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Louisville WCT 1972

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Jul 29, 1972 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Arthur Ashe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
John Newcombe 6 6
Fred Stolle 2 4
Marty Riessen 6 6 6
Bob Lutz 2 7 4
Tony Roche 6 6
Frank Froehling 4 1
Arthur Ashe 6 6
Charlie Pasarell 3 4
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Ismail El Shafei 3 4
Tom Okker 7 2 6
John Alexander 6 6 3
Mark Cox 6 6 6
Cliff Richey 7 3 3
Nikola Pilic 7 6
Rod Laver 6 3
Quarterfinal
John Newcombe 7 6
Marty Riessen 5 3
Arthur Ashe 7 6
Tony Roche 5 2
Cliff Drysdale 7 7
Tom Okker 5 5
Mark Cox 7 6
Nikola Pilic 6 4
Semifinal
Arthur Ashe 6 6
John Newcombe 4 4
Mark Cox 7 6
Cliff Drysdale 5 0
Final
Arthur Ashe 6 6
Mark Cox 4 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
John Newcombe Phil Dent 6-3 6-3 ·
Fred Stolle Graham Stilwell 6-2 7-6 ·
Bob Lutz Roger Taylor 4-6 6-2 6-1
Marty Riessen Terry Addison 6-4 6-0 ·
Tony Roche Roy Barth 6-3 6-3 ·
Frank Froehling Haroon Rahim 6-3 7-6 ·
Arthur Ashe Roy Emerson W/O
Charlie Pasarell Bob Carmichael 6-2 4-6 6-4
Cliff Drysdale Gerald Battrick 6-2 6-4 ·
Ismail El Shafei Jeff Borowiak 6-4 1-6 6-3
John Alexander Allan Stone 4-6 6-3 6-2
Tom Okker Brian Fairlie 7-5 6-1 ·
Cliff Richey Robert Maud 6-1 6-1 ·
Mark Cox Ray Ruffels 7-5 6-1 ·
Rod Laver Tom Leonard 6-0 6-3 ·
Nikola Pilic Ted Schroeder 6-1 6-2 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Winner
MC Mark Cox GBR Final
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Semifinal
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Semifinal
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Quarterfinal
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Quarterfinal
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Quarterfinal
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Quarterfinal
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 16
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 16
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 16
FF Frank Froehling USA Round of 16
FS Fred Stolle AUS Round of 16
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 16
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 16
Rod Laver Rod Laver 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
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 32
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 32
HR Haroon Rahim PAK Round of 32
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 32
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 32
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 32
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 32
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 32
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 32
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Round of 32
TS Ted Schroeder USA Round of 32
TA Terry Addison AUS Round of 32
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 32