1973 Fidelity Tournament – Doubles

Doubles
1973 Fidelity Tournament
Champion Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Runner-up Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw16
Seeds6

The 1973 Fidelity Tournament – Doubles was an event of the 1973 Fidelity Tournament men's tennis tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 30 through February 4, 1973. The draw comprised 16 teams and four of them were seeded. Tom Okker and Marty Riessen were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver won the doubles title, defeating the second-seeded team of Terry Addison and Colin Dibley in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1][2][3]

Seeds

  1. Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (Champions)
  2. Terry Addison / Colin Dibley (Final)
  3. Bob Maud / Andrew Pattison (First round)
  4. Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone (Quarterfinals)
  5. Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (Semifinals)
  6. John Alexander / Phil Dent (First round)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6 6
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
2 1 1 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6 6
Frank Froehling
Charlie Pasarell
w/o Frank Froehling
Charlie Pasarell
4 1
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
1 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
7 6
6 John Alexander
Phil Dent
6 6 4 Gerald Battrick
Barry Phillips-Moore
6 2
Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton
7 3 6 Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton
6 4 4
Gerald Battrick
Barry Phillips-Moore
6 4 6 Gerald Battrick
Barry Phillips-Moore
4 6 6
3 Bob Maud
Andrew Pattison
4 6 3 1 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
3 6 6
4 Nikola Pilić
Allan Stone
6 5 6 2 Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
6 3 4
Roy Barth
Tom Edlefsen
3 7 4 4 Nikola Pilić
Allan Stone
7 3 6
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Richey
5 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
6 6 7
5 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
w/o 5 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
3 6 1
José Edison Mandarino
Harold Solomon
1 2 2 Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
6 3 6
Ove Bengtson
Jim McManus
6 6 Ove Bengtson
Jim McManus
5 3
Milan Holeček
Onny Parun
5 4 2 Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
7 6
2 Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
7 6

References

  1. ^ Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.
  3. ^ "1973 Richmond – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).