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Houston WCT 1972

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Apr 9, 1972 Draw: 32 30 matches
Champion: Rod Laver

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Rod Laver 6 6
Robert Maud 3 2
Bill Bowrey 6 3 6
Marty Riessen 2 6 4
John Alexander 6 6 6
Bob Lutz 7 4 2
Tom Okker 6 5 7
Tony Roche 4 7 6
Roger Taylor 1 6 6
Mark Cox 6 4 4
John Newcombe 6 7
Charlie Pasarell 3 5
Nikola Pilic 6 6
Arthur Ashe 3 4
Ken Rosewall 6 6
Graham Stilwell 4 4
Quarterfinal
Rod Laver 6 7
Bill Bowrey 2 5
Tom Okker 7 6
John Alexander 6 4
Roger Taylor 6 6
John Newcombe 4 3
Ken Rosewall 6 7
Nikola Pilic 3 5
Semifinal
Rod Laver 6 6
Tom Okker 2 1
Ken Rosewall 4 6 6
Roger Taylor 6 3 4
Final
Rod Laver 6 6
Ken Rosewall 2 4

Early rounds

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

Players (31)

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