1972 French Open – Men's doubles

Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but none could compete this year, as both players were banned for the Grand Prix tournaments during the dispute between the ILTF and the WCT.

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won the title by defeating Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds
The top seven seeds received a bye to the second round. • # Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)

• # Ilie Năstase /  Ion Țiriac (second round)

• # Sergei Likhachev /  Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors / 🇺🇸 Tom Gorman (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Lew Hoad / 🇪🇸 Manuel Orantes (third round)

• # Patricio Cornejo /  Jaime Fillol (final)

• # Jan Kodeš /  Jan Kukal (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Jim McManus / 🇺🇸 Jim Osborne (third round)