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St. Louis WCT 1972

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Jul 1, 1972 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: John Newcombe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Tony Roche 6 6
Phil Dent 2 4
Cliff Drysdale 6 6
Allan Stone 1 2
Nikola Pilic 6 6
Mark Cox 3 4
Tom Okker 4 7 6
Frank Froehling 6 6 4
Marty Riessen 6 7
Roger Taylor 1 5
John Newcombe
Ismail El Shafei
Cliff Richey 6 3 6
Haroon Rahim 3 6 3
Charlie Pasarell 4 7 6
Arthur Ashe 6 5 3
Quarterfinal
Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6
Tony Roche 7 2 4
Nikola Pilic 7 7
Tom Okker 6 6
John Newcombe 7 3 6
Marty Riessen 6 6 4
Charlie Pasarell 6 5 7
Cliff Richey 3 7 5
Semifinal
Nikola Pilic 4 7 7
Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6
John Newcombe 6 7
Charlie Pasarell 3 5
Final
John Newcombe 6 6
Nikola Pilic 3 3

Early rounds

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

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Winner
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Final
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Semifinal
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Semifinal
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Quarterfinal
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Quarterfinal
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Quarterfinal
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Quarterfinal
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 16
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Round of 16
FF Frank Froehling USA Round of 16
HR Haroon Rahim PAK Round of 16
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 16
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 16
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 16
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 16
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 32
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 32
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 32
FS Fred Stolle AUS Round of 32
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 32
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 32
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 32
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 32
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Round of 32
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 32
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 32
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS 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