The 1972 National Indoor Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1972 National Indoor Championships tennis tournament held at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia in the United States from February 28 through March 5, 1972. Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac were the defending champion. They retained their doubles title, defeating Andrés Gimeno and Manuel Orantes 7–5, 7–5 in the final.[1][2][3]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 National Indoor Championships | |
| Champion |  Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac |
| Runner-up |  Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes |
| Score | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Draw | 15 |
Seeds
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Jim McManus / Jim Osborne (quarterfinals)
Ross Case / Colin Dibley (first round)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pierre Barthès Georges Goven
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Edlefsen Cliff Richey
| 7 | 3 | Tom Edlefsen Cliff Richey
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gerald Battrick  Onny Parun
| 6 | 6 | Tom Edlefsen Cliff Richey
| 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Szabolcs Baranyi Péter Szőke
| 7 | 6 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
| 7 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Milan Holeček  Thomaz Koch
| 6 | 2 | Szabolcs Baranyi Péter Szőke
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
| 6 | 7 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hans Kary John Lloyd
| 4 | 5 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman
| Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ove Bengtson  Haroon Rahim
| 6 | 6 | Ove Bengtson Haroon Rahim
| 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| José María Gisbert Vladimír Zedník
| 4 | 3 | Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Crookenden James Parker
| 1 | 6 | 1 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol
| 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
| 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Ross Case Colin Dibley
| 6 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Tom Foster (March 6, 1972). "Stan Smith topples Nastase for national tennis crown". The Daily Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780671216238.
- ^ "1972 Hampton – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).