1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

April 2022 1972 Wimbledon Championships s RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 64 (4 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1972 Wimbledon Championships Roy Emerson and Rod Laver were prevented from defending their title due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation ban on World Championship Tennis contract players competing in their tournaments.The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 160 Bud Collins 2nd Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan defeated Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (champions) 2 4 USA Stan Smith / USA Erik van Dillen (final) 3 3 FRA Pierre Barthès / ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (third round) 4 2 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert / ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 yes 1 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Q USA Mike MachetteMEX Raúl Ramírez 1 2 4 4 ESP 1945 Juan GisbertESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 4 6 4 4 AUS John CooperAUS Neale Fraser 3 6 2 6 6 USA Clark GraebnerUSA Dick Stockton 5 4 7 CHI Patricio CornejoCHI Jaime Fillol 7 6 9 USA Jim McManusUSA Jim Osborne 5 3 9 5 2 USA Stan SmithUSA Erik van Dillen 7 6 8 7 1 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 8 4 9 6 AUS John CooperAUS Neale Fraser 6 6 8 2 CHI Patricio CornejoCHI Jaime Fillol 7 1 4 2 USA Stan SmithUSA Erik van Dillen 9 6 6 1 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 9 2 USA Stan SmithUSA Erik van Dillen 2 2 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 9 7 6 USA J ConnorsUSA T Gorman 8 5 4 ITA A PanattaITA N Pietrangeli 6 6 3 8 8 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA G Goven 1 3 6 9 10 Q NZL J SimpsonUSA S Stewart 6 8 6 RSA 1928 P CramerRSA 1928 R Seegers 4 6 3 URS 1955 S LikhachevURS 1955 A Metreveli 3 9 6 6 AUS K FletcherBRA 1968 JE Mandarino 6 7 3 1 Q USA M MachetteMEX R Ramírez 6 3 6 3 6 AUS R CrealyRSA 1928 R Moore 4 6 3 6 3 USA J AustinUSA A Mayer 9 6 6 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 8 3 4 FRA F JauffretFRA W N'Godrella 6 4 3 5 IND P LallIND J Mukerjea 4 6 6 7 JPN 1947 J KamiwazumiJPN 1947 T Sakai 3 3 7 COL I MolinaYUG N Špear 6 6 9 1 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA G Goven 3 3 1 Q NZL J SimpsonUSA S Stewart 6 4 1 URS 1955 S LikhachevURS 1955 A Metreveli 8 6 6 Q USA M MachetteMEX R Ramírez 6 7 3 9 USA J AustinUSA A Mayer 2 5 6 8 IND P LallIND J Mukerjea 6 6 6 COL I MolinaYUG N Špear 4 0 1 1 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 URS 1955 S LikhachevURS 1955 A Metreveli 3 2 2 Q USA M MachetteMEX R Ramírez 5 6 4 6 6 IND P LallIND J Mukerjea 7 3 6 4 2 1 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 Q USA M MachetteMEX R Ramírez 1 2 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 ESP 1945 J GisbertESP 1945 M Orantes 6 6 6 GBR P CurtisUSA V Seixas 4 4 4 AUS A DawsonAUS W Lloyd 7 7 6 SWE O BengtsonTCH V Zedník 5 5 4 USA A OlmedoUSA R Tanner 9 4 6 9 GBR A MillsGBR R Wilson 8 6 3 7 FRG W BungertROM 1965 I Năstase 6 8 7 Q RHO H IrvineAUS G Perkins 3 6 5 USA P GerkenUSA B Gottfried 8 9 6 6 AUS S BallAUS J Bartlett 9 8 4 4 CHI J Pinto BravoCHI P Rodríguez 2 3 5 AUS L HoadRSA 1928 A Segal 6 6 7 HUN S BaranyiHUN P Szőke 6 6 6 GBR C MottramRSA 1928 D Schroder 4 3 3 AUS J CooperAUS N Fraser 6 6 6 6 FRA J-C BarclayFRA D Contet 3 3 8 4 4 ESP 1945 J GisbertESP 1945 M Orantes 7 9 6 AUS A DawsonAUS W Lloyd 5 8 3 USA A OlmedoUSA R Tanner 6 3 8 3 FRG W BungertROM 1965 I Năstase 1 6 9 6 USA P GerkenUSA B Gottfried 6 7 1 AUS L HoadRSA 1928 A Segal 8 9 6 HUN S BaranyiHUN P Szőke 4 1 7 3 AUS J CooperAUS N Fraser 6 6 5 6 4 ESP 1945 J GisbertESP 1945 M Orantes 2 9 6 6 FRG W BungertROM 1965 I Năstase 6 7 3 4 AUS L HoadRSA 1928 A Segal 3 9 3 4 AUS J CooperAUS N Fraser 6 8 6 6 4 ESP 1945 J GisbertESP 1945 M Orantes 6 4 6 4 4 AUS J CooperAUS N Fraser 3 6 2 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS A McDonaldAUS K Warwick 3 3 2 USA C GraebnerUSA R Stockton 6 6 6 ARG R CanoARG G Vilas 6 3 4 1 GBR K WeatherleyGBR J de Mendoza 3 6 6 6 USA R DellUSA G Seewagen 2 9 5 6 6 GBR D LloydGBR J Paish 6 8 7 2 4 Q RHO A FawcettRSA 1928 J Yuill 3 2 2 AUS C DibleyAUS G Masters 6 6 6 ITA C BarazzuttiITA A Zugarelli 7 8 6 8 RSA 1928 B BertramRSA 1928 W Freer 9 9 3 9 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 7 5 6 9 IND A AmritrajIND V Amritraj 5 7 4 7 TCH J HřebecTCH F Pála FRG J FassbenderFRG K Meiler w/o AUS P DoernerAUS R Keldie 2 6 9 4 5 3 FRA P BarthèsESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 3 8 6 7 USA C GraebnerUSA R Stockton 6 6 6 GBR K WeatherleyGBR J de Mendoza 3 3 4 USA R DellUSA G Seewagen 3 6 2 6 3 AUS C DibleyAUS G Masters 6 4 6 3 6 RSA 1928 B BertramRSA 1928 W Freer 3 3 4 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 6 6 TCH J HřebecTCH F Pála w/o 3 FRA P BarthèsESP 1945 A Gimeno USA C GraebnerUSA R Stockton 5 9 6 6 AUS C DibleyAUS G Masters 7 8 2 3 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 9 6 6 3 FRA P BarthèsESP 1945 A Gimeno 7 3 4 USA C GraebnerUSA R Stockton 5 4 7 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 7 6 9 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 6 3 4 6 6 AUS I FletcherAUS B Phillips-Moore 2 6 6 3 4 DEN J UlrichDEN T Ulrich 2 6 6 8 9 BEL B MignotNZL O Parun 6 3 4 9 11 USA V GerulaitisUSA E Scott 6 9 4 8 7 GRE 1970 N KalogeropoulosRHO A Pattison 4 8 6 9 9 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 6 6 6 GBR S MatthewsGBR S Warboys 4 4 4 JAM L LumsdenJAM R Russell 2 4 7 BRA 1968 T KochBRA 1968 LF Tavares 6 6 9 ROM 1965 P MărmureanuSUI D Sturdza 8 2 6 1 USA M EstepRSA 1928 T Ryan 9 6 4 6 ITA P BertolucciITA E di Matteo 2 3 4 GBR J CliftonGBR P Hutchins 6 6 6 HUN I GulyásAUT P Pokorny 4 0 6 2 2 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 3 6 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 8 7 6 6 BEL B MignotNZL O Parun 9 5 2 4 GRE 1970 N KalogeropoulosRHO A Pattison 4 3 8 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 6 6 9 BRA 1968 T KochBRA 1968 LF Tavares 7 4 5 6 6 USA M EstepRSA 1928 T Ryan 5 6 7 1 4 GBR J CliftonGBR P Hutchins 1 9 2 4 2 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 7 6 6 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 3 6 6 3 4 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 6 4 3 6 6 BRA 1968 T KochBRA 1968 LF Tavares 9 4 7 4 2 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 8 6 9 6 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 5 3 9 5 2 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 7 6 8 7 References External links 1972 MD Wimbledon 1972 – Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1972/draws?matchType=doubles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 8 November 2017 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles 1972