Los Angeles WCT 1972
Champion: Stan Smith
Knockout bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Early rounds
Round of 64 32 matches
| Winner | Loser | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | John Cooper | 6-2 | 7-5 | · |
| Tom Edlefsen | Pierre Barthes | 7-6 | 6-1 | · |
| Roscoe Tanner | Ian Fletcher | 6-7 | 7-6 | 6-3 |
| Richard Gonzalez | Ove Bengtson | 6-4 | 7-6 | · |
| Manuel Orantes | Robert Maud | 6-4 | 6-2 | · |
| Patrice Dominguez | Frank Froehling | 7-5 | 6-2 | · |
| Jim Mcmanus | Charlie Pasarell | 4-6 | 6-3 | 7-6 |
| John Alexander | Alejandro Olmedo | 6-3 | 6-4 | · |
| Ken Rosewall | Pat Cramer | 6-2 | 6-2 | · |
| Haroon Rahim | Roy Barth | 6-4 | 6-7 | 6-3 |
| Jimmy Connors | Paul Gerken | 6-4 | 6-2 | · |
| Ismail El Shafei | Jeff Austin | 6-4 | 6-4 | · |
| Tom Okker | Anand Amritraj | 6-2 | 6-0 | · |
| Mike Estep | Colin Dibley | 6-4 | 6-2 | · |
| Mark Cox | Wanaro N'Godrella | 7-6 | 6-2 | · |
| Jeff Borowiak | Ross Case | 6-3 | 5-7 | 6-3 |
| Jaime Fillol | William Brown | 4-2 | · | · |
| Milan Holecek | Fred Stolle | 6-1 | 6-3 | · |
| Raymond Moore | Onny Parun | 6-1 | 7-5 | · |
| Raul Ramirez | Bob Lutz | 7-6 | 6-3 | · |
| Nikola Pilic | Allan Stone | 6-4 | 6-3 | · |
| Bob Hewitt | Brian Gottfried | 5-7 | 6-3 | 6-4 |
| Brian Fairlie | Gerald Battrick | 7-6 | 6-2 | · |
| Stan Smith | Vijay Amritraj | 6-2 | 7-6 | · |
| Dick Stockton | Ray Ruffels | 4-2 | · | · |
| Tom Gorman | Rick Fisher | 6-3 | 7-5 | · |
| Frew Mcmillan | Jean Baptiste Chanfreau | 6-7 | 7-6 | 6-1 |
| Marty Riessen | Geoff Masters | 6-4 | 6-2 | · |
| Bob Carmichael | Erik Van Dillen | 7-6 | 3-6 | 6-3 |
| Roger Taylor | Charles Owens | 1-6 | 6-3 | 6-1 |
| Andrew Pattison | Graham Stilwell | 6-3 | 6-1 | · |
| Arthur Ashe | Eddie Dibbs | 6-7 | 6-3 | 7-5 |
Round of 32 16 matches
| Winner | Loser | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | Tom Edlefsen | 7-6 | 6-3 | · |
| Roscoe Tanner | Richard Gonzalez | 7-6 | 7-6 | · |
| Manuel Orantes | Patrice Dominguez | 6-7 | 6-4 | 7-5 |
| John Alexander | Jim Mcmanus | 7-6 | 6-3 | · |
| Ken Rosewall | Haroon Rahim | 6-3 | 6-4 | · |
| Jimmy Connors | Ismail El Shafei | 6-2 | 6-4 | · |
| Tom Okker | Mike Estep | 6-1 | 3-6 | 6-3 |
| Jeff Borowiak | Mark Cox | 6-4 | 6-4 | · |
| Jaime Fillol | Milan Holecek | 7-6 | 6-3 | · |
| Raymond Moore | Raul Ramirez | 6-3 | 6-4 | · |
| Bob Hewitt | Nikola Pilic | 7-6 | 6-0 | · |
| Stan Smith | Brian Fairlie | 6-7 | 6-3 | 6-3 |
| Tom Gorman | Dick Stockton | 6-3 | 6-4 | · |
| Marty Riessen | Frew Mcmillan | 6-2 | 6-4 | · |
| Bob Carmichael | Roger Taylor | 7-5 | 6-3 | · |
| Arthur Ashe | Andrew Pattison | 6-4 | 6-4 | · |
Players
| Player | Country | Reached | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Smith | USA | Winner | |
| Roscoe Tanner | USA | Final | |
| TG | Tom Gorman | USA | Semifinal |
| Tom Okker | NED | Semifinal | |
| Bob Carmichael | AUS | Quarterfinal | |
| Ken Rosewall | AUS | Quarterfinal | |
| Manuel Orantes | ESP | Quarterfinal | |
| Raymond Moore | RSA | Quarterfinal | |
| Arthur Ashe | USA | Round of 16 | |
| Bob Hewitt | RSA | Round of 16 | |
| Ilie Nastase | ROU | Round of 16 | |
| Jaime Fillol | CHI | Round of 16 | |
| JB | Jeff Borowiak | USA | Round of 16 |
| Jimmy Connors | USA | Round of 16 | |
| John Alexander | AUS | Round of 16 | |
| Marty Riessen | USA | Round of 16 | |
| AP | Andrew Pattison | USA | Round of 32 |
| BF | Brian Fairlie | NZL | Round of 32 |
| Dick Stockton | USA | Round of 32 | |
| FM | Frew Mcmillan | RSA | Round of 32 |
| HR | Haroon Rahim | PAK | Round of 32 |
| Ismail El Shafei | EGY | Round of 32 | |
| JM | Jim Mcmanus | USA | Round of 32 |
| MC | Mark Cox | GBR | Round of 32 |
| ME | Mike Estep | USA | Round of 32 |
| MH | Milan Holecek | CZE | Round of 32 |
| Nikola Pilic | CRO | Round of 32 | |
| Patrice Dominguez | FRA | Round of 32 | |
| Raul Ramirez | MEX | Round of 32 | |
| RG | Richard Gonzalez | USA | Round of 32 |
| Roger Taylor | GBR | Round of 32 | |
| TE | Tom Edlefsen | USA | Round of 32 |
| AO | Alejandro Olmedo | PER | Round of 64 |
| AS | Allan Stone | AUS | Round of 64 |
| AA | Anand Amritraj | IND | Round of 64 |
| BL | Bob Lutz | USA | Round of 64 |
| BG | Brian Gottfried | USA | Round of 64 |
| CO | Charles Owens | USA | Round of 64 |
| Charlie Pasarell | USA | Round of 64 | |
| Colin Dibley | AUS | Round of 64 | |
| Eddie Dibbs | USA | Round of 64 | |
| Erik Van Dillen | USA | Round of 64 | |
| FF | Frank Froehling | USA | Round of 64 |
| FS | Fred Stolle | AUS | Round of 64 |
| Geoff Masters | AUS | Round of 64 | |
| Gerald Battrick | GBR | Round of 64 | |
| GS | Graham Stilwell | GBR | Round of 64 |
| IF | Ian Fletcher | AUS | Round of 64 |
| JC | Jean Baptiste Chanfreau | FRA | Round of 64 |
| JA | Jeff Austin | USA | Round of 64 |
| JC | John Cooper | AUS | Round of 64 |
| Onny Parun | NZL | Round of 64 | |
| OB | Ove Bengtson | SWE | Round of 64 |
| PC | Pat Cramer | RSA | Round of 64 |
| PG | Paul Gerken | USA | Round of 64 |
| Pierre Barthes | FRA | Round of 64 | |
| Ray Ruffels | AUS | Round of 64 | |
| RF | Rick Fisher | USA | Round of 64 |
| RM | Robert Maud | RSA | Round of 64 |
| RC | Ross Case | AUS | Round of 64 |
| RB | Roy Barth | USA | Round of 64 |
| Vijay Amritraj | IND | Round of 64 | |
| WN | Wanaro N'Godrella | FRA | Round of 64 |
| WB | William Brown | USA | Round of 64 |