Wimbledon Championships 1972 / Men's Singles

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Wimbledon Championships 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
Wimbledon Championships
Men's Singles
197119721973
Grand Slams 1972
men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships

Defending champion was John Newcombe .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Stan Smith victory
02. Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase final
03. Spain 1945Spain Manuel Orantes Semifinals
04th Spain 1945Spain Andrés Gimeno 2nd round
No. player Round reached
05. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Semifinals

06th FranceFrance Pierre Barthes Round of 16

07th South Africa 1961South Africa Bob Hewitt 1 round

08th. Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Alexander Metreweli Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
  1  United StatesUnited States Stan Smith 6th 8th 6th                
8th  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Alexander Metreweli 2 6th 2      
1  United StatesUnited States Stan Smith 3 6th 6th 7th  
  5  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6th 4th 1 5    
   New ZealandNew Zealand Onny Parun 2 3 4th    
 
  5  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6th 6th 6th      
  1  United StatesUnited States Stan Smith 4th 6th 6th 4th 7th
  2  Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase 6th 3 3 6th 5
     AustraliaAustralia Colin Dibley 2 0 2      
3  Spain 1945Spain Manuel Orantes 6th 6th 6th      
3  Spain 1945Spain Manuel Orantes 3 4th 4th    
  2  Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors 4th 4th 1    
 
  2  Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase 6th 6th 6th      

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
1  United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 6th 6th                      
   Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany H.-J. Suddenly 1 1 3       1  United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 9 6th    
Q  AustraliaAustralia A. Gardiner 2 9 2 7th 4th      RhodesiaRhodesia H. Irvine 4th 8th 3      
   RhodesiaRhodesia H. Irvine 6th 7th 6th 5 6th     1  United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 7th 3 9  
   ChileChile P. Cornejo Seckel 4th 8th 3         Q  United StatesUnited States S. Mayer 3 5 6th 7th    
   JapanJapan T. Sakai 6th 9 6th          JapanJapan T. Sakai 9 3 2 4th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Matthews 6th 3 3 7th 3   Q  United StatesUnited States S. Mayer 8th 6th 6th 6th    
Q  United StatesUnited States S. Mayer 4th 6th 6th 5 6th     1  United StatesUnited States S. Smith 8th 4th 6th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia I. Fletcher 6th 6th 6th            AustraliaAustralia I. Fletcher 6th 6th 2 4th  
   FranceFrance J.-L. Rouyer 4th 3 3          AustraliaAustralia I. Fletcher 6th 6th 1 6th    
   United StatesUnited States A. Olmedo 4th 6th 6th 6th        United StatesUnited States A. Olmedo 0 4th 6th 3    
   DenmarkDenmark J. Ulrich 6th 3 3 4th          AustraliaAustralia I. Fletcher 6th 6th 6th    
Q  AustraliaAustralia W. Durham 3 8th 4th            CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia F. Pála 1 0 1      
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia F. Pála 6th 9 6th          CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia F. Pála 4th 7th 2 7th 6th  
   AustriaAustria H. Kary 8th 6th 8th 3 6th      AustriaAustria H. Kary 6th 5 6th 5 2  
   Hungary 1957Hungary P. Szőke 6th 3 9 6th 0    

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
8th  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union A. Metreweli 6th 8th 6th                      
Q  ItalyItaly P. Marzano 2 6th 4th       8th  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union A. Metreweli 7th 6th 6th 6th  
   New ZealandNew Zealand J. Simpson 3 6th 1 5        FranceFrance P. Dominguez 9 1 4th 4th    
   FranceFrance P. Dominguez 6th 4th 6th 7th       8th  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union A. Metreweli 7th 6th 3 6th  
   DenmarkDenmark T. Ulrich 6th 3              United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Paish 5 3 6th 4th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Clifton 2 0 r          DenmarkDenmark T. Ulrich 3 5 2      
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Paish 7th 6th 9 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Paish 6th 7th 6th      
Q  United StatesUnited States E. Scott 9 4th 8th 3       8th  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union A. Metreweli 6th 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance P. Proisy 6th 9 8th 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa P. Cramer 3 1 3    
   Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union S. Likhachev 4th 8th 9 4th        FranceFrance P. Proisy 3 5 4th      
   South Africa 1961South Africa P. Cramer 6th 7th 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa P. Cramer 6th 7th 6th      
   Hungary 1957Hungary I. Gulyás 4th 5 4th            South Africa 1961South Africa P. Cramer 9 6th 9    
   FranceFrance J.-C. Barclay 3 5 8th 4th       Q  United StatesUnited States M. Estep 8th 4th 7th      
Q  United StatesUnited States M. Estep 6th 7th 6th 6th     Q  United StatesUnited States M. Estep 6th 6th 6th      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom P. Hutchins 3 6th 5          JapanJapan J. Kamiwazumi 4th 2 2      
   JapanJapan J. Kamiwazumi 6th 8th 7th        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
4th  Spain 1945Spain A. Gimeno 6th 6th 6th                      
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. Weatherley 1 2 4th       4th  Spain 1945Spain A. Gimeno 4th 6th 8th 9 4th
LL  South Africa 1961South Africa A. Van Der Merwe 2 5 2          New ZealandNew Zealand O. Parun 6th 8th 6th 8th 6th  
   New ZealandNew Zealand O. Parun 6th 7th 6th            New ZealandNew Zealand O. Parun 6th 4th 9 9  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. De Mendoza 6th 3 2 5          Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany W. Bungert 4th 6th 7th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia J. Cooper 2 6th 6th 7th        AustraliaAustralia J. Cooper 7th 4th 6th 2 3  
   ItalyItaly E. Di Matteo 3 6th 6th 4th 3      Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany W. Bungert 5 6th 0 6th 6th  
   Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany W. Bungert 6th 1 4th 6th 6th        New ZealandNew Zealand O. Parun 8th 6th 6th    
   Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union T. Kakulia 9 7th 7th 6th          CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Hřebec 9 4th 4th r  
   AustraliaAustralia R. Keldie 7th 5 9 4th        Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union T. Kakulia 9 4th 6th 6th    
Q  United StatesUnited States D. Knight 8th 8th 4th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Lloyd 8th 6th 3 4th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Lloyd 9 9 6th            Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union T. Kakulia 6th 3 6th 1  
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Vilas 5 5 5            CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Hřebec 4th 6th 8th 6th    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Hřebec 7th 7th 7th          CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Hřebec 6th 6th 6th      
   Romania 1965Romania P. Marmureanu 3 4th 0          Hungary 1957Hungary S. Baranyi 2 2 4th      
   Hungary 1957Hungary S. Baranyi 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
5  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kodeš 6th 4th 6th 6th                    
   ChileChile P. Rodríguez 1 6th 1 1     5  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kodeš 6th 6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia P. Doerner 2 9 8th 4th     Q  United StatesUnited States B. Sea wagons 0 1 2      
Q  United StatesUnited States B. Sea wagons 6th 7th 9 6th       5  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kodeš 6th 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance J.-P. Meyer 3 6th 8th 7th       Q  United StatesUnited States D. Bleckinger 0 3 2      
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia M. Holeček 6th 3 9 9        CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia M. Holeček 4th 4th 6th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia D. Schroder 6th 2 3       Q  United StatesUnited States D. Bleckinger 6th 6th 1 9    
Q  United StatesUnited States D. Bleckinger 8th 6th 6th         5  CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kodeš 6th 6th 6th    
   IndiaIndia V. Amritraj 7th 9 3 2 6th        United StatesUnited States J. McManus 2 4th 4th    
Q  United StatesUnited States J. Austin 5 8th 6th 6th 4th      IndiaIndia V. Amritraj 1 2 6th      
   ItalyItaly P. Bertolucci 2 3 3          United StatesUnited States J. McManus 6th 6th 8th      
   United StatesUnited States J. McManus 6th 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States J. McManus 6th 6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia W. Lloyd 6th 9 4th 5 9        BelgiumBelgium P. Hombergen 0 4th 1      
   FranceFrance W. N'Godrella 4th 8th 6th 7th 11      FranceFrance W. N'Godrella 7th 6th 3 4th    
   BelgiumBelgium P. Hombergen 5 6th 5 6th 6th      BelgiumBelgium P. Hombergen 5 8th 6th 6th    
Q  United StatesUnited States D. Bohrnstedt 7th 1 7th 4th 3    

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
   South Africa 1961South Africa T. Ryan 3 4th 2                      
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dibley 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia C. Dibley 6th 6th 8th    
   Spain 1945Spain A. Muñoz 2 5 1          United StatesUnited States P. Gonzales 3 3 6th      
   United StatesUnited States P. Gonzales 6th 7th 6th            AustraliaAustralia C. Dibley 9 6th 9    
   United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 2 6th 7th 7th        United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 8th 4th 8th      
   ColombiaColombia J. Velasco 3 6th 4th 9 5      United StatesUnited States R. Tanner 6th 6th 6th      
   ChileChile J. Rene Pinto Bravo 4th 6th 3 0        AustraliaAustralia A. McDonald 2 2 4th      
   AustraliaAustralia A. McDonald 6th 3 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia C. Dibley 8th 6th 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States J. Osborne 4th 2 6th 6th 5     6th  FranceFrance P. Barthes 9 3 2 1  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Mottram 6th 6th 3 2 7th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Mottram 8th 1 4th      
   Brazil 1968Brazil T. Koch 9 6th 3 2 4th      United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 9 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 8th 4th 6th 6th 6th        United StatesUnited States D. Stockton 3 3 7th 4th  
   Spain 1945Spain J. Gisbert 6th 2 6th 6th       6th  FranceFrance P. Barthes 6th 6th 5 6th    
   United StatesUnited States H. Solomon 3 6th 2 0        Spain 1945Spain J. Gisbert 4th 2 4th      
   FranceFrance J.-B. Chanfreau 5 8th 3       6th  FranceFrance P. Barthes 6th 6th 6th      
6th  FranceFrance P. Barthes 7th 9 6th        

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
   MexicoMexico J. Loyo Mayo 3 2 2                      
   AustraliaAustralia B. Phillips-Moore 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia B. Phillips-Moore 9 6th 3 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia S. Ball 6th 4th 7th 6th        AustraliaAustralia S. Ball 8th 1 6th 2    
   South Africa 1961South Africa F. McMillan 4th 6th 5 3          AustraliaAustralia B. Phillips-Moore 6th 1 2    
   Romania 1965Romania I. Țiriac 6th 6th 5 7th          Romania 1965Romania I. Țiriac 8th 6th 6th      
   ItalyItaly A. Zugarelli 4th 2 7th 5        Romania 1965Romania I. Țiriac 6th 9 9      
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia V. Zedník 2 2 7th          United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 4th 7th 8th      
   United StatesUnited States B. Gottfried 6th 6th 9            Romania 1965Romania I. Țiriac 4th 6th 3 6th 3
Q  United StatesUnited States R. Stock 4th 3 4th         3  Spain 1945Spain M. Orantes 6th 4th 6th 4th 6th
   ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 6th 6th 6th          ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 2 8th 6th 7th    
   ColombiaColombia I. Molina 3 6th 6th 6th        ColombiaColombia I. Molina 6th 6th 3 5    
   RhodesiaRhodesia A. Pattison 6th 2 4th 3          ItalyItaly N. Pietrangeli 2 2 1    
   AustraliaAustralia D. Crealy 9 6th 1 7th       3  Spain 1945Spain M. Orantes 6th 6th 6th      
   Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia N. Spear 7th 2 6th 5        AustraliaAustralia D. Crealy 2 3 2      
   FranceFrance G. Goven 6th 5 4th       3  Spain 1945Spain M. Orantes 6th 6th 6th      
3  Spain 1945Spain M. Orantes 8th 7th 6th        

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
   Brazil 1968Brazil JE Mandarino 4th 2 1                      
   Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany K. Meiler 6th 6th 6th          Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany K. Meiler 6th 6th 1 4th 4th
   United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 7th 8th 6th          United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 3 4th 6th 6th 6th  
Q  United StatesUnited States S. Stewart 5 6th 1            United StatesUnited States E. van Dillen 6th 1 4th    
   FranceFrance F. Jauffret 1 7th 8th 6th 7th        FranceFrance F. Jauffret 8th 6th 6th      
   SwedenSweden O. Bengtson 6th 5 9 1 5      FranceFrance F. Jauffret 6th 6th 6th      
   ItalyItaly C. Barazzutti 6th 8th 2 6th 0      United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Feaver 2 3 4th      
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Feaver 4th 9 6th 3 6th        FranceFrance F. Jauffret 2 3 6th    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kukal 4th 8th 6th 6th 8th        United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 6th 8th    
Q  ArgentinaArgentina T. Vazquez 6th 9 4th 4th 6th      CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kukal 8th 9 6th 8th    
   ItalyItaly A. Panatta 6th 8th 4th 6th 6th      ItalyItaly A. Panatta 9 8th 8th 9    
   AustraliaAustralia N. Fraser 4th 9 6th 4th 1        ItalyItaly A. Panatta 3 6th 4th 6th  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Warboys 1 6th 3 4th          United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 0 6th 8th    
   Greece 1970Greece N. Kalogeropoulos 6th 1 6th 6th        Greece 1970Greece N. Kalogeropoulos 3 5 6th      
   United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 9 7th          United StatesUnited States J. Connors 6th 7th 8th      
7th  South Africa 1961South Africa B. Hewitt 3 7th 5        

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
LL  New ZealandNew Zealand R. Clarke 2 1 0                      
   South Africa 1961South Africa R. Moore 6th 6th 6th          South Africa 1961South Africa R. Moore 4th 4th 5    
   BelgiumBelgium B. Mignot 4th 4th 2          United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 6th 6th 7th      
   United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 6th 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 6th 7th 2 4th 8th
   AustraliaAustralia K. Warwick 0 7th 6th 3          ChileChile J. Fillol 4th 5 6th 6th 6th  
   ChileChile J. Fillol 6th 9 4th 6th        ChileChile J. Fillol 4th 8th 7th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia G. Masters 8th 8th 4th 6th 12      AustraliaAustralia G. Masters 6th 6th 5 4th    
   IndiaIndia A. Amritraj 9 6th 6th 3 10        United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 3 6th 6th 1  
   Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany J. Fassbender 4th 7th 7th 6th       2  Romania 1965Romania I. Nastasis 6th 3 8th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia L. Hoad 6th 5 5 4th        Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany J. Fassbender 6th 6th 9 7th    
   IndiaIndia P. Lall 5 6th 6th 3 6th      IndiaIndia P. Lall 4th 8th 7th 5    
Q  United StatesUnited States P. Gerken 7th 3 2 6th 3        Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany J. Fassbender 8th 3 4th    
   United StatesUnited States C. Graebner 6th 3 6th 6th       2  Romania 1965Romania I. Nastasis 9 6th 6th      
   IndiaIndia J. Mukerjea 2 6th 4th 3        United StatesUnited States C. Graebner 3 6th 1 2    
   AustraliaAustralia J. Bartlett 4th 2 2       2  Romania 1965Romania I. Nastasis 6th 4th 6th 6th    
2  Romania 1965Romania I. Nastasis 6th 6th 6th        

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