Men's singles |
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Champion | Ilie Năstase |
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Runner-up | Arthur Ashe |
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Final score | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3 |
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Draw | 148 |
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Seeds | 16 |
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1972 tennis event results
Ilie Năstase defeated Arthur Ashe in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1972 US Open.
Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ashe.
12-time singles major champion Roy Emerson made his last major appearance, losing in the first round to Fred Stolle.
Seeds[]
The seeded players are listed below. Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Stan Smith (quarterfinalist)
Ken Rosewall (second round)
Rod Laver (fourth round)
Ilie Năstase (champion)
John Newcombe (third round)
Arthur Ashe (finalist)
Tom Okker (third round)
Jan Kodeš (second round)
Marty Riessen (third round)
Manuel Orantes (third round)
Cliff Drysdale (fourth round)
Cliff Richey (semifinalist)
Bob Lutz (fourth round)
Andrés Gimeno (fourth round)
Jimmy Connors (first round)
Bob Hewitt (fourth round)
Draw[]
Key[]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight[]
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Stan Smith
| 6
| 4
| 5
|
|
| | | |
|
| 6
| Arthur Ashe
| 7
| 6
| 7
|
|
| |
| | 6
| Arthur Ashe
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
|
| |
|
| |
| | | 12
| Cliff Richey
| 1
| 4
| 6
|
|
| |
| 12
| Cliff Richey
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| |
|
| Frew McMillan
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 2
|
| |
| | 6
| Arthur Ashe
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Ilie Năstase
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
| |
|
| Fred Stolle
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
| | |
| |
| 4
| Ilie Năstase
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| | 4
| Ilie Năstase
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| |
| | |
| Tom Gorman
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| |
|
| Roscoe Tanner
| 6
| 7
| 6
| 7
| 4
| |
| |
|
| Tom Gorman
| 7
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 6
| |
Top half[]
Section 1[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Smith
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 6
|
| | | | |
|
| Martin
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| | | 1
| Smith
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Panatta
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 2
|
| | |
| Graebner
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 0
|
| |
|
| Graebner
| 4
| 6
| 7
| 6
|
| | | | | | 1
| Smith
| 6
| 7
| 7
|
|
| |
|
| Muñoz
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | |
| Stone
| 3
| 6
| 5
|
|
| |
|
| Holmberg
| 4
| 7
| 3
| 4
|
| | |
| Muñoz
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| | | | |
|
| Pinto-Bravo
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 4
|
| | |
| Stone
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Stone
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | 1
| Smith
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 6
| |
| 14
| Gimeno
| 6
| 7
| 6
|
|
| | | | | | 14
| Gimeno
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 3
| |
|
| Korotkov
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
|
| | | 14
| Gimeno
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | |
|
| Owens
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 3
|
| | |
| Davidson
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 1
|
| |
|
| Davidson
| 6
| 3
| 4
| 6
|
| | | | | | 14
| Gimeno
| 5
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| Ruffels
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | |
| Ruffels
| 2
| r
|
|
|
| |
|
| McNair
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
|
| | |
| Ruffels
| 6
| 7
| 6
|
|
| | |
|
| Delaney
| 7
| 4
| 4
| 4
|
| | |
| Brown
| 3
| 5
| 4
|
|
| |
|
| Brown
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | |
Section 2[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6
| Ashe
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 7
|
| | | | |
|
| Rahim
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 6
|
| | | 6
| Ashe
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
|
| |
|
| Maud
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | |
| Maud
| 4
| 4
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Kamiwazumi
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 4
|
| | | | | | 6
| Ashe
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 6
|
| |
|
| Alexander
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 6
| | | | |
| Case
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 1
|
| |
|
| Dent
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 4
| | |
| Alexander
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 4
| | | | |
|
| Case
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Case
| 7
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 6
| |
|
|
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
|
| | | | 6
| Ashe
| 5
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| 13
| Lutz
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | | | 13
| Lutz
| 7
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| |
|
| Dibley
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
|
| | | 13
| Lutz
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
|
| | | | |
|
| Menon
| 6
| 4
| 4
|
|
| | |
| Vilas
| 3
| 3
| 5
|
|
| |
|
| Vilas
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | | | 13
| Lutz
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Kreiss
| 3
| 4
| 4
|
|
| | | | |
| Scott
| 6
| 2
| 2
|
|
| |
|
| Scott
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Scott
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 7
|
| | |
|
| Amritraj
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Amritraj
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 5
|
| |
|
| Schroder
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
|
| | |
Section 4[]
Bottom half[]
Section 5[]
| Preliminary round
| | | First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Ryan
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 3
|
| | | | | |
|
| McKinley
| 3
| 7
| 7
| 6
|
| | |
| McKinley
| 3
| 4
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Addison
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 4
| | |
| Pasarell
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
|
| |
|
| Pasarell
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 5
| 6
| | | | | |
| Pasarell
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Barazzutti
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
|
| | | | |
| Gerulaitis
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
|
| |
|
| Amritraj
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Amritraj
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| | | | |
|
| Neely
| 5
| 5
| 2
|
|
| | |
| Gerulaitis
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Gerulaitis
| 7
| 7
| 6
|
|
| | | |
| Pasarell
| 5
| 6
| 4
| 3
|
| |
|
| Irvine
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 3
| | | | | | 11
| Drysdale
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Hardie
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 6
| | |
| Hardie
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
| | | | |
|
| Krulevitz
| 7
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| | |
| N'Godrella
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| N'Godrella
| 6
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | | |
| N'Godrella
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 4
|
| |
|
| Bengtson
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 2
|
| | | | | 11
| Drysdale
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Belkin
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 6
|
| | |
| Belkin
| 5r
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
| Phillips-Moore
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
|
| | | 11
| Drysdale
| 5
|
|
|
|
| |
| 11
| Drysdale
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | 11
| Drysdale
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 6
|
| |
|
| Borg
| 5
| 7
| 4
| 4
|
| | | | | | |
| Stolle
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 7
|
| |
|
| Emerson
| 7
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | |
| Emerson
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| | | | |
|
| Fitzgibbon
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
|
| | |
| Stolle
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Stolle
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | | |
| Stolle
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| | | | | |
| Machette
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
|
| |
| | | |
| Machette
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | |
| | | |
| Holeček
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 4
|
| |
| | | | |
| Stolle
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| | | | | | | 5
| Newcombe
| 6
| 4
| 3
|
|
| |
| | | |
| Dibbs
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
| | |
| | | |
| Borowiak
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 6
|
| |
| | | | | | |
| Dibbs
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
|
| |
| | | | | | 5
| Newcombe
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| | | |
| Kakulia
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
|
| | |
| | | | 5
| Newcombe
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
Section 6[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Russell
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 4
| | | | |
|
| Kukal
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 6
| | |
| Kukal
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
|
| |
|
| Dell
| 4
| 7
| 4
| 6
|
| | |
| Cornejo
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Cornejo
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 7
|
| | | | | |
| Cornejo
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 1
|
| |
|
| Fassbender
| 6
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | | 16
| Hewitt
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 6
|
| |
|
| Molina
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 3
|
| | |
| Fassbender
| 5
| 3
| 4
|
|
| | | | |
|
| Pohmann
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
|
| | | 16
| Hewitt
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| 16
| Hewitt
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | 16
| Hewitt
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
|
| |
|
| Dominguez
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | | | 4
| Năstase
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Gonzales
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| | |
| Dominguez
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 6
|
| | | | |
|
| Reid
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Reid
| 7
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
| |
|
| Osborne
| 4
| 2
| 4
|
|
| | | | | |
| Dominguez
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 3
|
| |
|
| Taylor
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 6
| | | | | 4
| Năstase
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 6
|
| |
|
| Pattison
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 3
| | |
| Taylor
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 6
| | |
|
| Velasco, Sr.
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
|
| | | 4
| Năstase
| 7
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 7
| |
| 4
| Năstase
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
Section 7[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Sakai
| 6
| 7
| 6
|
|
| | | | |
|
| Kuki
| 2
| 5
| 4
|
|
| | |
| Sakai
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
|
| |
|
| Battrick
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
|
| | |
| Cooper
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Cooper
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | | |
| Cooper
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Parun
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | | 10
| Orantes
| 6
| 4
| 4
|
|
| |
|
| Froehling
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| | |
| Parun
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 5
| 4
| | | | |
|
| Simpson
| 5
| 2
| 2
|
|
| | | 10
| Orantes
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 6
| |
| 10
| Orantes
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | |
| Cooper
| 2
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Carmichael
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
|
| | | | | |
| Tanner
| 6
| 7
| 7
|
|
| |
|
| Doerner
| 4
| 4
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Carmichael
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 6
| | | | |
|
| Tanner
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Tanner
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 7
| |
|
| El Shafei
| 6
| 4
| 4
|
|
| | | | | |
| Tanner
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 6
|
| |
|
| Ulrich
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 6
|
| | | | | 7
| Okker
| 4
| 6
| 5
| 3
|
| |
|
| Solomon
| 6
| 7
| 6
| 7
|
| | |
| Solomon
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
|
| | |
|
| Cramer
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
|
| | | 7
| Okker
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| 7
| Okker
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
Section 8[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
| Keldie
| 4
| 0
| r
|
|
| | | | |
|
| Ţiriac
| 6
| 1
|
|
|
| | |
| Ţiriac
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 5
| 6
| |
|
| Zuleta
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
|
| | |
| Pilić
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 7
| |
|
| Pilić
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
|
| | | | | |
| Pilić
| 4
| 4
| 4
|
|
| |
|
| McManus
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
| | | | |
| Gorman
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
|
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 3
| | |
| McManus
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| | | | |
|
| Gorman
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 6
| | |
| Gorman
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| 15
| Connors
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 5
| 4
| | | |
| Gorman
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
|
| Hose
| 7
| 4
| 7
| 7
|
| | | | | |
| Stockton
| 4
| 3
| 3
|
|
| |
|
| Faulk
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | |
| Hose
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | |
|
| Stockton
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | |
| Stockton
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 7
|
| |
|
| Barth
| 4
| 2
| 4
|
|
| | | | | |
| Stockton
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6
| |
|
| Cox
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| | | | |
| Cox
| 7
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 2
| |
|
| Granát
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
|
| | |
| Cox
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 7
|
| | |
|
| Curtis
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
|
| | | 2
| Rosewall
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| 2
| Rosewall
| 6
| 7
| 6
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