# 1974 Italian Open – Men's doubles

The 1974 Italian Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1974 Italian Open tennis tournament and was played at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 26 May through 3 June 1974. The draw comprised 32 teams of which four were seeded. John Newcombe and Tom Okker were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. Unseeded Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won the doubles title, defeating second-seeded Andrés Gimeno and Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (second round)
* Juan Gisbert Sr. / Ilie Năstase (final)
* Tom Gorman / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
* Björn Borg / Ove Bengtson (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan Nicola Pietrangeli | 5 | 6 | | 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak Jim McManus | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Jeff Borowiak Jim McManus | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Paul Gerken Roscoe Tanner | 3 | 6 | | | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Corrado Barazzutti Tonino Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | | | Corrado Barazzutti Tonino Zugarelli | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julián Ganzábal Steve Krulevitz | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Jiří Hřebec Kjell Johansson | 3 | 3 | | 3 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy Onny Parun | 7 | 6 | | | Dick Crealy Onny Parun | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ezio Di Matteo Piero Toci | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Massimo Di Domenico Fabrizio Matteoli | 3 | 4 | | | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník | 6 | 6 | | | Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch Jaime Pinto Bravo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Georges Goven Patrick Proisy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Kary Balázs Taróczy | 3 | 0 | | | Georges Goven Patrick Proisy | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Korotkov Alexander Volkov | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei Željko Franulović | 6 | 4 | 2 | | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley Iván Molina | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Björn Borg Ove Bengtson | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Björn Borg Ove Bengtson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 7 |
| | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 4 | 6 |
| | Víctor Pecci Guillermo Vilas | 2 | 0 | | | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincenzo Franchitti Pietro Marzano | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Vincenzo Franchitti Pietro Marzano | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Teimuraz Kakulia Alex Metreveli | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | Vijay Amritraj Fred McNair | 5 | 2 | | | Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Leif Johansson Tenny Svensson | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |