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US Open 1972

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Aug 30, 1972 Draw: 128 127 matches
Champion: Ilie Nastase

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Stan Smith 2 7 6 1 6
14 Andres Gimeno 6 6 4 6 3
6 Arthur Ashe 5 7 6 6
13 Bob Lutz 7 5 4 3
12 Cliff Richey 3 7 7 6
3 Rod Laver 6 6 6 3
Frew Mcmillan 6 6 3 6 6
Sandy Mayer 3 4 6 7 4
Fred Stolle 4 7 6 7
11 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 4 6
4 Ilie Nastase 6 6 6
16 Bob Hewitt 4 4 2
Roscoe Tanner 6 7 7
John Cooper 2 6 6
Tom Gorman 6 6 6
Dick Stockton 4 3 3
Quarterfinal
6 Arthur Ashe 7 6 7
1 Stan Smith 6 4 5
12 Cliff Richey 3 6 6 6
Frew Mcmillan 6 1 4 2
4 Ilie Nastase 6 3 6 6
Fred Stolle 4 6 3 2
Tom Gorman 7 5 7 5 6
Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6 7 4
Semifinal
6 Arthur Ashe 6 6 7
12 Cliff Richey 1 4 6
4 Ilie Nastase 4 7 6 6
Tom Gorman 6 6 2 1
Final
4 Ilie Nastase 3 6 6 6 6
6 Arthur Ashe 6 3 7 4 3

Early rounds

Round of 128 64 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Stan Smith Billy Martin 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-3 ·
Clark Graebner Adriano Panatta 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 ·
Antonio Munoz Ron Holmberg 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 ·
Allan Stone Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-4 ·
Andres Gimeno Vladimir Korotkov 6-4 7-5 6-4 · ·
Owen Davidson Charles Owens 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 ·
Ray Ruffels Fred Mcnair 6-2 6-3 6-4 · ·
William Brown Jim Delaney 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 ·
Arthur Ashe Haroon Rahim 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6 ·
Robert Maud Jun Kamiwazumi 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-4 ·
John Alexander Phil Dent 4-6 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
Ross Case Fritz Schunck 6-3 6-2 6-4 · ·
Bob Lutz Colin Dibley 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Guillermo Vilas Sashi Menon 7-6 6-4 6-4 · ·
Gene Scott Mike Kreiss 6-3 6-4 6-4 · ·
Anand Amritraj Derek Schroder 7-6 6-3 6-4 · ·
Rod Laver John Paish 6-2 6-1 6-3 · ·
Butch Seewagen Stephen Warboys 7-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 ·
Brian Fairlie Jeff Austin 7-6 6-3 6-2 · ·
Jaime Fillol Frantisek Pala 6-4 6-1 6-2 · ·
Cliff Richey Brian Gottfried 6-2 7-6 6-2 · ·
Alejandro Olmedo Zan Guerry 6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6 ·
Georges Goven James Chico Hagey 0-0 · · · ·
Paul Gerken Pancho Walthall 7-6 6-1 6-2 · ·
Jan Kodes Danny Obryant 6-2 6-4 6-3 · ·
Sandy Mayer Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-4 6-1 6-3 · ·
Patrick Proisy Pat Dupre 6-1 6-4 6-2 · ·
Raul Ramirez Jasjit Singh 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1 ·
Marty Riessen Geoff Masters 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2 ·
Mal Anderson Raymond Moore 6-4 7-5 6-7 6-1 ·
Frew Mcmillan Jean Loup Rouyer 7-5 7-5 7-6 · ·
Tom Leonard Billy Higgins 6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6
Charlie Pasarell Bob Mckinley 6-3 6-4 7-6 · ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Vijay Amritraj 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 ·
Wanaro N'Godrella George Hardie 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 ·
Cliff Drysdale Mike Belkin 5-5 · · · ·
Fred Stolle Roy Emerson 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 ·
Mike Machette Milan Holecek 1-6 7-6 6-4 6-4 ·
Eddie Dibbs Jeff Borowiak 6-2 6-7 6-3 7-6 ·
John Newcombe Teimuraz Kakulia 6-1 6-2 6-4 · ·
Jan Kukal Richard Russell 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
Patricio Cornejo Dick Dell 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-6 ·
Jurgen Fassbender Ivan Molina 6-4 7-6 6-4 6-3 ·
Bob Hewitt Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Patrice Dominguez Richard Gonzalez 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 ·
Grover Raz Reid Jim Osborne 6-4 6-2 6-4 · ·
Roger Taylor Andrew Pattison 3-6 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
Ilie Nastase Jairo Velasco 6-0 6-2 6-0 · ·
Toshiro Sakai Jun Kuki 6-2 7-5 6-4 · ·
John Cooper Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-1 6-0 · ·
Onny Parun Frank Froehling 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 ·
Manuel Orantes Jeff Simpson 7-5 6-2 6-2 · ·
Bob Carmichael Peter Doerner 6-4 6-4 7-6 · ·
Roscoe Tanner Ismail El Shafei 7-6 6-4 6-4 · ·
Harold Solomon Torben Ulrich 6-7 7-5 6-1 7-6 ·
Tom Okker Pat Cramer 6-2 6-3 6-4 · ·
Ion Tiriac Ray Keldie 6-4 1-0 · · ·
Nikola Pilic Eduardo Zuleta 6-1 6-3 7-5 · ·
Jim Mcmanus Dan Birchmore 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
Tom Gorman Jimmy Connors 6-1 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4
Humphrey Hose Steve Faulk 7-5 4-6 7-6 7-6 ·
Dick Stockton Roy Barth 6-4 6-2 6-4 · ·
Mark Cox Mike Estep 6-4 6-1 6-3 · ·
Ken Rosewall Peter Curtis 6-1 7-6 6-2 · ·
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Stan Smith Clark Graebner 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-0 ·
Allan Stone Antonio Munoz 6-1 6-0 6-7 6-0 ·
Andres Gimeno Owen Davidson 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1 ·
Ray Ruffels William Brown 6-3 7-5 6-4 · ·
Arthur Ashe Robert Maud 6-4 6-4 7-6 · ·
Ross Case John Alexander 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Bob Lutz Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-3 7-5 · ·
Gene Scott Anand Amritraj 3-6 6-4 7-6 7-5 ·
Rod Laver Butch Seewagen 6-3 6-2 7-5 · ·
Jaime Fillol Brian Fairlie 6-4 7-5 6-3 · ·
Cliff Richey Alejandro Olmedo 6-2 6-3 7-5 · ·
Paul Gerken Georges Goven 6-4 6-1 6-7 5-7 7-5
Sandy Mayer Jan Kodes 6-7 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-1
Raul Ramirez Patrick Proisy 6-2 2-6 1-6 7-6 6-4
Marty Riessen Mal Anderson 6-3 7-5 6-7 7-5 ·
Frew Mcmillan Tom Leonard 6-2 6-3 6-4 · ·
Charlie Pasarell Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 6-3 6-2 · ·
Cliff Drysdale Wanaro N'Godrella 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4 ·
Fred Stolle Mike Machette 6-3 6-4 6-3 · ·
John Newcombe Eddie Dibbs 6-3 6-4 6-3 · ·
Patricio Cornejo Jan Kukal 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Bob Hewitt Jurgen Fassbender 7-5 6-3 6-4 · ·
Patrice Dominguez Grover Raz Reid 5-7 6-4 7-5 6-4 ·
Ilie Nastase Roger Taylor 7-5 6-2 6-7 2-6 7-6
John Cooper Toshiro Sakai 6-3 6-3 6-2 · ·
Manuel Orantes Onny Parun 6-1 2-6 3-6 7-5 6-4
Roscoe Tanner Bob Carmichael 4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6
Tom Okker Harold Solomon 6-1 6-2 6-2 · ·
Nikola Pilic Ion Tiriac 6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6
Tom Gorman Jim Mcmanus 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 ·
Dick Stockton Humphrey Hose 6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6 ·
Mark Cox Ken Rosewall 6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Stan Smith Allan Stone 6-3 7-6 7-5 · ·
Andres Gimeno Ray Ruffels 5-2 · · · ·
Arthur Ashe Ross Case 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1 ·
Bob Lutz Gene Scott 7-6 6-2 6-2 · ·
Rod Laver Jaime Fillol 6-2 4-6 6-7 6-1 7-6
Cliff Richey Paul Gerken 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4
Sandy Mayer Raul Ramirez 6-3 6-3 6-1 · ·
Frew Mcmillan Marty Riessen 6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4 ·
Cliff Drysdale Charlie Pasarell 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3 ·
Fred Stolle John Newcombe 7-6 6-4 5-7 7-6 ·
Bob Hewitt Patricio Cornejo 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1 ·
Ilie Nastase Patrice Dominguez 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3 ·
John Cooper Manuel Orantes 7-6 6-4 6-4 · ·
Roscoe Tanner Tom Okker 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3 ·
Tom Gorman Nikola Pilic 6-4 6-4 6-4 · ·
Dick Stockton Mark Cox 6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2

Players (128)

PlayerCountryReached
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Winner
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Final
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Semifinal
TG Tom Gorman USA Semifinal
FS Fred Stolle AUS Quarterfinal
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Quarterfinal
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Quarterfinal
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Quarterfinal
Andres Gimeno Andres Gimeno ESP Round of 16
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 16
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 16
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 16
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 16
JC John Cooper AUS Round of 16
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Round of 16
SM Sandy Mayer USA Round of 16
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 32
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 32
GS Gene Scott USA Round of 32
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 32
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Round of 32
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 32
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 32
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 32
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 32
Patrice Dominguez Patrice Dominguez FRA Round of 32
PC Patricio Cornejo CHI Round of 32
PG Paul Gerken USA Round of 32
Raul Ramirez Raul Ramirez MEX Round of 32
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 32
RC Ross Case AUS Round of 32
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 32
AO Alejandro Olmedo PER Round of 64
AA Anand Amritraj IND Round of 64
AM Antonio Munoz ESP Round of 64
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 64
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 64
BS Butch Seewagen USA Round of 64
CG Clark Graebner USA Round of 64
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Round of 64
GG Georges Goven FRA Round of 64
GR Grover Raz Reid USA Round of 64
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Round of 64
HS Harold Solomon USA Round of 64
HH Humphrey Hose VEN Round of 64
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Round of 64
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 64
JK Jan Kukal CZE Round of 64
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 64
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 64
Jurgen Fassbender Jurgen Fassbender GER Round of 64
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Round of 64
MA Mal Anderson AUS Round of 64
MM Mike Machette USA Round of 64
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Round of 64
OD Owen Davidson AUS Round of 64
Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy FRA Round of 64
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 64
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 64
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 64
TS Toshiro Sakai JPN Round of 64
Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis USA Round of 64
WN Wanaro N'Godrella FRA Round of 64
WB William Brown USA Round of 64
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 128
AP Andrew Pattison USA Round of 128
BH Billy Higgins USA Round of 128
BM Billy Martin USA Round of 128
BM Bob Mckinley USA Round of 128
BG Brian Gottfried USA Round of 128
CO Charles Owens USA Round of 128
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 128
DB Dan Birchmore USA Round of 128
DO Danny Obryant USA Round of 128
DS Derek Schroder RSA Round of 128
DD Dick Dell USA Round of 128
EZ Eduardo Zuleta ECU Round of 128
FF Frank Froehling USA Round of 128
FP Frantisek Pala CZE Round of 128
FM Fred Mcnair USA Round of 128
FS Fritz Schunck USA Round of 128
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 128
GH George Hardie USA Round of 128
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 128
HP Hans Jurgen Pohmann GER Round of 128
HR Haroon Rahim PAK Round of 128
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 128
IM Ivan Molina COL Round of 128
JB Jaime Pinto Bravo CHI Round of 128
JV Jairo Velasco ESP Round of 128
JH James Chico Hagey USA Round of 128
JS Jasjit Singh IND Round of 128
JC Jean Baptiste Chanfreau FRA Round of 128
JR Jean Loup Rouyer FRA Round of 128
JA Jeff Austin USA Round of 128
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 128
JS Jeff Simpson NZL Round of 128
JD Jim Delaney USA Round of 128
JO Jim Osborne USA Round of 128
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Round of 128
JP John Paish GBR Round of 128
JK Jun Kamiwazumi JPN Round of 128
JK Jun Kuki JPN Round of 128
MB Mike Belkin CAN Round of 128
ME Mike Estep USA Round of 128
MK Mike Kreiss USA Round of 128
MH Milan Holecek CZE Round of 128
PW Pancho Walthall USA Round of 128
PC Pat Cramer RSA Round of 128
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 128
PC Peter Curtis GBR Round of 128
PD Peter Doerner AUS Round of 128
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 128
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 128
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 128
RG Richard Gonzalez USA Round of 128
RR Richard Russell JAM Round of 128
RH Ron Holmberg USA Round of 128
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 128
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Round of 128
SM Sashi Menon IND Round of 128
SW Stephen Warboys GBR Round of 128
SF Steve Faulk USA Round of 128
TK Teimuraz Kakulia URS Round of 128
TU Torben Ulrich DEN Round of 128
Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj IND Round of 128
VK Vladimir Korotkov RUS Round of 128
ZG Zan Guerry USA Round of 128