1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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.[1] It was his only Wimbledon singles title, and his second and final major singles title.

Men's singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Stan Smith
Runner-up Ilie Năstase
Final score4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Draw128 (8 Q )
Seeds8
Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships

Two-time defending 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.[2]

Seeds
01.   Stan Smith (champion)
02.   Ilie Năstase (final)
03.   Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
04.   Andrés Gimeno (second round)
05.   Jan Kodeš (semifinals)
06.   Pierre Barthès (fourth round)
07.   Bob Hewitt (first round)
08.   Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Stan Smith 6 8 6
8 Alex Metreveli 2 6 2
1 Stan Smith 3 6 6 7
5 Jan Kodeš 6 4 1 5
Onny Parun 2 3 4
5 Jan Kodeš 6 6 6
1 Stan Smith 4 6 6 4 7
2 Ilie Năstase 6 3 3 6 5
Colin Dibley 2 0 2
3 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6
3 Manuel Orantes 3 4 4
2 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
Jimmy Connors 4 4 1
2 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 S Smith 6 6 6
H-J Plötz 1 1 3 1 S Smith 6 9 6
Q A Gardiner 2 9 2 7 4 H Irvine 4 8 3
H Irvine 6 7 6 5 6 1 S Smith 6 7 3 9
P Cornejo 4 8 3 Q A Mayer 3 5 6 7
T Sakai 6 9 6 T Sakai 9 3 2 4
S Matthews 6 3 3 7 3 Q A Mayer 8 6 6 6
Q A Mayer 4 6 6 5 6 1 S Smith 8 4 6 6
I Fletcher 6 6 6 I Fletcher 6 6 2 4
J-L Rouyer 4 3 3 I Fletcher 6 6 1 6
A Olmedo 4 6 6 6 A Olmedo 0 4 6 3
J Ulrich 6 3 3 4 I Fletcher 6 6 6
Q W Durham 3 8 4 F Pála 1 0 1
F Pála 6 9 6 F Pála 4 7 2 7 6
H Kary 8 6 8 3 6 H Kary 6 5 6 5 2
P Szőke 6 3 9 6 0

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 A Metreveli 6 8 6
Q P Marzano 2 6 4 8 A Metreveli 7 6 6 6
J Simpson 3 6 1 5 P Dominguez 9 1 4 4
P Dominguez 6 4 6 7 8 A Metreveli 7 6 3 6
T Ulrich 6 3 J Paish 5 3 6 4
J Clifton 2 0r T Ulrich 3 5 2
J Paish 7 6 9 6 J Paish 6 7 6
Q E Scott 9 4 8 3 8 A Metreveli 6 6 6
P Proisy 6 9 8 6 P Cramer 3 1 3
S Likhachev 4 8 9 4 P Proisy 3 5 4
P Cramer 6 7 6 P Cramer 6 7 6
I Gulyás 4 5 4 P Cramer 9 6 9
J-C Barclay 3 5 8 4 Q M Estep 8 4 7
Q M Estep 6 7 6 6 Q M Estep 6 6 6
Q P Hutchins 3 6 5 J Kamiwazumi 4 2 2
J Kamiwazumi 6 8 7

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 A Gimeno 6 6 6
K Weatherley 1 2 4 4 A Gimeno 4 6 8 9 4
LL A van der Merwe 2 5 2 O Parun 6 8 6 8 6
O Parun 6 7 6 O Parun 6 4 9 9
J de Mendoza 6 3 2 5 W Bungert 4 6 7 7
J Cooper 2 6 6 7 J Cooper 7 4 6 2 3
E di Matteo 3 6 6 4 3 W Bungert 5 6 0 6 6
W Bungert 6 1 4 6 6 O Parun 8 6 6 0
T Kakulia 9 7 7 6 J Hřebec 9 4 4 0r
R Keldie 7 5 9 4 T Kakulia 9 4 6 6
Q R Knight 8 8 4 D Lloyd 8 6 3 4
D Lloyd 9 9 6 T Kakulia 6 3 6 1
G Vilas 5 5 5 J Hřebec 4 6 8 6
J Hřebec 7 7 7 J Hřebec 6 6 6
P Mărmureanu 3 4 0 S Baranyi 2 2 4
S Baranyi 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 J Kodeš 6 4 6 6
P Rodríguez 1 6 1 1 5 J Kodeš 6 6 6
P Doerner 2 9 8 4 Q G Seewagen 0 1 2
Q G Seewagen 6 7 9 6 5 J Kodeš 6 6 6
J-P Meyer 3 6 8 7 Q D Bleckinger 0 3 2
M Holeček 6 3 9 9 M Holeček 4 4 6 7
D Schroder 6 2 3 Q D Bleckinger 6 6 1 9
Q D Bleckinger 8 6 6 5 J Kodeš 6 6 6
V Amritraj 7 9 3 2 6 J McManus 2 4 4
Q J Austin 5 8 6 6 4 V Amritraj 1 2 6
P Bertolucci 2 3 3 J McManus 6 6 8
J McManus 6 6 6 J McManus 6 6 6
W Lloyd 6 9 4 5 9 P Hombergen 0 4 1
W N'Godrella 4 8 6 7 11 W N'Godrella 7 6 3 4
P Hombergen 5 6 5 6 6 P Hombergen 5 8 6 6
Q R Bohrnstedt 7 1 7 4 3

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
T Ryan 3 4 2
C Dibley 6 6 6 C Dibley 6 6 8
A Muñoz 2 5 1 R Gonzales 3 3 6
R Gonzales 6 7 6 C Dibley 9 6 9
R Tanner 6 2 6 7 7 R Tanner 8 4 8
J Velasco 3 6 4 9 5 R Tanner 6 6 6
J Pinto Bravo 4 6 3 0 A McDonald 2 2 4
A McDonald 6 3 6 6 C Dibley 8 6 6 6
J Osborne 4 2 6 6 5 6 P Barthès 9 3 2 1
C Mottram 6 6 3 2 7 C Mottram 8 1 4
T Koch 9 6 3 2 4 R Stockton 9 6 6
R Stockton 8 4 6 6 6 R Stockton 3 3 7 4
J Gisbert 6 2 6 6 6 P Barthès 6 6 5 6
H Solomon 3 6 2 0 J Gisbert 4 2 4
J-B Chanfreau 5 8 3 6 P Barthès 6 6 6
6 P Barthès 7 9 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
J Loyo Mayo 3 2 2
B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 B Phillips-Moore 9 6 3 6
S Ball 6 4 7 6 S Ball 8 1 6 2
F McMillan 4 6 5 3 B Phillips-Moore 6 1 2
I Țiriac 6 6 5 7 I Țiriac 8 6 6
A Zugarelli 4 2 7 5 I Țiriac 6 9 9
V Zedník 2 2 7 B Gottfried 4 7 8
B Gottfried 6 6 9 I Țiriac 4 6 3 6 3
Q R Stock 4 3 4 3 M Orantes 6 4 6 4 6
N Pietrangeli 6 6 6 N Pietrangeli 2 8 6 7
I Molina 3 6 6 6 I Molina 6 6 3 5
A Pattison 6 2 4 3 N Pietrangeli 2 2 1
R Crealy 9 6 1 7 3 M Orantes 6 6 6
N Špear 7 2 6 5 R Crealy 2 3 2
G Goven 6 5 4 3 M Orantes 6 6 6
3 M Orantes 8 7 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
JE Mandarino 4 2 1
K Meiler 6 6 6 K Meiler 6 6 1 4 4
E van Dillen 7 8 6 E van Dillen 3 4 6 6 6
Q S Stewart 5 6 1 E van Dillen 6 1 4
F Jauffret 1 7 8 6 7 F Jauffret 8 6 6
O Bengtson 6 5 9 1 5 F Jauffret 6 6 6
C Barazzutti 6 8 2 6 0 J Feaver 2 3 4
J Feaver 4 9 6 3 6 F Jauffret 2 3 6
J Kukal 4 8 6 6 8 J Connors 6 6 8
Q M Vázquez 6 9 4 4 6 J Kukal 8 9 6 8
A Panatta 6 8 4 6 6 A Panatta 9 8 8 9
N Fraser 4 9 6 4 1 A Panatta 3 6 4 6
S Warboys 1 6 3 4 J Connors 6 0 6 8
N Kalogeropoulos 6 1 6 6 N Kalogeropoulos 3 5 6
J Connors 6 9 7 J Connors 6 7 8
7 R Hewitt 3 7 5

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL R Clarke 2 1 0
R Moore 6 6 6 R Moore 4 4 5
B Mignot 4 4 2 T Gorman 6 6 7
T Gorman 6 6 6 T Gorman 6 7 2 4 8
K Warwick 0 7 6 3 J Fillol 4 5 6 6 6
J Fillol 6 9 4 6 J Fillol 4 8 7 6
G Masters 8 8 4 6 12 G Masters 6 6 5 4
A Amritraj 9 6 6 3 10 T Gorman 3 6 6 1
J Fassbender 4 7 7 6 2 I Năstase 6 3 8 6
L Hoad 6 5 5 4 J Fassbender 6 6 9 7
P Lall 5 6 6 3 6 P Lall 4 8 7 5
Q P Gerken 7 3 2 6 3 J Fassbender 8 3 4
C Graebner 6 3 6 6 2 I Năstase 9 6 6
J Mukerjea 2 6 4 3 C Graebner 3 6 1 2
J Bartlett 4 2 2 2 I Năstase 6 4 6 6
2 I Năstase 6 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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