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ATP·ATP International Series·Carpet

Richmond WCT 1972

StartsFeb 6, 1972 Draw32 Matches28 Editions11
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Champion Rod Laver def. Cliff Drysdale in the final
2-66-37-56-3

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Rod Laver 6 6
Nikola Pilic 1 1
Bob Lutz 6 6
Graham Stilwell 2 1
Roy Emerson 3 6 6
John Alexander 6 3 3
Arthur Ashe 6 7 6
Jeff Borowiak 7 6 2
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Bob Carmichael 1 3
Charlie Pasarell 4 6 6
Marty Riessen 6 3 4
John Newcombe 6 6
Ray Ruffels 4 4
Roger Taylor 7 7
Allan Stone 6 6
Quarterfinal
Rod Laver 3 6 6
Bob Lutz 6 4 4
Arthur Ashe 7 6
Roy Emerson 5 2
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Charlie Pasarell 4 3
John Newcombe 7 3 6
Roger Taylor 5 6 4
Semifinal
Rod Laver 6 7
Arthur Ashe 2 6
Cliff Drysdale 4 6 6
John Newcombe 6 4 3
Final
Rod Laver 2 6 7 6
Cliff Drysdale 6 3 5 3

Early rounds

Round of 32 13 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Rod Laver Roy Barth 6-3 6-2 ·
Nikola Pilic Tony Roche 6-4 6-2 ·
Graham Stilwell Brian Fairlie 7-6 7-5 ·
Bob Lutz Tom Leonard 6-3 6-4 ·
Roy Emerson Bill Bowrey 6-2 6-2 ·
Jeff Borowiak Owen Davidson 6-2 6-7 7-5
Arthur Ashe Terry Addison 6-4 6-4 ·
Cliff Drysdale Ismail El Shafei 6-1 7-5 ·
Bob Carmichael Mark Cox 6-4 5-7 6-3
Marty Riessen Frank Froehling 6-2 6-2 ·
John Newcombe Fred Stolle 7-6 7-6 ·
Ray Ruffels Phil Dent 6-2 3-6 7-6
Roger Taylor Tom Okker 7-6 7-6 ·

Players (29)

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