# 1972 French Open – Men's doubles

Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but none could compete this year, as both players were banned for the Grand Prix tournaments during the dispute between the ILTF and the WCT.
Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the title by defeating Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

The top seven seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)
* Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (second round)
* Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)
* Jimmy Connors / Tom Gorman (semifinals)
* Lew Hoad / Manuel Orantes (third round)
* Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol (final)
* Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal (semifinals)
* Jim McManus / Jim Osborne (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| | Andrés Gimeno Antonio Muñoz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | |
| | Petre Mărmureanu Barry Phillips-Moore | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino | 5 | 3 | | 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| | | | | | 2 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 1 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hombergen B Mignot | 1 | 2 | | | P Hombergen B Mignot | 6 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Derasse S Dron | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Hombergen B Mignot | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Gimeno A Muñoz | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Gimeno A Muñoz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Montrenaud B Paul | 6 | 7 | | | A Gimeno A Muñoz | 21 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano G Vilas | 5 | 5 | | | R Cano G Vilas | 19 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Huet P Seghers | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gimeno A Muñoz | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Kodeš J Kukal | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| | | | | | 7 | J Kodeš J Kukal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | R Moore T Ulrich | 2 | 11 | | | C Barazzutti P Bertolucci | 2 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barazzutti P Bertolucci | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | 7 | J Kodeš J Kukal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Beust D Contet | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Estep T Ryan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Estep T Ryan | 7 | 6 | | | M Estep T Ryan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kalogeropoulos A Pattison | 9 | 6 | 6 | | N Kalogeropoulos A Pattison | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hirai K Watanabe | 11 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Gąsiorek T Nowicki | 6 | 2 | 3 | | JB Chanfreau P Joly | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| JB Chanfreau P Joly | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| D Crealy M Mulligan | w | / | o | | | | | | P Dominguez P Proisy | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| JF Caujolle J Thamin | | | | | D Crealy M Mulligan | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Dominguez P Proisy | 6 | 6 | | | P Dominguez P Proisy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Gorostiaga E Zuleta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 6 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Case J Cooper | | | | | J-C Fauvet É Loliée | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J-C Fauvet É Loliée | w | / | o | | | | | 6 | P Cornejo J Fillol | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| C Graebner H Rahim | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Panatta N Pietrangeli | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| D Lloyd K Warwick | 6 | 4 | 2 | | C Graebner H Rahim | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Panatta N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | | | A Panatta N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Hugon J-P Olivier | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| J Pinto Bravo P Rodríguez | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Mărmureanu B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 6 | 6 | | P Mărmureanu B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Apey B Prajoux | 10 | 6 | 6 | | P Apey B Prajoux | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Olmedo H Solomon | 8 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | P Mărmureanu B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| T Kakulia V Korotkov | w | / | o | | | | | | 5 | L Hoad M Orantes | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| F Jauffret J-P Meyer | | | | | T Kakulia V Korotkov | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | L Hoad M Orantes | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Mărmureanu B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| S Mureșan I Sânteiu | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Connors T Gorman | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| C Dibley G Masters | 6 | 7 | | | C Dibley G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Bouteleux M Leclercq | 5 | 1 | | | J Hřebec F Pála | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Hřebec F Pála | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Dibley G Masters | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| F Bartoni P Toci | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | J Connors T Gorman | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| P Barthès W N'Godrella | 6 | 6 | | | P Barthès W N'Godrella | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | J Connors T Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | J Kamiwazumi T Sakai | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanović V Zedník | 6 | 6 | | | B Jovanović V Zedník | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Barrett G Deniau | 1 | 4 | | | T Koch JE Mandarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch JE Mandarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Koch JE Mandarino | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Fassbender HJ Pohmann | | | | | | | | 8 | J McManus J Osborne | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Leius J Paish | w | / | o | | T Leius J Paish | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Battegay T Bernasconi | 3 | 3 | | 8 | J McManus J Osborne | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J McManus J Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Koch JE Mandarino | 5 | 3 |
| | B De Troye P Hagelauer | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 7 | 6 |
| | S Baranyi P Szőke | w | / | o | | S Baranyi P Szőke | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Rheinberger S Turner | 3 | 2 | | | JC Barclay O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Barclay O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | JC Barclay O Parun | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Claitte J Laurent | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Di Matteo A Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | | | E Di Matteo A Zugarelli | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |