The 1973 Pacific Coast Open – Doubles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Coast Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States between September 23 and September 30, 1973. Frew McMillan and Bob Hewitt were the defending Pacific Coast Championships doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. Third-seeded Roy Emerson and Stan Smith won the title by defeating unseeded Ove Nils Bengtson and Jim McManus in the final, 6–2, 6–1.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1973 Pacific Coast Open | |
| Champion |  Roy Emerson  Stan Smith |
| Runner-up |  Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus |
| Score | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
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Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner (semifinals)
Bob Carmichael / 
Frew McMillan (semifinals)- Roy Emerson / Stan Smith (champions)
Ove Bengtson / Jim McManus (final)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Carmichael  Frew McMillan
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Kronk Harold Turnbull
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Edlefsen  Milan Holeček
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Tom Edlefsen Milan Holeček
| 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Björn Borg Rolf Norberg
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan
| 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Roy Emerson Stan Smith
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Roy Emerson Stan Smith
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Estep Fred McNair
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Roy Emerson Stan Smith
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie Pasarell  Raúl Ramírez
| 6 | 6 | Charlie Pasarell Raúl Ramírez
| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown Unknown | 4 | 4 | 3 | Roy Emerson Stan Smith
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
John Alexander  Haroon Rahim
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ove Bengtson Jim McManus
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Bohrnstedt Mike Machette
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Dave Bohrnstedt Mike Machette
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Fisher Unknown | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ove Bengtson Jim McManus
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ove Bengtson Jim McManus
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Ove Bengtson Jim McManus
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 John Lloyd  Jeff Simpson
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Moore Onny Parun
| 6 | 5 | 7 | Raymond Moore Onny Parun
| 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Kamakana Greg Shephard
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
| 7 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780362001686.
- ^ "Emerson rallies to defeat Borg". The Victoria Advocate. AP. October 1, 1973 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Emerson sets title defence". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. September 21, 1974 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Prize fund at $100,000". Reading Eagle. AP. May 24, 1974 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Roy Emerson tops Borg in tennis finals". Redlands Daily Facts. October 1, 1973. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.