1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles

1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 8S Pepsi-Cola Masters singles ATP Finals Defending champion Ilie Năstase successfully defended his title, defeating Stan Smith in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles title at the 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters. Draw Finals Semifinals Final   ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6       USA Jimmy Connors 2 3 2       USA Tom Gorman 7 5 7 5r   USA Stan Smith 6 7 5 4     ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 3 2 6   USA Stan Smith 3 2 6 6 3 Group A   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings   ROM 1965 Năstase ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 3–0 6–0 36–20 1   USA Gorman USA Tom Gorman 2–1 4–2 29–25 2   ESP 1945 Orantes ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 1–2 2–4 26–30 3   RSA 1928 Hewitt RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 0–3 0–6 20–36 4 6–2, 6–3 6–3, 6–4 6–4, 6–4 2–6, 3–6 6–3, 6–4 6–4, 6–2 3–6, 4–6 3–6, 4–6 6–3, 6–3 4–6, 4–6 3–6, 4–6 3–6, 3–6 Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. Group B   RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings   USA Smith USA Stan Smith 3–0 6–2 43–25 1   USA Connors USA Jimmy Connors 2–1 5–3 43–35 2   CSK Kodeš CSK Jan Kodeš 1–2 2–4 20–29 3   ESP 1945 Gimeno ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 0–3 2–6 28–45 4 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 6–1, 6–0 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 6–4, 6–3 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 1–6, 0–6 4–6, 3–6 6–3, 6–2 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 3–6, 7–6, 2–6 3–6, 2–6 Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision. See also ATP World Tour Finals appearances References 1972 Masters Singles Draw https://web.archive.org/web/20140910205856/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010009467 2014-09-10 Singles