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Chicago WCT 1972

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Mar 16, 1972 Draw: 32 30 matches
Champion: Tom Okker

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
2 Ken Rosewall 3 6 6
Mark Cox 6 4 1
Charlie Pasarell 6 6 6
Bob Carmichael 2 7 1
Marty Riessen 6 6 7
Roger Taylor 7 2 5
3 Tom Okker 7 6
John Newcombe 6 4
John Alexander 7 7
4 Cliff Drysdale 5 6
Arthur Ashe 6 6 6
Roy Emerson 3 7 1
Bob Lutz 6 6
Terry Addison 1 4
1 Rod Laver 6 6
Ray Ruffels 3 2
Quarterfinal
2 Ken Rosewall 6 3 6
Charlie Pasarell 3 6 3
3 Tom Okker 6 4 6
Marty Riessen 4 6 2
Arthur Ashe 4 7 6
John Alexander 6 6 4
Bob Lutz 2 6 6
1 Rod Laver 6 4 3
Semifinal
3 Tom Okker 6 6
2 Ken Rosewall 2 3
Arthur Ashe 2 6 6
Bob Lutz 6 4 2
Final
3 Tom Okker 4 6 6
Arthur Ashe 6 2 3

Early rounds

Round of 32 15 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Ken Rosewall Jeff Borowiak 3-6 6-4 6-1
Mark Cox Brian Fairlie 7-5 6-2 ·
Charlie Pasarell Bill Bowrey 2-6 1-6 8-6
Bob Carmichael Robert Maud 6-2 6-1 ·
Marty Riessen Nikola Pilic 7-6 3-6 6-3
Roger Taylor Roy Barth 6-1 6-1 ·
John Newcombe Tom Leonard 7-5 6-3 ·
Tom Okker Allan Stone 7-6 7-6 ·
John Alexander Frank Froehling 6-1 4-6 6-2
Roy Emerson Fred Stolle 6-3 6-3 ·
Arthur Ashe Phil Dent 6-3 7-5 ·
Bob Lutz Ismail El Shafei 6-3 7-5 ·
Terry Addison Graham Stilwell 7-5 7-5 ·
Ray Ruffels Owen Davidson 6-4 6-4 ·
Rod Laver Tony Roche 6-3 6-3 ·

Players (31)

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