French Open 1972 / men's singles

French Open 1972
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open men's singles
1971 ◄ 1972 ► 1973
Grand Slams 1972 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1972 French Open

Defending champion was Jan Kodeš .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jan Kodeš Quarter finals 02.  Ilie Năstase 3rd round 03.  Stan Smith Quarter finals 04th  Manuel Orantes Semifinals 05.  Bob Hewitt 3rd round 06th  Andrés Gimeno victory 07th  Pierre Barthes Round of 16 08th.  Željko Franulović 3rd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Patrick Proisy final 10.  Alexander Metreweli Semifinals 11.  Clark Graebner Round of 16 12.  Jimmy Connors 4th round 13.  Jaime Fillol 4th round 14th  František Pála Round of 16 15th 16.  Barry Phillips-Moore Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A. Panatta

6th

7th

6th

6th

R. Moore

0

9

3

2

A. Panatta

6th

9

3

3

7th

P. Barthes

6th

2

12

3

10

A. Metreweli

8th

7th

6th

6th

10

A. Metreweli

8th

6th

10

6th

10

A. Metreweli

6th

3

1

6th

3

3

S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

6th

A. Gimeno

4th

6th

6th

2

6th

14th

F. Pála

4th

0

3

3

S. Smith

1

9

0

5

6th

A. Gimeno

3

6th

5

6th

6th

6th

A. Gimeno

6th

7th

6th

7th

11

C. Graebner

6th

3

7th

2

1

6th

A. Gimeno

4th

6th

6th

6th

H. Solomon

3

8th

6th

6th

6th

9

P. Proisy

6th

3

1

1

G. Vilas

6th

10

2

4th

4th

H. Solomon

4th

7th

3

2

N. Pietrangeli

2

1

3

4th

M. Orantes

6th

5

6th

6th

4th

M. Orantes

6th

6th

6th

4th

M. Orantes

3

5

2

9

P. Proisy

6th

1

6th

6th

9

P. Proisy

6th

7th

6th

I. Fletcher

4th

6th

2

3

9

P. Proisy

6th

6th

2

6th

6th

16

B. Phillips-Moore

4th

2

4th

1

J. Kodeš

3

8th

6th

2

1

1

J. Kodeš

6th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

2

I. Nastasis

6th

7th

4th

3

A. Panatta

1

9

6th

6th

A. Panatta

6th

2

7th

6th

J.-B. Chanfreau

4th

0

3

V. Korotkov

1

6th

5

3

Q

P. Rodríguez

6th

6th

6th

Q

P. Rodríguez

7th

5

2

1

D. Lloyd

6th

5

2

0

V. Korotkov

5

7th

6th

6th

V. Korotkov

1

7th

6th

6th

V. Korotkov

10

0

6th

5

6th

C. Dibley

8th

6th

2

7th

3

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

H. Rahim

6th

3

8th

4th

3

R. Moore

2

6th

6th

6th

6th

R. Moore

w.

O.

LL

M. Di Domenico

5

5

7th

6th

5

A. Pattison

Q

P. Beust

7th

7th

5

2

7th

Q

P. Beust

5

1

3

P. Cornejo Seckel

6th

11

6th

P. Cornejo Seckel

7th

6th

6th

S. Likhachev

3

9

3

P. Cornejo Seckel

4th

6th

1

3

A. Pattison

6th

4th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

7th

P. Barthes

w.

O.

L. Hoad

7th

P. Barthes

6th

6th

6th

T. Lejus

1

2

6th

1

G. Masters

3

3

4th

Q

G. Varga

6th

6th

4th

6th

Q

G. Varga

0

6th

2

1

T. Sakai

4th

6th

6th

2

2

G. Masters

6th

3

6th

6th

G. Masters

6th

1

2

6th

6th

G. Masters

6th

6th

6th

T. Nowicki

1

1

2

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

10

A. Metreweli

6th

2

6th

6th

H. Elschenbroich

3

6th

3

4th

10

A. Metreweli

6th

6th

7th

7th

O. Bengtson

2

10

4th

W. Gąsiorek

0

4th

9

5

Q

R. Cano

6th

12

6th

Q

R. Cano

6th

3

3

6th

2

W. Gąsiorek

6th

6th

3

3

7th

W. Gąsiorek

3

6th

6th

3

6th

R. Case

1

1

6th

6th

5

W. Gąsiorek

5

6th

6th

6th

P. Cramer

7th

4th

4th

3

Upper half 5

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

3

S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

J.-L. Rouyer

4th

2

4th

3

S. Smith

6th

7th

7th

6th

P. Marmureanu

6th

5

6th

B. Mignot

3

5

9

3

Q

T. Calculia

8th

7th

8th

Q

T. Calculia

6th

7th

6th

J. Guerrero

6th

3

4th

6th

N. Spear

4th

5

3

N. Spear

4th

6th

6th

8th

Q

T. Calculia

0

1

5

B. Mignot

6th

6th

7th

Upper half 6

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

14th

F. Pála

6th

7th

6th

A. Olmedo

2

5

2

14th

F. Pála

10

10

9

8th

B. Gottfried

3

6th

6th

9

B. Gottfried

8th

8th

11

6th

Q

B. Montrenaud

6th

4th

0

7th

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

6th

J.-P. Meyer

8th

7th

6th

J.-P. Meyer

2

4th

3

J. Osborne

6th

5

4th

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

6th

P. Dominguez

2

3

1

Upper half 7

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

6th

A. Gimeno

6th

6th

6th

J. Rene Pinto Bravo

2

2

1

6th

A. Gimeno

6th

6th

6th

J. Velasco

7th

2

3

P. Hombergen

1

3

1

Q

P. Toci

9

6th

6th

Q

P. Toci

4th

0

6th

0

T. Ulrich

6th

6th

2

1

1

D. Contet

6th

6th

0

6th

D. Contet

3

4th

6th

6th

6th

D. Contet

1

2

1

P. Hombergen

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 8

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

11

C. Graebner

6th

6th

6th

T. Koch

2

0

2

11

C. Graebner

6th

6th

6th

J. Hrebec

6th

7th

6th

J. Hrebec

1

0

4th

Q

F. Pierson

4th

5

4th

J. Hrebec

6th

6th

6th

A. Korpas

6th

6th

6th

A. Korpas

1

3

2

J. Kamiwazumi

4th

3

2

J. Hrebec

1

6th

6th

1

6th

I. Gulyás

6th

2

2

6th

3

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

H. Solomon

6th

M. Mulligan

1

r

H. Solomon

6th

7th

6th

A. Muñoz

6th

6th

6th

12

J. Connors

4th

5

1

J. Cooper

2

0

2

A. Muñoz

6th

6th

6th

Q

S. Stewart

5

6th

2

7th

J. Kukal

2

3

4th

J. Kukal

7th

4th

6th

9

A. Muñoz

3

5

6th

12

J. Connors

6th

7th

8th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

S. Baranyi

6th

9

6th

I. Țiriac

2

7th

3

S. Baranyi

6th

2

7th

6th

3

K. Warwick

5

6th

9

6th

G. Vilas

3

6th

5

8th

6th

H. Kary

7th

3

7th

4th

K. Warwick

3

0

0

Q

S. Faulk

5

3

4th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

G. Vilas

7th

6th

6th

G. Vilas

0

8th

8th

2

6th

5

B. Hewitt

6th

6th

6th

6th

2

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

D. Crealy

2

6th

9

4th

N. Pietrangeli

6th

3

11

6th

N. Pietrangeli

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Mukerjea

6th

6th

6th

13

J. Fillol

3

2

6th

4th

W. N'Godrella

3

2

3

J. Mukerjea

3

5

2

Q

J. De Mendoza

6th

6th

1

6th

Q

J. De Mendoza

6th

7th

6th

E. Castigliano

2

1

6th

4th

Q

J. De Mendoza

6th

6th

4th

3

13

J. Fillol

2

8th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

G. Goven

B. Jovanović

w.

O.

B. Jovanović

0

1

1

M. Holeček

7th

6th

2

1

2

4th

M. Orantes

6th

6th

6th

E. Di Matteo

5

3

6th

6th

6th

E. Di Matteo

6th

6th

11

Q

Z. Ivančić

6th

2

6th

3

2

M. Leclercq

2

2

9

M. Leclercq

3

6th

0

6th

6th

E. Di Matteo

6th

1

7th

1

4th

M. Orantes

4th

6th

9

6th

Lower half 5

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

J. Gisbert

6th

6th

8th

V. Zedník

4th

3

6th

J. Gisbert

4th

2

6th

6th

J. McManus

4th

6th

3

8th

3

9

P. Proisy

6th

6th

2

8th

A. Zugarelli

6th

3

6th

6th

6th

A. Zugarelli

6th

2

14th

2

Q

R. Seegers

6th

0

6th

1

7th

JE Mandarino

4th

6th

16

6th

JE Mandarino

1

6th

3

6th

9

JE Mandarino

3

6th

3

9

P. Proisy

6th

8th

6th

Lower half 6

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

P. Bertolucci

0

4th

1

F. Jauffret

6th

6th

6th

F. Jauffret

8th

3

2

4th

W. Bungert

1

3

3

I. Fletcher

6th

6th

6th

6th

J. Paish

6th

6th

6th

J. Paish

4th

3

1

Q

S. Turner

6th

0

2

3

I. Fletcher

6th

6th

6th

I. Fletcher

4th

6th

6th

6th

I. Fletcher

6th

6th

6th

8th

Z. Franulović

4th

4th

1

Lower half 7

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

O. Parun

6th

6th

8th

T. Gorman

3

3

6th

O. Parun

2

4th

2

I. Molina

6th

6th

3

7th

5

16

B. Phillips-Moore

6th

6th

6th

N. Kalogeropoulos

4th

3

6th

9

7th

N. Kalogeropoulos

3

6th

6th

4th

2

Q

B. Rheinberger

3

5

6th

6th

3

J. Fassbender

6th

3

3

6th

6th

J. Fassbender

6th

7th

3

4th

6th

J. Fassbender

1

4th

1

16

B. Phillips-Moore

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 8

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

P. Szoke

5

6th

4th

3

F. McMillan

7th

2

6th

6th

F. McMillan

3

0

2

C. Barazzutti

6th

1

3

4th

1

J. Kodeš

6th

6th

6th

J.-C. Barclay

2

6th

6th

6th

J.-C. Barclay

6th

3

6th

7th

Q

A. McDonald

4th

6th

6th

6th

Q

A. McDonald

1

6th

0

5

T. Ryan

6th

1

3

3

J.-C. Barclay

5

7th

6th

2

1

J. Kodeš

7th

9

2

6th

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