# 1973 US Open – Men's doubles

Cliff Drysdale and Roger Taylor were the defending US Open men's doubles champions, but did not defend their title.
Third-seeded Owen Davidson and John Newcombe won the title by defeating first-seeded Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

Some seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Rod Laver / Ken Rosewall (final)
* Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
* Owen Davidson / John Newcombe (champions)
* Bob Carmichael / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
* Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen (third round)
* N.A.
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
* Nikola Pilić / Allan Stone (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver Ken Rosewall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| | Tom Gorman Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver Ken Rosewall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan | 1 | 6 | | | Tom Gorman Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Rod Laver Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Rod Laver Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Gonzales J Kamiwazumi | 7 | 7 | | | P Gonzales J Kamiwazumi | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Barth S Tidball | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| R Case G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Graebner O Parun | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| J Gorsuch N Saviano | 3 | 2 | | | R Case G Masters | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Iqbal S Meer | 4 | 2 | | | C Graebner O Parun | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Graebner O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| T Kreiss T Waltke | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| J Gardner G Hardie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Gardner G Hardie | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Meiler H-J Pohmann | 6 | 4 | 6 | | K Meiler H-J Pohmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Cox I El Shafei | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | K Meiler H-J Pohmann | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| R Benavides B Prajoux | 3 | 2 | | | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| O Bengtson J McManus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J-B Chanfreau G Goven | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J-B Chanfreau G Goven | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | O Davidson J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Doerner A Neely | 3 | 2 | | 3 | O Davidson J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Lloyd T Ulrich | 7 | 7 | | | W Lloyd T Ulrich | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Feaver B Seewagen | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | O Davidson J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Crookenden W Higgins | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | D Dell S Stewart | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Simpson J Singh | 6 | 7 | | | J Simpson J Singh | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya P DuPré | 6 | 5 | 2 | | D Dell S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dell S Stewart | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | O Davidson J Newcombe | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| | M Lara J Loyo Mayo | 6 | 4 | | 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kodeš V Zedník | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Kodeš V Zedník | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva D Savitt | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | 7 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd C Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Lloyd C Mottram | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz R Seegers | 4 | 2 | | | J Lloyd C Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson B Walts | 2 | 4 | | | B Borg R Norberg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Borg R Norberg | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | T Gorman R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Brown S Menon | 3 | 4 | | | T Gorman R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fishbach R Moore | 3 | 4 | | | P Kronk H Turnbull | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kronk H Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Gorman R Ramírez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Dibley C Pasarell | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | N Pilić A Stone | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Gerken R McKinley | 6 | 7 | | | P Gerken R McKinley | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Orantes I Țiriac | | | | 8 | N Pilić A Stone | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Pilić A Stone | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gorman R Ramírez | 6 | 7 |
| | B Gottfried D Stockton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 1 | 6 |
| | D Crealy A Pattison | 3 | 6 | | | B Gottfried D Stockton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ashe R Tanner | 6 | 7 | | | A Ashe R Tanner | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin M Estep | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Gottfried D Stockton | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | J James M Phillips | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Jennings P Sullivan | 3 | 7 | 7 | | K Jennings P Sullivan | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Álvarez T Koch | 5 | 3 | | 4 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Carmichael F McMillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | R Kreiss B Teacher | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Holmberg C McKinley | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Kreiss B Teacher | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W N'Godrella T Ryan | 3 | 6 | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | C Owens R Reid | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | S Smith E van Dillen | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Battrick G Stilwell | 7 | 6 | | | G Battrick G Stilwell | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Gerulaitis E Scott | 4 | 4 | | 5 | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| | I Fletcher K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | P Cramer R Mandelstam | 4 | 4 | | | I Fletcher K Warwick | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barazzutti A Zugarelli | 3 | 0 | | | K McMillan F Ponte | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K McMillan F Ponte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Fletcher K Warwick | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | H Fitzgibbon H Richardson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Holladay B Martin | 3 | 5 | | | H Fitzgibbon H Richardson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | R Laver K Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |