1974 Astor Cup – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1974 Astor Cup
Champion	Ove Nils Bengtson ; Björn Borg
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe ; Roscoe Tanner
Score	6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Draw	16
Seeds	4

The 1973 Astor Cup – Doubles was an event of the 1974 Astor Cup men's tennis tournament that was played in Bologna in Italy from 11 February until 17 February 1974. Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending doubles champions, but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Ove Nils Bengtson and Björn Borg won the doubles title, defeating fourth-seeded Arthur Ashe and Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

Guillermo Vilas / Tito Vázquez (first round, withdrew)
Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník (quarterfinals)
Eddie Dibbs / Harold Solomon (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner (final)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

2	Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	7	6
	Raymond Moore Onny Parun	6	4		2	Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	7	5	2
	Paul Gerken Haroon Rahim	3	6	6		Paul Gerken Haroon Rahim	6	7	6
	Adriano Panatta Ion Țiriac	6	4	4							Paul Gerken Haroon Rahim	3	4
	Juan Gisbert Sr. Roger Taylor	7	7							4	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6	6
	Mark Cox Jun Kamiwazumi	5	5			Juan Gisbert Sr. Roger Taylor	6	5
	Corrado Barazzutti Ezio Di Matteo	4	4		4	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	7	7
4	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6	6												4	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	4	7	6	6	2
	Gerald Battrick Graham Stilwell	6	4													Björn Borg Ove Bengtson	6	5	4	7	6
	Antonio Muñoz Tonino Zugarelli	3	1^r			Gerald Battrick Graham Stilwell	1	3
	Björn Borg Ove Bengtson	6	7			Björn Borg Ove Bengtson	6	6
	Vincenzo Franchitti Pietro Marzano	4	5								Björn Borg Ove Bengtson	6	1	6
	Tom Edlefsen Tom Leonard	6	7								Tom Edlefsen Tom Leonard	2	6	3
	Colin Dibley Rod Laver	4	6			Tom Edlefsen Tom Leonard	6	6
1	Guillermo Vilas Tito Vázquez				3	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon	0	4
3	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon	w/o

References

^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 142. ISBN 9780362002171.
^ "1974 Bologna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[wot1975-1] John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 142. ISBN 9780362002171.

[md-2] "1974 Bologna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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