1973 U.S. Professional Indoor – Doubles

1973 U.S. Professional Indoor
Champions   United States Brian Gottfried
United States Dick Stockton
Runners-up   Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Final score   4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles

Arthur Ashe and Robert Lutz were the defending champions, but Ashe did not participate this year. Lutz partnered Stan Smith, losing in the semifinals.

Brian Gottfried and Dick Stockton won the title, defeating Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (Final)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić / Australia Allan Stone (Quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Terry Addison / Australia Colin Dibley (Quarterfinals)

  1. Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson / United States Jim McManus (First Round)
  2. South Africa Robert Maud / United States Andrew Pattison (Semifinals)
  3. United States Brian Gottfried / United States Dick Stockton (Champions)

Draw

Key

Draw

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
4 6 6
  Brazil JE Mandarino
United States H Solomon
6 2 1 1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6  
  United States F Froehling
United States C Pasarell
6 7     United States F Froehling
United States C Pasarell
2 2  
  Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
4 6   1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
3 7 6
3 Australia Terry Addison
Australia C Dibley
w/o     5 South Africa R Maud
United States A Pattison
6 6 2
  South Africa C Drysdale
United States C Richey
      3 Australia T Addison
Australia C Dibley
5 2  
  Czechoslovakia M Holeček
New Zealand O Parun
7 5 3 5 South Africa R Maud
United States A Pattison
7 6  
5 South Africa R Maud
United States A Pattison
6 7 6 1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 3 4
6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
w/o     6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
4 6 6
  South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
      6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
6 6  
  Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
6 6     Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
3 3  
4 Sweden ON Bengtson
United States J McManus
3 2   6 United States B Gottfried
United States D Stockton
7 6  
  United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6     United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 3  
  United Kingdom G Battrick
Australia B Phillips-Moore
1 3     United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6 6
  United States Roy Barth
United States T Edlefsen
6 6   2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
Australia A Stone
4 7 3
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
Australia A Stone
7 7  

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