Las Vegas WCT 1972

ATP ATP 500/250 Hard Start: May 1, 1972 Draw: 32 30 matches

Champion: John Newcombe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Rod Laver 6 1 6

11 John Alexander 2 6 3

6 Marty Riessen 5 6 6

Fred Stolle 7 4 2

12 Roger Taylor 6 7

Jeff Borowiak 3 6

4 Cliff Drysdale 7 7

Nikola Pilic 5 6

3 Tom Okker 7 6

Ismail El Shafei 6 4

Frank Froehling 2 6 6

5 Arthur Ashe 6 3 4

9 John Newcombe 7 6

Owen Davidson 6 3

2 Ken Rosewall 6 6

Brian Fairlie 2 4

Quarterfinal

6 Marty Riessen 6 6

1 Rod Laver 2 4

4 Cliff Drysdale 6 7

12 Roger Taylor 2 6

Frank Froehling 6 6 7

3 Tom Okker 7 3 5

9 John Newcombe 6 7

2 Ken Rosewall 4 6

Semifinal

4 Cliff Drysdale 6 6

6 Marty Riessen 4 4

9 John Newcombe 6 7

Frank Froehling 1 5

Final

9 John Newcombe 6 6

4 Cliff Drysdale 3 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 15 matches

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

Players (31)

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