1973 WCT World Doubles – Doubles

Doubles
1973 WCT World Doubles
Champion	Robert Lutz Stan Smith
Runner-up	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
Score	6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–0

This was the first edition of the WCT World Doubles tennis tournament. The eight highest ranking teams qualified for the event. Third seeds, Robert Lutz and Stan Smith won the tournament in straight sets in the final against Tom Okker and Marty Riessen

Seeds

1. Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
2. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (final)
3. Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (champions)
4. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (semifinals)

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
	1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	7	6
		Terry Addison Colin Dibley	4	5	1
										1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	64	6	64	64
										3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	77	4	77	77
	3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	79	6	3	710
		Nikola Pilić Allan Stone	67	3	6	68
																			3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6	77	6
																			2	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	2	61	0
	2	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	65	63	710	6	6
		Mark Cox Graham Stilwell	77	7	68	2	2
										2	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6	6	610	2	6
										4	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	2	3	712	6	3
	4	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6	63	6	77
		Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	1	77	4	65

References

1973 WCT World Doubles Draw