# 1972 Stockholm Open – Doubles

Tom Gorman and Stan Smith were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.
Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won the title, defeating Roy Emerson and Colin Dibley 7–5, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Tom Gorman / Stan Smith (semifinals)
* Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (champions)
* Jan Kodeš / Ilie Năstase (first round)
* Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor (semifinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tom Gorman Stan Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | Colin Dibley Roy Emerson | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor | 4 | 2 | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | T Gorman S Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Maud A Pattison | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Gorman S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | K Johansson L Johansson | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Johansson L Johansson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Larsen R Norberg | 6 | 7 | | | T Larsen R Norberg | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Folke T Hallberg | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Gorman S Smith | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | J Kodeš I Năstase | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dibley R Emerson | 6 | 6 |
| | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 7 | | | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mikael Stig T Svensson | 5 | 7 | 5 | | J Borowiak H Rahim | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak H Rahim | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | J Borowiak H Rahim | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Gimeno J Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | C Dibley R Emerson | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Dibley R Emerson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Dibley R Emerson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F McMillan D Stockton | 4 | 4 | | | J Connors I Țiriac | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Connors I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Andersson M Carlstein | 6 | 1 | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pala V Zedník | 0 | 2 | | | G Battrick C Richey | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Battrick C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | ON Bengtson B Borg | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Addison B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | T Addison B Carmichael | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pilić A Stone | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 4 | 2 |
| | O Parun B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 |
| | J Fillol J McManus | 4 | 4 | | | O Parun B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Barthès F Froehling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Barthès F Froehling | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Holm D Palm | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |