1974 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Mal Anderson and John Newcombe were the defending champions.

Men's doubles
1974 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Runners-upAustralia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan
Score6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Seeds

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  1.   John Newcombe /   Tony Roche (semifinals)
  2.   Ross Case /   Geoff Masters (champion)
  3.   John Alexander /   Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
  4.   Björn Borg /   Jimmy Connors (third round)
  5.   Phil Dent /   Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  6.   Syd Ball /   Bob Giltinan (final)
  7.   Karl Meiler /   Onny Parun (third round)
  8.   Bob Carmichael /   Ray Ruffels (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
6 7
8   Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
3 6
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
4 7 10
6   Syd Ball
  Bob Giltinan
6 5 12
6   Syd Ball
  Bob Giltinan
6 7
3   John Alexander
  Allan Stone
3 5
6   Syd Ball
  Bob Giltinan
7 3 4
2   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
6 6 6
  Ian Fletcher
  Kim Warwick
7 7
5   Phil Dent
  Colin Dibley
6 6
  Ian Fletcher
  Kim Warwick
4 6 4
2   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
6 2 6
  Ray Keldie
  Barry Phillips-Moore
5 6
2   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
7 7

Top half

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Top half 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
6 6
  V Eke
  P McNamee
4 4
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
7 6
  T Bernasconi
  J-L Haillet
5 4
  T Bernasconi
  J-L Haillet
7 7
  K Hancock
  C Mason
6 6
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
6 7
8   B Carmichael
  R Ruffels
3 6
  J Bartlett
  J Paish
2 6 6
  J-P Meyer
  W N'Godrella
6 3 4
  J Bartlett
  J Paish
6 3
8   B Carmichael
  R Ruffels
7 6
  E Ewert
  M Rose
2 2
8   B Carmichael
  R Ruffels
6 6

Top half 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   S Ball
  B Giltinan
6 6
  J-F Caujolle
  L Parker
1 4
6   S Ball
  B Giltinan
6 6
  W Coghlan
  C Stubs
4 4
  W Coghlan
  C Stubs
6 7
  G Hardie
  A Kourim
3 6
6   S Ball
  B Giltinan
6 7
  D Naegelen
  U Pinner
6 6 3   J Alexander
  A Stone
3 5
  M Pettman
  A Rae
3 3   D Naegelen
  U Pinner
2 3
  J Hordijk
  J Singh
2 2   J James
  M Phillips
6 6
  J James
  M Phillips
6 6   J James
  M Phillips
3 2
3   J Alexander
  A Stone
6 6
  J Cooper
  N Fraser
6 2
3   J Alexander
  A Stone
7 6

Bottom half

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Bottom half 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   B Borg
  J Connors
6 6
  K Hirai
  K Tanabe
3 2
4   B Borg
  J Connors
5 7 3
  I Fletcher
  K Warwick
6 6   I Fletcher
  K Warwick
7 6 6
  W Brown
  M Holeček
4 3   I Fletcher
  K Warwick
6 6 6
  D Crealy
  V Zednik
4 7 2
  I Fletcher
  K Warwick
7 7
5   P Dent
  C Dibley
6 6
  J Eastburn
  F Sedgman
4 4
  F Blatter
  P Kanderal
6 6
  F Blatter
  P Kanderal
3 4
5   P Dent
  C Dibley
6 6
  J Feaver
  G Thomson
3 6
5   P Dent
  C Dibley
6 7

Bottom half 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   K Meiler
  O Parun
6 6
  G Braun
  J Trickey
3 4
7   K Meiler
  O Parun
6 6
  R Keldie
  B Phillips-Moore
7 7
  R Keldie
  B Phillips-Moore
7 6
  R Casey
  A Hammond
6 4
  R Keldie
  B Phillips-Moore
5 6
2   R Case
  G Masters
7 7
  M Farrell
  J Lloyd
6 4
  A Gardiner
  H Turnbull
7 6
  A Gardiner
  H Turnbull
4 7 1
2   R Case
  G Masters
6 6 6
  W Durham
  C Letcher
6 5 3
2   R Case
  G Masters
4 7 6
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