Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes to the second round.

1. Frew McMillan / Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
2. Tom Gorman / Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
3. Jimmy Connors / Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals)
4. Jan Kodeš / František Pála (second round)

Draw

Final

	Final
		Pierre Barthès François Jauffret	6	6
		Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert Sr.	3	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	F McMillan I Năstase	6	6
									A Bouteleux M Leclercq	1	1
															1	F McMillan I Năstase	5	6	3
																P Barthès F Jauffret	7	3	6
									S Baranyi P Szőke	6	3
									P Barthès F Jauffret	7	6
																							P Barthès F Jauffret	6	7
																							C Dibley J Fillol	4	5
								4	J Kodeš F Pála	4	7	5
		P Dominguez P Proisy	4	3					E Di Matteo A Zugarelli	6	6	7
		E Di Matteo A Zugarelli	6	6												E Di Matteo A Zugarelli	2	0
		J-C Barclay J McManus	6	6												C Dibley J Fillol	6	6
		R Machán B Taróczy	4	4					J-C Barclay J McManus	7	2	3
									C Dibley J Fillol	6	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
									A Gimeno J Gisbert Sr.	6	2	6
		C Barazzutti P Bertolucci	4	7	6				C Barazzutti P Bertolucci	2	6	2
		T Bernasconi J-P Meyer	6	6	4											A Gimeno J Gisbert Sr.	7	7
		B Phillips-Moore N Špear	4	6	13										3	J Connors I Țiriac	5	6
		J-B Chanfreau D Contet	6	4	11				B Phillips-Moore N Špear	3	6	4
								3	J Connors I Țiriac	6	2	6
																							A Gimeno J Gisbert Sr.	6	6	6
																							J Hřebec V Zednik	7	3	4
									O Parun A Pattison	6	3	5
		J Hřebec V Zednik	6	6					J Hřebec V Zednik	3	6	7
		G Goven W N'Godrella	3	4												J Hřebec V Zednik	6	4	6
															2	T Gorman S Smith	4	6	3
									É Deblicker B Paul	0	3
								2	T Gorman S Smith	6	6

External links

• 1972 Paris Open Doubles draw