1972 US Open – Men's doubles

John Newcombe and Roger Taylor were the defending US Open men's doubles champions, but did not defend their title as a team.

Men's doubles
1972 US Open
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Runners-upAustralia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
Score6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1971 · US Open · 1973 →

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.[1]

Seeds

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  1.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (third round)
  2.   Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (first round)
  3.   Roy Emerson /   Rod Laver (third round, withdrew)
  4.   Arthur Ashe /   Bob Lutz (first round)
  5.   Stan Smith /   Erik van Dillen (semifinals)
  6.   Cliff Drysdale /   Roger Taylor (champions)
  7.   Ilie Năstase /   Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
  8.   Ken Rosewall /   Fred Stolle (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Clark Graebner
  Mal Anderson
7 6 1 5
5   Stan Smith
  Erik van Dillen
6 7 6 7
5   Stan Smith
  Erik van Dillen
3 2 5
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
6 6 7
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
3 6 6 3 6
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 4 4 6 1
  Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe
4 6 3
6   Cliff Drysdale
  Roger Taylor
6 7 6
6   Cliff Drysdale
  Roger Taylor
6 6 7
  Andrés Gimeno
  Antonio Munoz
3 4 6
6   Cliff Drysdale
  Roger Taylor
6 6 6
7   Ilie Năstase
  Manuel Orantes
4 4 2
7   Ilie Năstase
  Manuel Orantes
7 6 6 7
  Robert McKinley
  Dick Stockton
5 7 3 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 6 6
  P Dominguez
  P Proisy
3 4 1 1   T Okker
  M Riessen
7 6 7
  O Bengtson
  B Borg
6 4 5   J Paish
  A Pattison
6 4 6
  J Paish
  A Pattison
7 6 7 1   T Okker
  M Riessen
7 1 5 5
  J McManus
  J Osborne
6 5 3   M Anderson
  C Graebner
6 6 7 7
  H Fitzgibbon
  T Palafox
7 7 6   H Fitzgibbon
  T Palafox
6 6 6 6
  M Anderson
  C Graebner
6 6 6   M Anderson
  C Graebner
7 7 2 7
  J Borowiak
  H Rahim
3 4 4   M Anderson
  C Graebner
7 6 1 5
5   S Smith
  E van Dillen
6 7 6 5   S Smith
  E van Dillen
6 7 6 7
  I Fletcher
  B Phillips-Moore
3 6 3 5   S Smith
  E van Dillen
6 6 6
  P Gerken
  B Gottfried
6 6 6 6   P Gerken
  B Gottfried
3 3 3
  G Battrick
  C Richey
4 7 3 4 5   S Smith
  E van Dillen
6 6 6
  E Dibbs
  D Ralston
6 6 5 7 6   E Dibbs
  D Ralston
3 4 2
  H Hose
  JR Pinto Bravo
7 2 7 5 4   E Dibbs
  D Ralston
4 6 6 6 7
  P Gonzales
  T Ulrich
2 6 7 6   P Gonzales
  T Ulrich
6 7 4 4 6
  T Kakulia
  V Korotkov
6 3 6 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   A Ashe
  B Lutz
6 4 7 3 6
  R Case
  G Masters
3 6 6 6 7   R Case
  G Masters
6 6 3 6
  J Kodeš
  J Kukal
6 3 4   F Froehling
  C Pasarell
4 3 6 3
  F Froehling
  C Pasarell
7 6 6   R Case
  G Masters
6 4 3 4
  O Davidson
  J Newcombe
6 6 6   O Davidson
  J Newcombe
3 6 6 6
  A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
3 4 4   O Davidson
  J Newcombe
2 6 6 6
  T Addison
  B Carmichael
6 6 6   T Addison
  B Carmichael
6 3 4 4
  S Matthews
  S Warboys
1 4 4   O Davidson
  J Newcombe
3 6 6 3 6
8   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
6 6 6   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 4 4 6 1
Alt   K McMillan
  P Walthall
3 2 2 8   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
6 7 6
  S Giammalva
  D Savitt
6 6 4 6   S Giammalva
  D Savitt
4 6 1
  V Seixas
  T Trabert
4 4 6 3 8   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
4 4 7 7 6
  R Reid
  T Ryan
6 6 5 3 2   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 6 6 6 7
  J-B Chanfreau
  G Goven
4 4 7 6 6   J-B Chanfreau
  G Goven
6 6 4 6
  J Gorsuch
  C McKinley
5 4 5   J Alexander
  P Dent
3 7 6 7
  J Alexander
  P Dent
7 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  V Gerulaitis
  E Scott
4 4 6 6 6
  W N'Godrella
  J-L Rouyer
6 6 4 1 0   V Gerulaitis
  E Scott
6 6 6 6
  B Maud
  S Menon
6 7 6 4   I Molina
  J Velasco
3 2 7 4
  I Molina
  J Velasco
7 6 7 6   V Gerulaitis
  E Scott
4 4 6
  P DuPré
  S Krulevitz
6 7 6 6 6 6   C Drysdale
  R Taylor
6 6 7
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
7 6 7 4 7   P Cornejo
  J Fillol
6 3 6 3
  D Dell
  B Seewagen
6 2 7 2 4 6   C Drysdale
  R Taylor
7 6 3 6
6   C Drysdale
  R Taylor
3 6 6 6 6 6   C Drysdale
  R Taylor
6 6 7
  A Gimeno
  A Muñoz
5 6 6 6 6   A Gimeno
  A Muñoz
3 4 6
  M Cox
  G Stilwell
7 3 3 7 4   A Gimeno
  A Muñoz
6 6 6 4 6
  J Austin
  S Mayer
2 5 7 6 7   J Austin
  S Mayer
4 2 7 6 3
  R Barth
  T Leonard
6 7 6 2 6   A Gimeno
  A Muñoz
w/o
  M Machette
  R Ramírez
7 7 6 3   R Emerson
  R Laver
  S Mott
  B Teacher
6 6 1   M Machette
  R Ramírez
7 4 6 4 3
  J Kuki
  S Turner
1 4 4 3   R Emerson
  R Laver
6 6 4 6 6
3   R Emerson
  R Laver
6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  N Pilić
  A Stone
2 7 6 3
  I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
6 6 7 6   I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
4 6 6 2
  W Higgins
  D O'Bryant
5 7 4 6 2   M Estep
  C Owens
6 3 7 6
  M Estep
  C Owens
7 6 6 6 6   M Estep
  C Owens
6 3 5 2
  J Kamiwazumi
  T Sakai
6 3 4 7   I Năstase
  M Orantes
4 6 7 6
  O Parun
  J Simpson
7 6 6   O Parun
  J Simpson
7 6 3 3
  J Fassbender
  H-J Pohmann
3 5 3 7   I Năstase
  M Orantes
6 7 6 6
7   I Năstase
  M Orantes
6 7 6 7   I Năstase
  M Orantes
7 6 6 7
  A Olmedo
  R Tanner
5 3 7 7 6   R McKinley
  D Stockton
5 7 3 6
  R McKinley
  D Stockton
7 6 5 6 7   R McKinley
  D Stockton
6 6 6 6 6
  B Brown
  P Doernerr
3 3 2   P Cramer
  H Irvine
4 7 7 3 3
  P Cramer
  H Irvine
6 6 6   R McKinley
  D Stockton
6 2 6 2 6
  R Moore
  D Schroder
3 2 4   J Connors
  T Gorman
3 6 4 6 1
  J Connors
  T Gorman
6 6 6   J Connors
  T Gorman
6 6 6 6
  J Cooper
  C Dibley
6 7 6   J Cooper
  C Dibley
2 4 7 2
2   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
4 5 4

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 93, 98. ISBN 9780671216238.
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