1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1972 Wimbledon Championships
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Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1] Two players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the two highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.^[2]

Qualifiers[]

Lucky losers[]

Qualifying draw[]

Key[]

First qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Sandy Mayer		6	7
	Franco Bartoni		4	5
								Sandy Mayer		6	6
								Colin McHugo		2	1
	Colin McHugo		8	6
	Greg Perkins		6	3
															Sandy Mayer		8	6	8
															Larry Parker		6	3	6
	Larry Parker		3	6	6
	José Guerrero		6	4	4
								Larry Parker		6	6
								Ricardo Cano		4	1
	Ricardo Cano		7	8
	Jayakumar Royappa		5	6

Second qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Pietro Marzano		6	8
			3	6
								Pietro Marzano		6	6
										2	3
			6	6
			2	2
															Pietro Marzano		8	9	6
																	6	8	3
			9	3	8
	Thierry Bernasconi		8	6	6
										6	6
								Cliff Letcher		2	3
	Cliff Letcher		6	7
	Eduardo Gorostiaga		4	5

Third qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Dick Knight		6	6
	Saeed Meer		4	3
								Dick Knight		6	6
								Russell Simpson		2	2
	Russell Simpson		4	6	6
			6	3	4
															Dick Knight		6	9	4	6
															Juan Herrera		2	8	6	2
	Juan Herrera		6	6
			2	3
								Juan Herrera		7	9	6
								Pierre Joly		9	8	4
	Pierre Joly		6	6
			3	2

Fourth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	William Durham		6	6
			0	0
								William Durham		2	6	7
								George Berner		6	4	5
	George Berner		6	6
	Aly El Dawoudi		3	3
															William Durham		6	6	6
																	0	2	4
			8	6
			6	3
										8	6
								Steven Turner		6	1
	Steven Turner		6	7
	Kiyoshi Tanabe		1	5

Fifth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Paul Gerken		6	6
			4	4
								Paul Gerken		6	6
										4	0
			6	6
			2	0
															Paul Gerken		7	3	6	6
															John Yuill		5	6	3	2
	John Yuill		4	9	6
	Carlos Kirmayr		6	8	4
								John Yuill		9	6
								Paul Kronk		8	2
	Paul Kronk		6	6
	Yair Wertheimer		3	1

Sixth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Dan Bleckinger		6	6
	Abe Segal		3	4
								Dan Bleckinger		9	3	7
										7	6	5
			8	9
			6	8
															Dan Bleckinger		6	9	4	6
															Ernie Ewert		4	8	6	3
	Ernie Ewert		6	6
			3	2
								Ernie Ewert		9	6
										7	2
			6	6
			4	4

Seventh qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Eugene Scott		6	6
	Vincenzo Franchitti		4	3
								Eugene Scott		6	8	6
										2	9	3
			7	6
			5	2
															Eugene Scott		6	8	6
															Wojciech Fibak		4	6	4
	Wojciech Fibak		4	6
	Robin Drysdale		6	1r
								Wojciech Fibak		6	3	6
								Norman Holmes		2	6	2
	Norman Holmes		4	6	6
	Jacek Niedźwiedzki		6	2	3

Eighth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Dick R. Bohrnstedt		6	5	6
	Pekka Saila		3	7	4
								Dick R. Bohrnstedt		6	3	6
								Richard Lewis		3	6	4
	Richard Lewis		4	6	6
	Keith Hancock		6	3	1
															Dick R. Bohrnstedt		3	6	6	3	6
															José Moreno		6	3	2	6	4
	José Moreno		6	6
			1	4
								José Moreno		6	6
								Jim Moore		4	4
	Jim Moore		6	6
			2	3

Ninth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alvin Gardiner		6	7
			1	5
								Alvin Gardiner		6	7
										1	5
			6	6
	Nicolas Kelaidis		3	3
															Alvin Gardiner		6	6	6
															Jean-François Caujolle		3	1	3
	Jean-François Caujolle		3	8	7
	Dick Dell		6	6	5
								Jean-François Caujolle		6	4	7
								Lito Álvarez		4	6	5
	Lito Álvarez		6	6
	Mike Collins		1	1

Tenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Sherwood Stewart		6	7	6
			2	9	3
								Sherwood Stewart		6	7
										2	5
			6	7
			1	5
															Sherwood Stewart		6	8	6
															Vitas Gerulaitis		4	6	1
	Vitas Gerulaitis		8	6
	Ashley Compton-Dando		6	0
								Vitas Gerulaitis		1	6	6
								Munawar Iqbal		6	3	4
	Munawar Iqbal		6	6
	Rod Frawley		4	2

Eleventh qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Butch Seewagen		6	7
	Richard Russell		2	5
								Butch Seewagen		5	6	6
								John Lloyd		7	0	4
	John Lloyd		6	6
			4	2
															Butch Seewagen		7	6	8
															Steve Faulk		5	2	6
	Steve Faulk		6	8
	Kenichi Hirai		2	6
								Steve Faulk		6	6
								José Higueras		3	1
	José Higueras		6	7
	Graeme Thomson		2	5

Twelfth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Jeff Austin		6	6
			2	4
								Jeff Austin		6	6
								Eduardo Zuleta		4	2
	Eduardo Zuleta		6	5	6
	Peter Curtis		2	7	2
															Jeff Austin		4	6	6	6
															Steve Siegel		6	4	4	3
	Steve Siegel		6	6
			4	4
								Steve Siegel		6	6
								Donald McCormick		2	4
	Donald McCormick		6	4	6
	Gene Malin		4	6	4

Thirteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Tito Vázquez		6	6
	Mike Machette		4	2
								Tito Vázquez		4	6	6
								Rayno Seegers		6	2	0
	Rayno Seegers		6	6
			4	2
															Tito Vázquez		9	6	7	9
															William Brown		7	2	9	8
	William Brown		6	6
			4	1
								William Brown		6	6
										1	3
			7	4	6
			5	6	2

Fourteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Robert Stock		6	6
			3	4
								Robert Stock		6	6
										4	1
			9	1	7
	Anthony Fawcett		8	6	5
															Robert Stock		7	6	6
																	5	4	3
			7	3	6
	Roberto Marcher		5	6	2
										8	6
										6	1
			6	8	6
	Harry Fritz		4	9	2

Fifteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Mike Estep		9	6
	Ramiro Benavides		8	3
								Mike Estep		3	6	6
								Byron Bertram		6	2	1
	Byron Bertram		6	4	6
	Luis-Felipe Tavares		2	6	3
															Mike Estep		3	4	6	6	6
															John James		6	6	2	2	1
	John James		6	6
			2	3
								John James		3	6	6
										6	3	4
			6	9
	Phil Siviter		3	8

Sixteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Paul Hutchins		6	6
	Chiradip Mukerjea		4	4
								Paul Hutchins		6	9
								Julián Ganzábal		2	8
	Julián Ganzábal		5	7	6
	Piero Toci		7	5	3
															Paul Hutchins		6	6	6
															Harold Turnbull		3	3	3
	Harold Turnbull		9	6
	Doug Crawford		8	4
								Harold Turnbull		8	6
										6	4
			6	6	8
	Bob Rheinberger		4	8	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation