Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith won the inaugural doubles tennis title at the Masters Grand Prix by defeating both teams they faced in the round-robin stage.
Round robin
Ashe Smith Kodeš Laver Franulović Rosewall Arthur Ashe Stan Smith 6–3, 6–4 6–5, 6–5 Jan Kodeš Rod Laver 3–6, 4–6 3–6, 6–5, 6–4 Željko Franulović Ken Rosewall 5–6, 5–6 6–3, 5–6, 4–6
Standings Players RR W-L Sets W-L Games W-L Standings Arthur Ashe Stan Smith 2–0 4–0 24–17 1 Jan Kodeš Rod Laver 1–1 2–5 22–27 2 Željko Franulović Ken Rosewall 0–2 1–4 25–27 3
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
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