1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament – Singles

Singles
1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Ken Rosewall
Final score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	31
Seeds	12
Events
Singles
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First-seeded Rod Laver won the men's singles title at the 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament tennis tournament.^[1]

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rod Laver	6	6
	3	Tom Okker	2	1
								1	Rod Laver	6	6
								2	Ken Rosewall	2	4
	12	Roger Taylor	6	3	4
	2	Ken Rosewall	4	6	6

Top half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Rod Laver	6	7
		Fred Stolle	1	5				1	Rod Laver	6	6
		Bob Maud	w	o					Bob Maud	3	2
		Frank Froehling													1	Rod Laver	6	7
																Bill Bowrey	2	5
									Bill Bowrey	6	3	6
	7	Marty Riessen	6	6				7	Marty Riessen	2	6	4
		Ray Ruffels	4	1																		1	Rod Laver	6	6
	6	Bob Lutz	3	6	6																	3	Tom Okker	2	1
		Allan Stone	6	3	3			6	Bob Lutz	7	4	2
	11	John Alexander	6	6				11	John Alexander	6	6	6
		Brian Fairlie	0	0											11	John Alexander	6	4
	10	Roy Emerson	3	1											3	Tom Okker	7	6
		Tony Roche	6	6					Tony Roche	4	7	6
	3	Tom Okker	6	6				3	Tom Okker	6	5	7
		Bob Carmichael	1	0

Bottom half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	4	Cliff Drysdale	3	2
		Mark Cox	6	6					Mark Cox	6	4	4
	12	Roger Taylor	6	6				12	Roger Taylor	1	6	6
		Roy Barth	3	1											12	Roger Taylor	6	6
	9	John Newcombe	6	7											9	John Newcombe	4	3
		Jeff Borowiak	2	5				9	John Newcombe	6	7
	8	Charlie Pasarell	5	6	6			8	Charlie Pasarell	3	5
		Tom Leonard	7	4	3																	12	Roger Taylor	6	3	4
	5	Arthur Ashe	6	7																		2	Ken Rosewall	4	6	6
		Ismail El Shafei	3	6				5	Arthur Ashe	3	4
		Niki Pilić	6	7					Niki Pilić	6	6
		Owen Davidson	2	6												Niki Pilić	3	5
		Graham Stilwell	w	o											2	Ken Rosewall	6	7
		Phil Dent							Graham Stilwell	4	4
		Terry Addison	4	1				2	Ken Rosewall	6	6
	2	Ken Rosewall	6	6

See also[]

• Laver–Rosewall rivalry

References[]

External links[]

• ITF tournament edition details