1973 Union Trust Classic – Doubles

The 1973 Union Trust Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1973 Union Trust Classic men's tennis tournament that was played in Merrifield, Virginia in the United States from March 19 through March 25, 1973. The draw comprised 16 teams and four of them were seeded. Cliff Richey and Tom Edlefsen were the defending doubles champions but did not take part in this edition. First-seeded Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won the title, defeating unseeded Arthur Ashe and Roscoe Tanner in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2.[1]

Doubles
1973 Union Trust Classic
Final
ChampionNetherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
Score4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1972 · Hampton Grand Prix · 1974 →

Seeds

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  1.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (champions)
  2.   Mark Cox /   Graham Stilwell (semifinals)
  3.   Ken Rosewall /   Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
  4.   Tom Gorman /   Erik van Dillen (first round)

Draw

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2   Mark Cox
  Graham Stilwell
7 1 7
  Željko Franulović
  Jan Kodeš
6 6 6 2   Mark Cox
  Graham Stilwell
6 6
  Ross Case
  Dick Crealy
7 7   Ross Case
  Dick Crealy
3 4
  Fred Drilling
  Premjit Lall
6 5 2   Mark Cox
  Graham Stilwell
4 6
  Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
6 6   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
6 7
  Bob Carmichael
  Dennis Ralston
4 4   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
6 3 6
  Ray Moore
  Torben Ulrich
6 6 3 3   Ken Rosewall
  Fred Stolle
4 6 3
3   Ken Rosewall
  Fred Stolle
7 3 6   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
6 6 2
4   Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
6 7 6 1   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
4 7 6
  Pierre Barthès
  Roger Taylor
7 5 7   Pierre Barthès
  Roger Taylor
6 6
  Jeff Borowiak
  Haroon Rahim
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Tom Leonard
4 3
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Tom Leonard
w/o   Pierre Barthès
  Roger Taylor
4 2
  Boro Jovanović
  Alex Metreveli
6 6 6 1   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 6
  František Pála
  Vladimír Zedník
7 4 2   Boro Jovanović
  Alex Metreveli
3 6 0
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
3 6 1 1   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 3 6
1   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 0 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780362001686.
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