1975 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions and second seeds, but they lost to unseeded West Germans Harald Elschenbroich and Rolf Gehring in the first round.

Men's Doubles
1975 Australian Open
Champions John Alexander
Phil Dent
Runners-up Bob Carmichael
Allan Stone
Final score6–3, 7–6

In an all-Australian final on home soil (for the fourth year in a row), the third seeds John Alexander and Phil Dent defeated the fifth seeds Bob Carmichael and Allan Stone to win the title, 6–3, 7–6. This was Alexander's first Grand Slam title (he would later win the 1982 Australian Open with John Fitzgerald) and Dent's first and only Grand Slam title.

Seeds

  1. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (Semifinals)
  2. Ross Case / Geoff Masters (First round)
  3. John Alexander / Phil Dent (Champion)
  4. Colin Dibley / Ray Ruffels (Quarterfinals)
  5. Bob Carmichael / Allan Stone (Final)
  6. John Andrews / Sashi Menon (Quarterfinals)
  7. Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (Semifinals)
  8. Neale Fraser / Bob Giltinan (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
5 Bob Carmichael
Allan Stone
w/o
5 Bob Carmichael
Allan Stone
3 6
3 John Alexander
Phil Dent
6 7
3 John Alexander
Phil Dent
7 6
7 Syd Ball
Kim Warwick
6 3

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Newcombe
T Roche
6 6
H Elschenbroich
R Gehring
2 2 1 J Newcombe
T Roche
6 6
K Hirai
T Sakai
4 4 W Coghlan
C Stubs
4 3
W Coghlan
C Stubs
6 6 1 J Newcombe
T Roche
6 6
D Crealy
R Keldie
6 6 D Crealy
R Keldie
0 3
U Marten
U Pinner
3 4 D Crealy
R Keldie
w/o
K Hiskins
K Johansson
3 3 8 N Fraser
B Giltinan
8 N Fraser
B Giltinan
6 6 1 J Newcombe
T Roche
5 B Carmichael
A Stone
6 6 5 B Carmichael
A Stone
w/o
E Ewert
C Kachel
4 4 5 B Carmichael
A Stone
6 6
T Little
J Trickey
3 3 M Machette
R Reid
3 4
M Machette
R Reid
6 6 5 B Carmichael
A Stone
6 6
J Connors
S Segura
4 4 4 C Dibley
R Ruffels
4 4
J Eastburn
W Jacques
6 6 J Eastburn
W Jacques
4 6
T Fancutt
J Ross
4 3 4 C Dibley
R Ruffels
6 7
4 C Dibley
R Ruffels
6 6

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 J Alexander
P Dent
6 6
T Dawson
P McNamara
3 4 3 J Alexander
P Dent
6 3 6
W Durham
C Letcher
6 6 W Durham
C Letcher
3 6 2
S Kato
J Kuki
2 2 3 J Alexander
P Dent
6 4 6
R Lewis
M Robinson
4 3 6 J Andrews
S Menon
4 6 4
I Kosak
D Savic
6 6 I Kosak
D Savic
4 4
J Marks
A Metreweli
3 3 6 J Andrews
S Menon
6 6
6 J Andrews
S Menon
6 6 3 J Alexander
P Dent
7 6
7 S Ball
K Warwick
6 6 7 S Ball
K Warwick
6 3
J Loyo Mayo
J Singh
3 2 7 S Ball
K Warwick
6 7
A Gardiner
G Thomson
6 6 A Gardiner
G Thomson
4 6
N Spear
K Tanabe
4 4 7 S Ball
K Warwick
6 4 6
P McNamee
D Stojovic
6 6 P Doerner
J James
3 6 3
J Mackay
M Senior
3 3 P McNamee
D Stojovic
3 4
P Doerner
J James
6 6 P Doerner
J James
6 6
2 R Case
G Masters
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