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Rotterdam WCT 1972

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Nov 13, 1972 Draw: 32 28 matches
Champion: Arthur Ashe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 John Newcombe 6 6
Phil Dent 3 3
Charlie Pasarell 4 6 6
Dick Stockton 6 1 4
3 Tom Okker 6 6
Roger Taylor 0 2
6 Bob Lutz 6 6
Frank Froehling 0 2
5 Mark Cox 6 6
Bob Carmichael 4 2
4 Robin Drysdale 6 6
Allan Stone 2 4
7 Marty Riessen 6 6
Cliff Richey 3 2
2 Arthur Ashe 3 6 6
Jeff Borowiak 6 1 3
Quarterfinal
1 John Newcombe 6 6
Charlie Pasarell 3 4
3 Tom Okker 6 6
6 Bob Lutz 3 2
5 Mark Cox 7 7
4 Robin Drysdale 5 6
2 Arthur Ashe 6 6
7 Marty Riessen 2 4
Semifinal
3 Tom Okker 6 7
1 John Newcombe 4 6
2 Arthur Ashe 6 2 7
5 Mark Cox 3 6 5
Final
2 Arthur Ashe 3 6 6
3 Tom Okker 6 2 1

Early rounds

Round of 32 13 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
John Newcombe Tom Leonard 6-3 6-2 ·
Dick Stockton Nikola Pilic 6-4 7-6 ·
Charlie Pasarell Gerald Battrick 4-6 6-1 6-4
Tom Okker Haroon Rahim 6-3 3-6 6-2
Roger Taylor Roy Barth 6-2 6-4 ·
Bob Lutz Robert Maud 2-6 6-2 7-6
Bob Carmichael Jan Hordijk 1-6 6-4 6-2
Mark Cox Graham Stilwell 2-6 7-6 6-3
Allan Stone Roy Emerson 6-3 6-4 ·
Robin Drysdale John Alexander 7-5 7-5 ·
Cliff Richey Terry Addison 6-2 6-2 ·
Jeff Borowiak Ismail El Shafei 7-5 4-6 6-4
Arthur Ashe Brian Fairlie 6-7 6-3 6-3

Players (29)

PlayerCountryReached
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Winner
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Final
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Semifinal
MC Mark Cox GBR Semifinal
BL Bob Lutz USA Quarterfinal
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Quarterfinal
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Quarterfinal
RD Robin Drysdale GBR Quarterfinal
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 16
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 16
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 16
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 16
FF Frank Froehling USA Round of 16
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 16
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 16
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 16
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
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 32
JH Jan Hordijk NED Round of 32
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 32
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 32
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 32
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 32
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Round of 32
TA Terry Addison AUS Round of 32
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 32