1972 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1972 Australian Open
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
Runners-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
Final score3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
  1971  · Australian Open ·  1973  

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall (champion)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Anderson (second round)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Cooper / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Crealy / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Stone (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Lloyd / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Rheinberger (second round)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandre Metreweli (second round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Syd Ball / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bartlett (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche
74 2r
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
5 62
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Masters
66 2
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
3 76
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Crealy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Stone
4 6
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
67

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Newcombe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Roche
66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Fitzgerald
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Jorgenson
4 3
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Newcombe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Roche
76
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Cocks
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J James
60 2 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Ball
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Bartlett
6 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Ewert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Rose
4 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Ewert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Rose
2 4
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Ball
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Bartlett
66
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Newcombe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Roche
74 2r
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Masters
5 62
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg W Lloyd
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Rheinberger
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Masters
76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Masters
w/o
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Frawley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Letcher
6 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Case
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Masters
66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Haswell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Phillips
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Cooper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dibley
3 1
Flag of Japan.svg J Kuki
Flag of Japan.svg K Tanabe
w/o Flag of Japan.svg J Kuki
Flag of Japan.svg K Tanabe
3 74
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Cooper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dibley
66 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Anderson
76 5
Flag of France.svg P Dominguez
Flag of France.svg P Proisy
66 Flag of France.svg P Dominguez
Flag of France.svg P Proisy
5 77
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Thomson
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Zigmund
2 3 Flag of France.svg P Dominguez
Flag of France.svg P Proisy
6 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg I Fletcher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Phillips-Moore
675 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Crealy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Stone
77
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Hillebrand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Stubs
1 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg I Fletcher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Phillips-Moore
73 5
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Crealy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Stone
6 67
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Crealy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Stone
4 6
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg O Davidson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Rosewall
67
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Fraser
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg A Metreweli
74 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Giltinan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Perkins
4 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Giltinan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Perkins
6 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Gardiner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Hammond
64 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Giltinan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Perkins
2 74
Flag of France.svg J-P Meyer
Flag of France.svg W N'Godrella
3 662 Flag of Australia (converted).svg O Davidson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Rosewall
66 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A McDonald
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Warwick
63 4 Flag of France.svg J-P Meyer
Flag of France.svg W N'Godrella
4 4
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg O Davidson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Rosewall
66

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