Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions and second seeds, but they lost to unseeded West Germans Harald Elschenbroich and Rolf Gehring in the first round.
Men's doubles | |
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1975 Australian Open | |
Champions | John Alexander Phil Dent |
Runners-up | Bob Carmichael Allan Stone |
Score | 6–3, 7–6 |
In an all-Australian final on home soil (for the fourth year in a row), the third seeds John Alexander and Phil Dent defeated the fifth seeds Bob Carmichael and Allan Stone to win the title, 6–3, 7–6. This was Alexander's first Grand Slam title (he would later win the 1982 Australian Open with John Fitzgerald) and Dent's first and only Grand Slam title.
Seeds
edit- John Newcombe / Tony Roche (semifinals)
- Ross Case / Geoff Masters (first round)
- John Alexander / Phil Dent (champion)
- Colin Dibley / Ray Ruffels (quarterfinals)
- Bob Carmichael / Allan Stone (final)
- John Andrews / Sashi Menon (quarterfinals)
- Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (semifinals)
- Neale Fraser / Bob Giltinan (second round)
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
Finals
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | ||||||||||||
5 | Bob Carmichael Allan Stone | w/o | |||||||||||
5 | Bob Carmichael Allan Stone | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
3 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Syd Ball Kim Warwick | 6 | 3 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Elschenbroich R Gehring | 2 | 2 | 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Hirai T Sakai | 4 | 4 | W Coghlan C Stubs | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W Coghlan C Stubs | 6 | 6 | 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Crealy R Keldie | 6 | 6 | D Crealy R Keldie | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
U Marten U Pinner | 3 | 4 | D Crealy R Keldie | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
K Hiskins K Johansson | 3 | 3 | 8 | N Fraser B Giltinan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | N Fraser B Giltinan | 6 | 6 | 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | B Carmichael A Stone | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Carmichael A Stone | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Ewert C Kachel | 4 | 4 | 5 | B Carmichael A Stone | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Little J Trickey | 3 | 3 | M Machette R Reid | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Machette R Reid | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Carmichael A Stone | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Connors S Segura | 4 | 4 | 4 | C Dibley R Ruffels | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Eastburn W Jacques | 6 | 6 | J Eastburn W Jacques | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Fancutt J Ross | 4 | 3 | 4 | C Dibley R Ruffels | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | C Dibley R Ruffels | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Dawson P McNamara | 3 | 4 | 3 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W Durham C Letcher | 6 | 6 | W Durham C Letcher | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Kato J Kuki | 2 | 2 | 3 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Lewis M Robinson | 4 | 3 | 6 | J Andrews S Menon | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I Košak D Savic | 6 | 6 | I Košak D Savic | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Marks A Metreweli | 3 | 3 | 6 | J Andrews S Menon | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | J Andrews S Menon | 6 | 6 | 3 | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Loyo Mayo J Singh | 3 | 2 | 7 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Gardiner G Thomson | 6 | 6 | A Gardiner G Thomson | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Spear K Tanabe | 4 | 4 | 7 | S Ball K Warwick | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P McNamee D Stojović | 6 | 6 | P Doerner J James | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Mackay M Senior | 3 | 3 | P McNamee D Stojović | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Doerner J James | 6 | 6 | P Doerner J James | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | R Case G Masters | 4 | 4 |