# 1973 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Owen Davidson and Ken Rosewall were the defending champions.

## Seeds

* Mal Anderson / John Newcombe (champion)
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (final)
* Ross Case / Geoff Masters (semifinals)
* John Cooper / Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
* Teimuraz Kakulia / Aleksandre Metreweli (semifinals)
* Bob Carmichael / Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
* Onny Parun / Barry Phillips-Moore (second round)
* Bill Bowrey / Dick Crealy (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Mal Anderson John Newcombe | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| 5 | Teimuraz Kakulia Aleksandre Metreweli | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Teimuraz Kakulia Aleksandre Metreweli | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Mal Anderson John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Anderson J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cocks I Pollard | 0 | 2 | | 1 | M Anderson J Newcombe | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Gebert H Kary | 5 | 4 | | | S Ball B Giltinan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball B Giltinan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Anderson J Newcombe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Bowrey D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B Bowrey D Crealy | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett G Perkins | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | B Bowrey D Crealy | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stephens C Stubs | 6 | 3 | 11 | | J Stephens C Stubs | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven W N'Godrella | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Anderson J Newcombe | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | J Cooper C Dibley | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Kakulia A Metreweli | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Frawley W Johnson | | | | 4 | J Cooper C Dibley | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bernasconi S Meer | 2 | 6 | 2 | | K Meiler H-J Plötz | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Meiler H-J Plötz | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Cooper C Dibley | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | T Kakulia A Metreweli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | T Kakulia A Metreweli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Pettman A Rae | 2 | 3 | | 5 | T Kakulia A Metreweli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Elvstrøm P Fitzgerald | 6 | 7 | 5 | | N Fraser M Rose | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Fraser M Rose | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | J Kamiwazumi K Tanabe | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A McDonald K Warwick | 7 | 6 | | A McDonald K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kelaidis J Kuki | 4 | 4 | 6 | B Carmichael A Stone | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Carmichael A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | B Carmichael A Stone | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | W Durham M Senior | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | R Case G Masters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Machán B Taróczy | 5 | 6 | | W Durham M Senior | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dawson P Kronk | 2 | 4 | 3 | R Case G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Case G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Case G Masters | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| | P Dominguez P Proisy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | C Letcher G Thomson | 3 | 2 | | P Dominguez P Proisy | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Baranyi G Varga | 6 | 3 | 7 | O Parun B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Parun B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | P Dominguez P Proisy | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Koek F Sedgman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J James M Phillips | 6 | 6 | | J James M Phillips | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Noonan G Parker | 3 | 4 | 2 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |