1972 US Open – Men's doubles

January 2025 1972 US Open s RSA 1928 Cliff DrysdaleGBR Roger Taylor AUS Owen DavidsonAUS John Newcombe 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 64 8 1972 US Open (tennis) John Newcombe and Roger Taylor were the defending US Open men's doubles champions, but did not defend their title as a team. Sixth-seeded Cliff Drysdale and Roger Taylor won the title by defeating unseeded Owen Davidson and John Newcombe 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 in the final.World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1973 Queen Anne Press London 9780671216238 93, 98 John Barrett Seeds 30em NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen (third round) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (first round) AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver (third round, withdrew) USA Arthur Ashe / USA Bob Lutz (first round) USA Stan Smith / USA Erik van Dillen (semifinals) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale / GBR Roger Taylor (champions) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (semifinals) AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle (third round) Draw Finals yes yes Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 12 USA Clark GraebnerAUS Mal Anderson 7 6 1 5 5 USA Stan SmithUSA Erik van Dillen 6 7 6 7 AUS Owen DavidsonAUS John Newcombe 3 6 6 3 6 AUS John AlexanderAUS Phil Dent 6 4 4 6 1 6 RSA 1928 Cliff DrysdaleGBR Roger Taylor 6 6 7 ESP Andrés GimenoESP 1945 Antonio Munoz 3 4 6 7 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7 6 6 7 USA Robert McKinleyUSA Dick Stockton 5 7 3 6 5 USA Stan SmithUSA Erik van Dillen 3 2 5 AUS Owen DavidsonAUS John Newcombe 6 6 7 6 RSA 1928 Cliff DrysdaleGBR Roger Taylor 6 6 6 7 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 4 4 2 AUS Owen DavidsonAUS John Newcombe 4 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Cliff DrysdaleGBR Roger Taylor 6 7 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 6 6 6 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 3 4 1 SWE O BengtsonSWE B Borg 6 4 5 GBR J PaishRHO A Pattison 7 6 7 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 6 5 3 USA H FitzgibbonMEX T Palafox 7 7 6 AUS M AndersonUSA C Graebner 6 6 6 USA J BorowiakPAK H Rahim 3 4 4 5 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 7 6 AUS I FletcherAUS B Phillips-Moore 3 6 3 USA P GerkenUSA B Gottfried 6 6 6 6 GBR G BattrickUSA C Richey 4 7 3 4 USA E DibbsUSA D Ralston 6 6 5 7 6 VEN 1954 H HoseCHI JR Pinto Bravo 7 2 7 5 4 USA P GonzalesDEN T Ulrich 2 6 7 6 URS T KakuliaURS V Korotkov 6 3 6 2 1 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 7 6 7 GBR J PaishRHO A Pattison 6 4 6 USA H FitzgibbonMEX T Palafox 6 6 6 6 AUS M AndersonUSA C Graebner 7 7 2 7 5 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 6 USA P GerkenUSA B Gottfried 3 3 3 USA E DibbsUSA D Ralston 4 6 6 6 7 USA P GonzalesDEN T Ulrich 6 7 4 4 6 1 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 7 1 5 5 AUS M AndersonUSA C Graebner 6 6 7 7 5 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 6 USA E DibbsUSA D Ralston 3 4 2 AUS M AndersonUSA C Graebner 7 6 1 5 5 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 7 6 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 USA A AsheUSA B Lutz 6 4 7 3 6 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 3 6 6 6 7 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 6 3 4 USA F FroehlingUSA C Pasarell 7 6 6 AUS O DavidsonAUS J Newcombe 6 6 6 IND A AmritrajIND V Amritraj 3 4 4 AUS T AddisonAUS B Carmichael 6 6 6 GBR S MatthewsGBR S Warboys 1 4 4 8 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 6 Alt USA K McMillanUSA P Walthall 3 2 2 USA S GiammalvaUSA D Savitt 6 6 4 6 USA V SeixasUSA T Trabert 4 4 6 3 USA R ReidRSA 1928 T Ryan 6 6 5 3 2 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA G Goven 4 4 7 6 6 USA J GorsuchUSA C McKinley 5 4 5 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 7 6 7 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 6 3 6 USA F FroehlingUSA C Pasarell 4 3 6 3 AUS O DavidsonAUS J Newcombe 2 6 6 6 AUS T AddisonAUS B Carmichael 6 3 4 4 8 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 7 6 USA S GiammalvaUSA D Savitt 4 6 1 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA G Goven 6 6 4 6 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 3 7 6 7 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 4 3 4 AUS O DavidsonAUS J Newcombe 3 6 6 6 8 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 4 4 7 7 6 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 6 6 7 AUS O DavidsonAUS J Newcombe 3 6 6 3 6 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 4 4 6 1 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA V GerulaitisUSA E Scott 4 4 6 6 6 FRA W N'GodrellaFRA J-L Rouyer 6 6 4 1 0 RSA 1928 B MaudIND S Menon 6 7 6 4 COL I MolinaCOL J Velasco 7 6 7 6 USA P DuPréUSA S Krulevitz 6 7 6 6 6 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 7 6 7 4 7 USA D DellUSA B Seewagen 6 2 7 2 4 6 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 3 6 6 6 6 ESP 1945 A GimenoESP 1945 A Muñoz 5 6 6 6 6 GBR M CoxGBR G Stilwell 7 3 3 7 4 USA J AustinUSA S Mayer 2 5 7 6 7 USA R BarthUSA T Leonard 6 7 6 2 6 USA M MachetteMEX R Ramírez 7 7 6 USA S MottUSA B Teacher 6 6 1 JPN J KukiUSA S Turner 1 4 4 3 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 6 USA V GerulaitisUSA E Scott 6 6 6 6 COL I MolinaCOL J Velasco 3 2 7 4 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 3 6 3 6 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 7 6 3 6 ESP 1945 A GimenoESP 1945 A Muñoz 6 6 6 4 6 USA J AustinUSA S Mayer 4 2 7 6 3 USA M MachetteMEX R Ramírez 7 4 6 4 3 3 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 4 6 6 USA V GerulaitisUSA E Scott 4 4 6 6 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 6 6 7 ESP 1945 A GimenoESP 1945 A Muñoz w/o 3 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 6 6 7 ESP 1945 A GimenoESP 1945 A Muñoz 3 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals YUG N PilićAUS A Stone 2 7 6 3 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 6 6 7 6 USA W HigginsUSA D O'Bryant 5 7 4 6 2 USA M EstepUSA C Owens 7 6 6 6 6 JPN J KamiwazumiJPN T Sakai 6 3 4 NZL O ParunNZL J Simpson 7 6 6 FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 3 5 3 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseESP 1945 M Orantes 6 7 6 USA A OlmedoUSA R Tanner 5 3 7 7 6 USA R McKinleyUSA D Stockton 7 6 5 6 7 USA B BrownAUS P Doernerr 3 3 2 RSA 1928 P CramerRHO H Irvine 6 6 6 RSA 1928 R MooreRSA 1928 D Schroder 3 2 4 USA J ConnorsUSA T Gorman 6 6 6 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 6 7 6 2 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 4 5 4 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 4 6 6 2 USA M EstepUSA C Owens 6 3 7 6 NZL O ParunNZL J Simpson 7 6 3 3 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseESP 1945 M Orantes 6 7 6 6 USA R McKinleyUSA D Stockton 6 6 6 6 6 RSA 1928 P CramerRHO H Irvine 4 7 7 3 3 USA J ConnorsUSA T Gorman 6 6 6 6 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 2 4 7 2 USA M EstepUSA C Owens 6 3 5 2 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseESP 1945 M Orantes 4 6 7 6 USA R McKinleyUSA D Stockton 6 2 6 2 6 USA J ConnorsUSA T Gorman 3 6 4 6 1 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseESP 1945 M Orantes 7 6 6 7 USA R McKinleyUSA D Stockton 5 7 3 6 References External links Association of Tennis professionals (ATP) results archive 1972 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles