1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

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]

Doubles
1974 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Runner-upUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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

Draw

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "1974 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  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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