1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

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.[1]

Men's Doubles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
Runners-up Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
Final score4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Draw64 (4 Q )
Seeds4

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan defeated Arthur Ashe and Dennis Ralston in the final, 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.[2]

Seeds

01.   Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Champions)
02.   Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen (Final)
03.   Pierre Barthès / Andrés Gimeno (Third round)
04.   Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes (Quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 6 6
Q Mike Machette
Raúl Ramírez
1 2 4
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
8 4 9 6
John Cooper
Neale Fraser
6 6 8 2
4 Juan Gisbert
Manuel Orantes
6 4 6 4 4
John Cooper
Neale Fraser
3 6 2 6 6
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 6 9
2 Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
2 2 7
Clark Graebner
Dick Stockton
5 4 7
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
7 6 9
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
7 1 4
2 Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
9 6 6
Jim McManus
Jim Osborne
5 3 9 5
2 Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
7 6 8 7

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 R Hewitt
F McMillan
9 7 6
J Connors
T Gorman
8 5 4 1 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6 6
A Panatta
N Pietrangeli
6 6 3 8 8 J-B Chanfreau
G Goven
3 3 1
J-B Chanfreau
G Goven
1 3 6 9 10 1 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6 6
Q J Simpson
S Stewart
6 8 6 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
3 2 2
P Cramer
R Seegers
4 6 3 Q J Simpson
S Stewart
6 4 1
S Likhachev
A Metreveli
3 9 6 6 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
8 6 6
K Fletcher
JE Mandarino
6 7 3 1 1 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6 6
Q M Machette
R Ramírez
6 3 6 3 6 Q M Machette
R Ramírez
1 2 4
R Crealy
R Moore
4 6 3 6 3 Q M Machette
R Ramírez
6 7 3 9
J Austin
A Mayer
9 6 6 J Austin
A Mayer
2 5 6 8
P Dominguez
P Proisy
8 3 4 Q M Machette
R Ramírez
5 6 4 6 6
F Jauffret
W N'Godrella
6 4 3 5 P Lall
J Mukerjea
7 3 6 4 2
P Lall
J Mukerjea
4 6 6 7 P Lall
J Mukerjea
6 6 6
J Kamiwazumi
T Sakai
3 3 7 I Molina
N Špear
4 0 1
I Molina
N Špear
6 6 9

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 J Gisbert
M Orantes
6 6 6
P Curtis
V Seixas
4 4 4 4 J Gisbert
M Orantes
7 9 6
A Dawson
W Lloyd
7 7 6 A Dawson
W Lloyd
5 8 3
O Bengtson
V Zedník
5 5 4 4 J Gisbert
M Orantes
2 9 6 6
A Olmedo
R Tanner
9 4 6 9 W Bungert
I Năstase
6 7 3 4
A Mills
R Wilson
8 6 3 7 A Olmedo
R Tanner
6 3 8 3
W Bungert
I Năstase
6 8 7 W Bungert
I Năstase
1 6 9 6
Q H Irvine
G Perkins
3 6 5 4 J Gisbert
M Orantes
6 4 6 4 4
P Gerken
B Gottfried
8 9 6 6 J Cooper
N Fraser
3 6 2 6 6
S Ball
J Bartlett
9 8 4 4 P Gerken
B Gottfried
6 7 1
J Pinto Bravo
P Rodríguez
2 3 5 L Hoad
A Segal
8 9 6
L Hoad
A Segal
6 6 7 L Hoad
A Segal
3 9 3 4
S Baranyi
P Szőke
6 6 6 J Cooper
N Fraser
6 8 6 6
C Mottram
D Schroder
4 3 3 S Baranyi
P Szőke
4 1 7 3
J Cooper
N Fraser
6 6 6 6 J Cooper
N Fraser
6 6 5 6
J-C Barclay
D Contet
3 3 8 4

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
A McDonald
K Warwick
3 3 2
C Graebner
R Stockton
6 6 6 C Graebner
R Stockton
6 6 6
R Cano
G Vilas
6 3 4 1 K Weatherley
J de Mendoza
3 3 4
K Weatherley
J de Mendoza
3 6 6 6 C Graebner
R Stockton
5 9 6 6
R Dell
G Seewagen
2 9 5 6 6 C Dibley
G Masters
7 8 2 3
D Lloyd
J Paish
6 8 7 2 4 R Dell
G Seewagen
3 6 2 6 3
Q A Fawcett
J Yuill
3 2 2 C Dibley
G Masters
6 4 6 3 6
C Dibley
G Masters
6 6 6 C Graebner
R Stockton
5 4 7
C Barazzutti
A Zugarelli
7 8 6 8 P Cornejo
J Fillol
7 6 9
B Bertram
W Freer
9 9 3 9 B Bertram
W Freer
3 3 4
P Cornejo
J Fillol
7 5 6 9 P Cornejo
J Fillol
6 6 6
A Amritraj
V Amritraj
5 7 4 7 P Cornejo
J Fillol
9 6 6
J Hřebec
F Pála
3 P Barthès
A Gimeno
7 3 4
J Fassbender
K Meiler
w/o J Hřebec
F Pála
w/o
P Doerner
R Keldie
2 6 9 4 5 3 P Barthès
A Gimeno
3 P Barthès
A Gimeno
6 3 8 6 7

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
J Kodeš
J Kukal
6 3 4 6 6
I Fletcher
B Phillips-Moore
2 6 6 3 4 J Kodeš
J Kukal
8 7 6 6
J Ulrich
T Ulrich
2 6 6 8 9 B Mignot
O Parun
9 5 2 4
B Mignot
O Parun
6 3 4 9 11 J Kodeš
J Kukal
3 6 6 3 4
V Gerulaitis
E Scott
6 9 4 8 7 J McManus
J Osborne
6 4 3 6 6
N Kalogeropoulos
A Pattison
4 8 6 9 9 N Kalogeropoulos
A Pattison
4 3 8
J McManus
J Osborne
6 6 6 J McManus
J Osborne
6 6 9
S Matthews
S Warboys
4 4 4 J McManus
J Osborne
5 3 9 5
L Lumsden
R Russell
2 4 7 2 S Smith
E van Dillen
7 6 8 7
T Koch
LF Tavares
6 6 9 T Koch
LF Tavares
7 4 5 6 6
P Mărmureanu
D Sturdza
8 2 6 1 M Estep
T Ryan
5 6 7 1 4
M Estep
T Ryan
9 6 4 6 T Koch
LF Tavares
9 4 7 4
P Bertolucci
E di Matteo
2 3 4 2 S Smith
E van Dillen
8 6 9 6
J Clifton
P Hutchins
6 6 6 J Clifton
P Hutchins
1 9 2 4
I Gulyás
P Pokorny
4 0 6 2 2 S Smith
E van Dillen
6 7 6 6
2 S Smith
E van Dillen
6 6 3 6

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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