1972 Pacific Southwest Open – Doubles

The 1972 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1972 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, between September 18 and September 24, 1970. John Alexander and Phil Dent were the defending Pacific Southwest Open doubles champions but were defeated in the quarterfinals. Unseeded Jimmy Connors and Pancho Gonzales won the title by defeating unseeded Ismail El Shafei and Brian Fairlie in the final, 6–3, 7–6.[1][2][3]

Doubles
1972 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
Runner-upEgypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Score6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw45
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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01.    Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (third round)
02.    Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (semifinals)
03.    Arthur Ashe /   Bob Lutz (third round)
04.    Ilie Năstase /   Manuel Orantes (second round)

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 6 6
  Dick Dell
  Sherwood Stewart
0 7 4
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
5 4
  Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
7 6
  Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
6 6
  Terry Addison
  Bob Carmichael
4 4
  Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
6 7
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
3 6
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 3
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
7 6
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
7 7
  Fred Stolle
  Roger Taylor
6 6
  Fred Stolle
  Roger Taylor
6 6
  Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
4 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 6
  William Brown
  Franklin Robbins
1 1
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 7
  Jeff Borowiak
  Haroon Rahim
2 6
  Jeff Borowiak
  Haroon Rahim
6 6
  Steve Krulevitz
  Stephen Warboys
2 3
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 6 6
  Dick Dell
  Sherwood Stewart
0 7 4
  Frank Froehling
  Charlie Pasarell
4 2
  Mike Estep
  Charles Owens
6 6
  Mike Estep
  Charles Owens
6 6
  Dick Dell
  Sherwood Stewart
7 7
  Mark Cox
  Graham Stilwell
4 7 6
  Dick Dell
  Sherwood Stewart
6 6 7

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3   Arthur Ashe
  Bob Lutz
7 6
  Pierre Barthès
  Billy Martin
5 6 6   Pierre Barthès
  Billy Martin
6 4
  Rick Fisher
  Paul Sidone
7 2 2 3   Arthur Ashe
  Bob Lutz
7 4 3
  Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
6 6 6   Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
6 6 6
  Tom Edlefsen
  Marcello Lara
7 0 4   Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
6 3 6
  Roy Barth
  Tom Leonard
6 5 6   Roy Barth
  Tom Leonard
3 6 1
  Onny Parun
  Jeff Simpson
4 7 2   Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
6 6
  Terry Addison
  Bob Carmichael
7 6   Terry Addison
  Bob Carmichael
4 4
  Scott Carnahan
  William Wright
6 2   Terry Addison
  Bob Carmichael
6 6
  Björn Borg
  Ove Bengtson
2 6 3   Eddie Dibbs
  Dennis Ralston
3 3
  Eddie Dibbs
  Dennis Ralston
6 3 6   Terry Addison
  Bob Carmichael
3 6 7
  Colin Dibley
  Ian Fletcher
6 6   Colin Dibley
  Ian Fletcher
6 2 5
  Joe Ragland
  Mark Shires
3 3   Colin Dibley
  Ian Fletcher
6 6
  Brian Gottfried
  Paul Gerken
6 2 6   Brian Gottfried
  Paul Gerken
0 1
  Bob Maud
  Andrew Pattison
4 6 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
  Wanaro N'Godrella
6 6 4
  Jaime Fillol
  Jim McManus
7 4 6   Jaime Fillol
  Jim McManus
4 7 6
  Gene Stuart Malin
Unknown
2 2   Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
6 5 4
  Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
6 6   Jaime Fillol
  Jim McManus
6 3 4
  Pat Cramer
  Raymond Moore
3 6 2   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
4 6 6
  Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
6 4 6   Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
5 7 2
  Richard Russell
  Rayno Seegers
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
7 6 6
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
w/o   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 3
Unknown
Unknown
4 0   Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
7 6
  Alex Olmedo
  Roscoe Tanner
6 6   Alex Olmedo
  Roscoe Tanner
6 2
  Milan Holeček
  Dick Stockton
4 0   Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
7 6
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
6 6   Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
6 6
  Gerald Battrick
  Patrice Dominguez
0 4
  Gerald Battrick
  Patrice Dominguez
6 4 7
4   Ilie Năstase
  Manuel Orantes
3 6 6

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
  Lito Álvarez
  Jeff Austin
6 6 6
  Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
7 3 4
  Lito Álvarez
  Jeff Austin
6 6
  Fred Stolle
  Roger Taylor
7 7
  Mike Machette
  Raúl Ramírez
6 3 4
  Fred Stolle
  Roger Taylor
4 6 6
  Fred Stolle
  Roger Taylor
6 6
  Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
4 4
  Robert Kreiss
  Mike Kreiss
  Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
w/o
  Nikola Pilić
  Allan Stone
6 7
1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
4 6
  John Andrews
  Sashi Menon
4 6 2
1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6 3 6

References

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  1. ^ "Smith tops Tanner in coast net final". New York Times. AP. September 24, 1972. p. 56.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780671216238.
  3. ^ "1972 Los Angeles – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).