# 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.
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.

## Seeds

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

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | 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 | 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 | | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | Andrés Gimeno Antonio Munoz | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | 7 | Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Robert McKinley Dick Stockton | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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

| 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 | 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
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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

| 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 |
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |