1972 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1972 Australian Open
Champions	Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall
Runners-up	Ross Case Geoff Masters
Final score	3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Events
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John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions.

Seeds[]

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
										4	3
															1	J Newcombe T Roche	7	6
		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
															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	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

External links[]

• 1972 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation