1973 WCT World Doubles
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The 1973 WCT World Doubles was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Montreal
in Canada
that was part of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour. The tournament was held from May 3 through May 7, 1973.
Robert Lutz / Stan Smith
defeated
Tom Okker
/ Marty Riessen
6–2, 7–6(1), 6–0
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
that was part of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
1973 World Championship Tennis circuit
The 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1973. It was organized by World Championship Tennis . The circuit divided the players in to two groups of 32 players, with each group playing 11 tournaments of the 22 tournaments...
. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour. The tournament was held from May 3 through May 7, 1973.
Doubles
Robert Lutz / Stan SmithStan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
defeated
Tom OkkerTom Okker
Thomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through...
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Marty RiessenMarty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...
6–2, 7–6(1), 6–0