1972 French Open – Men's Doubles

Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but none could compete this year, as both players were banned for the Grand Prix tournaments during the dispute between the ILTF and the WCT.

Men's Doubles
1972 French Open
Champions Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
Runners-up Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
Final score6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
Draw57
Seeds8

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the title by defeating Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

The top seven seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Champions)
  2. Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (Second round)
  3. Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli (Quarterfinals)
  4. Jimmy Connors / Tom Gorman (Semifinals)
  5. Lew Hoad / Manuel Orantes (Third round)
  6. Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol (Final)
  7. Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal (Semifinals)
  8. Jim McManus / Jim Osborne (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Andrés Gimeno
Antonio Muñoz
4 6 6
7 Jan Kodeš
Jan Kukal
6 3 8
7 Jan Kodeš
Jan Kukal
6 3 4
6 Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
4 6 6
3 Sergei Likhachev
Alex Metreveli
6 2 5
6 Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
3 6 7
6 Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
3 6 6 1
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 8 3 6
Petre Marmureanu
Barry Phillips-Moore
7 7 4
4 Jimmy Connors
Tom Gorman
9 5 6
4 Jimmy Connors
Tom Gorman
4 6 6
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 3 8
Thomaz Koch
José Edison Mandarino
5 3
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7 6

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
2 I Năstase
I Țiriac
1 6 9
P Hombergen
B Mignot
1 2 P Hombergen
B Mignot
6 3 11
E Derasse
S Dron
6 6 P Hombergen
B Mignot
2 8 4
A Gimeno
A Muñoz
3 5 A Gimeno
A Muñoz
6 6 6
B Montrenaud
B Paul
6 7 A Gimeno
A Muñoz
21 6
R Cano
G Vilas
5 5 R Cano
G Vilas
19 2
E Huet
P Seghers
7 7 A Gimeno
A Muñoz
4 6 6
7 J Kodeš
J Kukal
6 3 8
7 J Kodeš
J Kukal
6 6 6
Alt R Moore
T Ulrich
2 11 C Barazzutti
P Bertolucci
2 8 1
C Barazzutti
P Bertolucci
6 13 7 J Kodeš
J Kukal
6 6
P Beust
D Contet
5 1 M Estep
T Ryan
1 1
M Estep
T Ryan
7 6 M Estep
T Ryan
6
N Kalogeropoulos
A Pattison
9 6 6 N Kalogeropoulos
A Pattison
1 r
K Hirai
K Watanabe
11 1 1

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
6 6
W Gąsiorek
T Nowicki
6 2 3 JB Chanfreau
P Joly
1 3
JB Chanfreau
P Joly
2 6 6 3 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
7 6
D Crealy
M Mulligan
w / o P Dominguez
P Proisy
5 3
JF Caujolle
J Thamin
D Crealy
M Mulligan
0 4
P Dominguez
P Proisy
6 6 P Dominguez
P Proisy
6 6
E Gorostiaga
E Zuleta
1 1 3 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
6 2 5
6 P Cornejo
J Fillol
3 6 7
6 P Cornejo
J Fillol
6 6
R Case
J Cooper
J-C Fauvet
E Loliee
1 2
J-C Fauvet
E Loliee
w / o 6 P Cornejo
J Fillol
3 6 6
C Graebner
H Rahim
4 6 6 A Panatta
N Pietrangeli
6 3 3
D Lloyd
K Warwick
6 4 2 C Graebner
H Rahim
4 3
A Panatta
N Pietrangeli
6 6 A Panatta
N Pietrangeli
6 6
B Hugon
J-P Olivier
1 3

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
J Pinto Bravo
P Rodríguez
6 2 4
P Marmureanu
B Phillips-Moore
2 6 6 P Marmureanu
B Phillips-Moore
6 6
P Apey
B Prajoux
10 6 6 P Apey
B Prajoux
2 0
A Olmedo
H Solomon
8 8 0 P Marmureanu
B Phillips-Moore
6 8
T Kakulia
V Korotkov
w / o 5 L Hoad
M Orantes
3 6
F Jauffret
J-P Meyer
T Kakulia
V Korotkov
6 1 3
5 L Hoad
M Orantes
3 6 6
P Marmureanu
B Phillips-Moore
7 7 4
S Mureșan
I Sânteiu
4 5 4 J Connors
T Gorman
9 5 6
C Dibley
G Masters
6 7 C Dibley
G Masters
6 6
A Bouteleux
M Leclercq
5 1 J Hřebec
F Pála
1 2
J Hřebec
F Pála
7 6 C Dibley
G Masters
6 3 5
F Bartoni
P Toci
1 3 4 J Connors
T Gorman
4 6 7
P Barthès
W N'Godrella
6 6 P Barthès
W N'Godrella
1 4
4 J Connors
T Gorman
6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
J Kamiwazumi
T Sakai
4 3
B Jovanović
V Zedník
6 6 B Jovanović
V Zedník
3 1
J Barrett
G Deniau
1 4 T Koch
JE Mandarino
6 6
T Koch
JE Mandarino
6 6 T Koch
JE Mandarino
5 6 6
J Fassbender
HJ Pohmann
8 J McManus
J Osborne
7 3 3
T Leius
J Paish
w / o T Leius
J Paish
4 6
F Battegay
T Bernasconi
3 3 8 J McManus
J Osborne
6 8
8 J McManus
J Osborne
6 6 T Koch
JE Mandarino
5 3
B De Troye
P Hagelauer
1 B Hewitt
F McMillan
7 6
S Baranyi
P Szőke
w / o S Baranyi
P Szőke
3 3
R Rheinberger
S Turner
3 2 JC Barclay
O Parun
6 6
JC Barclay
O Parun
6 6 JC Barclay
O Parun
5 1
M Claitte
J Laurent
3 1 1 B Hewitt
F McMillan
7 6
E Di Matteo
A Zugarelli
6 6 E Di Matteo
A Zugarelli
2 0
1 B Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6

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