# 1973 Swedish Open – Doubles

The 1973 Swedish Open – Doubles event was part of the 1973 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden, between 8 July and 15 July 1973. Nikola Pilić and Stan Smith won the doubles title by defeating Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Nikola Pilić Stan Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Manuel Orantes Francisco Pinto | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Manuel Orantes Francisco Pinto | 6 | 2 | Nikola Pilić Stan Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 2 | 4 | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Nikola Pilić Stan Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | | | Nikola Pilić Stan Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Patricio Cornejo Alejandro Ganzábal | 6 | 6 | Patricio Cornejo Alejandro Ganzábal | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Kjell Johansson Jan Zabrodsky | 3 | 4 | | | | | Nikola Pilić Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Gerald Battrick Ian Fletcher | 6 | 7 | | | | | Gerald Battrick Ian Fletcher | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| Birger Andersson Tenny Svensson | 2 | 5 | Gerald Battrick Ian Fletcher | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Iván Molina Guillermo Vilas | | | Iván Molina Guillermo Vilas | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| BYE | | | | | | | | | | | Nikola Pilić Stan Smith | 7 | 6 |
| Manuel Orantes Francisco Pinto | | | | | | | | | | | Manuel Orantes Francisco Pinto | 6 | 2 |
| BYE | | | Manuel Orantes Francisco Pinto | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Case Geoff Masters | | | Ross Case Geoff Masters | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | | | | | | | Manuel Orantes Francisco Pinto | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Pietro Marzano Tonino Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | Pietro Marzano Tonino Zugarelli | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| Birger Folke Jan Kukal | 3 | 3 | Pietro Marzano Tonino Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim | | | Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | | | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Björn Borg Rolf Norberg | | | Björn Borg Rolf Norberg | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | | | | | | | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| Ove Bengtson Jim McManus | | | | | | | Ove Bengtson Jim McManus | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| BYE | | | Ove Bengtson Jim McManus | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Chico Hagey Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 7 | Chico Hagey Raúl Ramírez | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Chuck McKinley | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 2 | 4 |
| Hans Kary Martin Mulligan | | | | | | | | | | | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 |
| BYE | | | Hans Kary Martin Mulligan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram | 6 | 6 | Corrado Barazzutti Buster Mottram | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Per Jemsby Matti Timonen | 4 | 2 | | | | | Hans Kary Martin Mulligan | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| Georges Goven Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 6 | 7 | | | | | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| Leif Johansson | 4 | 6 | Georges Goven Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| BYE | | | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | | | | | | | | | | | | | |