1974 Australian Open – Men's doubles
# 1974 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Mal Anderson and John Newcombe were the defending champions.

## Seeds

* John Newcombe / Tony Roche (semifinals)
* Ross Case / Geoff Masters (champion)
* John Alexander / Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
* Björn Borg / Jimmy Connors (third round)
* Phil Dent / Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
* Syd Ball / Bob Giltinan (final)
* Karl Meiler / Onny Parun (third round)
* Bob Carmichael / Ray Ruffels (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | Syd Ball Bob Giltinan | 6 | 5 | 12 | | | | | |
| 3 | John Alexander Allan Stone | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Phil Dent Colin Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Top half 1**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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**

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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

**Bottom half 1**

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
