# 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.
Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan defeated Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.

## 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

* 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mike Machette Raúl Ramírez | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | | | |
| | John Cooper Neale Fraser | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |