1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1974 Pacific Southwest Open
Champion	Ross Case ; Geoff Masters
Runner-up	Brian Gottfried ; Raúl Ramírez
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles was an event of the 1974 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 16 and September 22, 1974. The draw comprised 32 teams of which eight were seeded. Jan Kodeš and Vladimír Zedník were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. The eighth-seeded team of Ross Case and Geoff Masters won the title by defeating the fourth-seeded team of Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez in the final, 6–3, 6–2.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (second round)
Pancho Gonzales / Tom Gorman (second round)
Charlie Pasarell / Erik van Dillen (first round)
Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (final)
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner (semifinals)
Dick Crealy / Onny Parun (quarterfinals)
Ross Case / Geoff Masters (champions)

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

	Dennis Ralston Allan Stone	5	4

4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7	6
				4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	3	2

				8	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6	6
8	Ross Case Geoff Masters	7	7

6	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	5	6

Top half

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	7	7
	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon	6	6		1	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	2	5
	Billy Martin Alex Olmedo	3	6	4		Dennis Ralston Allan Stone	6	7
	Dennis Ralston Allan Stone	6	4	6						Dennis Ralston Allan Stone	6	5	7
7	Dick Crealy Onny Parun	6	6						7	Dick Crealy Onny Parun	4	7	6
	Mal Anderson Roy Emerson	3	4		7	Dick Crealy Onny Parun	7	7
	Scott Carnahan João Soares	4	6	6		Scott Carnahan João Soares	5	6
	Jeff Austin Fred McNair	6	3	4											Dennis Ralston Allan Stone	5	4
4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6	6											4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7	6
	William Brown Paul Kronk	1	4		4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7	6
	Dick R. Bohrnstedt Mike MacHette	7	6			Dick R. Bohrnstedt Mike MacHette	6	2
	Mike Estep Jeff Simpson	6	2						4	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7	6
5	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6	6	6					5	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6	1
	Doug Crawford Leif Johansson	4	7	4	5	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6	6
	John Andrews Rick Fisher	2	1			Colin Dibley Jürgen Fassbender	3	4
	Colin Dibley Jürgen Fassbender	6	6

Bottom half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	Roger Dowdeswell Steve Krulevitz	6	3	7
	Gene Stuart Malin Steve Messmer	3	6	6		Roger Dowdeswell Steve Krulevitz	0	6
	Tom Edlefsen Tom Leonard	7	3	4	8	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6	7
8	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6	6	6						8	Ross Case Geoff Masters	7	6
	Roy Barth John Yuill	6	4	3							Raymond Moore Andrew Pattison	5	3
	John Alexander Syd Ball	4	6	6		John Alexander Syd Ball	4	6	6
	Raymond Moore Andrew Pattison	7	7			Ray Moore Andrew Pattison	6	4	7
3	Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen	6	6												8	Ross Case Geoff Masters	7	7
	Pat Cramer Robert Kreiss	4	4												6	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	5	6
	Jimmy Connors Spencer Segura	6	6			Jimmy Connors Spencer Segura	4	4
	Jeff Borowiak Jim McManus	4	6		6	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6	6
6	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6	7							6	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	3	6	7
	Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart	6	2	6							Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart	6	3	5
	Paul Gerken Raz Reid	1	6	4		Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart	6	6
	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo Barry Phillips-Moore	3	4		2	Pancho Gonzales Tom Gorman	3	4
2	Pancho Gonzales Tom Gorman	6	6

References

^ "1974 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 99–101. ISBN 9780362002171.

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[md-1] "1974 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

[wot75-2] John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 99–101. ISBN 9780362002171.

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