1972 US Open – Men's Singles

Ilie Năstase defeated Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1972 US Open. Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Arthur Ashe.

Men's Singles
1972 US Open
Champion Ilie Năstase
Runner-up Arthur Ashe
Final score3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3
Draw148
Seeds16

12-time major champion Roy Emerson made his last appearance at a Grand Slam tournament, losing in the 1st round to compatriot Fred Stolle.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Stan Smith (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Ken Rosewall (Second round)
  3. Rod Laver (Fourth round)
  4. Ilie Năstase (Champion)
  5. John Newcombe (Third round)
  6. Arthur Ashe (Finalist)
  7. Tom Okker (Third round)
  8. Jan Kodeš (Second round)
  9. Marty Riessen (Third round)
  10. Manuel Orantes (Third round)
  11. Cliff Drysdale (Fourth round)
  12. Cliff Richey (Semifinalist)
  13. Bob Lutz (Fourth round)
  14. Andrés Gimeno (Fourth round)
  15. Jimmy Connors (First round)
  16. Bob Hewitt (Fourth round)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Final Eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Stan Smith 6 4 5
6 Arthur Ashe 7 6 7
6 Arthur Ashe 6 6 7
12 Cliff Richey 1 4 6
12 Cliff Richey 3 6 6 6
  Frew McMillan 6 1 4 2
6 Arthur Ashe 6 3 7 4 3
4 Ilie Năstase 3 6 6 6 6
  Fred Stolle 4 6 3 2
4 Ilie Năstase 6 3 6 6
4 Ilie Năstase 4 7 6 6
  Tom Gorman 6 6 2 1
  Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6 7 4
  Tom Gorman 7 5 7 5 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Smith 5 6 7 6
Martin 7 1 5 3 1 Smith 6 6 6 6
Panatta 6 3 5 2 Graebner 1 4 7 0
Graebner 4 6 7 6 1 Smith 6 7 7
Muñoz 6 6 6 6 Stone 3 6 5
Holmberg 4 7 3 4 Muñoz 1 0 7 0
Pinto-Bravo 4 4 7 4 Stone 6 6 6 6
Stone 6 6 6 6 1 Smith 2 7 6 1 6
14 Gimeno 6 7 6 14 Gimeno 6 6 4 6 3
Korotkov 4 5 4 14 Gimeno 6 4 6 6
Owens 4 6 6 3 Davidson 4 6 4 1
Davidson 6 3 4 6 14 Gimeno 5
Ruffels 6 6 6 Ruffels 2 r
McNair 2 3 4 Ruffels 6 7 6
Delaney 7 4 4 4 Brown 3 5 4
Brown 6 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Ashe 6 6 4 7
Rahim 3 3 6 6 6 Ashe 6 6 7
Maud 6 6 6 6 Maud 4 4 6
Kamiwazumi 2 7 2 4 6 Ashe 6 6 3 6
Alexander 4 7 6 4 6 Case 4 4 6 1
Dent 6 6 4 6 4 Alexander 6 6 6 3 4
Case 6 6 6 Case 7 7 4 6 6
Schunck 3 2 4 6 Ashe 5 7 6 6
13 Lutz 6 6 6 13 Lutz 7 5 4 3
Dibley 4 2 2 13 Lutz 6 6 7
Menon 6 4 4 Vilas 3 3 5
Vilas 7 6 6 13 Lutz 7 6 6
Kreiss 3 4 4 Scott 6 2 2
Scott 6 6 6 Scott 3 6 7 7
Amritraj 7 6 6 Amritraj 6 4 6 5
Schroder 6 3 4

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Laver 6 6 6
Paish 2 1 3 3 Laver 6 6 7
Warboys 6 6 5 2 Seewagen 3 2 5
Seewagen 7 4 7 6 3 Laver 6 4 6 6 7
Fairlie 7 6 6 Fillol, Sr. 2 6 7 1 6
Austin 6 3 2 Fairlie 4 5 3
Pala 4 1 2 Fillol, Sr. 6 7 6
Fillol, Sr. 6 6 6 3 Laver 6 6 6 3
12 Richey 6 7 6 12 Richey 3 7 7 6
Gottfried 2 6 2 12 Richey 6 6 7
Olmedo 6 7 6 7 Olmedo 2 3 5
Guerry 3 6 7 6 12 Richey 6 6 7 6 6
Hagey r Gerken 7 3 6 7 4
Goven Goven 4 1 7 7 5
Gerken 7 6 6 Gerken 6 6 6 5 7
Walthall 6 1 2

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Kodeš 6 6 6
O'Bryant 2 4 3 8 Kodeš 7 6 6 3 1
Mayer 6 6 6 Mayer 6 3 7 6 6
Chanfreau 4 1 3 Mayer 6 6 6
Proisy 6 6 6 Ramírez 3 3 1
DuPré 1 4 2 Proisy 2 6 6 6 4
Ramírez 6 3 6 6 Ramírez 6 2 1 7 6
Singh 4 6 2 1 Mayer 3 4 6 7 4
9 Riessen 6 6 6 6 McMillan 6 6 3 6 6
Masters 1 7 3 2 9 Riessen 6 7 6 7
Moore 4 5 7 1 Anderson 3 5 7 5
Anderson 6 7 6 6 9 Riessen 2 6 6 4
McMillan 7 7 7 McMillan 6 7 4 6
Rouyer 5 5 6 McMillan 6 6 6
Leonard 6 3 6 6 7 Leonard 2 3 4
Higgins 3 6 7 4 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
McKinley 3 4 6
Pasarell 6 6 7 Pasarell 7 6 6
Amritraj 6 3 2 3 Gerulaitis 6 3 2
Gerulaitis 2 6 6 6 Pasarell 5 6 4 3
Hardie 2 6 3 4 11 Drysdale 7 4 6 6
N'Godrella 6 4 6 6 N'Godrella 3 6 1 4
Belkin 5 r 11 Drysdale 6 4 6 6
11 Drysdale 5 11 Drysdale 6 6 4 6
Emerson 7 4 2 2 Stolle 4 7 6 7
Stolle 6 6 6 6 Stolle 6 6 6
Machette 1 7 6 6 Machette 3 4 3
Holeček 6 6 4 4 Stolle 7 6 5 7
Dibbs 6 6 6 7 5 Newcombe 6 4 7 6
Borowiak 2 7 3 6 Dibbs 3 4 3
Kakoulia 1 2 4 5 Newcombe 6 6 6
5 Newcombe 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Russell 4 6 6 3 4
Kukal 6 4 3 6 6 Kukal 3 4 2
Dell 4 7 4 6 Cornejo 6 6 6
Cornejo 6 5 6 7 Cornejo 4 4 6 1
Fassbender 6 7 6 6 16 Hewitt 6 6 3 6
Molina 4 6 4 3 Fassbender 5 3 4
Pohmann 4 2 2 16 Hewitt 7 6 6
16 Hewitt 6 6 6 16 Hewitt 4 4 2
Dominguez 4 6 6 6 4 Năstase 6 6 6
Gonzales 6 3 2 3 Dominguez 5 6 7 6
Reid 6 6 6 Reid 7 4 5 4
Osborne 4 2 4 Dominguez 3 7 2 3
Taylor 3 7 6 3 6 4 Năstase 6 5 6 6
Pattison 6 6 3 6 3 Taylor 5 2 7 6 6
Velasco, Sr. 0 2 0 4 Năstase 7 6 6 2 7
4 Năstase 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Sakai 6 7 6
Kuki 2 5 4 Sakai 3 3 2
Battrick 3 1 0 Cooper 6 6 6
Cooper 6 6 6 Cooper 7 6 6
Parun 4 6 6 6 10 Orantes 6 4 4
Froehling 6 4 3 2 Parun 1 6 6 5 4
Simpson 5 2 2 10 Orantes 6 2 3 7 6
10 Orantes 7 6 6 Cooper 2 6 6
Carmichael 6 6 7 Tanner 6 7 7
Doerner 4 4 6 Carmichael 6 5 3 6 6
Tanner 7 6 6 Tanner 4 7 6 3 7
El Shafei 6 4 4 Tanner 6 3 7 6
Ulrich 7 5 1 6 7 Okker 4 6 5 3
Solomon 6 7 6 7 Solomon 1 2 2
Cramer 2 3 4 7 Okker 6 6 6
7 Okker 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Keldie 4 0 r
Ţiriac 6 1 Ţiriac 7 4 6 5 6
Zuleta 1 3 5 Pilić 6 6 3 7 7
Pilić 6 6 7 Pilić 4 4 4
McManus 2 4 6 6 6 Gorman 6 6 6
Birchmore 6 6 1 4 3 McManus 6 4 1 3
Gorman 6 3 6 7 6 Gorman 4 6 6 6
15 Connors 1 6 7 5 4 Gorman 6 6 6
Hose 7 4 7 7 Stockton 4 3 3
Faulk 5 6 6 6 Hose 2 3 6 6
Stockton 6 6 6 Stockton 6 6 3 7
Barth 4 2 4 Stockton 6 6 4 6 6
Cox 6 6 6 Cox 7 2 6 2 2
Granát 4 1 3 Cox 1 6 7 7
Curtis 1 6 2 2 Rosewall 6 3 6 6
2 Rosewall 6 7 6

Preliminary round
Player 1ScorePlayer 2
Raúl Ramírez4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 Sam Giammalva
Jasjit Singh6–3, 7–6, 6–3 Steven Turner
Marty Riessen (9)6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 Brian Teacher
Geoff Masters6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 Ian Fletcher
Ray Moore6–3, 7–6, 6–2 Graham Stilwell
Mal Anderson6–1, 6–2, 7–6 Norman Holmes
Frew McMillan7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 Erik van Dillen
Jean-Loup Rouyer6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 Stanley Matthews
Tom Leonard4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 Kenneth McMillan
William Higgins4–6, 7–6, 7–5, 7–6 Thomaz Koch
Terry Ryan6–3, 5–7, 6–7, 3–6 Robert McKinley
Terry Addison7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 Charlie Pasarell
Corrado Barazzutti4–6, 4–6, 2–6 Vijay Amritraj
Armistead Neely5–7, 5–7, 2–6 Vitas Gerulaitis
Hank Irvine6–1, 3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 George Hardie
Steve Krulevitz7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 3–6 Wanaro N'Godrella
Ove Bengtson5–7, 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 Michael Belkin
Barry Phillips-Moore4–6, 1–6, 1–6 Cliff Drysdale (11)
Björn Borg5–7, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 Roy Emerson
Herb Fitzgibbon6–7, 4–6, 2–6 Fred Stolle
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