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1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
Runner-upUnited States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton
Score6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw16
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States between July 17 and July 23, 1972. Jim Osborne and Jim McManus were the defending champions but were defeated in the semifinal. Jimmy Connors and Pancho Gonzales won the doubles title, defeating Robert McKinley and Dick Stockton in the final, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1. (withdrew)
  2. South Africa Bob Hewitt / Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
6 6
United States Jeff Austin
United States Dan Birchmore
4 3 United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
7 6
United States Jim Delaney
United States Chico Hagey
6 6 United States Jim Delaney
United States Chico Hagey
6 3
Canada Peter Burwash
Australia Ian Fletcher
2 3 United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
2 2
United States Robert Kreiss
United States Mike Kreiss
7 7 United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton
6 6
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
France Wanaro N'Godrella
6 6 United States Robert Kreiss
United States Mike Kreiss
7 3 0
United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton
6 6 United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton
6 6 6
United States Dick Dell
United States Butch Seewagen
3 3 United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton
3 5
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 6 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 7
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
4 2 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 7
United States Zan Guerry
United States Charles Owens
6 6 United States Zan Guerry
United States Charles Owens
2 6
Colombia Iván Molina
Colombia Nunil Velasco
4 2 United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
7 6
United States Mike Estep
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
6 7 2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
5 3
United States Paul Gerken
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
4 5 United States Mike Estep
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
6 3 3
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
6 6 2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
4 6 6
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Steve Faulk
3 1

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780671216238.
  2. ^ "1972 Columbus – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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