The 1975 Coliseum Mall International – Doubles was an event of the 1975 Coliseum Mall International men's tennis tournament that was played at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia in the United States from March 10 through March 16, 1975. The draw comprised 16 teams of which four were seeded. Željko Franulović and Nikola Pilić were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Ian Crookenden and Ian Fletcher won the doubles title, defeating unseeded Karl Meiler and Jan Písecký in the final, 6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4.[1][2]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1975 Coliseum Mall International | |
| Champion |  Ian Crookenden  Ian Fletcher |
| Runner-up |  Karl Meiler  Jan Písecký |
| Score | 6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
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Jan Kodeš / 
Roger Taylor (semifinals)
Juan Gisbert Sr. / 
Clark Graebner (first round)- Jeff Austin / Charles Owens (quarterfinals)
Roger Dowdeswell / 
John Yuill (quarterfinals)
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jan Kodeš  Roger Taylor
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Woody Blocher Trey Waltke
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan Kodeš Roger Taylor
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dick R. Bohrnstedt 
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Ernie Ewert Chris Kachel
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernie Ewert Chris Kachel
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Jan Kodeš Roger Taylor
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Robert Kreiss  Viorel Marcu
| Karl Meiler Jan Písecký
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karl Meiler Jan Písecký
| w/o | Karl Meiler Jan Písecký
| 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bruce Foxworth  Roger Guedes
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Jeff Austin Charles Owens
| 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jeff Austin Charles Owens
| 7 | 6 | Karl Meiler Jan Písecký
| 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Roger Dowdeswell  John Yuill
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 János Benyik Róbert Machán
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Roger Dowdeswell John Yuill
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Wojciech Fibak  Rolf Thung
| 6 | 6 | Wojciech Fibak Rolf Thung
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Feaver  Jun Kuki
| 2 | 2 | Wojciech Fibak Rolf Thung
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher
| w/o | Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gene Mayer Nick Saviano
| Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Brown John Holladay
| 6 | 7 | William Brown John Holladay
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Juan Gisbert Sr. Clark Graebner
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Tom Foster (March 17, 1975). "Coliseum net king Connors bets Kodes". Daily Press. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Hampton – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).