Doubles
1972 Pacific Southwest Open
Champion	Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales
Runner-up	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
Score	6–3, 7–6
Draw	45
Seeds	4

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]

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

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