# 1974 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the reigning champions. They did not compete to defend their titles.

## Seeds

* Kerry Harris / Kerry Melville (final)
* Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel (champions)
* Lesley Hunt / Janet Young (semifinals)
* Judy Dalton / Julie Heldman (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Judy Dalton Julie Heldman | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Judy Dalton Julie Heldman | 3 | 4 | 1 | Kerry Harris Kerry Melville | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Lesley Hunt Janet Young | | | 2 | Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel | w/o | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Harris K Melville | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Eastburn N Eastburn | | | | 1 | K Harris K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hogarth C Matison | 7 | 3 | 1 | | C O'Neil K Ruddell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil K Ruddell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | K Harris K Melville | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Barker L Beaven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Barker L Beaven | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Dale K Nomura | 3 | 2 | | | S Barker L Beaven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fallis L Raymond | 4 | 3 | | | H Anliot I Larsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Anliot I Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Harris K Melville | 6 | 6 |
| | J Newberry P Teeguarden | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Dalton J Heldman | 3 | 4 |
| | F Candy J Griffiths | 2 | 5 | | | J Newberry P Teeguarden | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gourlay K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | H Gourlay K Krantzcke | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fayter M Tesch | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | H Gourlay K Krantzcke | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Chute V Lancaster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Dalton J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Paish K Szeman | 1 | 0 | | | K Chute V Lancaster | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Morgan P Whytcross | 3 | 3 | | 4 | J Dalton J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Dalton J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 3 | L Hunt J Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cerato G Williams | 1 | 1 | 3 | L Hunt J Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Glynn M Liddle | 4 | 2 | | C Hillebrand L Nette | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hillebrand L Nette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | L Hunt J Young | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Ji Schwikert Jo Schwikert | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Ji Schwikert Jo Schwikert | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | B Hawcroft J O'Neill | 6 | 1 | | Ji Schwikert Jo Schwikert | 7 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | T Sade M Yokobori | 1 | 2 | | P Coleman W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | P Coleman W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Hunt J Young | |
| | A Kiyomura K Sawamatsu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Goolagong P Michel | w/o |
| | J Forbes C Germaine | 1 | 6 | | A Kiyomura K Sawamatsu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandberg M Wikstedt | 4 | 1 | | J Dimond D Fromholtz | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dimond D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kiyomura K Sawamatsu | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | N Lauteslager S Lundgren | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | E Goolagong P Michel | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Walker K Walker | 6 | 6 | | J Walker K Walker | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Brouwer A Schothurst | 1 | 1 | 2 | E Goolagong P Michel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Goolagong P Michel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |