# 1972 Australian Open – Men's doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions.

## Seeds

* John Newcombe / Tony Roche (semifinals)
* Owen Davidson / Ken Rosewall (champion)
* John Alexander / Mal Anderson (second round)
* John Cooper / Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
* Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (semifinals)
* Bill Lloyd / Bob Rheinberger (second round)
* Neale Fraser / Aleksandre Metreweli (second round)
* Syd Ball / John Bartlett (quarterfinals)

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

### Top half

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

### Bottom half

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