1972 US Open Men's Singles Draw & Results

Complete Open Era tournament bracket and match scores for US Open 1972 (Men's Singles). Champion: Ilie Nastase. Runner-up: Arthur Ashe.

Round of 128

Stan Smith vs Billy Martin (Winner: Stan Smith) - 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-3
Ken Rosewall vs Peter Curtis (Winner: Ken Rosewall) - 6-1 7-6 6-2
Rod Laver vs John Paish (Winner: Rod Laver) - 6-2 6-1 6-3
Ilie Nastase vs Jairo Velasco Sr (Winner: Ilie Nastase) - 6-0 6-2 6-0
John Newcombe vs Teimuraz Kakulia (Winner: John Newcombe) - 6-1 6-2 6-4
Arthur Ashe vs Haroon Rahim (Winner: Arthur Ashe) - 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6
Tom Okker vs Pat Cramer (Winner: Tom Okker) - 6-2 6-3 6-4
Jan Kodes vs Danny O'Bryant (Winner: Jan Kodes) - 6-2 6-4 6-3
Marty Riessen vs Geoff Masters (Winner: Marty Riessen) - 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2
Manuel Orantes vs Jeff Simpson (Winner: Manuel Orantes) - 7-5 6-2 6-2
Cliff Drysdale vs Mike Belkin (Winner: Cliff Drysdale) - 5-5 RET
Cliff Richey vs Brian Gottfried (Winner: Cliff Richey) - 6-2 7-6 6-2
Robert Lutz vs Colin Dibley (Winner: Robert Lutz) - 6-4 6-2 6-2
Andres Gimeno vs Vladimir Korotkov (Winner: Andres Gimeno) - 6-4 7-5 6-4
Tom Gorman vs Jimmy Connors (Winner: Tom Gorman) - 6-1 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4
Bob Hewitt vs Hans-Jurgen Pohmann (Winner: Bob Hewitt) - 6-4 6-2 6-2
John Alexander vs Phil Dent (Winner: John Alexander) - 4-6 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
Anand Amritraj vs Derek Schroder (Winner: Anand Amritraj) - 7-6 6-3 6-4
Mal Anderson vs Raymond Moore (Winner: Mal Anderson) - 6-4 7-5 6-7 2-6 6-1
William Brown vs Jim Delaney (Winner: William Brown) - 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Bob Carmichael vs Peter Doerner (Winner: Bob Carmichael) - 6-4 6-4 7-6
Ross Case vs Fritz Schunck (Winner: Ross Case) - 6-3 6-2 6-4
John Cooper vs Gerald Battrick (Winner: John Cooper) - 6-3 6-1 6-0
Patricio Cornejo vs Dick Dell (Winner: Patricio Cornejo) - 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-6
Mark Cox vs Mike Estep (Winner: Mark Cox) - 6-4 6-1 6-3
Owen Davidson vs Charles Owens (Winner: Owen Davidson) - 6-4 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3
Eddie Dibbs vs Jeff Borowiak (Winner: Eddie Dibbs) - 6-2 6-7 6-3 7-6
Patrice Dominguez vs Richard Pancho Gonzales (Winner: Patrice Dominguez) - 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Brian Fairlie vs Jeff Austin (Winner: Brian Fairlie) - 7-6 6-3 6-2
Jurgen Fassbender vs Ivan Molina (Winner: Jurgen Fassbender) - 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-3
Jaime Fillol Sr. vs Frantisek Pala (Winner: Jaime Fillol Sr.) - 6-4 6-1 6-2
Paul Gerken vs Pancho Walthall (Winner: Paul Gerken) - 7-6 6-1 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis vs Vijay Amritraj (Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis) - 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Georges Goven vs James Chico Hagey (Winner: Georges Goven) - W/O
Clark Graebner vs Adriano Panatta (Winner: Clark Graebner) - 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
Humphrey Hose vs Steve Faulk (Winner: Humphrey Hose) - 7-5 4-6 7-6 7-6
Jan Kukal vs D. Richard Russell (Winner: Jan Kukal) - 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
Tom Leonard vs William Higgins (Winner: Tom Leonard) - 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6
Mike Machette vs Milan Holecek (Winner: Mike Machette) - 1-6 7-6 6-4 6-4
Robert Maud vs Jun Kamiwazumi (Winner: Robert Maud) - 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-4
Sandy Mayer vs Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau (Winner: Sandy Mayer) - 6-4 6-1 6-3
Jim McManus vs Dan Birchmore (Winner: Jim McManus) - 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
Frew McMillan vs Jean-Loup Rouyer (Winner: Frew McMillan) - 7-5 7-5 7-6
Antonio Munoz vs Ron Holmberg (Winner: Antonio Munoz) - 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4
Wanaro N'Godrella vs George Hardie (Winner: Wanaro N'Godrella) - 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4
Alejandro Olmedo vs Zan Guerry (Winner: Alejandro Olmedo) - 6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6
Onny Parun vs Frank Froehling (Winner: Onny Parun) - 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Charlie Pasarell vs Robert McKinley (Winner: Charlie Pasarell) - 6-3 6-4 7-6
Nikola Pilic vs Eduardo Zuleta (Winner: Nikola Pilic) - 6-1 6-3 7-5
Patrick Proisy vs Pat Dupre (Winner: Patrick Proisy) - 6-1 6-4 6-2
Raul Ramirez vs Jasjit Singh (Winner: Raul Ramirez) - 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1
Grover Raz Reid vs Jim Osborne (Winner: Grover Raz Reid) - 6-4 6-2 6-4
Ray Ruffels vs Fred McNair IV (Winner: Ray Ruffels) - 6-2 6-3 6-4
Toshiro Sakai vs Jun Kuki (Winner: Toshiro Sakai) - 6-2 7-5 6-4
Gene Scott vs Mike Kreiss (Winner: Gene Scott) - 6-3 6-4 6-4
Butch Seewagen vs Stephen Warboys (Winner: Butch Seewagen) - 7-6 4-6 7-5 6-2
Harold Solomon vs Torben Ulrich (Winner: Harold Solomon) - 6-7 7-5 6-1 7-6
Dick Stockton vs Roy Barth (Winner: Dick Stockton) - 6-4 6-2 6-4
Fred Stolle vs Roy Emerson (Winner: Fred Stolle) - 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2
Allan Stone vs Jaime Pinto-Bravo (Winner: Allan Stone) - 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-4
Roscoe Tanner vs Ismail El Shafei (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 7-6 6-4 6-4
Roger Taylor vs Andrew Pattison (Winner: Roger Taylor) - 3-6 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
Ion Tiriac vs Ray Keldie (Winner: Ion Tiriac) - 6-4 1-0 RET
Guillermo Vilas vs Sashi Menon (Winner: Guillermo Vilas) - 7-6 6-4 6-4

Round of 64

Stan Smith vs Clark Graebner (Winner: Stan Smith) - 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-0
Mark Cox vs Ken Rosewall (Winner: Mark Cox) - 1-6 6-3 7-6 7-6
Rod Laver vs Butch Seewagen (Winner: Rod Laver) - 6-3 6-2 7-5
Ilie Nastase vs Roger Taylor (Winner: Ilie Nastase) - 7-5 6-2 6-7 2-6 7-6
John Newcombe vs Eddie Dibbs (Winner: John Newcombe) - 6-3 6-4 6-3
Arthur Ashe vs Robert Maud (Winner: Arthur Ashe) - 6-4 6-4 7-6
Tom Okker vs Harold Solomon (Winner: Tom Okker) - 6-1 6-2 6-2
Sandy Mayer vs Jan Kodes (Winner: Sandy Mayer) - 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-1
Marty Riessen vs Mal Anderson (Winner: Marty Riessen) - 6-3 7-5 6-7 7-5
Manuel Orantes vs Onny Parun (Winner: Manuel Orantes) - 6-1 2-6 3-6 7-5 6-4
Cliff Drysdale vs Wanaro N'Godrella (Winner: Cliff Drysdale) - 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-3
Cliff Richey vs Alejandro Olmedo (Winner: Cliff Richey) - 6-2 6-3 7-6
Robert Lutz vs Guillermo Vilas (Winner: Robert Lutz) - 6-3 6-3 7-5
Andres Gimeno vs Owen Davidson (Winner: Andres Gimeno) - 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1
Bob Hewitt vs Jurgen Fassbender (Winner: Bob Hewitt) - 7-5 6-3 6-4
Ross Case vs John Alexander (Winner: Ross Case) - 7-6 7-6 4-6 3-6 6-4
John Cooper vs Toshiro Sakai (Winner: John Cooper) - 6-3 6-3 6-2
Patricio Cornejo vs Jan Kukal (Winner: Patricio Cornejo) - 6-3 6-4 6-2
Patrice Dominguez vs Grover Raz Reid (Winner: Patrice Dominguez) - 5-7 6-4 7-5 6-4
Jaime Fillol Sr. vs Brian Fairlie (Winner: Jaime Fillol Sr.) - 6-4 7-5 6-3
Paul Gerken vs Georges Goven (Winner: Paul Gerken) - 6-4 6-1 6-7 5-7 7-5
Tom Gorman vs Jim McManus (Winner: Tom Gorman) - 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3
Frew McMillan vs Tom Leonard (Winner: Frew McMillan) - 6-2 6-3 6-4
Charlie Pasarell vs Vitas Gerulaitis (Winner: Charlie Pasarell) - 7-6 6-3 6-2
Nikola Pilic vs Ion Tiriac (Winner: Nikola Pilic) - 6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6
Raul Ramirez vs Patrick Proisy (Winner: Raul Ramirez) - 6-2 2-6 1-6 7-6 6-4
Ray Ruffels vs William Brown (Winner: Ray Ruffels) - 6-3 7-5 6-4
Gene Scott vs Anand Amritraj (Winner: Gene Scott) - 3-6 6-4 7-6 7-5
Dick Stockton vs Humphrey Hose (Winner: Dick Stockton) - 6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6
Fred Stolle vs Mike Machette (Winner: Fred Stolle) - 6-3 6-4 6-3
Allan Stone vs Antonio Munoz (Winner: Allan Stone) - 6-1 6-0 6-7 6-0
Roscoe Tanner vs Bob Carmichael (Winner: Roscoe Tanner) - 4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6