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ATP·ATP International Series·Hard

Cleveland WCT 1972

StartsAug 13, 1972 Draw32 Matches31 Editions2
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Champion Mark Cox def. Ray Ruffels in the final
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Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Roger Taylor 7 6
Fred Stolle 6 3
Ken Rosewall 6 6
Charlie Pasarell 3 4
Ray Ruffels 4 6 6
Tony Richey 6 4 3
Nikola Pilic 6 3 6
Bob Carmichael 3 6 3
Marty Riessen 7 3 6
Rod Laver 6 6 2
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Haroon Rahim 1 2
Mark Cox 6 6
Tom Okker 3 4
Ismail El Shafei 6 6 6
Arthur Ashe 4 7 3
Quarterfinal
Roger Taylor 7 2 7
Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
Ray Ruffels 3 6 7
Nikola Pilic 6 3 5
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Marty Riessen 3 3
Mark Cox 6 7
Ismail El Shafei 3 6
Semifinal
Ray Ruffels 7 6
Roger Taylor 6 4
Mark Cox 3 6 7
Cliff Drysdale 6 3 6
Final
Mark Cox 6 4 4 6 6
Ray Ruffels 3 6 6 3 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Fred Stolle Tony Roche W/O
Roger Taylor Derek Schroder 6-4 6-2 ·
Ken Rosewall Graham Stilwell 6-1 6-2 ·
Charlie Pasarell Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-4 ·
Tony Richey Bob Lutz 6-4 6-3 ·
Ray Ruffels Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-1 ·
Bob Carmichael Richard Gonzalez 2-6 7-5 6-4
Nikola Pilic Robert Maud 7-6 6-2 ·
Marty Riessen Allan Stone 7-5 6-3 ·
Rod Laver Phil Dent 6-1 6-4 ·
Haroon Rahim John Alexander 7-6 4-6 6-4
Cliff Drysdale Jeff Borowiak 6-3 6-1 ·
Mark Cox Frank Froehling 6-3 6-4 ·
Tom Okker Tom Leonard 6-3 6-3 ·
Ismail El Shafei Roy Barth 6-4 6-3 ·
Arthur Ashe Terry Addison 7-6 6-3 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
MC Mark Cox GBR Winner
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Final
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Semifinal
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Semifinal
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Quarterfinal
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Quarterfinal
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Quarterfinal
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Quarterfinal
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Round of 16
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 16
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 16
FS Fred Stolle AUS Round of 16
HR Haroon Rahim PAK Round of 16
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Round of 16
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 16
TR Tony Richey JAM Round of 16
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 32
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 32
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 32
DS Derek Schroder RSA Round of 32
FF Frank Froehling USA Round of 32
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 32
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 32
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 32
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 32
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 32
RG Richard Gonzalez USA Round of 32
RM Robert Maud RSA 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