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Wimbledon 1972

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Jun 26, 1972 Draw: 128 127 matches
Champion: Stan Smith

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Stan Smith 8 4 6 6
Ian Fletcher 6 6 2 4
8 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6
Pat Cramer 3 1 3
Onny Parun 8 6 6
Jiri Hrebec 9 4 4
5 Jan Kodes 6 6 6
Jim Mcmanus 2 4 4
Colin Dibley 8 6 6 6
6 Pierre Barthes 9 3 2 1
3 Manuel Orantes 6 4 6 4 6
Ion Tiriac 4 6 3 6 3
Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
Francois Jauffret 2 3 3
2 Ilie Nastase 6 3 8 6
Tom Gorman 3 6 6 1
Quarterfinal
1 Stan Smith 6 8 6
8 Alex Metreveli 2 6 2
5 Jan Kodes 6 6 6
Onny Parun 2 3 4
3 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6
Colin Dibley 2 0 2
2 Ilie Nastase 6 6 6
Jimmy Connors 4 4 1
Semifinal
1 Stan Smith 3 6 6 7
5 Jan Kodes 6 4 1 5
2 Ilie Nastase 6 6 6
3 Manuel Orantes 3 4 4
Final
1 Stan Smith 4 6 6 4 7
2 Ilie Nastase 6 3 3 6 5

Early rounds

Round of 128 64 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Stan Smith Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-1 6-1 6-3 · ·
Hank Irvine Alvin Gardiner 6-2 7-9 6-2 5-7 6-4
Toshiro Sakai Patricio Cornejo 6-4 9-8 6-3 · ·
Sandy Mayer Stanley Matthews 4-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3
Ian Fletcher Jean Loup Rouyer 6-4 6-3 6-3 · ·
Alejandro Olmedo Jorgen Ulrich 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 ·
Frantisek Pala William Durham 6-3 9-8 6-4 · ·
Hans Kary Peter Szoke 8-6 6-3 8-9 3-6 6-0
Alex Metreveli Pietro Marzano 6-2 8-6 6-4 · ·
Patrice Dominguez Jeff Simpson 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-5 ·
Torben Ulrich John Clifton 6-2 3-0 · · ·
John Paish Gene Scott 7-9 6-4 9-8 6-3 ·
Patrick Proisy Sergei Likhachev 6-4 9-8 8-9 6-4 ·
Pat Cramer Istvan Gulyas 6-4 7-5 6-4 · ·
Mike Estep Jean Claude Barclay 6-3 7-5 6-8 6-4 ·
Jun Kamiwazumi Paul Hutchins 6-3 8-6 7-5 · ·
Andres Gimeno Ken Weatherley 6-1 6-2 6-4 · ·
Onny Parun Andre Van Der Merwe A 6-2 7-5 6-2 · ·
John Cooper John De Mendoza 2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 ·
Wilhelm Bungert Ezio Di Matteo 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Teimuraz Kakulia Ray Keldie 9-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 ·
David Lloyd Dick Knight 9-8 9-8 6-4 · ·
Jiri Hrebec Guillermo Vilas 7-5 7-5 7-5 · ·
Szabolcz Baranyi Peter Marmureanu 6-3 6-4 6-0 · ·
Jan Kodes Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1 ·
Butch Seewagen Peter Doerner 6-2 7-9 9-8 6-4 ·
Milan Holecek Jean Paul Meyer 6-3 3-6 9-8 9-7 ·
Dan Bleckinger Derek Schroder 8-6 6-2 6-3 · ·
Vijay Amritraj Jeff Austin 7-5 9-8 3-6 2-6 6-4
Jim Mcmanus Paolo Bertolucci 6-2 6-3 6-3 · ·
Wanaro N'Godrella Bill Lloyd 4-6 8-9 6-4 7-5 11-9
Patrick Hombergen Dick Bohrnstedt 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-3
Colin Dibley Terry Ryan 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Richard Gonzalez Antonio Munoz 6-2 7-5 6-1 · ·
Roscoe Tanner Jairo Velasco 6-3 2-6 6-4 7-9 7-5
Allan McDonald Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-0 ·
Buster C Mottram Jim Osborne 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 7-5
Dick Stockton Thomaz Koch 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Juan Gisbert Harold Solomon 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-0 ·
Pierre Barthes Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 7-5 9-8 6-3 · ·
Barry Phillips Moore Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6-3 6-2 6-2 · ·
Syd Ball Frew Mcmillan 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3 ·
Ion Tiriac Antonio Zugarelli 6-4 6-2 5-7 7-5 ·
Brian Gottfried Vladimir Zednik 6-2 6-2 9-7 · ·
Nicola Pietrangeli Bob Stock 6-4 6-3 6-4 · ·
Ivan Molina Andrew Pattison 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 ·
Dick Crealy Nicola Spear 9-7 6-2 1-6 7-5 ·
Manuel Orantes Georges Goven 8-6 7-5 6-4 · ·
Karl Meiler Jose Edison Mandarino 6-4 6-2 6-1 · ·
Erik Van Dillen Sherwood Stewart 7-5 8-6 6-1 · ·
Francois Jauffret Ove Bengtson 1-6 7-5 8-9 6-1 7-5
John Feaver Corrado Barazzutti 4-6 9-8 6-2 3-6 6-0
Jan Kukal Tito Vazquez 4-6 8-9 6-4 6-4 8-6
Adriano Panatta Neale Fraser 6-4 8-9 4-6 6-4 6-1
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Stephen Warboys 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4 ·
Jimmy Connors Bob Hewitt 6-3 9-7 7-5 · ·
Raymond Moore Robert Clarke 6-2 6-1 6-0 · ·
Tom Gorman Bernard Mignot 6-4 6-4 6-2 · ·
Jaime Fillol Kim Warwick 6-0 9-7 4-6 6-3 ·
Geoff Masters Anand Amritraj 8-9 8-6 4-6 6-3 12-10
Jurgen Fassbender Lew Hoad 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-4 ·
Premjit Lall Paul Gerken 5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
Clark Graebner Jaidip Mukerjea 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-3 ·
Ilie Nastase John Bartlett 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Stan Smith Hank Irvine 6-4 9-8 6-3 · ·
Sandy Mayer Toshiro Sakai 8-9 6-3 6-2 6-4 ·
Ian Fletcher Alejandro Olmedo 6-0 6-4 1-6 6-3 ·
Frantisek Pala Hans Kary 4-6 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-2
Alex Metreveli Patrice Dominguez 7-9 6-1 6-4 6-4 ·
John Paish Torben Ulrich 6-3 7-5 6-2 · ·
Pat Cramer Patrick Proisy 6-3 7-5 6-4 · ·
Mike Estep Jun Kamiwazumi 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Onny Parun Andres Gimeno 6-4 8-6 6-8 8-9 6-4
Wilhelm Bungert John Cooper 5-7 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-3
Teimuraz Kakulia David Lloyd 9-8 4-6 6-3 6-4 ·
Jiri Hrebec Szabolcz Baranyi 6-2 6-2 6-4 · ·
Jan Kodes Butch Seewagen 6-0 6-1 6-2 · ·
Dan Bleckinger Milan Holecek 6-4 6-4 1-6 9-7 ·
Jim Mcmanus Vijay Amritraj 6-1 6-2 8-6 · ·
Patrick Hombergen Wanaro N'Godrella 5-7 8-6 6-3 6-4 ·
Colin Dibley Richard Gonzalez 6-3 6-3 8-6 · ·
Roscoe Tanner Allan McDonald 6-2 6-2 6-4 · ·
Dick Stockton Buster C Mottram 9-8 6-1 6-4 · ·
Pierre Barthes Juan Gisbert 6-4 6-2 6-4 · ·
Barry Phillips Moore Syd Ball 9-8 6-1 3-6 6-2 ·
Ion Tiriac Brian Gottfried 6-4 9-7 9-8 · ·
Nicola Pietrangeli Ivan Molina 2-6 8-6 6-3 7-5 ·
Manuel Orantes Dick Crealy 6-2 6-3 6-2 · ·
Erik Van Dillen Karl Meiler 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Francois Jauffret John Feaver 6-2 6-3 6-4 · ·
Adriano Panatta Jan Kukal 9-8 8-9 8-6 9-8 ·
Jimmy Connors Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-3 7-5 8-6 · ·
Tom Gorman Raymond Moore 6-4 6-4 7-5 · ·
Jaime Fillol Geoff Masters 4-6 8-6 7-5 6-4 ·
Jurgen Fassbender Premjit Lall 6-4 6-8 9-7 7-5 ·
Ilie Nastase Clark Graebner 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-2 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Stan Smith Sandy Mayer 6-3 7-5 3-6 9-7 ·
Ian Fletcher Frantisek Pala 6-1 6-0 6-1 · ·
Alex Metreveli John Paish 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-4 ·
Pat Cramer Mike Estep 9-8 6-4 9-7 · ·
Onny Parun Wilhelm Bungert 6-4 4-6 9-7 9-7 ·
Jiri Hrebec Teimuraz Kakulia 4-6 6-3 8-6 6-1 ·
Jan Kodes Dan Bleckinger 6-0 6-3 6-2 · ·
Jim Mcmanus Patrick Hombergen 6-0 6-4 6-1 · ·
Colin Dibley Roscoe Tanner 9-8 6-4 9-8 · ·
Pierre Barthes Dick Stockton 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4 ·
Ion Tiriac Barry Phillips Moore 8-6 6-1 6-2 · ·
Manuel Orantes Nicola Pietrangeli 6-2 6-2 6-1 · ·
Francois Jauffret Erik Van Dillen 8-6 6-1 6-4 · ·
Jimmy Connors Adriano Panatta 6-3 0-6 6-4 8-6 ·
Tom Gorman Jaime Fillol 6-4 7-5 2-6 4-6 8-6
Ilie Nastase Jurgen Fassbender 9-8 6-3 6-4 · ·

Players (128)

PlayerCountryReached
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Winner
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Final
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Semifinal
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Semifinal
AM Alex Metreveli RUS Quarterfinal
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Quarterfinal
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Quarterfinal
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Quarterfinal
Francois Jauffret Francois Jauffret FRA Round of 16
IF Ian Fletcher AUS Round of 16
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Round of 16
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 16
Jiri Hrebec Jiri Hrebec CZE Round of 16
PC Pat Cramer RSA Round of 16
Pierre Barthes Pierre Barthes FRA Round of 16
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 16
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 32
Barry Phillips Moore Barry Phillips Moore AUS Round of 32
DB Dan Bleckinger USA Round of 32
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 32
Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen USA Round of 32
FP Frantisek Pala CZE Round of 32
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 32
JP John Paish GBR Round of 32
Jurgen Fassbender Jurgen Fassbender GER Round of 32
ME Mike Estep USA Round of 32
NP Nicola Pietrangeli ITA Round of 32
PH Patrick Hombergen BEL Round of 32
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Round of 32
SM Sandy Mayer USA Round of 32
TK Teimuraz Kakulia URS Round of 32
WB Wilhelm Bungert GER Round of 32
AO Alejandro Olmedo PER Round of 64
AM Allan McDonald AUS Round of 64
Andres Gimeno Andres Gimeno ESP Round of 64
BG Brian Gottfried USA Round of 64
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Round of 64
BS Butch Seewagen USA Round of 64
CG Clark Graebner USA Round of 64
DL David Lloyd GBR Round of 64
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 64
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 64
HI Hank Irvine ZIM Round of 64
HK Hans Kary AUT Round of 64
IM Ivan Molina COL Round of 64
JK Jan Kukal CZE Round of 64
JC John Cooper AUS Round of 64
JF John Feaver GBR Round of 64
JG Juan Gisbert ESP Round of 64
JK Jun Kamiwazumi JPN Round of 64
KM Karl Meiler GER Round of 64
MH Milan Holecek CZE Round of 64
NK Nicholas Kalogeropoulos GRE Round of 64
Patrice Dominguez Patrice Dominguez FRA Round of 64
Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy FRA Round of 64
PL Premjit Lall IND Round of 64
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 64
RG Richard Gonzalez USA Round of 64
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 64
SB Szabolcz Baranyi HUN Round of 64
TU Torben Ulrich DEN Round of 64
TS Toshiro Sakai JPN Round of 64
Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj IND Round of 64
WN Wanaro N'Godrella FRA Round of 64
AG Alvin Gardiner AUS Round of 128
AA Anand Amritraj IND Round of 128
AA Andre Van Der Merwe A RSA Round of 128
AP Andrew Pattison USA Round of 128
AM Antonio Munoz ESP Round of 128
AZ Antonio Zugarelli ITA Round of 128
BM Bernard Mignot BEL Round of 128
BL Bill Lloyd AUS Round of 128
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 128
BS Bob Stock USA Round of 128
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Round of 128
DS Derek Schroder RSA Round of 128
DB Dick Bohrnstedt USA Round of 128
DK Dick Knight USA Round of 128
EM Ezio Di Matteo ITA Round of 128
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Round of 128
GS Gene Scott USA Round of 128
GG Georges Goven FRA Round of 128
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Round of 128
HP Hans Joachim Ploetz GER Round of 128
HS Harold Solomon USA Round of 128
IG Istvan Gulyas HUN Round of 128
JM Jaidip Mukerjea IND Round of 128
JB Jaime Pinto Bravo CHI Round of 128
JV Jairo Velasco ESP Round of 128
JC Jean Baptiste Chanfreau FRA Round of 128
JB Jean Claude Barclay FRA Round of 128
JR Jean Loup Rouyer FRA Round of 128
JM Jean Paul Meyer FRA Round of 128
JA Jeff Austin USA Round of 128
JS Jeff Simpson NZL Round of 128
JO Jim Osborne USA Round of 128
JM Joaquin Loyo Mayo MEX Round of 128
JB John Bartlett AUS Round of 128
JC John Clifton GBR Round of 128
JM John De Mendoza GBR Round of 128
JU Jorgen Ulrich DEN Round of 128
JM Jose Edison Mandarino BRA Round of 128
KW Ken Weatherley GBR Round of 128
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 128
LH Lew Hoad AUS Round of 128
NF Neale Fraser AUS Round of 128
NS Nicola Spear SRB Round of 128
OB Ove Bengtson SWE Round of 128
Paolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci ITA Round of 128
PC Patricio Cornejo CHI Round of 128
PC Patricio Rodriguez Chi CHI Round of 128
PG Paul Gerken USA Round of 128
PH Paul Hutchins GBR Round of 128
PD Peter Doerner AUS Round of 128
PM Peter Marmureanu ROU Round of 128
PS Peter Szoke HUN Round of 128
PM Pietro Marzano ITA Round of 128
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 128
RC Robert Clarke NZL Round of 128
SL Sergei Likhachev RUS Round of 128
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 128
SM Stanley Matthews GBR Round of 128
SW Stephen Warboys GBR Round of 128
TR Terry Ryan RSA Round of 128
Thomaz Koch Thomaz Koch BRA Round of 128
TV Tito Vazquez ARG Round of 128
VZ Vladimir Zednik CZE Round of 128
WD William Durham AUS Round of 128