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1972 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1972 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Owen Davidson
Australia Ken Rosewall
Runners-upAustralia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
Score3–6, 7–6, 6–2
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 · Australian Open · 1973 →

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions.

Seeds

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  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (semifinals)
  2. Australia Owen Davidson / Australia Ken Rosewall (champion)
  3. Australia John Alexander / Australia Mal Anderson (second round)
  4. Australia John Cooper / Australia Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Dick Crealy / Australia Allan Stone (semifinals)
  6. Australia Bill Lloyd / Australia Bob Rheinberger (second round)
  7. Australia Neale Fraser / Soviet Union Aleksandre Metreweli (second round)
  8. Australia Syd Ball / Australia John Bartlett (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
7 4 2r
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
5 6 2
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6 6 2
2 Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Ken Rosewall
3 7 6
5 Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
4 6
2 Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Ken Rosewall
6 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6
Australia P Fitzgerald
Australia K Jorgenson
4 3
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
7 6
Australia M Cocks
Australia J James
6 0 2 8 Australia S Ball
Australia J Bartlett
6 3
Australia E Ewert
Australia M Rose
4 6 6 Australia E Ewert
Australia M Rose
2 4
8 Australia S Ball
Australia J Bartlett
6 6
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
7 4 2r
Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
5 6 2
6 Australia W Lloyd
Australia B Rheinberger
Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
7 6 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
w/o
Australia R Frawley
Australia C Letcher
6 3 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 6
Australia A Haswell
Australia M Phillips
4 Australia J Cooper
Australia C Dibley
3 1
Japan J Kuki
Japan K Tanabe
w/o Japan J Kuki
Japan K Tanabe
3 7 4
4 Australia J Cooper
Australia C Dibley
6 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Australia J Alexander
Australia M Anderson
7 6 5
France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
6 6 France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
5 7 7
Australia G Thomson
Czechoslovakia J Zigmund
2 3 France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
6 6
Australia I Fletcher
Australia B Phillips-Moore
6 7 5 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
7 7
Australia J Hillebrand
Australia C Stubs
1 6 Australia I Fletcher
Australia B Phillips-Moore
7 3 5
5 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 6 7
5 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
4 6
2 Australia O Davidson
Australia K Rosewall
6 7
7 Australia N Fraser
Soviet Union A Metreweli
7 4 4
Australia B Giltinan
Australia G Perkins
4 6 6 Australia B Giltinan
Australia G Perkins
6 6 6
Australia A Gardiner
Australia A Hammond
6 4 4 Australia B Giltinan
Australia G Perkins
2 7 4
France J-P Meyer
France W N'Godrella
3 6 6 2 Australia O Davidson
Australia K Rosewall
6 6 6
Australia A McDonald
Australia K Warwick
6 3 4 France J-P Meyer
France W N'Godrella
4 4
2 Australia O Davidson
Australia K Rosewall
6 6
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