Philadelphia WCT 1972

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Feb 8, 1972 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Rod Laver

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

2 Ken Rosewall 6 6

Roger Taylor 3 2

7 Marty Riessen 4 6 7

John Alexander 6 3 6

6 Cliff Drysdale 6 6

Charlie Pasarell 4 2

3 Arthur Ashe 6 6

Ron Holmberg 4 3

4 Tom Okker 6 6

Terry Addison 1 4

Jeff Borowiak 6 5 6

5 John Newcombe 1 7 4

Roy Emerson 3 2

1 Rod Laver 6 0 6

Tony Roche 1 6 2

Quarterfinal

2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

7 Marty Riessen 1 7 3

3 Arthur Ashe 7 6

6 Cliff Drysdale 6 2

4 Tom Okker 7 6

Jeff Borowiak 5 3

1 Rod Laver 7 6

Semifinal

2 Ken Rosewall 2 7 7 6

3 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 2

1 Rod Laver 6 6 6

4 Tom Okker 3 3 3

Final

1 Rod Laver 4 6 6 6

2 Ken Rosewall 6 2 2 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

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

Players (32)

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