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ATP·ATP International Series

Alamo WCT 1972

StartsOct 1, 1972 Draw32 Matches29 Editions1
Champion John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale in the final
6-16-17-5

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
John Newcombe 6 6
Gerald Battrick 3 2
Terry Addison 7 7
Nikola Pilic 6 5
Mark Cox 6 7
Haroon Rahim 4 6
Tom Okker 6 0 6
Fred Stolle 3 6 4
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Bob Lutz 2 4
John Alexander 1 6 6
Ken Rosewall 6 1 4
Roy Emerson 6 6
Ismail El Shafei 4 4
Arthur Ashe 6 6
Bob Carmichael 4 4
Quarterfinal
John Newcombe 6 6
Terry Addison 4 1
Tom Okker 6 1 7
Mark Cox 1 6 6
Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6
John Alexander 7 2 4
Arthur Ashe 6 3 6
Roy Emerson 4 6 4
Semifinal
John Newcombe 6 6
Tom Okker 4 1
Cliff Drysdale 7 6
Arthur Ashe 5 2
Final
John Newcombe 6 6 7
Cliff Drysdale 1 1 5

Early rounds

Round of 32 14 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
John Newcombe Roger Taylor 3-6 6-0 6-1
Gerald Battrick Allan Stone 6-4 6-0 ·
Terry Addison Graham Stilwell 6-3 6-2 ·
Nikola Pilic Brian Fairlie 7-6 6-4 ·
Mark Cox Robert Maud 6-2 6-4 ·
Haroon Rahim Cliff Richey 7-5 7-5 ·
Fred Stolle Jeff Borowiak 6-3 4-6 6-3
Tom Okker Phil Dent 2-6 6-1 6-4
John Alexander Charlie Pasarell 6-4 6-4 ·
Ken Rosewall Ray Ruffels W/O
Roy Emerson Marty Riessen 6-4 3-6 7-6
Ismail El Shafei Tom Leonard 6-4 7-6 ·
Arthur Ashe Roy Barth 6-0 6-3 ·
Bob Carmichael Frank Froehling 6-2 6-2 ·

Players (30)

PlayerCountryReached
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Winner
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Final
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Semifinal
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Semifinal
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Quarterfinal
MC Mark Cox GBR Quarterfinal
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Quarterfinal
TA Terry Addison AUS Quarterfinal
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 16
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 16
FS Fred Stolle AUS Round of 16
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 16
HR Haroon Rahim PAK Round of 16
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 16
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Round of 16
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 16
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 32
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 32
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 32
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 32
FF Frank Froehling USA Round of 32
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 32
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 32
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 32
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 32
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 32
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 32
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 32
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 32
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 32