1972 Australian Open – Men's doubles

May 2026 1972 Australian Open s AUS Owen DavidsonAUS Ken Rosewall AUS Ross CaseAUS Geoff Masters 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 23 8 Australian Open – Men's doubles Australian Open – Men's doubles grand slam 1972 Australian Open John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions. Seeds 30em AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche (semifinals) AUS Owen Davidson / AUS Ken Rosewall (champion) AUS John Alexander / AUS Mal Anderson (second round) AUS John Cooper / AUS Colin Dibley (quarterfinals) AUS Dick Crealy / AUS Allan Stone (semifinals) AUS Bill Lloyd / AUS Bob Rheinberger (second round) AUS Neale Fraser / URS 1955 Aleksandre Metreweli (second round) AUS Syd Ball / AUS John Bartlett (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS John NewcombeAUS Tony Roche 7 4 2r AUS Ross CaseAUS Geoff Masters 5 6 2 5 AUS Dick CrealyAUS Allan Stone 4 6 2 AUS Owen DavidsonAUS Ken Rosewall 6 7 AUS Ross CaseAUS Geoff Masters 6 6 2 2 AUS Owen DavidsonAUS Ken Rosewall 3 7 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS M CocksAUS J James 6 0 2 AUS E EwertAUS M Rose 4 6 6 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 7 6 AUS R FrawleyAUS C Letcher 6 3 AUS A HaswellAUS M Phillips JPN J KukiJPN K Tanabe w/o 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 6 6 AUS P FitzgeraldAUS K Jorgenson 4 3 AUS E EwertAUS M Rose 2 4 8 AUS S BallAUS J Bartlett 6 6 6 AUS W LloydAUS B Rheinberger AUS R CaseAUS G Masters w/o JPN J KukiJPN K Tanabe 3 7 4 4 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 6 6 6 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 7 6 8 AUS S BallAUS J Bartlett 6 3 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 6 4 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 3 1 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 7 4 2r AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 5 6 2 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 6 6 AUS G ThomsonTCH J Zigmund 2 3 AUS I FletcherAUS B Phillips-Moore 6 7 AUS J HillebrandAUS C Stubs 1 6 AUS B GiltinanAUS G Perkins 4 6 6 AUS A GardinerAUS A Hammond 6 4 4 FRA J-P MeyerFRA W N'Godrella 3 6 6 AUS A McDonaldAUS K Warwick 6 3 4 3 AUS J AlexanderAUS M Anderson 7 6 5 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 5 7 7 AUS I FletcherAUS B Phillips-Moore 7 3 5 5 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 6 6 7 7 AUS N FraserURS 1955 A Metreweli 7 4 4 AUS B GiltinanAUS G Perkins 6 6 6 FRA J-P MeyerFRA W N'Godrella 4 4 2 AUS O DavidsonAUS K Rosewall 6 6 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 6 6 5 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 7 7 AUS B GiltinanAUS G Perkins 2 7 4 2 AUS O DavidsonAUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 5 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 4 6 2 AUS O DavidsonAUS K Rosewall 6 7 External links 1972 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles