The 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States between July 17 and July 23, 1972. Jim Osborne and Jim McManus were the defending champions but were defeated in the semifinal. Jimmy Connors and Pancho Gonzales won the doubles title, defeating Robert McKinley and Dick Stockton in the final, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5.[1][2]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships | |
| Champion |  Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales |
| Runner-up | Robert McKinley Dick Stockton |
| Score | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Draw | 16 |
Seeds
edit- (withdrew)
Bob Hewitt / 
Andrew Pattison (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Austin Dan Birchmore
| 4 | 3 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Delaney Chico Hagey
| 6 | 6 | Jim Delaney Chico Hagey
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Burwash  Ian Fletcher
| 2 | 3 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Kreiss Mike Kreiss
| 7 | 7 | Robert McKinley Dick Stockton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Wanaro N'Godrella
| 6 | 6 | Robert Kreiss Mike Kreiss
| 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert McKinley Dick Stockton
| 6 | 6 | Robert McKinley Dick Stockton
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Dell Butch Seewagen
| 3 | 3 | Robert McKinley Dick Stockton
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales
| 6 | 6 | Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
| 4 | 2 | Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zan Guerry Charles Owens
| 6 | 6 | Zan Guerry Charles Owens
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Iván Molina Nunil Velasco
| 4 | 2 | Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Estep  Jeff Simpson
| 6 | 7 | 2 |  Bob Hewitt  Andrew Pattison
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Gerken  Guillermo Vilas
| 4 | 5 | Mike Estep Jeff Simpson
| 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Hewitt Andrew Pattison
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Bob Hewitt Andrew Pattison
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Cramer Steve Faulk
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780671216238.
- ^ "1972 Columbus – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).