1972 French Open – Men's singles

1972 French Open ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno FRA Patrick Proisy 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 64 (16 Q Qualifiers) 16 1972 French Open Andrés Gimeno defeated Patrick Proisy in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1972 French Open. It was his first and only major title and, at the age of 1937 8 3 1972 6 4, was the oldest first-time major champion in the Open Era. Jan Kodeš was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Proisy. The French Lawn Tennis Federation halved the size of the draw from 128 to 64 players in an attempt to attract the top players on tour to the tournament; this change was reverted the following year as results were mixed.1972 https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/roland-garros-past-editions-1972-andres-gimeno-billie-jean-king Roland Garros Fédération Française de Tennis 11 March 2021 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Andrés Gimeno is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. TCH Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (first round) USA Stan Smith (quarterfinals) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (semifinals) ZAF 1928 Bob Hewitt (first round) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (champion) FRA Pierre Barthès (third round) YUG Željko Franulović (first round) FRA Patrick Proisy (final) URS Alex Metreveli (semifinals) USA Clark Graebner (third round) USA Jimmy Connors (second round) CHL Jaime Fillol Sr. (second round) TCH František Pála (third round) - AUS Barry Phillips-Moore (third round) Qualifying 1972 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1972/draws 12 October 2024 Finals 5 160 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 4 6 6 6 FRA Patrick Proisy 9 6 3 1 1 URS Alex Metreveli 10 6 3 1 6 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 4 6 6 2 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 4 3 5 2 FRA Patrick Proisy 9 6 7 6 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 9 3 3 URS Alex Metreveli 10 8 7 6 6 USA Stan Smith 3 1 9 0 5 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 7 6 7 USA Harold Solomon 4 7 3 2 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 4 6 5 6 6 FRA Patrick Proisy 9 6 6 2 6 6 TCH Jan Kodeš 1 3 8 6 2 1 Top half Section 1 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   FRA JB Chanfreau 4 0 3 Q CHI P Rodríguez 6 6 6   GBR D Lloyd 6 5 2 0   URS V Korotkov 1 7 6 6 LL ITA M di Domenico 5 5 7 6 5 Q FRA P Beust 7 7 5 2 7   CHI P Cornejo 6 11 6   URS S Likhachev 3 9 3 ITA A Panatta   6 7 6 6 ZAF 1928 R Moore   0 9 3 2 ITA A Panatta   6 2 7 6 URS V Korotkov   1 6 5 3 ZAF 1928 R Moore   Rhodesia A Pattison   w/o ROU 1965 I Năstase 2 6 7 4 3 ITA A Panatta   1 9 6 6 URS V Korotkov   10 0 6 5 6 AUS C Dibley   8 6 2 7 3 PAK H Rahim   6 3 8 4 3 ZAF 1928 R Moore   2 6 6 6 6 CHI P Cornejo   3 4 6 1 Rhodesia A Pattison   6 6 4 6 CHI P Rodríguez Q 7 5 2 1 URS V Korotkov   5 7 6 6 FRA P Beust Q 5 1 3 CHI P Cornejo   7 6 6 Section 2 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   URS T Lejus 1 2 6 1 Q HUN G Varga 6 6 4 6   JPN T Sakai 4 6 6 2 2   AUS G Masters 6 1 2 6 6   SWE O Bengtson 2 10 4 Q ARG R Cano 6 12 6   POL W Gąsiorek 6 6 3 3 7   AUS R Case 1 1 6 6 5 FRA P Barthès 7 6 2 12 3 URS A Metreveli 10 8 6 10 6 FRA P Barthès 7 6 6 6 AUS G Masters   3 3 4 URS A Metreveli 10 6 6 7 7 POL W Gąsiorek   0 4 9 5 FRA P Barthès 7 AUS L Hoad   w/o AUS G Masters   6 6 6 POL T Nowicki   1 1 2 URS A Metreveli 10 6 2 6 6 FRG H Elschenbroich   3 6 4 3 POL W Gąsiorek   5 6 6 6 ZAF 1928 P Cramer   7 4 4 3 HUN G Varga Q 7 5 2 1 AUS G Masters   5 7 6 6 ARG R Cano Q 6 3 3 6 2 POL W Gąsiorek   3 6 6 3 6 Section 3 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   ROU P Mărmureanu 6 5 6 Q URS T Kakulia 8 7 8   ESP 1945 J Guerrero 6 3 4 6   YUG N Špear 4 6 6 8   USA B Gottfried 3 6 6 9 Q FRA B Montrenaud 6 4 0 7   FRA JP Meyer 8 7 6   USA J Osborne 6 5 4 USA S Smith 3 6 6 6 TCH F Pála 14 4 0 3 USA S Smith 3 6 7 7 6 BEL B Mignot   3 5 9 3 TCH F Pála 14 10 10 9 8 USA B Gottfried   8 8 11 6 USA S Smith 3 6 6 6 FRA JL Rouyer   4 2 4 URS T Kakoulia Q 0 1 5 BEL B Mignot   6 6 7 TCH F Pála 14 6 7 6 USA A Olmedo   2 5 2 USA B Gottfried   6 6 6 FRA P Dominguez   2 3 1 URS T Kakoulia Q 6 7 6 YUG N Špear   4 5 3 USA B Gottfried   6 6 6 FRA JP Meyer   2 4 3 Section 4 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   COL J Velasco 7 2 3 Q ITA P Toci 9 6 6   DEN T Ulrich 6 6 2 1 1   FRA D Contet 3 4 6 6 6   TCH J Hřebec 6 7 6 Q FRA F Pierson 4 5 4   FRG A Korpás 6 6 6   JPN J Kamiwazumi 4 3 2 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 3 6 5 6 6 USA C Graebner 11 6 3 7 2 1 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 6 6 6 BEL P Hombergen   1 3 1 USA C Graebner 11 6 6 6 TCH J Hřebec   1 0 4 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 6 6 6 CHL J Pinto-Bravo   2 2 1 FRA D Contet   0 2 0 BEL P Hombergen   6 6 6 USA C Graebner 11 6 6 6 BRA T Koch   2 0 2 TCH J Hřebec   1 6 6 1 6 HUN I Gulyás   6 2 2 6 3 ITA P Toci Q 4 0 6 0 FRA D Contet   6 6 0 6 TCH J Hřebec   6 6 6 FRG A Korpás   1 3 2 Bottom half Section 5 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   ESP 1945 A Muñoz 6 6 6   AUS J Cooper 2 0 2 Q USA S Stewart 5 6 2 7   TCH J Kukal 7 4 6 9   AUS K Warwick 5 6 9 6   AUT H Kary 7 3 7 4 Q USA S Faulk 5 3 4   ARG G Vilas 7 6 6 USA H Solomon   3 8 6 6 6 ARG G Vilas   6 10 2 4 4 USA H Solomon   6 7 6 USA J Connors 12 4 5 1 HUN S Baranyi   6 2 7 6 3 ARG G Vilas   3 6 5 8 6 USA H Solomon   6 AUS M Mulligan   1 r. ESP 1945 A Muñoz   3 5 6 USA J Connors 12 6 7 8 HUN S Baranyi   6 9 6 ROU 1965 I Țiriac   2 7 3 ARG G Vilas   0 8 8 2 6 ZAF 1928 B Hewitt 5 6 6 6 6 2 ESP 1945 A Muñoz   6 6 6 TCH J Kukal   2 3 4 AUS K Warwick   3 0 0 ARG G Vilas   6 6 6 Section 6 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   IND J Mukerjea 6 6 6   FRA W N'Godrella 3 2 3 Q GBR J De Mendoza 6 6 1 6   ITA E Castigliano 2 1 6 4   TCH M Holeček 7 6 2 1 2   ITA E Di Matteo 5 3 6 6 6 Q YUG Z Ivančić 6 2 6 3 2   FRA M Leclercq 3 6 0 6 6 ITA N Pietrangeli   2 1 3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 4 6 6 6 ITA N Pietrangeli   6 6 4 6 CHI J Fillol Sr. 13 3 2 6 4 YUG B Jovanović   0 1 0 ESP 1945 M Orantes 4 6 6 6 AUS D Crealy   2 6 9 4 ITA N Pietrangeli   6 3 11 6 GBR J De Mendoza Q 6 6 4 2 CHL J Fillol Sr. 13 2 8 6 6 FRA G Goven   w/o YUG B Jovanović   ITA E Di Matteo   6 1 7 1 ESP 1945 M Orantes 4 4 6 9 6 IND J Mukerjea   3 5 2 GBR J De Mendoza Q 6 7 6 FRA M Leclercq   2 2 9 ITA E Di Matteo   6 6 11 Section 7 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   USA J McManus 4 6 3 8 3   ITA A Zugarelli 6 3 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 R Seegers 6 0 6 1 7   BRA J Mandarino 1 6 3 6 9   FRG W Bungert 1 3 3   GBR J Paish 6 6 6 Q USA S Turner 6 0 2 3   AUS I Fletcher 4 6 6 6 FRA P Proisy 9 6 1 6 6 AUS I Fletcher   4 6 2 3 ESP 1945 J Gisbert Sr   4 3 6 6 FRAP Proisy 9 6 6 2 8 FRA F Jauffret   8 3 2 4 AUS I Fletcher   6 6 6 6 ESP 1945 J Gisbert Sr   6 6 8 TCH V Zednik   4 3 6 BRA J Mandarino   2 6 3 FRA P Proisy 9 6 8 6 ITA P Bertolucci   0 4 1 FRA F Jauffret   6 6 6 AUS I Fletcher   6 6 6 YUG Z Franulović 8 4 4 1 ITA A Zugarelli   6 2 14 2 BRA J Mandarino   4 6 16 6 AUS I Fletcher   6 6 6 GBR J Paish   4 3 1 Section 8 y 2 5 y First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round   COL I Molina 6 6 3 7 5   GRE N Kalogeropoulos 4 3 6 9 7 Q AUS B Rheinberger 3 5 6 6 3   FRG J Fassbender 6 7 3 4 6   ITA C Barazzutti 6 1 3 4   FRA JC Barclay 2 6 6 6 Q AUS A McDonald 4 6 6 6   RSA 1928 T Ryan 6 1 3 3 AUS B Phillips-Moore 16 4 2 4 TCH J Kodeš 1 6 6 6 NZL O Parun   2 4 2 AUS B Phillips-Moore 16 6 6 6 ZAF 1928 F McMillan   3 0 3 TCH J Kodeš 1 6 6 6 NZL O Parun   6 6 8 USA T Gorman   3 3 6 FRG J Fassbender   1 4 1 AUS B Phillips-Moore 16 6 6 6 HUN P Szőke   5 6 4 3 ZAF 1928 F McMillan   7 2 6 6 FRA JC Barclay   5 7 6 2 TCH J Kodeš 1 7 9 2 6 GRE N Kalogeropoulos   3 6 6 4 2 FRG J Fassbender   6 3 3 6 6 FRA JC Barclay   6 3 6 7 AUS A McDonald Q 1 6 0 5 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1972 French Open Men's Singles draw 1972 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1972 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's singles Category:1972 Grand Prix (tennis) 1972