1974 Italian Open – Men's doubles
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1974 Italian Open | |
| Champion | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
| Runner-up | Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 4 |
The 1974 Italian Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1974 Italian Open tennis tournament and was played at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 26 May through 3 June 1974. The draw comprised 32 teams of which four were seeded. John Newcombe and Tom Okker were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won the doubles title, defeating second-seeded Andrés Gimeno and Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[1][2][3]
Seeds
- Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (second round)
- Juan Gisbert Sr. / Ilie Năstase (final)
- Tom Gorman / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
- Björn Borg / Ove Bengtson (second round)
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
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
Top half
Bottom half
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 75–78. ISBN 9780362002171.
- ^ "Borg surprises Nastase for title". Schenectady Gazette. 4 June 1974.
- ^ "Tireless Borg halts Nastase for crown". St. Petersburg Times. 4 June 1974.