Men's doubles | |
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1972 Australian Open | |
Champions | Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall |
Runners-up | Ross Case Geoff Masters |
Final score | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 7 | 4 | 2r | |||||||||
Ross Case Geoff Masters | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
Ross Case Geoff Masters | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
2 | Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | Dick Crealy Allan Stone | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
P Fitzgerald K Jorgenson | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Cocks J James | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | S Ball J Bartlett | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Ewert M Rose | 4 | 6 | 6 | E Ewert M Rose | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | S Ball J Bartlett | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 7 | 4 | 2r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Case G Masters | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | W Lloyd B Rheinberger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Case G Masters | 7 | 6 | R Case G Masters | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Frawley C Letcher | 6 | 3 | R Case G Masters | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Haswell M Phillips | 4 | J Cooper C Dibley | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
J Kuki K Tanabe | w/o | J Kuki K Tanabe | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Cooper C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Alexander M Anderson | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
P Dominguez P Proisy | 6 | 6 | P Dominguez P Proisy | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Thomson J Zigmund | 2 | 3 | P Dominguez P Proisy | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 7 | 5 | D Crealy A Stone | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Hillebrand C Stubs | 1 | 6 | I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | D Crealy A Stone | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | D Crealy A Stone | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | O Davidson K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | N Fraser A Metreweli | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B Giltinan G Perkins | 4 | 6 | 6 | B Giltinan G Perkins | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Gardiner A Hammond | 6 | 4 | 4 | B Giltinan G Perkins | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J-P Meyer W N'Godrella | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | O Davidson K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
A McDonald K Warwick | 6 | 3 | 4 | J-P Meyer W N'Godrella | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | O Davidson K Rosewall | 6 | 6 |
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