1973 French Open – Men's doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but only Frew McMillan competed that year with Bob Carmichael. Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe and Tom Okker.

Men's doubles
1973 French Open
Final
Champion	John Newcombe Tom Okker^[1]
Runner-up	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
Score	6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
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John Newcombe and Tom Okker won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 against Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase.

Seeds

1.   John Newcombe /   Tom Okker (champions)
2.   Niki Pilić /   Allan Stone (first round)
3.   Brian Gottfried /   Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
4.   Cliff Drysdale /   Roger Taylor (third round)
5.   Bob Carmichael /   Frew McMillan (semifinals)
6.   Jimmy Connors /   Ilie Năstase (final)
7.   Manuel Orantes /   Ion Țiriac (withdrew)
8.   Tom Gorman /   Erik van Dillen (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Mike Estep   Kim Warwick		3	5
	Jürgen Fassbender   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		6	7
									Jürgen Fassbender   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	4	6
								6	Jimmy Connors   Ilie Năstase	6	7
	3	Brian Gottfried   Dick Stockton	4	6
	6	Jimmy Connors   Ilie Năstase	6	7
															6	Jimmy Connors   Ilie Năstase	1	6	3	7	4
															1	John Newcombe   Tom Okker	6	3	6	5	6
	5	Bob Carmichael   Frew McMillan	6	6
		Jim McManus   Andrew Pattison	1	1
								5	Bob Carmichael   Frew McMillan	4	6
								1	John Newcombe   Tom Okker	6	7
		Arthur Ashe   Jan Kodeš	4	6	4
	1	John Newcombe   Tom Okker	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	2	N Pilić   A Stone	4	6
		M Estep   K Warwick	6	7					M Estep   K Warwick	7	6
		B Seewagen   P Walthall	6	6					B Seewagen   P Walthall	5	4
		M Claitte   J Laurent	3	1												M Estep   K Warwick	6	7
		F Froehling   C Pasarell	7	7												F Froehling   C Pasarell	3	5
		J Hřebec   J Kukal	6	6					F Froehling   C Pasarell	6	6
		J Lloyd   J Paish	7	1					J Lloyd   J Paish	4	0
		N Kelaidis   J Kuki	5	0^r																			M Estep   K Warwick	3	5
	7	M Orantes   I Țiriac																					J Fassbender   H-J Pohmann	6	7
		D Carter   P Kronk	w/o						D Carter   P Kronk	6	7	4
		J-P Meyer   B Montrenaud	6	3	6				J-P Meyer   B Montrenaud	7	6	6
		M-i Kim   K-s Bae	0	6	0											J-P Meyer   B Montrenaud	4	1
		J-B Chanfreau   G Goven	6	6												J Fassbender   H-J Pohmann	6	6
		J Kamiwazumi   T Sakai	4	4					J-B Chanfreau   G Goven	3	6
		J Alexander   P Dent	6	4	4				J Fassbender   H-J Pohmann	6	7
		J Fassbender   H-J Pohmann	2	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	B Gottfried   D Stockton	4	6	8
		M Lara   R Ramírez	6	2	6			3	B Gottfried   D Stockton	7	6
		E Di Matteo   A Zugarelli	6	6					E Di Matteo   A Zugarelli	6	3
		HS Chang   SC Hwang	0	1											3	B Gottfried   D Stockton	4	7	18
		K Hirai   K Tanabe	2	7	6											I El Shafei   B Fairlie	6	6	16
		E Álvarez   T Vázquez	6	5	4				K Hirai   K Tanabe	6	6
		I El Shafei   B Fairlie	6	6					I El Shafei   B Fairlie	7	7
		P Beust   D Contet	4	4																		3	B Gottfried   D Stockton	4	6
	6	J Connors   I Năstase	6	6																		6	J Connors   I Năstase	6	7
		F Battegay   J Loyo Mayo	2	3				6	J Connors   I Năstase	7	7
		B Bertram   W Lloyd	w/o						B Bertram   W Lloyd	5	6
		A Korpás   K Meiler													6	J Connors   I Năstase	7	6
		V Pecci   T Quintin	7	4	6											P Cramer   R Moore	5	2
		E Gorostiaga   E Zuleta	5	6	4				V Pecci   T Quintin	5	6	5
		Á Betancur   D Stojović	3	2					P Cramer   R Moore	7	4	7
		P Cramer   R Moore	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		P Barthès   F Jauffret	6	6
		Vadim Borisov   V Marcu	4	2					P Barthès   F Jauffret	1	3
		M Holeček   O Parun	3	4					I Molina   J Velasco	6	6
		I Molina   J Velasco	6	6												I Molina   J Velasco	5	7	4
		S Faulk   P Gerken	7	6											5	B Carmichael   F McMillan	7	6	6
		N Kalogeropoulos   JE Mandarino	5	3					S Faulk   P Gerken	3	1
		P Hombergen   B Mignot	3	4				5	B Carmichael   F McMillan	6	6
	5	B Carmichael   F McMillan	6	6																		5	B Carmichael   F McMillan	6	6
		J Bergmann   E Montaño	7	7																			J McManus   A Pattison	1	1
		É Deblicker   J Thamin	5	5					J Bergmann   E Montaño	3	5
		J McManus   A Pattison	6	6					J McManus   A Pattison	6	7
		P Bertolucci   A Panatta	4	4												J McManus   A Pattison	6	6	7
		R Chávez   P Rodríguez	4	6											4	C Drysdale   R Taylor	4	7	5
		R Cano   G Vilas	6	7					R Cano   G Vilas	2	3
		J Moore   G Perkins						4	C Drysdale   R Taylor	6	6
	4	C Drysdale   R Taylor	w/o

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		A Ashe   J Kodeš	w/o
		T Bernasconi   P Joly							A Ashe   J Kodeš	7	6
		P Dominguez   W N'Godrella	w/o						P Dominguez   W N'Godrella	5	4
		H Elschenbroich   U Pinner														A Ashe   J Kodeš	6	6
		H Lofty   G Marsten	0	0											8	T Gorman   E van Dillen	3	0
		B Borg   K Johansson	6	6					B Borg   K Johansson	4	1
		G Battrick   B Phillips-Moore	1	4				8	T Gorman   E van Dillen	6	6
	8	T Gorman   E van Dillen	6	6																			A Ashe   J Kodeš	4	6	4
		E Dibbs   H Solomon	w/o																			1	J Newcombe   T Okker	6	4	6
		M Farrell   D Lloyd							E Dibbs   H Solomon	6	4	1
		S Likhachev   A Metreveli	6	6					S Likhachev   A Metreveli	2	6	6
		R Case   G Masters	3	3												S Likhachev   A Metreveli	4	6	2
		D Hărădău   T Ovici	3	7	0										1	J Newcombe   T Okker	6	4	6
		P Cornejo   J Fillol	6	5	6				P Cornejo   J Fillol	2	1
		J Lacey   K Shimamura	0	1				1	J Newcombe   T Okker	6	6
	1	J Newcombe   T Okker	6	6

References

1. "Men's Tennis: 5 Players with the most doubles titles of all-time". sportskeeda.com.

External links

• 1973 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation