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1972 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1972 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
Runner-upEgypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Score6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw45
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1972 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1972 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, between September 18 and September 24, 1970. John Alexander and Phil Dent were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but were defeated in the quarterfinals. Unseeded Jimmy Connors and Pancho Gonzales won the title by defeating unseeded Ismail El Shafei and Brian Fairlie in the final, 6–3, 7–6.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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01.  South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (third round)
02.  Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (semifinals)
03.  United States Arthur Ashe / United States Bob Lutz (third round)
04.  Romania Ilie Năstase / Spain Manuel Orantes (second round)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 6 6
United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
0 7 4
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
5 4
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
7 6
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 6
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Bob Carmichael
4 4
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 7
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
3 6
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 3
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
7 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
7 7
Australia Fred Stolle
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 6
Australia Fred Stolle
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
4 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 6
United States William Brown
United States Franklin Robbins
1 1
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 7
United States Jeff Borowiak
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
2 6
United States Jeff Borowiak
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
6 6
United States Steve Krulevitz
United Kingdom Stephen Warboys
2 3
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 6 6
United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
0 7 4
United States Frank Froehling
United States Charlie Pasarell
4 2
United States Mike Estep
United States Charles Owens
6 6
United States Mike Estep
United States Charles Owens
6 6
United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
7 7
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
4 7 6
United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
6 6 7

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Bob Lutz
7 6
France Pierre Barthès
United States Billy Martin
5 6 6 France Pierre Barthès
United States Billy Martin
6 4
United States Rick Fisher
United States Paul Sidone
7 2 2 3 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Bob Lutz
7 4 3
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 6 6 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 6 6
United States Tom Edlefsen
Mexico Marcello Lara
7 0 4 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 3 6
United States Roy Barth
United States Tom Leonard
6 5 6 United States Roy Barth
United States Tom Leonard
3 6 1
New Zealand Onny Parun
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
4 7 2 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 6
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Bob Carmichael
7 6 Australia Terry Addison
Australia Bob Carmichael
4 4
United States Scott Carnahan
United States William Wright
6 2 Australia Terry Addison
Australia Bob Carmichael
6 6
Sweden Björn Borg
Sweden Ove Bengtson
2 6 3 United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Dennis Ralston
3 3
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Dennis Ralston
6 3 6 Australia Terry Addison
Australia Bob Carmichael
3 6 7
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Ian Fletcher
6 6 Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Ian Fletcher
6 2 5
United States Joe Ragland
United States Mark Shires
3 3 Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Ian Fletcher
6 6
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Paul Gerken
6 2 6 United States Brian Gottfried
United States Paul Gerken
0 1
South Africa Bob Maud
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
4 6 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
France Wanaro N'Godrella
6 6 4
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Jim McManus
7 4 6 Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Jim McManus
4 7 6
United States Gene Stuart Malin
Unknown
2 2 United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik van Dillen
6 5 4
United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik van Dillen
6 6 Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Jim McManus
6 3 4
South Africa Pat Cramer
South Africa Raymond Moore
3 6 2 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
4 6 6
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
6 4 6 India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
5 7 2
Jamaica Richard Russell
South Africa Rayno Seegers
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
7 6 6
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
w/o Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 3
Unknown
Unknown
4 0 Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
7 6
United States Alex Olmedo
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 6 United States Alex Olmedo
United States Roscoe Tanner
6 2
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
United States Dick Stockton
4 0 Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
7 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
6 6 Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
6 6
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
France Patrice Dominguez
0 4
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
France Patrice Dominguez
6 4 7
4 Romania Ilie Năstase
Spain Manuel Orantes
3 6 6

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Argentina Lito Álvarez
United States Jeff Austin
6 6 6
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
7 3 4
Argentina Lito Álvarez
United States Jeff Austin
6 6
Australia Fred Stolle
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
7 7
United States Mike Machette
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 3 4
Australia Fred Stolle
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
4 6 6
Australia Fred Stolle
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
4 4
United States Robert Kreiss
United States Mike Kreiss
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
w/o
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Allan Stone
6 7
1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
4 6
United States John Andrews
India Sashi Menon
4 6 2
1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Smith tops Tanner in coast net final". New York Times. AP. September 24, 1972. p. 56.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780671216238.
  3. ^ "1972 Los Angeles – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).