1972 Grand Prix

The 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.

Schedule

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Key

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 January	Baltimore, Maryland, USA Hard – S16/D8	Ilie Năstase 1-6, 6-4, 7-6	Jimmy Connors	Clark Graebner Pierre Barthes	Jaime Fillol Ion Țiriac Frank Froehling Haroon Rahim
	Sydney, Australia Hard – S32/D16	Alex Metreveli 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1	Patrice Dominguez	Mal Anderson Colin Dibley	Ross Case John Cooper Barry Phillips-Moore Syd Ball
16 January	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Grass – S16	Alex Metreveli 6-2, 6-4, 6-3	Wanaro N'Godrella	Patrice Dominguez John Cooper	Ross Case John Trickey Colin Dibley Ian Fletcher
21 January	Roanoke, Virginia, USA Hard – S4	Jimmy Connors 6-4, 7-6	Vladimír Zedník
22 January	London Indoor London, England Hard – S16/S16	Cliff Richey
23 January	Adelaide, Australia Grass – S16/S16	Alex Metreveli

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 February	Omaha, Nebraska, USA Hard – S16/S16	Ilie Năstase 2-6, 6-1, 6-1	Ion Țiriac	Georges Goven Jimmy Connors	Jaime Fillol Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes Thomaz Koch
6 February	Des Moines, Iowa, USA S16/S16	Pancho Gonzales 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2	Georges Goven	Haroon Rahim Juan Gisbert	Cliff Richey Thomaz Koch Jim Osborne Gerald Battrick
	Kansas City, Missouri, USA S16/S16	Tom Edlefsen 6-3, 6-3	Erik Van Dillen	Pierre Barthes Željko Franulović	Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner
		Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 6-7, 6-4, 7-6	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
	Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, USA Carpet – $50,000 – S32/S16	Rod Laver 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2	Ken Rosewall	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale Jeff Borowiak Robert Lutz
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 7-6, 7-6	John Newcombe Tony Roche
8 February	Philadelphia WCT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Carpet – S32/S16	Rod Laver 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2	Ken Rosewall	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale Jeff Borowiak Robert Lutz
		Robert Lutz Arthur Ashe 6-3, 6-7, 6-3	John Newcombe Tony Roche
14 February	Los Angeles, California, USA S32/D16	Andrés Gimeno 6-3, 2-6, 6-2	Pierre Barthes	Jimmy Connors Thomaz Koch	Vladimír Zedník Cliff Richey Pancho Gonzales Ilie Năstase
		Jim Osborne Jim McManus 6-2, 5-7, 6-4	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
20 February	Salisbury, Maryland, USA Hard – S64/D32	Stan Smith 6-3, 2-6, 6-2	Ilie Năstase	Haroon Rahim Gerald Battrick	Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes Tom Gorman
		Manuel Orantes Andrés Gimeno 6-4, 6-3	Juan Gisbert Vladimír Zedník
	Toronto WCT Toronto, Canada Carpet – S32/D16	Rod Laver 6-3, 2-6, 6-2	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Charlie Pasarell	Roger Taylor Roy Emerson Fred Stolle Marty Riessen
		Ray Ruffels Bob Carmichael 6-4, 4-6, 6-4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
28 February	New York, USA S64	Stan Smith 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1	Juan Gisbert	Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase	Alejandro Olmedo Ove Nils Bengtson Andrés Gimeno Jimmy Connors

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 March	Hampton, Virginia, USA Hard – S32/D16	Stan Smith 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4	Ilie Năstase	Andrés Gimeno Cliff Richey	Juan Gisbert Jimmy Connors Georges Goven Ian Crookenden
		Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7-5, 7-5	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
	Miami WCT Miami, Florida, USA Hard – S32/D16	Ken Rosewall 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4	Cliff Drysdale	Fred Stolle Charlie Pasarell	Roger Taylor Ismail El Shafei Mark Cox Arthur Ashe
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 7-5, 6-4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
12 March	Washington DC, USA Carpet – S32/D16	Stan Smith 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4	Jimmy Connors	Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes	Jim Osborne Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase Pierre Barthes
		Cliff Richey Tom Edlefsen 6-4, 6-3	Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch
16 March	Chicago WCT Chicago, Illinois, USA Carpet – S32/D16	Tom Okker 4-6, 6-2, 6-3	Arthur Ashe	Ken Rosewall Robert Lutz	Charlie Pasarell Marty Riessen John Alexander Rod Laver
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-2, 6-3	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
17 March	Caracas, Venezuela Hard – S32/D16	Manuel Orantes 6-4, 7-5, 6-4	Haroon Rahim	Ove Nils Bengtson Jaime Fillol	Humphrey Hose Jorge Andrew Jose Mandarino Vladimír Zedník
		Jaime Fillol Patricio Cornejo 6-4, 6-3, 7-6	Jim McManus Manuel Orantes
27 March	Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay – $20,000 – S32/D32	Ilie Năstase 6-1, 6-0, 6-3	Franisek Palá	Boro Jovanović Jiří Hřebec	Bernard Mignot Ion Țiriac Szabolcz Baranyi Peter Szoke
		Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 3-6, 6-1, 12-10, 6-2	Jiří Hřebec Frantisek Palá

April

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 April	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – S32/D16	Cliff Richey 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4	Manuel Orantes	Andrés Gimeno Jaime Fillol	Martin Mulligan Bob Hewitt Andrew Pattison Pat Cramer
9 April	Houston WCT Houston, Texas, USA Clay – S32/D16	Rod Laver 6-2, 6-4	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Roger Taylor	Bill Bowrey John Alexander John Newcombe Nikola Pilić
		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6-3, 6-3	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
16 April	Madrid, Spain Clay – S32/D32	Ilie Năstase 6-2, 6-4	Frantisek Palá	Jan Kodeš Patrick Proisy	Szabolcz Baranyi Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta
		Stan Smith Ilie Năstase 6-3, 6-4, 6-4	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
	Quebec WCT Quebec, Canada S32/D16	Marty Riessen 7-5, 6-2, 7-5	Rod Laver	Cliff Drysdale Arthur Ashe	Charlie Pasarell Roger Taylor Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall
		Ray Ruffels Bob Carmichael 4-6, 6-3, 7-5	John Alexander Terry Addison
23 April	Charlotte WCT Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Clay – S32/D16	Ken Rosewall 2-6, 6-2, 6-2	Cliff Richey	Cliff Drysdale John Alexander	Mark Cox Bill Bowrey Tom Okker Marty Riessen
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-4, 4-6, 7-6	John Newcombe Tony Roche
	Nice, France Clay – S32/D16	Ilie Năstase 6-0, 6-4, 6-3	Jan Kodeš	Stan Smith Boro Jovanović	Barry Phillips-Moore Dick Crealy Pierre Barthes Gerald Battrick
		Stan Smith Jan Kodeš 6-3, 3-6, 7-5	Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase
24 April	Rome, Italy Clay – $56,000 – S64/D32	Manuel Orantes 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2	Jan Kodeš	Ilie Năstase Barry Phillips-Moore	Andrew Pattison Paolo Bertolucci Alex Metreveli Jean-Loup Rouyer
		Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-3 ret.	Frew McMillan Lew Hoad
30 April	Denver WCT Denver, Colorado, USA Carpet – S32/D16	Rod Laver 4-6, 6-3, 6-4	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Tom Okker	Robert Lutz John Newcombe Arthur Ashe John Alexander

May

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	Las Vegas WCT Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Hard – $250,000 – S32/D16	John Newcombe 6-3, 6-4	Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Frank Froehling	Rod Laver Roger Taylor Tom Okker Ken Rosewall
		Rod Laver Roy Emerson	John Newcombe Tony Roche
13 May	Bournemouth, England Clay – S32/D16	Bob Hewitt 6-2, 6-4, 6-3	Pierre Barthes	Ilie Năstase Stan Smith	Ion Țiriac Jimmy Connors Pat Cramer Jürgen Fassbender
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 7-5, 6-2	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
14 May	Brussels, Belgium Clay – S32/D16	Manuel Orantes 6-4, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5	Andrés Gimeno	Harold Solomon Barry Phillips-Moore	Patrick Hombergen Juan Gisbert Harald Elschenbroich Vladimír Zedník
		Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert 9-7, 6-3	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol
	Dallas WCT Dallas, Texas, USA Carpet – $100,000 – S8	Ken Rosewall 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6(5)	Rod Laver	Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe	John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale Tom Okker Robert Lutz
22 May	French Open Paris, France Clay	Andrés Gimeno 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1	Patrick Proisy	Alex Metreveli Manuel Orantes	Adriano Panatta Stan Smith Harold Solomon Jan Kodeš
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6-3, 8-6, 3-6, 6-1	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol
		Evonne Goolagong Kim Warwick 6-2, 6-4	Françoise Durr Jean-Claude Barclay

June

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 June	Hamburg, Germany Clay – S32/D32	Manuel Orantes 6-2, 6-4, 6-3	Pierre Barthes	Ilie Năstase Stan Smith	Ion Țiriac Jimmy Connors Pat Cramer Jürgen Fassbender
		Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš 4-6, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2	Bob Hewitt Ion Țiriac
17 June	Bristol, England Grass – S32/D32	Bob Hewitt 6-4, 6-3	Alejandro Olmedo	François Jauffret Clark Graebner	John De Mendoza Colin Dibley John Paish Andrew Pattison
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6-3, 6-2	Clark Graebner Lew Hoad
23 June	Eastbourne, England Grass – S32/D16	Andrés Gimeno 7-5, 6-3	Pierre Barthes	Andrew Pattison Ilie Năstase	Manuel Orantes Patrick Proisy Patrice Dominguez Juan Gisbert
		Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert 8-6, 6-2	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Andrew Pattison
24 June	Queen's Club London, England Grass – S64/D32	Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-3	John Paish	Pancho Gonzales Clark Graebner	Stan Smith Roscoe Tanner Alex Metreveli Colin Dibley
		Jim Osborne Jim McManus 4-6, 6-3, 7-5	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler
26 June	Wimbledon London, England Grass	Stan Smith 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5	Ilie Năstase	Jan Kodeš Manuel Orantes	Alex Metreveli Onny Parun Colin Dibley Jimmy Connors
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6-2, 6-2, 9-7	Stan Smith Erik Van Dillen
		Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-4	Evonne Goolagong Kim Warwick

July

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 July	St. Louis WCT St. Louis, Missouri, USA Carpet – S32/D16	John Newcombe 6-3, 6-3	Nikola Pilić	Cliff Drysdale Charlie Pasarell	Tony Roche Tom Okker Marty Riessen Cliff Richey
		Tony Roche John Newcombe 7-6, 6-2	John Alexander Phil Dent
9 July	Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA Hard – S32/D16	Cliff Richey 6-1, 6-0	Jeff Borowiak	Arthur Ashe Bob Carmichael	Rod Laver John Alexander Ismail El Shafei Tom Okker
		Fred Stolle John Alexander 7-6, 7-6	Nikola Pilić Cliff Richey
16 July	Båstad, Sweden Clay – S32/D16	Manuel Orantes 6-4, 6-3, 6-1	Ilie Năstase	Juan Gisbert Balázs Taróczy	Björn Borg Colin Dibley Szabolcz Baranyi Jose Mandarino
	Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – S32/D16	Andrés Gimeno 7-5, 9-8, 6-4	Adriano Panatta	Ion Țiriac Barry Phillips-Moore	Roscoe Tanner Jean-Loup Rouyer Patrick Hombergen Sandy Mayer
22 July	Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – S32/D32	Colin Dibley 6-1, 6-3, 6-4	Dick Crealy	Jose Mandarino Onny Parun	Harald Elschenbroich Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Barry Phillips-Moore François Jauffret
		Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jürgen Fassbender 7-6, 6-4, 6-4	Mal Anderson Geoff Masters
23 July	Columbus, Ohio, USA Hard – S32/D16	Jimmy Connors 7-5, 6-3, 7-5	Andrew Pattison	Dick Stockton Bob Hewitt	Charles Owens Steve Faulk Pancho Gonzales Jim McManus
		Pancho Gonzales Jimmy Connors 6-3, 7-5	Robert McKinley Dick Stockton
	Washington WCT Washington DC, USA Hard – S32/D16	Tony Roche 3-6, 7-6, 6-4	Marty Riessen	Ray Ruffels John Newcombe	John Alexander Cliff Richey Arthur Ashe Ismail El Shafei
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 3-6, 6-3, 6-2	John Newcombe Tony Roche
25 July	Düsseldorf, Germany Clay – S16/D8	Ilie Năstase 6-0, 6-2, 6-1	Jürgen Fassbender	Szabolcz Baranyi Ion Țiriac	Karl Meiler Istvan Gulyas Christian Kuhnke Wilhelm Bungert
29 July	Louisville WCT Louisville, Kentucky, USA Clay – S32/D16	Arthur Ashe 6-4, 6-4	Mark Cox	John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Tony Roche Tom Okker Nikola Pilić
		Phil Dent John Alexander 6-4, 6-3	Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz
30 July	Tanglewood, California, USA S32/D16	Bob Hewitt 3-6, 6-3, 6-1	Andrew Pattison	Dick Stockton Steve Faulk	Butch Seewagen Onny Parun Ian Fletcher Jeff Austin
		Andrew Pattison Bob Hewitt 6-4, 6-4	Jim McManus Jim Osborne
31 July	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Clay – $42,500 – S64/D32	Jimmy Connors 6-3, 6-3	Guillermo Vilas	Jaime Pinto-Bravo Frew McMillan	Barry Phillips-Moore Andrew Pattison Jun Kamiwazumi Sandy Mayer
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 7-6, 6-4	Paul Gerken Humphrey Hose

August

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 August	Hilversum, Netherlands Hard – S64/D32	John Cooper 6-1, 3-6, 12-10, 3-6, 6-2	Hans Kary	Colin Dibley Geza Varga	Patrick Hombergen Ross Case Geoff Masters Jun Kamiwazumi
6 August	Boston WCT Boston, Massachusetts, USA Hard – S32/D16	Robert Lutz 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4	Tom Okker	Cliff Drysdale Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Marty Riessen Nikola Pilić Tony Roche
		Tony Roche John Newcombe 6-3, 1-6, 7-6	Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz
7 August	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Clay – $60,000 – S64/D32	Bob Hewitt 7-6, 6-1, 6-2	Jimmy Connors	Toshiro Sakai Frew McMillan	Patrice Dominguez Colin Dibley Jan Kodeš Paul Gerken
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6-2, 6-3	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol
13 August	Cleveland WCT Cleveland, Ohio, USA Hard – S32/D16	Mark Cox 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4	Ray Ruffels	Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale	Ken Rosewall Nikola Pilić Marty Riessen Ismail El Shafei
		Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale 7-6, 6-3	Frank Froehling Charlie Pasarell
14 August	Montreal, Canada Clay – $70,000 – S128/D64	Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-3	Andrew Pattison	Jaime Fillol Patrick Proisy	Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt Guillermo Vilas Adriano Panatta
		Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7-6, 6-3	Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal
20 August	Fort Worth WCT Fort Worth, Texas, USA Hard – S32/D16	John Newcombe 5-7, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	John Alexander Tony Roche Graham Stilwell Marty Riessen
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-2, 6-2	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
27 August	Merion, Pennsylvania, USA Hard – S64/D16	Roger Taylor 6-4, 6-0, 6-4	Mal Anderson	Jimmy Connors Mark Cox	John Cooper Colin Dibley Harold Solomon Sashi Menon
28 August	US Open Forest Hills, New York, USA	Ilie Năstase 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Richey Tom Gorman	Stan Smith Frew McMillan Fred Stolle Roscoe Tanner
		Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor 6-4, 7-6, 6-3	Owen Davidson John Newcombe
		Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6-3, 7-5	Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase

September

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 September	South Orange, New Jersey, USA Hard – S32/D16	Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-4	Manuel Orantes	Ian Fletcher Robert McKinley	Roscoe Tanner Butch Seewagen Dick Stockton Thomaz Koch
17 September	Montreal WCT Montreal, Canada S32/D16	Arthur Ashe 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3	Roy Emerson	Ismail El Shafei Tom Okker	John Newcombe Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale Cliff Richey
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-1, 4-6, 7-6	Robert Maud Ken Rosewall
	Sacramento, California, USA S32/D16	Stan Smith 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4	Colin Dibley	Andrew Pattison Raymond Moore	Erik Van Dillen Rick Fisher Tom Edlefsen Alejandro Olmedo
	Seattle, Washington, USA Hard – S32/D8	Ilie Năstase 6-4, 3-6, 6-3	Tom Gorman	Bob Hewitt Jaime Fillol	Onny Parun Ian Fletcher Ross Case Sherwood Stewart
		Geoff Masters Ross Case 4-6, 7-6, 6-4	Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Wanaro N'Godrella
25 September	Albany, California, USA Carpet – S64/D32	Jimmy Connors 6-2, 7-6	Roscoe Tanner	Andrew Pattison Bob Hewitt	Frew McMillan Jaime Fillol Pierre Barthes Colin Dibley
		Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6-2, 2-6, 6-2	Björn Borg Ove Nils Bengtson
	Los Angeles WCT Los Angeles, California, USA Hard – $60,000 – S64/D64	Stan Smith 6-4, 6-4	Roscoe Tanner	Tom Okker Tom Gorman	Manuel Orantes Ken Rosewall Raymond Moore Bob Carmichael
		Pancho Gonzales Jimmy Connors 6-3, 7-6	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie

October

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 October	Alamo WCT Alamo, California, USA S32/D16	John Newcombe 6-1, 6-1, 7-5	Cliff Drysdale	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Terry Addison Mark Cox John Alexander Roy Emerson
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 7-6, 6-4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
22 October	Vancouver WCT Vancouver, Canada S32/D16	John Newcombe 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 7-5	Marty Riessen	Mark Cox Robert Lutz	Roy Emerson Tom Okker Brian Fairlie Arthur Ashe
		Fred Stolle John Newcombe 7-6, 6-4	Cliff Drysdale Allan Stone
23 October	Barcelona, Spain Clay – S32/D32	Jan Kodeš 6-3, 6-2, 6-3	Manuel Orantes	Stan Smith Ilie Năstase	Andrew Pattison Colin Dibley Andrés Gimeno Tom Gorman
		Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert 6-3, 3-6, 6-4	Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase
29 October	Essen WCT Essen, Germany Carpet – S32/D16	Nikola Pilić 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6	Robert Lutz	Cliff Richey Ismail El Shafei	John Newcombe Wilhelm Bungert Tom Okker Arthur Ashe
30 October	Paris Indoor Paris, France Hard – S32/D32	Stan Smith 6-2, 6-2, 7-5	Andrés Gimeno	Jan Kodeš Tom Gorman	Patrice Dominguez Raymond Moore Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
		François Jauffret Pierre Barthes 6-3, 6-2	Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert

November

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 November	Gothenberg WCT Göteborg, Sweden Carpet – S32/D16	John Newcombe 6-0, 6-3, 6-1	Roy Emerson	Tom Okker Mark Cox	Allan Stone Roger Taylor Haroon Rahim Jeff Borowiak
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-2, 7-6	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
12 November	Stockholm, Sweden Hard – S64/D32	Stan Smith 6-4, 6-3	Tom Okker	Marty Riessen Ilie Năstase	Nikola Pilić Roger Taylor Andrew Pattison Cliff Drysdale
		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 7-5, 7-6	Colin Dibley Roy Emerson
18 November	London, England Carpet – S32/D16	Ilie Năstase 6-4, 6-3	Tom Gorman	Jimmy Connors Onny Parun	Patrick Proisy Frew McMillan Barry Phillips-Moore Andrew Pattison
	Rotterdam WCT Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet – S32/D16	Arthur Ashe 3-6, 6-2, 6-1	Tom Okker	John Newcombe Mark Cox	Charlie Pasarell Robert Lutz Robin Drysdale Marty Riessen
		John Newcombe Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-3	Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz
26 November	Rome WCT Rome, Italy Carpet – S16	Arthur Ashe 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6	Robert Lutz	Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale	Nikola Pilić Marty Riessen Mark Cox John Newcombe
28 November	Masters Spain Carpet – $55,000 – S8	Ilie Năstase

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 December	Buenos Aires, Argentina Hard – S32/D16	Karl Meiler 6-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4	Guillermo Vilas	Julian Ganzabal Jaime Fillol	Jasjit Singh Onny Parun Raymond Moore Iván Molina
2 December	Johannesburg-2 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – S16/D16	John Newcombe 6-1, 7-6	John Alexander	Cliff Richey Gerald Battrick	Allan Stone Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale Mark Cox
		Fred Stolle John Newcombe 6-3, 6-4	Terry Addison Bob Carmichael
3 December	Brisbane, Australia Hard – S64/D16	Ken Rosewall 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5	Geoff Masters	Ross Case Mal Anderson	Jean-François Caujolle Wanaro N'Godrella Patrice Dominguez Thierry Bernasconi
		Geoff Masters Ross Case 6-2, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6	Georges Goven Wanaro N'Godrella
26 December	1973 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia	John Newcombe 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1	Onny Parun	Karl Meiler Patrick Proisy	Wanaro N'Godrella Alex Metreveli John Cooper Bob Carmichael
		John Newcombe Malcolm Anderson 6-3, 6-4, 7-6	John Alexander Phil Dent

Grand Prix rankings

As of 1 January 1972 Rank Name Nation 1 (tie) Stan Smith USA 1 (tie) John Newcombe Australia 3 Ken Rosewall Australia 4 Rod Laver Australia 5 Jan Kodeš Czechoslovakia 6 Tom Okker Netherlands 7 Arthur Ashe USA 8 Ilie Năstase Romania 9 Cliff Drysdale South Africa 10 Marty Riessen USA

Year-end rankings (December 1972) Rank Name Nation Change 1 Stan Smith USA = 2 Ilie Năstase Romania +6 3 Ken Rosewall Australia =

Statistical information

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

• Arthur Ashe (3) Louisville WCT, Montreal WCT, Rome WCT
• Jimmy Connors (6) Roanoke, Queen's Club, Columbus, Cincinnati, Albany, Jacksonville
• John Cooper (1) Hilversum
• Mark Cox (1) Cleveland WCT
• Colin Dibley (1) Kitzbühel
• Tom Edlefsen (1) Kansas City
• Andrés Gimeno (3) Los Angeles, French Open, Eastbourne, Gstaad
• Pancho Gonzalez (1) Des Moines
• Bob Hewitt (4) Bournemouth, Bristol, Tanglewood, Indianapolis
• Jan Kodeš (1) Barcelons
• Rod Laver (4) Richmond WCT, Philadelphia WCT, Toronto WC2, Denver WCT
• Robert Lutz (1) Boston WCT
• Karl Meiler (1) Buenos Aires
• Alex Metreveli (3) Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide
• Ilie Nastase (11) Baltimore, Omaha, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Nice, Düsseldorf, Montreal, South Orange, Seattle, US Open, London, Masters
• John Newcombe (9) Las Vegas WCT, St. Louis WCT, Fort Worth WCT, Alamo WCT, Vancouver WCT, Gothenberg WCT, Johannesburg-2, Australian Open
• Tom Okker (1) Chicago WCT
• Manuel Orantes (5) Caracas, Rome, Brussels, Hamburg, Båstad
• Nikola Pilic (1) Essen WCT
• Cliff Richey (3) London Indoor, Johannesburg, Bretton Woods
• Marty Riessen (1) Quebec WCT
• Tony Roche (1) Washington WCT
• Ken Rosewall (4) Miami WCT, Charlotte WCT, Dallas WCT, Brisbane
• Stan Smith (7) Salisbury, Hampton, Wimbledon, Washington DC, Sacramento, Los Angeles WCT, Paris Bercy, Stockholm
• Roger Taylor (1) Merion

The following players won their first title in 1972:

• Jimmy Connors Roanoke
• John Cooper Hilversum
• Mark Cox Cleveland WCT
• Colin Dibley Kitzbühel
• Bob Hewitt Bournemouth
• Karl Meiler Buenos Aires

References

• ATP Archive 1972: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments:Accessed 22/10/2010.
• History Mens Professional Tours:Accessed 22/10/2010.

Further reading

• Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0. 

See also

• Tennis exhibitions in 1972
• World Championship Tennis
• 1972 WTA Tour

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