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Charlotte WCT 1972

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Apr 23, 1972 Draw: 32 30 matches
Champion: Ken Rosewall

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Mark Cox 4 6 7
Nikola Pilic 6 4 6
Cliff Richey 6 4 6
Fred Stolle 4 6 1
Bill Bowrey 6 4 7
Ismail El Shafei 4 6 6
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Roy Emerson 4 3
Tom Okker 6 6 6
Roger Taylor 2 7 0
John Alexander 3 6 6
Bob Lutz 6 3 2
Marty Riessen 5 6 6
Graham Stilwell 7 4 1
Ken Rosewall 6 7
John Newcombe 2 5
Quarterfinal
Cliff Richey 1 6 6
Mark Cox 6 3 1
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Bill Bowrey 2 2
John Alexander 6 6
Tom Okker 2 4
Ken Rosewall 6 6
Marty Riessen 2 0
Semifinal
Cliff Richey 6 6
Cliff Drysdale 2 3
Ken Rosewall 6 6
John Alexander 4 3
Final
Ken Rosewall 2 6 6
Cliff Richey 6 2 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 15 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Mark Cox Rod Laver 4-6 6-2 6-3
Nikola Pilic Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-3 ·
Fred Stolle Terry Addison 6-3 6-1 ·
Cliff Richey Charlie Pasarell 6-0 7-6 ·
Ismail El Shafei Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-1 ·
Bill Bowrey Roy Barth 6-4 7-6 ·
Roy Emerson Tom Leonard 6-3 6-0 ·
Cliff Drysdale Robert Maud 7-5 0-6 6-2
Tom Okker Tony Roche 6-4 6-2 ·
Roger Taylor Owen Davidson 6-2 7-5 ·
John Alexander Allan Stone 6-7 7-6 6-1
Bob Lutz Frank Froehling 6-1 6-3 ·
Graham Stilwell Jeff Borowiak 6-3 6-1 ·
John Newcombe Brian Fairlie 6-1 7-5 ·
Ken Rosewall Bob Carmichael 6-2 6-4 ·

Players (31)

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