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1973 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1973 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Runner-upUnited States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1973 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, in the United States between September 17 and September 23, 1973. The draw comprised 32 teams of which four were seeded. Jimmy Connors and Pancho Gonzales were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. Unseeded Jan Kodeš and Vladimír Zedník won the title by defeating third-seeded Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–2, 6–4.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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  1. Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (first round)
  2. United States Stan Smith / United States Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase (final)
  4. Australia Bob Carmichael / South Africa Frew McMillan (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
4 3
3 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6 6
3 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
2 4
  Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
6 6
  United States Alex Olmedo
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6 6
  Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
3 7 7

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
6 6
United States Dick Leach
West Germany Horst Ritter
3 2 2 United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
w/o
South Africa Raymond Moore
New Zealand Onny Parun
3 5 Australia William Lloyd
Australia Kim Warwick
Australia William Lloyd
Australia Kim Warwick
6 7 2 United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
7 3 6
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
3 6 6 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
6 6 7
United States John Fort
United States Greg Peebles
6 3 4 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
6 7
United States Mike Estep
United States Brian Gottfried
6 7 United States Mike Estep
United States Brian Gottfried
4 6
United States Sandy Mayer
United States Billy Martin
2 6 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
4 3
3 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6 7 3 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6 6
Chile Hans Gildemeister
United States Peter Pearson
2 5 3 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
4 6 6
Sweden Ove Bengtson
United States Jim McManus
3 6 France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
South Africa Pat Cramer
6 4 4
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
South Africa Pat Cramer
6 7 3 United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
3 6 6
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
7 6 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 3 4
United States Paul Gerken
United States Robert McKinley
6 4 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 6 6
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Dennis Ralston
6 6 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Dennis Ralston
4 7 3
Sweden Birger Andersson
Sweden Tenny Svensson
2 3

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Roy Barth
United States Steve Tidball
4 7 3
United States John Andrews
India Sashi Menon
6 6 6 United States John Andrews
India Sashi Menon
6 6 4
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
France Patrick Proisy
4 1 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
3 7 6
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 6 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 7 3
United Kingdom John Lloyd
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
4 4 United States Alex Olmedo
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7 6 6
United States Alex Olmedo
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6 United States Alex Olmedo
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4 7 6
United States Jeff Borowiak
Australia John Bartlett
5 4 4 Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 5 3
4 Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
7 6 United States Alex Olmedo
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6 6
United States Steve Faulk
United States Robert Kreiss
4 6 7 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
3 7 7
United States Pancho Gonzales
United States Cliff Richey
6 3 5 United States Steve Faulk
United States Robert Kreiss
6 3 6
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
7 0 4 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
4 6 7
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
6 6 6 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
6 7
United States Dick R. Bohrnstedt
United States Mike Machette
4 4 United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Tom Leonard
4 5
United States Jeff Austin
United States Fred McNair
6 6 United States Jeff Austin
United States Fred McNair
3 4
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Tom Leonard
7 6 6 United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Tom Leonard
6 6
1 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
5 7 3

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 31,93–95. ISBN 9780362001686.
  3. ^ "Age mellows Connors". Ellensburg Daily Record. UPI. September 24, 1973.
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