1972 US Open – Mixed doubles
# 1972 US Open – Mixed doubles

Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Ilie Năstase and Rosemary Casals.

Marty Riessen and Margaret Court won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Ilie Năstase and Rosemary Casals.

## Seeds

* Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals (final)
* Marty Riessen / Margaret Court (champions)
* Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King (semifinals)
* Frew McMillan / Virginia Wade (first round)
* Bob Maud / Betty Stöve (quarterfinals)
* Dennis Ralston / Françoise Dürr (third round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak Pam Teeguarden | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak Pam Teeguarden | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | 3 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Bob Maud Betty Stöve | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bob Maud Betty Stöve | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Marty Riessen Margaret Court | 6 | 7 |
| | Bob Carmichael Lesley Hunt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Marty Riessen Margaret Court | 6 | 7 |
| | Pat Cramer Patricia Pretorius | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Cramer Patricia Pretorius | 3 | 6 | | Bob Carmichael Lesley Hunt | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Marty Riessen Margaret Court | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jimmy Connors Chris Evert | 4 | 4 | 2 | Marty Riessen Margaret Court | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Marty Riessen Margaret Court | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | I Năstase R Casals | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | D Birchmore P Bostrom | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | I Năstase R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | B Howe Sandy Stap | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | V Amritraj P Moor | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | B Howe Sandy Stap | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Năstase R Casals | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Borowiak P Teeguarden | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | H Richardson A Kiyomura | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | V Gerulaitis C Graebner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | V Gerulaitis C Graebner | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | J Borowiak P Teeguarden | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | J Borowiak P Teeguarden | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| V Korotkov M Kroschina | 6 | 7 | | V Korotkov M Kroschina | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| R Case S Minford | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | O Davidson BJ King | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ewert K Harris | 6 | 0 | | 3 | O Davidson BJ King | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | C Dibley K Krantzcke | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Talbert B Smith | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | O Davidson BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Keldie C Doerner | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | I Fletcher M Schallau | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Fletcher M Schallau | 5 | 6 | 6 | | I Fletcher M Schallau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meer C Molesworth | 6 | 6 | | | S Meer C Molesworth | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ware S Hudson-Beck | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | O Davidson BJ King | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | B Maud B Stöve | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Maud B Stöve | 3 | 4 |
| | J-B Chanfreau M Redondo | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | B Maud B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mulloy A Gibson | 6 | 4 | 3 | | E Scott C Martinez | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Scott C Martinez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | B Maud B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Schroder L Rossouw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Kakulia O Morozova | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Siegel W Appleby | 7 | 4 | 1 | | D Schroder L Rossouw | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kakulia O Morozova | 6 | 6 | | | T Kakulia O Morozova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Anderson B Hawcroft | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | B Carmichael L Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McManus W Overton | 3 | 3 | | | B Carmichael L Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Masters K Blake | 6 | 3 | 6 | | G Masters K Blake | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Brown M Cooper | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | B Carmichael L Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | T Palafox M Aschner | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | D Ralston F Dürr | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | J Simpson L Beaven | 6 | 6 | | | J Simpson L Beaven | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Russell V Berner | 3 | 4 | | 6 | D Ralston F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Ralston F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Carmichael L Hunt | 6 | 7 |
| | W Durham S Stap | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | P Cramer P Pretorius | 3 | 6 |
| | T Addison J Evert | 7 | 6 | | | T Addison J Evert | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Amritraj B Kirk | 1 | 2 | | | D Dell V Ziegenfuss | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | D Dell V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Addison J Evert | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | M Machette S Walsh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Cramer P Pretorius | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | P Curtis L Tuero | 1 | 5 | | | M Machette S Walsh | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cramer P Pretorius | 7 | 7 | | | P Cramer P Pretorius | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | F McMillan V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J Velasco ME Guzmán | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Pattison D Pattison | 7 | 2 | 6 | | A Pattison D Pattison | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| J Connors C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | J Connors C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| S Warboys W Gilchrist | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Connors C Evert | w/o | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | I Molina K Kemmer | | | | | |
| | | | | | I Molina K Kemmer | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | P Dominguez N Fuchs | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Connors C Evert | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Riessen M Court | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | F Stolle A Jones | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | P Cornejo I Fernández de Soto | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle A Jones | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Riessen M Court | w/o | | | | |
| | | | | | W Higgins E Emmanuel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Riessen M Court | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
