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1974 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1974 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Runners-upAustralia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan
Score6–7, 6–3, 6–4
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
← 1973 · Australian Open · 1975 →

Mal Anderson and John Newcombe were the defending champions.

Seeds

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  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (semifinals)
  2. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (champion)
  3. Australia John Alexander / Australia Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
  4. Sweden Björn Borg / United States Jimmy Connors (third round)
  5. Australia Phil Dent / Australia Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Syd Ball / Australia Bob Giltinan (final)
  7. West Germany Karl Meiler / New Zealand Onny Parun (third round)
  8. Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Ray Ruffels (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6 7
8 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
3 6
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
4 7 10
6 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan
6 5 12
6 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan
6 7
3 Australia John Alexander
Australia Allan Stone
3 5
6 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan
7 3 4
2 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6 6 6
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Kim Warwick
7 7
5 Australia Phil Dent
Australia Colin Dibley
6 6
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Kim Warwick
4 6 4
2 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6 2 6
Australia Ray Keldie
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
5 6
2 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
7 7

Top half

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Top half 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6
Australia V Eke
Australia P McNamee
4 4
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
7 6
France T Bernasconi
France J-L Haillet
5 4
France T Bernasconi
France J-L Haillet
7 7
Australia K Hancock
Australia C Mason
6 6
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 7
8 Australia B Carmichael
Australia R Ruffels
3 6
Australia J Bartlett
United Kingdom J Paish
2 6 6
France J-P Meyer
France W N'Godrella
6 3 4
Australia J Bartlett
United Kingdom J Paish
6 3
8 Australia B Carmichael
Australia R Ruffels
7 6
Australia E Ewert
Australia M Rose
2 2
8 Australia B Carmichael
Australia R Ruffels
6 6

Top half 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
6 6
France J-F Caujolle
United States L Parker
1 4
6 Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
6 6
Australia W Coghlan
Australia C Stubs
4 4
Australia W Coghlan
Australia C Stubs
6 7
United States G Hardie
Australia A Kourim
3 6
6 Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
6 7
France D Naegelen
West Germany U Pinner
6 6 3 Australia J Alexander
Australia A Stone
3 5
Australia M Pettman
Australia A Rae
3 3 France D Naegelen
West Germany U Pinner
2 3
Netherlands J Hordijk
India J Singh
2 2 Australia J James
Australia M Phillips
6 6
Australia J James
Australia M Phillips
6 6 Australia J James
Australia M Phillips
3 2
3 Australia J Alexander
Australia A Stone
6 6
Australia J Cooper
Australia N Fraser
6 2
3 Australia J Alexander
Australia A Stone
7 6

Bottom half

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Bottom half 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Sweden B Borg
United States J Connors
6 6
Japan K Hirai
Japan K Tanabe
3 2
4 Sweden B Borg
United States J Connors
5 7 3
Australia I Fletcher
Australia K Warwick
6 6 Australia I Fletcher
Australia K Warwick
7 6 6
United States W Brown
Czechoslovakia M Holeček
4 3 Australia I Fletcher
Australia K Warwick
6 6 6
Australia D Crealy
Czechoslovakia V Zednik
4 7 2
Australia I Fletcher
Australia K Warwick
7 7
5 Australia P Dent
Australia C Dibley
6 6
Australia J Eastburn
Australia F Sedgman
4 4
Switzerland F Blatter
Switzerland P Kanderal
6 6
Switzerland F Blatter
Switzerland P Kanderal
3 4
5 Australia P Dent
Australia C Dibley
6 6
United Kingdom J Feaver
Australia G Thomson
3 6
5 Australia P Dent
Australia C Dibley
6 7

Bottom half 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 West Germany K Meiler
New Zealand O Parun
6 6
Australia G Braun
Australia J Trickey
3 4
7 West Germany K Meiler
New Zealand O Parun
6 6
Australia R Keldie
Australia B Phillips-Moore
7 7
Australia R Keldie
Australia B Phillips-Moore
7 6
Australia R Casey
Australia A Hammond
6 4
Australia R Keldie
Australia B Phillips-Moore
5 6
2 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
7 7
United Kingdom M Farrell
United Kingdom J Lloyd
6 4
Australia A Gardiner
Australia H Turnbull
7 6
Australia A Gardiner
Australia H Turnbull
4 7 1
2 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 6 6
Australia W Durham
Australia C Letcher
6 5 3
2 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
4 7 6
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