1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
Runners-up Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
Score6–2, 6–2, 9–7
Draw64 (4 Q )
Seeds4

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.[1]

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.[2]

Seeds

1.   Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)
2.   Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen (final)
3.   Pierre Barthès / Andrés Gimeno (third round)
4.   Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 6 6
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
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
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
7 6 8 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round 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 Second round Third round 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 Second round Third round 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 Second round Third round 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

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.