title: 1973 French Open – Men's doubles
text: # 1973 French Open – Men's doubles
  
  Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but only Frew McMillan competed that year with Bob Carmichael. Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe and Tom Okker.
  
  John Newcombe and Tom Okker won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 against Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * John Newcombe / Tom Okker (champions)
  * Niki Pilić / Allan Stone (first round)
  * Brian Gottfried / Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
  * Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor (third round)
  * Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan (semifinals)
  * Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase (final)
  * Manuel Orantes / Ion Țiriac (withdrew)
  * Tom Gorman / Erik van Dillen (third round)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
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  | Mike Estep Kim Warwick | Mike Estep Kim Warwick | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6 | 7 | | | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton | 4 | 6 | | 6 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | John Newcombe Tom Okker | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
  | 5 | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | John Newcombe Tom Okker | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | Jim McManus Andrew Pattison | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jim McManus Andrew Pattison | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 1 | John Newcombe Tom Okker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | John Newcombe Tom Okker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | John Newcombe Tom Okker | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | N Pilić A Stone | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Estep K Warwick | 6 | 7 | | M Estep K Warwick | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | B Seewagen P Walthall | 6 | 6 | | B Seewagen P Walthall | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | M Claitte J Laurent | 3 | 1 | | | | | | M Estep K Warwick | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | F Froehling C Pasarell | 7 | 7 | | | | | | F Froehling C Pasarell | 3 | 5 | | | |
  | | J Hřebec J Kukal | 6 | 6 | | F Froehling C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Lloyd J Paish | 7 | 1 | | J Lloyd J Paish | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kelaidis J Kuki | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | M Estep K Warwick | 3 | 5 |
  | 7 | M Orantes I Țiriac | | | | | | | | | | | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 6 | 7 |
  | | D Carter P Kronk | w/o | | | D Carter P Kronk | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | J-P Meyer B Montrenaud | 6 | 3 | 6 | J-P Meyer B Montrenaud | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | M-i Kim K-s Bae | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | J-P Meyer B Montrenaud | 4 | 1 | | | |
  | | J-B Chanfreau G Goven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | J Kamiwazumi T Sakai | 4 | 4 | | J-B Chanfreau G Goven | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 4 | 4 | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | B Gottfried D Stockton | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Lara R Ramírez | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | B Gottfried D Stockton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Di Matteo A Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | | | E Di Matteo A Zugarelli | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | HS Chang SC Hwang | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | B Gottfried D Stockton | 4 | 7 | 18 | | | | |
  | | K Hirai K Tanabe | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 16 | | | | |
  | | E Álvarez T Vázquez | 6 | 5 | 4 | | K Hirai K Tanabe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Beust D Contet | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Gottfried D Stockton | 4 | 6 |
  | 6 | J Connors I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Connors I Năstase | 6 | 7 |
  | | F Battegay J Loyo Mayo | 2 | 3 | | 6 | J Connors I Năstase | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Bertram W Lloyd | w/o | | | | B Bertram W Lloyd | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Korpás K Meiler | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Connors I Năstase | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | V Pecci T Quintin | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | P Cramer R Moore | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | E Gorostiaga E Zuleta | 5 | 6 | 4 | | V Pecci T Quintin | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Á Betancur D Stojović | 3 | 2 | | | P Cramer R Moore | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cramer R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | P Barthès F Jauffret | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Vadim Borisov V Marcu | 4 | 2 | | P Barthès F Jauffret | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Holeček O Parun | 3 | 4 | | I Molina J Velasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Molina J Velasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | I Molina J Velasco | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | | S Faulk P Gerken | 7 | 6 | | | | | 5 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Kalogeropoulos JE Mandarino | 5 | 3 | | S Faulk P Gerken | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hombergen B Mignot | 3 | 4 | 5 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 6 | 6 |
  | | J Bergmann E Montaño | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | J McManus A Pattison | 1 | 1 |
  | | É Deblicker J Thamin | 5 | 5 | | J Bergmann E Montaño | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J McManus A Pattison | 6 | 6 | | J McManus A Pattison | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Bertolucci A Panatta | 4 | 4 | | | | | | J McManus A Pattison | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | R Chávez P Rodríguez | 4 | 6 | | | | | 4 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
  | | R Cano G Vilas | 6 | 7 | | R Cano G Vilas | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Moore G Perkins | | | 4 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | C Drysdale R Taylor | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | A Ashe J Kodeš | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bernasconi P Joly | | | | | A Ashe J Kodeš | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Dominguez W N'Godrella | w/o | | | | P Dominguez W N'Godrella | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Elschenbroich U Pinner | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | H Lofty G Marsten | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | T Gorman E van Dillen | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | B Borg K Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | B Borg K Johansson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Battrick B Phillips-Moore | 1 | 4 | | 8 | T Gorman E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | T Gorman E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe J Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 4 |
  | | E Dibbs H Solomon | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe T Okker | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | M Farrell D Lloyd | | | | | E Dibbs H Solomon | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 6 | 6 | | | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Case G Masters | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | D Hărădău T Ovici | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe T Okker | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 5 | 6 | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Lacey K Shimamura | 0 | 1 | | 1 | J Newcombe T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | J Newcombe T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  