1973 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

The 1973 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1973 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, in the United States between September 17 and September 23, 1973. The draw comprised 32 teams of which four were seeded. Jimmy Connors and Pancho Gonzales were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. Unseeded Jan Kodeš and Vladimír Zedník won the title by defeating third-seeded Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–2, 6–4.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Seeds[edit]

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

2	Stan Smith Erik van Dillen	6	6
	Dick Leach Horst Ritter	3	2		2	Stan Smith Erik van Dillen	w/o
	Raymond Moore Onny Parun	3	5			William Lloyd Kim Warwick
	William Lloyd Kim Warwick	6	7							2	Stan Smith Erik van Dillen	7	3	6
	Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall	3	6	6							Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall	6	6	7
	John Fort Greg Peebles	6	3	4		Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall	6	7
	Mike Estep Brian Gottfried	6	7			Mike Estep Brian Gottfried	4	6
	Sandy Mayer Billy Martin	2	6													Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall	4	3
3	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6	7												3	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6	6
	Hans Gildemeister Peter Pearson	2	5		3	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	4	6	6
	Ove Bengtson Jim McManus	3	6			Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Pat Cramer	6	4	4
	Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Pat Cramer	6	7							3	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	3	6	6
	John Alexander Phil Dent	7	6								John Alexander Phil Dent	6	3	4
	Paul Gerken Robert McKinley	6	4			John Alexander Phil Dent	6	6	6
	Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston	6	6			Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston	4	7	3
	Birger Andersson Tenny Svensson	2	3

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	Roy Barth Steve Tidball	4	7	3
	John Andrews Sashi Menon	6	6	6		John Andrews Sashi Menon	6	6	4
	Milan Holeček Patrick Proisy	4	1			Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	3	7	6
	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6	6								Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6	7	3
	John Lloyd Jeff Simpson	4	4								Alex Olmedo Raúl Ramírez	7	6	6
	Alex Olmedo Raúl Ramírez	6	6			Alex Olmedo Raúl Ramírez	4	7	6
	Jeff Borowiak John Bartlett	5	4		4	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan	6	5	3
4	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan	7	6													Alex Olmedo Raúl Ramírez	6	6	6
	Steve Faulk Robert Kreiss	4	6	7												Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	3	7	7
	Pancho Gonzales Cliff Richey	6	3	5		Steve Faulk Robert Kreiss	6	3	6
	Barry Phillips-Moore Haroon Rahim	7	0	4		Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	4	6	7
	Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	6	6	6							Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	6	7
	Dick R. Bohrnstedt Mike Machette	4	4								Tom Edlefsen Tom Leonard	4	5
	Jeff Austin Fred McNair	6	6			Jeff Austin Fred McNair	3	4
	Tom Edlefsen Tom Leonard	7	6	6		Tom Edlefsen Tom Leonard	6	6
1	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	5	7	3

^ "1973 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 31,93–95. ISBN 9780362001686.
^ "Age mellows Connors". Ellensburg Daily Record. UPI. September 24, 1973.