1973 Fidelity Tournament – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1973 Fidelity Tournament
Final
Champion	Roy Emerson ; Rod Laver
Runner-up	Terry Addison ; Colin Dibley
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	6
Events
Singles	Doubles

The 1973 Fidelity Tournament – Doubles was an event of the 1973 Fidelity Tournament men's tennis tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 30 through February 4, 1973. The draw comprised 16 teams and four of them were seeded. Tom Okker and Marty Riessen were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver won the doubles title, defeating the second-seeded team of Terry Addison and Colin Dibley in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Seeds

Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (Champions)
Terry Addison / Colin Dibley (Final)
Bob Maud / Andrew Pattison (First round)
Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone (Quarterfinals)
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (Semifinals)
John Alexander / Phil Dent (First round)

Draw

Key

First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	6
	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	2	1		1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	6
	Frank Froehling Charlie Pasarell	w/o				Frank Froehling Charlie Pasarell	4	1
	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan									1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	7	6
6	John Alexander Phil Dent	6	6	4							Gerald Battrick Barry Phillips-Moore	6	2
	Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton	7	3	6		Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton	6	4	4
	Gerald Battrick Barry Phillips-Moore	6	4	6		Gerald Battrick Barry Phillips-Moore	4	6	6
3	Bob Maud Andrew Pattison	4	6	3											1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	3	6	6
4	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone	6	5	6											2	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	6	3	4
	Roy Barth Tom Edlefsen	3	7	4	4	Nikola Pilić Allan Stone	7	3	6
	Cliff Drysdale Cliff Richey				5	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	6	6	7
5	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	w/o								5	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	3	6	1
	José Edison Mandarino Harold Solomon	1	2							2	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	6	3	6
	Ove Bengtson Jim McManus	6	6			Ove Bengtson Jim McManus	5	3
	Milan Holeček Onny Parun	5	4		2	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	7	6
2	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	7	6

References

^ Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.
^ "1973 Richmond – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[dailypress-1] Tom Foster (February 5, 1973). "Laver's reign seems quite secure, terrific tennis conquers Emerson". Daily Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

[wot1974-2] John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780362001686.

[md-3] "1973 Richmond – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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