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1972 French Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1972 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Andrés Gimeno
Runner-upFrance Patrick Proisy
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw64 (16 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Andrés Gimeno defeated Patrick Proisy in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1972 French Open. It was his first and only major title and, at the age of 34, he became the oldest first-time major champion in the Open Era.

Jan Kodeš was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Proisy.

The French Lawn Tennis Federation halved the size of the draw from 128 to 64 players in an attempt to attract the top players on tour to the tournament; this change was reverted the following year as results were mixed.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
  2. Romania Ilie Năstase (first round)
  3. United States Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
  5. South Africa Bob Hewitt (first round)
  6. Spain Andrés Gimeno (champion)
  7. France Pierre Barthès (third round)
  8. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (first round)
  9. France Patrick Proisy (final)
  10. Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (semifinals)
  11. United States Clark Graebner (third round)
  12. United States Jimmy Connors (second round)
  13. Chile Jaime Fillol Sr. (second round)
  14. Czechoslovakia František Pála (third round)
  15. -
  16. Australia Barry Phillips-Moore (third round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Italy Adriano Panatta 6 9 3 3
10 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 8 7 6 6
10 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6 3 1 6 3
6 Spain Andrés Gimeno 4 6 6 2 6
3 United States Stan Smith 1 9 0 5
6 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 7 6 7
6 Spain Andrés Gimeno 4 6 6 6
9 France Patrick Proisy 6 3 1 1
United States Harold Solomon 4 7 3 2
4 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 5 6 6
4 Spain Manuel Orantes 3 5 2
9 France Patrick Proisy 6 7 6
9 France Patrick Proisy 6 6 2 6 6
1 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3 8 6 2 1

Section 1

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
2 Romania I Năstase 6 7 4 3
  Italy A Panatta 1 9 6 6
  Italy A Panatta 6 2 7 6
  France JB Chanfreau 4 0 3   Soviet Union V Korotkov 1 6 5 3
Q Chile P Rodríguez 6 6 6 Q Chile P Rodríguez 7 5 2 1
  United Kingdom D Lloyd 6 5 2 0   Soviet Union V Korotkov 5 7 6 6
  Soviet Union V Korotkov 1 7 6 6   Soviet Union V Korotkov 10 0 6 5 6
  Australia C Dibley 8 6 2 7 3
  Italy A Panatta 6 7 6 6
  South Africa R Moore 0 9 3 2
  Pakistan H Rahim 6 3 8 4 3
  South Africa R Moore 2 6 6 6 6
  South Africa R Moore w/o
LL Italy M di Domenico 5 5 7 6 5   Rhodesia A Pattison
Q France P Beust 7 7 5 2 7 Q France P Beust 5 1 3
  Chile P Cornejo 6 11 6   Chile P Cornejo 7 6 6
  Soviet Union S Likhachev 3 9 3   Chile P Cornejo 3 4 6 1
  Rhodesia A Pattison 6 6 4 6

Section 2

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
7 France P Barthès w/o
  Australia L Hoad
7 France P Barthès 6 6 6
  Soviet Union T Lejus 1 2 6 1   Australia G Masters 3 3 4
Q Hungary G Varga 6 6 4 6 Q Hungary G Varga 7 5 2 1
  Japan T Sakai 4 6 6 2 2   Australia G Masters 5 7 6 6
  Australia G Masters 6 1 2 6 6   Australia G Masters 6 6 6
  Poland T Nowicki 1 1 2
7 France P Barthès 6 2 12 3
10 Soviet Union A Metreveli 8 6 10 6
10 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 2 6 6
  West Germany H Elschenbroich 3 6 4 3
10 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 7 7
  Sweden O Bengtson 2 10 4   Poland W Gąsiorek 0 4 9 5
Q Argentina R Cano 6 12 6 Q Argentina R Cano 6 3 3 6 2
  Poland W Gąsiorek 6 6 3 3 7   Poland W Gąsiorek 3 6 6 3 6
  Australia R Case 1 1 6 6 5   Poland W Gąsiorek 5 6 6 6
  South Africa P Cramer 7 4 4 3

Section 3

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
3 United States S Smith 6 6 6
  France JL Rouyer 4 2 4
3 United States S Smith 6 7 7 6
  Romania P Mărmureanu 6 5 6   Belgium B Mignot 3 5 9 3
Q Soviet Union T Kakulia 8 7 8 Q Soviet Union T Kakoulia 6 7 6
  Spain J Guerrero 6 3 4 6   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 4 5 3
  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 4 6 6 8 Q Soviet Union T Kakoulia 0 1 5
  Belgium B Mignot 6 6 7
3 United States S Smith 6 6 6
14 Czechoslovakia F Pála 4 0 3
14 Czechoslovakia F Pála 6 7 6
  United States A Olmedo 2 5 2
14 Czechoslovakia F Pála 10 10 9 8
  United States B Gottfried 3 6 6 9   United States B Gottfried 8 8 11 6
Q France B Montrenaud 6 4 0 7   United States B Gottfried 6 6 6
  France JP Meyer 8 7 6   France JP Meyer 2 4 3
  United States J Osborne 6 5 4   United States B Gottfried 6 6 6
  France P Dominguez 2 3 1

Section 4

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
6 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
  Chile J Pinto-Bravo 2 2 1
6 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
  Colombia J Velasco 7 2 3   Belgium P Hombergen 1 3 1
Q Italy P Toci 9 6 6 Q Italy P Toci 4 0 6 0
  Denmark T Ulrich 6 6 2 1 1   France D Contet 6 6 0 6
  France D Contet 3 4 6 6 6   France D Contet 0 2 0
  Belgium P Hombergen 6 6 6
6 Spain A Gimeno 3 6 5 6 6
11 United States C Graebner 6 3 7 2 1
11 United States C Graebner 6 6 6
  Brazil T Koch 2 0 2
11 United States C Graebner 6 6 6
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 6 7 6   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 1 0 4
Q France F Pierson 4 5 4   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 6 6 6
  West Germany A Korpás 6 6 6   West Germany A Korpás 1 3 2
  Japan J Kamiwazumi 4 3 2   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 1 6 6 1 6
  Hungary I Gulyás 6 2 2 6 3

Section 5

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
  United States H Solomon 6
  Australia M Mulligan 1 r.
  United States H Solomon 6 7 6
  Spain A Muñoz 6 6 6 12 United States J Connors 4 5 1
  Australia J Cooper 2 0 2   Spain A Muñoz 6 6 6
Q United States S Stewart 5 6 2 7   Czechoslovakia J Kukal 2 3 4
  Czechoslovakia J Kukal 7 4 6 9   Spain A Muñoz 3 5 6
12 United States J Connors 6 7 8
  United States H Solomon 3 8 6 6 6
  Argentina G Vilas 6 10 2 4 4
  Hungary S Baranyi 6 9 6
  Romania I Țiriac 2 7 3
  Hungary S Baranyi 6 2 7 6 3
  Australia K Warwick 5 6 9 6   Argentina G Vilas 3 6 5 8 6
  Austria H Kary 7 3 7 4   Australia K Warwick 3 0 0
Q United States S Faulk 5 3 4   Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
  Argentina G Vilas 7 6 6   Argentina G Vilas 0 8 8 2 6
5 South Africa B Hewitt 6 6 6 6 2

Section 6

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
  Australia D Crealy 2 6 9 4
  Italy N Pietrangeli 6 3 11 6
  Italy N Pietrangeli 6 6 4 6
  India J Mukerjea 6 6 6 13 Chile J Fillol Sr. 3 2 6 4
  France W N'Godrella 3 2 3   India J Mukerjea 3 5 2
Q United Kingdom J De Mendoza 6 6 1 6 Q United Kingdom J De Mendoza 6 7 6
  Italy E Castigliano 2 1 6 4 Q United Kingdom J De Mendoza 6 6 4 2
13 Chile J Fillol Sr. 2 8 6 6
  Italy N Pietrangeli 2 1 3
4 Spain M Orantes 6 6 6
  France G Goven
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović w/o
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 0 1 0
  Czechoslovakia M Holeček 7 6 2 1 2 4 Spain M Orantes 6 6 6
  Italy E Di Matteo 5 3 6 6 6   Italy E Di Matteo 6 6 11
Q Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Ivančić 6 2 6 3 2   France M Leclercq 2 2 9
  France M Leclercq 3 6 0 6 6   Italy E Di Matteo 6 1 7 1
4 Spain M Orantes 4 6 9 6

Section 7

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
  Spain J Gisbert Sr 6 6 8
  Czechoslovakia V Zednik 4 3 6
  Spain J Gisbert Sr 4 3 6 6
  United States J McManus 4 6 3 8 3 9 FranceP Proisy 6 6 2 8
  Italy A Zugarelli 6 3 6 6 6   Italy A Zugarelli 6 2 14 2
Q South Africa R Seegers 6 0 6 1 7   Brazil J Mandarino 4 6 16 6
  Brazil J Mandarino 1 6 3 6 9   Brazil J Mandarino 2 6 3
9 France P Proisy 6 8 6
9 France P Proisy 6 1 6 6
  Australia I Fletcher 4 6 2 3
  Italy P Bertolucci 0 4 1
  France F Jauffret 6 6 6
  France F Jauffret 8 3 2 4
  West Germany W Bungert 1 3 3   Australia I Fletcher 6 6 6 6
  United Kingdom J Paish 6 6 6   United Kingdom J Paish 4 3 1
Q United States S Turner 6 0 2 3   Australia I Fletcher 6 6 6
  Australia I Fletcher 4 6 6 6   Australia I Fletcher 6 6 6
8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 4 4 1

Section 8

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First preliminary round Second preliminary round First round Second round Third round
  New Zealand O Parun 6 6 8
  United States T Gorman 3 3 6
  New Zealand O Parun 2 4 2
  Colombia I Molina 6 6 3 7 5 16 Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6
  Greece N Kalogeropoulos 4 3 6 9 7   Greece N Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 4 2
Q Australia B Rheinberger 3 5 6 6 3   West Germany J Fassbender 6 3 3 6 6
  West Germany J Fassbender 6 7 3 4 6   West Germany J Fassbender 1 4 1
16 Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6
16 Australia B Phillips-Moore 4 2 4
1 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
  Hungary P Szőke 5 6 4 3
  South Africa F McMillan 7 2 6 6
  South Africa F McMillan 3 0 3
  Italy C Barazzutti 6 1 3 4 1 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
  France JC Barclay 2 6 6 6   France JC Barclay 6 3 6 7
Q Australia A McDonald 4 6 6 6 Q Australia A McDonald 1 6 0 5
  South Africa T Ryan 6 1 3 3   France JC Barclay 5 7 6 2
1 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 7 9 2 6

References

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  1. ^ "1972". Roland Garros. Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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