1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1972 Wimbledon Championships USA Stan Smith ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 128 (8 Q Qualifiers) 8 grand slam 1972 Wimbledon Championships Stan Smith defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was his first Wimbledon singles title, and his second and last major singles title. Due to rain washing out the final Saturday when the final was due to take place, the men's singles final became the first match in Wimbledon history to take place on a Sunday. Not until ten years later in 1982 did Wimbledon men's singles finals start being deliberately scheduled for Sunday. Two-time reigning champion John Newcombe was prevented from participating due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation ban on World Championship Tennis-contracted players competing in its tournaments.The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 160 Bud Collins Bud Collins 2nd Seeds 1 1 USA Stan Smith (champion) 2 8 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (final) 3 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (semifinals) 4 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (second round) 5 4 TCH Jan Kodeš (semifinals) 6 5 FRA Pierre Barthès (fourth round) 7 7 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (first round) 8 2 URS 1955 Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals) Qualifying 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Stan Smith 6 8 6 8 URS 1955 Alex Metreveli 2 6 2 NZL Onny Parun 2 3 4 5 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 AUS Colin Dibley 2 0 2 3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 USA Jimmy Connors 4 4 1 2 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 1 USA Stan Smith 3 6 6 7 5 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 4 1 5 3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 3 4 4 2 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 1 USA Stan Smith 4 6 6 4 7 2 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 3 3 6 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA S Smith 6 6 6 FRG H-J Plötz 1 1 3 Q AUS A Gardiner 2 9 2 7 4 RHO H Irvine 6 7 6 5 6 CHI P Cornejo 4 8 3 JPN 1947 T Sakai 6 9 6 GBR S Matthews 6 3 3 7 3 Q USA A Mayer 4 6 6 5 6 AUS I Fletcher 6 6 6 FRA J-L Rouyer 4 3 3 USA A Olmedo 4 6 6 6 DEN J Ulrich 6 3 3 4 Q AUS W Durham 3 8 4 TCH F Pála 6 9 6 AUT H Kary 8 6 8 3 6 HUN P Szőke 6 3 9 6 0 1 USA S Smith 6 9 6 RHO H Irvine 4 8 3 JPN 1947 T Sakai 9 3 2 4 Q USA A Mayer 8 6 6 6 AUS I Fletcher 6 6 1 6 USA A Olmedo 0 4 6 3 TCH F Pála 4 7 2 7 6 AUT H Kary 6 5 6 5 2 1 USA S Smith 6 7 3 9 Q USA A Mayer 3 5 6 7 AUS I Fletcher 6 6 6 TCH F Pála 1 0 1 1 USA S Smith 8 4 6 6 AUS I Fletcher 6 6 2 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 URS 1955 A Metreveli 6 8 6 Q ITA P Marzano 2 6 4 NZL J Simpson 3 6 1 5 FRA P Dominguez 6 4 6 7 DEN T Ulrich 6 3 GBR J Clifton 2 0r GBR J Paish 7 6 9 6 Q USA E Scott 9 4 8 3 FRA P Proisy 6 9 8 6 URS 1955 S Likhachev 4 8 9 4 RSA 1928 P Cramer 6 7 6 HUN I Gulyás 4 5 4 FRA J-C Barclay 3 5 8 4 Q USA M Estep 6 7 6 6 Q GBR P Hutchins 3 6 5 JPN 1947 J Kamiwazumi 6 8 7 8 URS 1955 A Metreveli 7 6 6 6 FRA P Dominguez 9 1 4 4 DEN T Ulrich 3 5 2 GBR J Paish 6 7 6 FRA P Proisy 3 5 4 RSA 1928 P Cramer 6 7 6 Q USA M Estep 6 6 6 JPN 1947 J Kamiwazumi 4 2 2 8 URS 1955 A Metreveli 7 6 3 6 GBR J Paish 5 3 6 4 RSA 1928 P Cramer 9 6 9 Q USA M Estep 8 4 7 8 URS 1955 A Metreveli 6 6 6 RSA 1928 P Cramer 3 1 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 6 6 GBR K Weatherley 1 2 4 LL RSA 1928 A van der Merwe 2 5 2 NZL O Parun 6 7 6 GBR J de Mendoza 6 3 2 5 AUS J Cooper 2 6 6 7 ITA E di Matteo 3 6 6 4 3 FRG W Bungert 6 1 4 6 6 URS 1955 T Kakulia 9 7 7 6 AUS R Keldie 7 5 9 4 Q USA R Knight 8 8 4 GBR D Lloyd 9 9 6 ARG G Vilas 5 5 5 TCH J Hřebec 7 7 7 ROM 1965 P Mărmureanu 3 4 0 HUN S Baranyi 6 6 6 4 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 4 6 8 9 4 NZL O Parun 6 8 6 8 6 GBR J Cooper 7 4 6 2 3 FRG W Bungert 5 6 0 6 6 URS 1955 T Kakulia 9 4 6 6 GBR D Lloyd 8 6 3 4 TCH J Hřebec 6 6 6 HUN S Baranyi 2 2 4 NZL O Parun 6 4 9 9 FRG W Bungert 4 6 7 7 URS 1955 T Kakulia 6 3 6 1 TCH J Hřebec 4 6 8 6 NZL O Parun 8 6 6 0 TCH J Hřebec 9 4 4 0r Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 TCH J Kodeš 6 4 6 6 CHI P Rodríguez 1 6 1 1 AUS P Doerner 2 9 8 4 Q USA G Seewagen 6 7 9 6 FRA J-P Meyer 3 6 8 7 TCH M Holeček 6 3 9 9 RSA 1928 D Schroder 6 2 3 Q USA D Bleckinger 8 6 6 IND V Amritraj 7 9 3 2 6 Q USA J Austin 5 8 6 6 4 ITA P Bertolucci 2 3 3 USA J McManus 6 6 6 AUS W Lloyd 6 9 4 5 9 FRA W N'Godrella 4 8 6 7 11 BEL P Hombergen 5 6 5 6 6 Q USA R Bohrnstedt 7 1 7 4 3 5 TCH J Kodeš 6 6 6 5= Q USA G Seewagen 0 1 2 TCH M Holeček 4 4 6 7 Q USA D Bleckinger 6 6 1 9 IND V Amritraj 1 2 6 USA J McManus 6 6 8 FRA W N'Godrella 7 6 3 4 BEL P Hombergen 5 8 6 6 5 TCH J Kodeš 6 6 6 Q USA D Bleckinger 0 3 2 USA J McManus 6 6 6 BEL P Hombergen 0 4 1 5 TCH J Kodeš 6 6 6 USA J McManus 2 4 4 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 T Ryan 3 4 2 AUS C Dibley 6 6 6 ESP 1945 A Muñoz 2 5 1 USA R Gonzales 6 7 6 USA R Tanner 6 2 6 7 7 COL J Velasco 3 6 4 9 5 CHI J Pinto Bravo 4 6 3 0 AUS A McDonald 6 3 6 6 USA J Osborne 4 2 6 6 5 GBR C Mottram 6 6 3 2 7 BRA 1968 T Koch 9 6 3 2 4 USA R Stockton 8 4 6 6 6 ESP 1945 J Gisbert 6 2 6 6 USA H Solomon 3 6 2 0 FRA J-B Chanfreau 5 8 3 6 FRA P Barthès 7 9 6 AUS C Dibley 6 6 8 USA R Gonzales 3 3 6 USA R Tanner 6 6 6 AUS A McDonald 2 2 4 GBR C Mottram 8 1 4 USA R Stockton 9 6 6 ESP 1945 J Gisbert 4 2 4 6 FRA P Barthès 6 6 6 AUS C Dibley 9 6 9 USA R Tanner 8 4 8 USA R Stockton 3 3 7 4 6 FRA P Barthès 6 6 5 6 AUS C Dibley 8 6 6 6 6 FRA P Barthès 9 3 2 1 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round MEX J Loyo Mayo 3 2 2 AUS B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 AUS S Ball 6 4 7 6 RSA 1928 F McMillan 4 6 5 3 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 5 7 ITA A Zugarelli 4 2 7 5 TCH V Zedník 2 2 7 USA B Gottfried 6 6 9 Q USA R Stock 4 3 4 ITA N Pietrangeli 6 6 6 COL I Molina 3 6 6 6 RHO A Pattison 6 2 4 3 AUS R Crealy 9 6 1 7 YUG N Špear 7 2 6 5 FRA G Goven 6 5 4 3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 8 7 6 AUS B Phillips-Moore 9 6 3 6 AUS S Ball 8 1 6 2 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 6 9 9 USA B Gottfried 4 7 8 ITA N Pietrangeli 2 8 6 7 COL I Molina 6 6 3 5 AUS R Crealy 2 3 2 3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 6 6 6 AUS B Phillips-Moore 6 1 2 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 8 6 6 ITA N Pietrangeli 2 2 1 3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 6 6 6 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 4 6 3 6 3 3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 6 4 6 4 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BRA 1968 JE Mandarino 4 2 1 FRG K Meiler 6 6 6 USA E van Dillen 7 8 6 Q USA S Stewart 5 6 1 FRA F Jauffret 1 7 8 6 7 SWE O Bengtson 6 5 9 1 5 ITA C Barazzutti 6 8 2 6 0 GBR J Feaver 4 9 6 3 6 TCH J Kukal 4 8 6 6 8 Q ARG M Vázquez 6 9 4 4 6 ITA A Panatta 6 8 4 6 6 AUS N Fraser 4 9 6 4 1 GBR S Warboys 1 6 3 4 GRE 1970 N Kalogeropoulos 6 1 6 6 USA J Connors 6 9 7 7 RSA 1928 R Hewitt 3 7 5 FRG K Meiler 6 6 1 4 4 USA E van Dillen 3 4 6 6 6 FRA F Jauffret 6 6 6 GBR J Feaver 2 3 4 TCH J Kukal 8 9 6 8 ITA A Panatta 9 8 8 9 GRE N Kalogeropoulos 3 5 6 USA J Connors 6 7 8 USA E van Dillen 6 1 4 FRA F Jauffret 8 6 6 ITA A Panatta 3 6 4 6 USA J Connors 6 0 6 8 FRA F Jauffret 2 3 6 USA J Connors 6 6 8 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round LL NZL R Clarke 2 1 0 RSA 1928 R Moore 6 6 6 BEL B Mignot 4 4 2 USA T Gorman 6 6 6 AUS K Warwick 0 7 6 3 CHI J Fillol 6 9 4 6 AUS G Masters 8 8 4 6 12 IND A Amritraj 9 6 6 3 10 FRG J Fassbender 4 7 7 6 AUS L Hoad 6 5 5 4 IND P Lall 5 6 6 3 6 Q USA P Gerken 7 3 2 6 3 USA C Graebner 6 3 6 6 IND J Mukerjea 2 6 4 3 AUS J Bartlett 4 2 2 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 6 RSA 1928 R Moore 4 4 5 USA T Gorman 6 6 7 CHI J Fillol 4 8 7 6 AUS G Masters 6 6 5 4 FRG J Fassbender 6 6 9 7 IND P Lall 4 8 7 5 USA C Graebner 3 6 1 2 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 4 6 6 USA T Gorman 6 7 2 4 8 CHI J Fillol 4 5 6 6 6 FRG J Fassbender 8 3 4 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 9 6 6 USA T Gorman 3 6 6 1 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 3 8 6 References External links 1972 MS Wimbledon 1972 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1972/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 7 November 2017 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1972 French Open Grand SlamsMen's singles 1972 U.S. Open Men's Singles Men's Singles 1972