1973 Jean Becker Open – Doubles

Doubles
1973 Paris Open
1972 Champions	Pierre Barthès François Jauffret
Champions	Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase
Runners-up	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner
Score	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Draw	24
Seeds	4

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes to the second round.

1. Tom Gorman / Stan Smith (semifinals)
2. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
3. Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner (final)
4. Juan Gisbert Sr. / Ilie Năstase (champions)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	4	Juan Gisbert Sr. Ilie Năstase	6	4	7
	3	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	2	6	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Gorman S Smith	7	7
		H Rahim G Vilas	3	6	6				H Rahim G Vilas	6	6
		J-C Barclay N Špear	6	2	3										1	T Gorman S Smith	6	6
		G Battrick G Stilwell	6	6												A Muñoz M Orantes	3	4
		J-P Meyer W N'Godrella	4	4					G Battrick G Stilwell	4	4
									A Muñoz M Orantes	6	6
																						1	T Gorman S Smith	3	6
																						4	J Gisbert Sr. I Năstase	6	7
								4	J Gisbert Sr. I Năstase	6	3	6
		P Dominguez P Proisy	6	7					P Dominguez P Proisy	3	6	3
		L Borfiga P Lemoine	1	6											4	J Gisbert Sr. I Năstase	7	6
		J Fillol I Molina	7	6												B Carmichael F McMillan	5	4
		T Bernasconi P Hagelauer	5	4					J Fillol I Molina	2	5
									B Carmichael F McMillan	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
									K Meiler R Moore	6	7
		J Borowiak T Vázquez	4	6	6				J Borowiak T Vázquez	2	5
		J-L Haillet P Joly	6	3	4											K Meiler R Moore	4	2
															3	A Ashe R Tanner	6	6
									J-B Chanfreau G Goven	3	4
								3	A Ashe R Tanner	6	6
																						3	A Ashe R Tanner	6	6
																						2	T Okker M Riessen	4	3
									N Pilić I Țiriac	5	2
		O N Bengtson B Borg	6	6					O N Bengtson B Borg	7	6
		É Deblicker B Montrenaud	4	4												O N Bengtson B Borg	3	3
		K Johansson B Phillips-Moore													2	T Okker M Riessen	6	6
		P Beust H Gauvain							K Johansson B Phillips-Moore	1	2
								2	T Okker M Riessen	6	6

External links

• 1973 Paris Open Doubles draw