki
1 2 3 United Kingdom J Feaver
United Kingdom S Warboys
5 3 8
Australia A McDonald
New Zealand J Simpson
India P Lall
India J Mukerjea
7 6 9
Australia S Ball
Australia R Giltinan
w/o Australia A McDonald
New Zealand J Simpson
8 3 4
India P Lall
India J Mukerjea
8 3 6 9 India P Lall
India J Mukerjea
9 6 6
Poland T Nowicki
Austria P Pokorny
6 6 3 8

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Soviet Union S Likhachev
Soviet Union A Metreveli
4 6 4 6 6
Australia G Perkins
Soviet Union K Pugaev
6 4 6 4 3 4 Soviet Union S Likhachev
Soviet Union A Metreveli
6 6 9
South Africa B Anstey
Australia M Edmondson
6 6 8 South Africa B Anstey
Australia M Edmondson
3 4 7
South Africa R Buwalda
Rhodesia C Dowdeswell
4 4 6 4 Soviet Union S Likhachev
Soviet Union A Metreveli
6 8 9 3 12
Australia F Sedgman
United States V Seixas
3 5 2 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany K Meiler
4 9 8 6 14
United Kingdom M Farrell
United Kingdom J Lloyd
6 7 6 United Kingdom M Farrell
United Kingdom J Lloyd
4 6 7 4
West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany K Meiler
9 6 7 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany K Meiler
6 1 9 6
Colombia I Molina
Colombia J Velasco
8 2 5 West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany K Meiler
6 9 6
Japan K Hirai
Japan K Tanabe
2 4 9 4 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
4 8 3
United States H Fitzgibbon
United States R McKinley
6 6 8 6 United States H Fitzgibbon
United States R McKinley
6 5 6 8
Italy E di Matteo
Italy A Zugarelli
4 1 6 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
8 7 2 9
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
6 6 8 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
6 6 6
Australia P McNamee
New Zealand R Simpson
6 2 3 4 United Kingdom J Clifton
United Kingdom S Matthews
2 2 4
United Kingdom J Clifton
United Kingdom S Matthews
3 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Clifton
United Kingdom S Matthews
6 6 6
United Kingdom A Compton-Dando
United Kingdom P Siviter
2 3 2 Australia W Durham
Australia C Letcher
4 2 3
Australia W Durham
Australia C Letcher
6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom J Paish
7 9 4 6
United States D Crawford
United States J Fort
5 7 6 4 United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom J Paish
4 6 6 8
India A Amritraj
India V Amritraj
5 8 4 South Africa D Joubert
South Africa B Mitton
6 3 2 6
South Africa D Joubert
South Africa B Mitton
7 9 6 United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom J Paish
8 4 8 6 6
United States R Bohrnstedt
United States W Brown
6 6 6 United States R Bohrnstedt
United States W Brown
6 6 9 4 4
United States G Fritz
United States H Fritz
3 2 4 United States R Bohrnstedt
United States W Brown
6 8 6
Mexico L Baraldi
Ecuador E Zuleta
6 2 Mexico L Baraldi
Ecuador E Zuleta
2 6 1
Australia G Braun
Australia D Carter
4 3r United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom J Paish
4 2 6 6 9
Italy C Barazzutti
Italy P Toci
United Kingdom P Curtis
United Kingdom R Taylor
6 6 1 3 7
United States S Messmer
Mexico E Montaño
w/o Italy C Barazzutti
Italy P Toci
0 7 4 2
United States D Bleckinger
United States W Martin
9 8 6 8 United States D Bleckinger
United States W Martin
6 5 6 6
Hungary S Baranyi
Hungary R Machán
8 9 4 6 United States D Bleckinger
United States W Martin
3 5 4
United Kingdom A Mills
United Kingdom R Wilson
6 9 9 United Kingdom P Curtis
United Kingdom R Taylor
6 7 6
Paraguay V Pecci
Argentina T Quintin
4 8 8 United Kingdom A Mills
United Kingdom R Wilson
3 4 8
Mexico R Chávez
Bolivia E Gorostiaga
1 1 3 United Kingdom P Curtis
United Kingdom R Taylor
6 6 9
United Kingdom P Curtis
United Kingdom R Taylor
6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia S Myers
United Kingdom J Smith
1 4 1
Italy P Marzano
Italy N Pietrangeli
6 6 6 Italy P Marzano
Italy N Pietrangeli
3 8 3 3
United Kingdom J Crump
United Kingdom C McHugo
3 3 4 Argentina E Álvarez
United States J Austin
6 6 6 6
Argentina E Álvarez
United States J Austin
6 6 6 Argentina E Álvarez
United States J Austin
5 6 5 6 3
Australia C Kachel
Australia E Russo
Australia C Kachel
Australia E Russo
7 4 7 2 6
Bulgaria B Pampoulov
Bulgaria M Pampoulov
w/o Australia C Kachel
Australia E Russo
6 6 9
United States A Neely
India J Singh
United States A Neely
India J Singh
3 2 8
United States A Guerry
Australia R Keldie
w/o Australia C Kachel
Australia E Russo
7 5 6 1 9
United States A Mayer
United States E Scott
7 3 2 8 6 2 Australia J Cooper
Australia N Fraser
5 7 3 6 11
Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia V Zedník
5 6 6 6 3 United States A Mayer
United States E Scott
3 6 6 3 4
Australia K Hancock
Australia W Mason
6 9 6 Australia K Hancock
Australia W Mason
6 2 3 6 6
Netherlands F Hemmes
Netherlands J Hordijk
4 8 3 Australia K Hancock
Australia W Mason
3 6 6 3
United Kingdom R Drysdale
United Kingdom G Newton
2 0 1 2 Australia J Cooper
Australia N Fraser
6 4 8 6
Sweden B Borg
Sweden T Svensson
6 6 6 Sweden B Borg
Sweden T Svensson
1 4 2
United Kingdom M Collins
United Kingdom R Lewis
2 3 6 7 3 2 Australia J Cooper
Australia N Fraser
6 6 6
2 Australia J Cooper
Australia N Fraser
6 6 3 5 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne. pp. 15–17, 45–47. ISBN 978-0362001686.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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