title: 1973 WCT World Doubles – Doubles
text: # 1973 WCT World Doubles – Doubles
  
  This was the first edition of the WCT World Doubles tennis tournament. The eight highest ranking teams qualified for the event. Third seeds, Robert Lutz and Stan Smith won the tournament in straight sets in the final against Tom Okker and Marty Riessen
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  * Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (final)
  * Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (champions)
  * Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Terry Addison Colin Dibley | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Terry Addison Colin Dibley | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 3 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | $7^9$ | 6 | 3 | $7^{10}$ | | 3 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | Nikola Pilić Allan Stone | $6^7$ | 3 | 6 | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nikola Pilić Allan Stone | $6^7$ | 3 | 6 | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | 3 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 2 | $6^1$ | 0 |
  | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | $7^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 2 | $6^1$ | 0 |
  | | Mark Cox Graham Stilwell | $7^7$ | 7 | $6^8$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mark Cox Graham Stilwell | $7^7$ | 7 | $6^8$ | 2 | 2 | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 4 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 2 | 3 | $7^{12}$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | 4 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 2 | 3 | $7^{12}$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  