| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 Paris Open | |
| Champions |  Pierre Barthes François Jauffret |
| Runners-up |  Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr. |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 Paris Open | |
| Champions | Pierre Barthes François Jauffret |
| Runners-up | Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr. |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes to the second round.
Frew McMillan / 
Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
Tom Gorman / Stan Smith (quarterfinals) Jimmy Connors / Ion Ţiriac (quarterfinals)
Jan Kodeš / František Pala (second round)| Final | ||||||
| Pierre Barthes François Jauffret | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr. | 3 | 2 | ||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | F McMillan I Năstase | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Bouteleux M Leclercq | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | F McMillan I Năstase | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Barthes F Jauffret | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Baranyi P Szőke | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Barthes F Jauffret | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Barthes F Jauffret | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Dibley  J Fillol | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Kodeš F Pala | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Dominguez P Proisy | 4 | 3 |  E di Matteo A Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E di Matteo A Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | E di Matteo A Zugarelli | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J-C Barclay J McManus | 6 | 6 | C Dibley J Fillol | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Machán B Taróczy | 4 | 4 | J-C Barclay J McManus | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dibley J Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Gimeno J Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Barazzutti P Bertolucci | 4 | 7 | 6 | C Barazzutti P Bertolucci | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Bernasconi J-P Meyer | 6 | 6 | 4 | A Gimeno J Gisbert Sr. | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Phillips-Moore  N Špear | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | J Connors I Ţiriac | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J-B Chanfreau D Contet | 6 | 4 | 11 | B Phillips-Moore N Špear | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Connors I Ţiriac | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Gimeno J Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Hřebec V Zednik | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 O Parun  A Pattison | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Hřebec V Zednik | 6 | 6 | J Hřebec V Zednik | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Goven W N'Godrella | 3 | 4 | J Hřebec V Zednik | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | T Gorman S Smith | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Deblicker B Paul | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | T Gorman S Smith | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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