1972 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions.

Men's Doubles
1972 Australian Open
Champions Owen Davidson
Ken Rosewall
Runners-up Ross Case
Geoff Masters
Final score3–6, 7–6, 6–2

Seeds

  1. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (Semifinals)
  2. Owen Davidson / Ken Rosewall (Champion)
  3. John Alexander / Mal Anderson (Second round)
  4. John Cooper / Colin Dibley (Quarterfinals)
  5. Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (Semifinals)
  6. Bill Lloyd / Bob Rheinberger (Second round)
  7. Neale Fraser / Aleksandre Metreweli (Second round)
  8. Syd Ball / John Bartlett (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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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