1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1973 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
Runners-up	John Cooper Neale Fraser
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9^(3–7), 6–1
Draw	64
Seeds	4

Main article: 1973 Wimbledon Championships

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

01.   Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase (champions)

02.   John Cooper / Neale Fraser (final)

03.   n/a

04.   Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli (third round)

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

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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6	6	5	6
		Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea	1	2	7	2
										1	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	9	3	6	6
											Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	7	6	4	3
		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	6	9	6
		Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal	4	8	3
																			1	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	3	6	6	8^3	6
																			2	John Cooper Neale Fraser	6	3	4	9^7	1
		David Lloyd John Paish	4	2	6	6	9
		Peter Curtis Roger Taylor	6	6	1	3	7
											David Lloyd John Paish	6	3	2	4
										2	John Cooper Neale Fraser	3	6	6	6
		Chris Kachel Eugene Russo	7	5	6	1	9
	2	John Cooper Neale Fraser	5	7	3	6	11

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	J Connors I Năstase	7	7	6
		T Kakulia F Pála	5	5	2					1	J Connors I Năstase	6	8	6	8
		M Lara J Pinto Bravo	5	6	6	0	1				O Davidson B Phillips-Moore	4	9	3	6
		O Davidson B Phillips-Moore	7	1	3	6	6												1	J Connors I Năstase	6	5	3	8	8
		N Holmes J Yuill	6	3	4	6														M Machette R Ramírez	4	7	6	6	6
		M Machette R Ramírez	3	6	6	8					M Machette R Ramírez	4	6	5	6	6
		J Kamiwazumi T Sakai	8	6	6	9					J Kamiwazumi T Sakai	6	4	7	4	4
		G Misra C Mukerjea	9	3	2	8																						1	J Connors I Năstase	6	6	5	6
		H Engert F Gebert	4	6	3	4																							P Lall J Mukerjea	1	2	7	2
		J Feaver S Warboys	6	3	6	6					J Feaver S Warboys	7	8	9	6	6
		H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann	6	6	6						H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann	9	9	7	2	4
		N Kelaidis J Kuki	1	2	3															J Feaver S Warboys	5	3	8
		A McDonald J Simpson																		P Lall J Mukerjea	7	6	9
		S Ball R Giltinan	w/o								A McDonald J Simpson	8	3	4
		P Lall J Mukerjea	8	3	6	9					P Lall J Mukerjea	9	6	6
		T Nowicki P Pokorny	6	6	3	8

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	4	S Likhachev A Metreveli	4	6	4	6	6
		G Perkins K Pugaev	6	4	6	4	3			4	S Likhachev A Metreveli	6	6	9
		B Anstey M Edmondson	6	6	8						B Anstey M Edmondson	3	4	7
		R Buwalda C Dowdeswell	4	4	6														4	S Likhachev A Metreveli	6	8	9	3	12
		F Sedgman V Seixas	3	5	2															J Fassbender K Meiler	4	9	8	6	14
		M Farrell J Lloyd	6	7	6						M Farrell J Lloyd	4	6	7	4
		J Fassbender K Meiler	9	6	7						J Fassbender K Meiler	6	1	9	6
		I Molina J Velasco	8	2	5																								J Fassbender K Meiler	6	9	6
		K Hirai K Tanabe	2	4	9	4																							J Kodeš J Kukal	4	8	3
		H Fitzgibbon R McKinley	6	6	8	6					H Fitzgibbon R McKinley	6	5	6	8
		E di Matteo A Zugarelli	4	1	6						J Kodeš J Kukal	8	7	2	9
		J Kodeš J Kukal	6	6	8															J Kodeš J Kukal	6	6	6
		P McNamee R Simpson	6	2	3	4														J Clifton S Matthews	2	2	4
		J Clifton S Matthews	3	6	6	6					J Clifton S Matthews	6	6	6
		A Compton-Dando P Siviter	2	3	2						W Durham C Letcher	4	2	3
		W Durham C Letcher	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

References

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.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1973 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
• 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation