US Open 1972 / men's doubles

US Open 1972
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
US Open men's doubles
1971 ◄ 1972 ► 1973
Grand Slams 1972 men's doubles
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Men's doubles at the 1972 US Open

The defending champions were John Newcombe and Roger Taylor . Roger Taylor was able to defend the title, this time together with Cliff Drysdale .

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Tom Okker Marty Riessen   Round of 16 02.  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan   1 round 03.  Roy Emerson Rod Laver   Round of 16 04th  Arthur Ashe Bob Lutz   1 round

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Stan Smith Erik van Dillen   Semifinals 06th  Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor   victory 07th  Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes   Semifinals 08th.  Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle   Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Times Anderson Clark Graebner

7th

6th

1

5

5

Stan Smith Erik van Dillen

6th

7th

6th

7th

5

Stan Smith Erik van Dillen

3

2

5

Owen Davidson John Newcombe

6th

6th

7th

Owen Davidson John Newcombe

3

6th

6th

3

6th

John Alexander Phil Dent

6th

4th

4th

6th

1

Owen Davidson John Newcombe

4th

6th

3

6th

Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

6th

7th

6th

6th

Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

6th

6th

7th

Andrés Gimeno Antonio Muñoz

3

4th

6th

6th

Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor

6th

6th

6th

7th

Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes

4th

4th

2

7th

Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes

7th

6th

6th

7th

Robert McKinley Dick Stockton

5

7th

3

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

T. Okker M. Riessen

6th

6th

6th

P. Dominguez P. Proisy

3

4th

1

1

T. Okker M. Riessen

7th

6th

7th

J. Paish A. Pattison

6th

4th

6th

O. Bengtson B. Borg

6th

4th

5

J. Paish A. Pattison

7th

6th

7th

1

T. Okker M. Riessen

7th

1

5

5

M. Anderson C. Graebner

6th

6th

7th

7th

J. McManus J. Osborne

6th

5

3

H. Fitzgibbon A. Palafox

7th

7th

6th

H. Fitzgibbon A. Palafox

6th

6th

6th

6th

M. Anderson C. Graebner

7th

7th

2

7th

M. Anderson C. Graebner

6th

6th

6th

J. Borowiak H. Rahim

3

4th

4th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

S. Smith E. van Dillen

6th

7th

6th

I. Fletcher B. Phillips-Moore

3

6th

3

5

S. Smith E. van Dillen

6th

6th

6th

P. Gerken B. Gottfried

3

3

3

P. Gerken B. Gottfried

6th

6th

6th

6th

G. Battrick C. Richey

4th

7th

3

4th

5

S. Smith E. van Dillen

6th

6th

6th

E. Dibbs, D. Ralston

3

4th

2

E. Dibbs, D. Ralston

6th

6th

5

7th

6th

H. Pants J. Rene Pinto Bravo

7th

2

7th

5

4th

E. Dibbs, D. Ralston

4th

6th

6th

6th

7th

P. Gonzales T. Ulrich

6th

7th

4th

4th

6th

P. Gonzales T. Ulrich

2

6th

7th

6th

T. Kakulia W. Korotkov

6th

3

6th

2

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

A. Ashe B. Lutz

6th

4th

7th

3

6th

R. Case G. Masters

3

6th

6th

6th

7th

R. Case G. Masters

6th

6th

3

6th

F. Froehling C. Pasarell

4th

3

6th

3

J. Kodeš J. Kukal

6th

3

4th

F. Froehling C. Pasarell

7th

6th

6th

R. Case G. Masters

6th

4th

3

4th

O. Davidson J. Newcombe

3

6th

6th

6th

O. Davidson J. Newcombe

6th

6th

6th

A. Amritraj V. Amritraj

3

4th

4th

O. Davidson J. Newcombe

2

6th

6th

6th

T. Addison B. Carmichael

6th

3

4th

4th

T. Addison B. Carmichael

6th

6th

6th

S. Matthews S. Warboys

1

4th

4th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

8th

K. Rosewall F. Stolle

6th

6th

6th

OLD

K. Mcmillan P. Walthall

3

2

2

8th

K. Rosewall F. Stolle

6th

7th

6th

S. Giammalva D. Savitt

4th

6th

1

S. Giammalva D. Savitt

6th

6th

4th

6th

V. Seixas T. Trabert

4th

4th

6th

3

8th

K. Rosewall F. Stolle

4th

4th

7th

7th

6th

J. Alexander P. Dent

6th

6th

6th

6th

7th

G. Reid T. Ryan

6th

6th

5

3

2

J.-B. Chanfreau G. Goven

4th

4th

7th

6th

6th

J.-B. Chanfreau G. Goven

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Alexander P. Dent

3

7th

6th

7th

J. Gorsuch C. McKinley

5

4th

5

J. Alexander P. Dent

7th

6th

7th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

V. Gerulaitis E. Scott

4th

4th

6th

6th

6th

W. N'Godrella J.-L. Rouyer

6th

6th

4th

1

0

V. Gerulaitis E. Scott

6th

6th

6th

6th

I. Molina J. Velasco

3

2

7th

4th

B. Maud S. Menon

6th

7th

6th

4th

I. Molina J. Velasco

7th

6th

7th

6th

V. Gerulaitis E. Scott

4th

4th

6th

6th

C. Drysdale R. Taylor

6th

6th

7th

P. Du Pré S. Krulevitz

6th

7th

6th

6th

6th

P. Cornejo Seckel J. Fillol

7th

6th

7th

4th

7th

P. Cornejo Seckel J. Fillol

6th

3

6th

3

6th

C. Drysdale R. Taylor

7th

6th

3

6th

D. Dell B. Sea Car

6th

2

7th

2

4th

6th

C. Drysdale R. Taylor

3

6th

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

A. Gimeno A. Muñoz

5

6th

6th

6th

6th

M. Cox G. Stilwell

7th

3

3

7th

4th

A. Gimeno A. Muñoz

6th

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Austin S. Mayer

4th

2

7th

6th

3

J. Austin S. Mayer

2

5

7th

6th

7th

R. Barth T. Leonard

6th

7th

6th

2

6th

A. Gimeno A. Muñoz

w.

O.

3

R. Emerson, R. Laver

M. Machette, R. Ramirez

7th

7th

6th

S. Mott B. Teacher

6th

6th

1

M. Machette, R. Ramirez

7th

4th

6th

4th

3

3

R. Emerson, R. Laver

6th

6th

4th

6th

6th

J. Kuki S. Turner

1

4th

4th

3

R. Emerson, R. Laver

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

N. Pilic A. Stone

2

7th

6th

3

I. El Shafei B. Fairlie

6th

6th

7th

6th

I. El Shafei B. Fairlie

4th

6th

6th

2

M. Estep C. Owens

6th

3

7th

6th

W. Higgins, D. O'Bryant

5

7th

4th

7th

2

M. Estep C. Owens

7th

6th

6th

6th

6th

M. Estep C. Owens

6th

3

5

2

7th

I. Nastase M. Orantes

4th

6th

7th

6th

J. Kamiwazumi T. Sakai

6th

3

4th

O. Parun J. Simpson

7th

6th

6th

O. Parun J. Simpson

7th

6th

3

3

7th

I. Nastase M. Orantes

6th

7th

6th

6th

J. Fassbender H.-J. Pohmann

3

5

3

7th

I. Nastase M. Orantes

6th

7th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

A. Olmedo R. Tanner

5

3

7th

7th

6th

R. McKinley D. Stockton

7th

6th

5

6th

7th

R. McKinley D. Stockton

6th

6th

6th

6th

6th

P. Cramer H. Irvine

4th

7th

7th

3

3

B. Brown P. Doerner

3

3

2

P. Cramer H. Irvine

6th

6th

6th

R. McKinley D. Stockton

6th

2

6th

2

6th

J. Connors T. Gorman

3

6th

4th

6th

1

R. Moore D. Schroder

3

2

4th

J. Connors T. Gorman

6th

6th

6th

J. Connors T. Gorman

6th

6th

6th

6th

J. Cooper C. Dibley

2

4th

7th

2

J. Cooper C. Dibley

6th

7th

6th

2

B. Hewitt F. McMillan

4th

5

4th

Web links

• Men's doubles from the US Open on ITFtennis.com