title: 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
  
  Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan did not defend their title as they participated in the Wimbledon boycott of 1973.
  
  Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase defeated John Cooper and Neale Fraser in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, $8–9^{(3–7)},$ 6–1 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase (champions)
      02. John Cooper / Neale Fraser (final)
      03. n/a
      04. Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli (third round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 3 | 6 | 6 | $8^3$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Cooper Neale Fraser | 6 | 3 | 4 | $9^7$ | 1 |
  | | David Lloyd John Paish | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Cooper Neale Fraser | 6 | 3 | 4 | $9^7$ | 1 |
  | | Peter Curtis Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peter Curtis Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | | David Lloyd John Paish | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 2 | John Cooper Neale Fraser | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Chris Kachel Eugene Russo | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | John Cooper Neale Fraser | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | John Cooper Neale Fraser | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 1 | J Connors I Năstase | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kakulia F Pála | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | 1 | J Connors I Năstase | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Lara J Pinto Bravo | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | O Davidson B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Davidson B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors I Năstase | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | N Holmes J Yuill | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Machette R Ramírez | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | M Machette R Ramírez | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | M Machette R Ramírez | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kamiwazumi T Sakai | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | J Kamiwazumi T Sakai | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Misra C Mukerjea | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors I Năstase | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | H Engert F Gebert | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Lall J Mukerjea | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
  | | J Feaver S Warboys | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | J Feaver S Warboys | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kelaidis J Kuki | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | J Feaver S Warboys | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A McDonald J Simpson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Lall J Mukerjea | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Ball R Giltinan | w/o | | | | | | A McDonald J Simpson | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Lall J Mukerjea | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | P Lall J Mukerjea | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Nowicki P Pokorny | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 4 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Perkins K Pugaev | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Anstey M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | B Anstey M Edmondson | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Buwalda C Dowdeswell | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | | | |
  | | F Sedgman V Seixas | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | J Fassbender K Meiler | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | | | |
  | | M Farrell J Lloyd | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | M Farrell J Lloyd | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Fassbender K Meiler | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | J Fassbender K Meiler | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Molina J Velasco | 8 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Fassbender K Meiler | 6 | 9 | 6 |
  | | K Hirai K Tanabe | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Kodeš J Kukal | 4 | 8 | 3 |
  | | H Fitzgibbon R McKinley | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | H Fitzgibbon R McKinley | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E di Matteo A Zugarelli | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | J Kodeš J Kukal | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kodeš J Kukal | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | J Kodeš J Kukal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | P McNamee R Simpson | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Clifton S Matthews | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | J Clifton S Matthews | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Clifton S Matthews | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Compton-Dando P Siviter | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | W Durham C Letcher | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Durham C Letcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | D Lloyd J Paish | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Crawford J Fort | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | D Lloyd J Paish | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 5 | 8 | 4 | | D Joubert B Mitton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Joubert B Mitton | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | D Lloyd J Paish | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | R Bohrnstedt W Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Bohrnstedt W Brown | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | G Fritz H Fritz | 3 | 2 | 4 | | R Bohrnstedt W Brown | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | L Baraldi E Zuleta | 6 | 2 | | | L Baraldi E Zuleta | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | G Braun D Carter | 4 | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Lloyd J Paish | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
  | C Barazzutti P Toci | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Curtis R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
  | S Messmer E Montaño | w/o | | | | C Barazzutti P Toci | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Bleckinger W Martin | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | D Bleckinger W Martin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | S Baranyi R Machán | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | D Bleckinger W Martin | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | A Mills R Wilson | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | P Curtis R Taylor | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | V Pecci T Quintin | 4 | 8 | 8 | | A Mills R Wilson | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Chávez E Gorostiaga | 1 | 1 | 3 | | P Curtis R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P Curtis R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | S Myers J Smith | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Marzano N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Marzano N Pietrangeli | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Crump C McHugo | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | E Álvarez J Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Álvarez J Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Álvarez J Austin | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | C Kachel E Russo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Kachel E Russo | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | B Pampoulov M Pampoulov | w/o | | | | | | C Kachel E Russo | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Neely J Singh | | | | | | | A Neely J Singh | 3 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Guerry R Keldie | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Kachel E Russo | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
  | | A Mayer E Scott | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Cooper N Fraser | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
  | | J Hřebec V Zedník | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | A Mayer E Scott | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Hancock W Mason | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | K Hancock W Mason | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Hemmes J Hordijk | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | K Hancock W Mason | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Drysdale G Newton | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Cooper N Fraser | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Borg T Svensson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Borg T Svensson | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Collins R Lewis | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | J Cooper N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Cooper N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  