1972 Bristol Open – Doubles

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Tennis events|1972|Bristol Open|s

| defchamp =

| champ = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lew Hoad

| score = 6–3, 6–2

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

| after_year = 1981

}}

{{main|1972 Bristol Open}}

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the title, defeating Clark Graebner and Lew Hoad 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

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| RD2=Final

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| RD1-team1={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3= 

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|JPN}} Jun Kamiwazumi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiro Sakai

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3= 

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Jim McManus
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Osborne

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=4

| RD1-score3-3= 

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lew Hoad

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3= 

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3= 

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lew Hoad

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=2

| RD2-score2-3= 

}}

=Top half=

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| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

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| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} P Cramer
{{flagicon|USA}} D Dell

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16= 

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} C Dibley
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Masters

| RD1-score16-1=4

| RD1-score16-2=4

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD2-seed01= 

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} F McMillan

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} J-B Chanfreau
{{flagicon|FRA}} JL Rouyer

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore
{{flagicon|NZL}} O Parun

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score03-3=6

| RD2-seed04= 

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} J Lloyd
{{flagicon|GBR}} J Paish

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=3

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CHI}} P Cornejo
{{flagicon|CHI}} J Fillol

| RD2-score05-1=9

| RD2-score05-2=9

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} P Dominguez
{{flagicon|FRA}} P Proisy

| RD2-score06-1=8

| RD2-score06-2=8

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} J Kamiwazumi
{{flagicon|JPN}} T Sakai

| RD2-score07-1=7

| RD2-score07-2=8

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-seed08= 

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} P Cramer
{{flagicon|USA}} D Dell

| RD2-score08-1=5

| RD2-score08-2=9

| RD2-score08-3=3

| RD3-seed01= 

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} F McMillan

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore
{{flagicon|NZL}} O Parun

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=5

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CHI}} P Cornejo
{{flagicon|CHI}} J Fillol

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=8

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} J Kamiwazumi
{{flagicon|JPN}} T Sakai

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=9

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01= 

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B Hewitt
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} F McMillan

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} J Kamiwazumi
{{flagicon|JPN}} T Sakai

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Bottom half=

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| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD2-seed01= 

| RD2-team01={{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRE}} N Kalogeropoulos
{{flagicon|USA}} A Pattison}}

| RD2-score01-1=7

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} J de Mendoza
{{flagicon|GBR}} S Warboys

| RD2-score02-1=5

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} J McManus
{{flagicon|USA}} J Osborne

| RD2-score03-1=7

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=6

| RD2-seed04= 

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|BRA|1968}} T Koch
{{flagicon|PAK}} H Rahim

| RD2-score04-1=9

| RD2-score04-2=3

| RD2-score04-3=4

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors
{{flagicon|USA}} A Olmedo

| RD2-score05-1=DEF

| RD2-score05-2= 

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
{{flagicon|AUS}} J Cooper

| RD2-score06-1= 

| RD2-score06-2= 

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} C Graebner
{{flagicon|AUS}} L Hoad

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08= 

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|Rhodesia|1968}} H Irvine
{{flagicon|CHI}} J Pinto-Bravo

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| RD2-score08-2=3

| RD2-score08-3= 

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{{flagicon|USA}} A Pattison}}

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| RD3-score01-3=1

| RD3-seed02= 

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{{flagicon|USA}} J Osborne

| RD3-score02-1=9

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3=6

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{{flagicon|USA}} A Olmedo

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| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} C Graebner
{{flagicon|AUS}} L Hoad

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| RD3-score04-2= 

| RD3-score04-3= 

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{{flagicon|USA}} J Osborne

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| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3= 

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| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} C Graebner
{{flagicon|AUS}} L Hoad

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3= 

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