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1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Stan Smith
Runner-upRomania Ilie Năstase
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw128 (8 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Stan Smith defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first Wimbledon singles title, and his second and last major singles title. Due to rain washing out the final Saturday when the final was due to take place, the final became the first match in Wimbledon history to take place on a Sunday. Not until 10 years later in 1982 did Wimbledon men's singles finals start being deliberately scheduled for Sunday.

Two-time reigning champion John Newcombe was prevented from participating due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation ban on World Championship Tennis-contracted players competing in its tournaments.[2]

Seeds

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01.   United States Stan Smith (champion)
02.   Romania Ilie Năstase (final)
03.   Spain Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
04.   Spain Andrés Gimeno (second round)
05.   Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (semifinals)
06.   France Pierre Barthès (fourth round)
07.   South Africa Bob Hewitt (first round)
08.   Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Stan Smith 6 8 6
8 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 2 6 2
1 United States Stan Smith 3 6 6 7
5 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 4 1 5
New Zealand Onny Parun 2 3 4
5 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 6 6
1 United States Stan Smith 4 6 6 4 7
2 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 3 3 6 5
Australia Colin Dibley 2 0 2
3 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6 6
3 Spain Manuel Orantes 3 4 4
2 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
United States Jimmy Connors 4 4 1
2 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States S Smith 6 6 6
West Germany H-J Plötz 1 1 3 1 United States S Smith 6 9 6
Q Australia A Gardiner 2 9 2 7 4 Rhodesia H Irvine 4 8 3
Rhodesia H Irvine 6 7 6 5 6 1 United States S Smith 6 7 3 9
Chile P Cornejo 4 8 3 Q United States A Mayer 3 5 6 7
Japan T Sakai 6 9 6 Japan T Sakai 9 3 2 4
United Kingdom S Matthews 6 3 3 7 3 Q United States A Mayer 8 6 6 6
Q United States A Mayer 4 6 6 5 6 1 United States S Smith 8 4 6 6
Australia I Fletcher 6 6 6 Australia I Fletcher 6 6 2 4
France J-L Rouyer 4 3 3 Australia I Fletcher 6 6 1 6
United States A Olmedo 4 6 6 6 United States A Olmedo 0 4 6 3
Denmark J Ulrich 6 3 3 4 Australia I Fletcher 6 6 6
Q Australia W Durham 3 8 4 Czechoslovakia F Pála 1 0 1
Czechoslovakia F Pála 6 9 6 Czechoslovakia F Pála 4 7 2 7 6
Austria H Kary 8 6 8 3 6 Austria H Kary 6 5 6 5 2
Hungary P Szőke 6 3 9 6 0

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 8 6
Q Italy P Marzano 2 6 4 8 Soviet Union A Metreveli 7 6 6 6
New Zealand J Simpson 3 6 1 5 France P Dominguez 9 1 4 4
France P Dominguez 6 4 6 7 8 Soviet Union A Metreveli 7 6 3 6
Denmark T Ulrich 6 3 United Kingdom J Paish 5 3 6 4
United Kingdom J Clifton 2 0r Denmark T Ulrich 3 5 2
United Kingdom J Paish 7 6 9 6 United Kingdom J Paish 6 7 6
Q United States E Scott 9 4 8 3 8 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 6
France P Proisy 6 9 8 6 South Africa P Cramer 3 1 3
Soviet Union S Likhachev 4 8 9 4 France P Proisy 3 5 4
South Africa P Cramer 6 7 6 South Africa P Cramer 6 7 6
Hungary I Gulyás 4 5 4 South Africa P Cramer 9 6 9
France J-C Barclay 3 5 8 4 Q United States M Estep 8 4 7
Q United States M Estep 6 7 6 6 Q United States M Estep 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom P Hutchins 3 6 5 Japan J Kamiwazumi 4 2 2
Japan J Kamiwazumi 6 8 7

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
United Kingdom K Weatherley 1 2 4 4 Spain A Gimeno 4 6 8 9 4
LL South Africa A van der Merwe 2 5 2 New Zealand O Parun 6 8 6 8 6
New Zealand O Parun 6 7 6 New Zealand O Parun 6 4 9 9
United Kingdom J de Mendoza 6 3 2 5 West Germany W Bungert 4 6 7 7
Australia J Cooper 2 6 6 7 United Kingdom J Cooper 7 4 6 2 3
Italy E di Matteo 3 6 6 4 3 West Germany W Bungert 5 6 0 6 6
West Germany W Bungert 6 1 4 6 6 New Zealand O Parun 8 6 6 0
Soviet Union T Kakulia 9 7 7 6 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 9 4 4 0r
Australia R Keldie 7 5 9 4 Soviet Union T Kakulia 9 4 6 6
Q United States R Knight 8 8 4 United Kingdom D Lloyd 8 6 3 4
United Kingdom D Lloyd 9 9 6 Soviet Union T Kakulia 6 3 6 1
Argentina G Vilas 5 5 5 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 4 6 8 6
Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 7 7 7 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 6 6 6
Romania P Mărmureanu 3 4 0 Hungary S Baranyi 2 2 4
Hungary S Baranyi 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 4 6 6
Chile P Rodríguez 1 6 1 1 5 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
Australia P Doerner 2 9 8 4 Q United States G Seewagen 0 1 2
Q United States G Seewagen 6 7 9 6 5 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
France J-P Meyer 3 6 8 7 Q United States D Bleckinger 0 3 2
Czechoslovakia M Holeček 6 3 9 9 Czechoslovakia M Holeček 4 4 6 7
South Africa D Schroder 6 2 3 Q United States D Bleckinger 6 6 1 9
Q United States D Bleckinger 8 6 6 5 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
India V Amritraj 7 9 3 2 6 United States J McManus 2 4 4
Q United States J Austin 5 8 6 6 4 India V Amritraj 1 2 6
Italy P Bertolucci 2 3 3 United States J McManus 6 6 8
United States J McManus 6 6 6 United States J McManus 6 6 6
Australia W Lloyd 6 9 4 5 9 Belgium P Hombergen 0 4 1
France W N'Godrella 4 8 6 7 11 France W N'Godrella 7 6 3 4
Belgium P Hombergen 5 6 5 6 6 Belgium P Hombergen 5 8 6 6
Q United States R Bohrnstedt 7 1 7 4 3

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
South Africa T Ryan 3 4 2
Australia C Dibley 6 6 6 Australia C Dibley 6 6 8
Spain A Muñoz 2 5 1 United States R Gonzales 3 3 6
United States R Gonzales 6 7 6 Australia C Dibley 9 6 9
United States R Tanner 6 2 6 7 7 United States R Tanner 8 4 8
Colombia J Velasco 3 6 4 9 5 United States R Tanner 6 6 6
Chile J Pinto Bravo 4 6 3 0 Australia A McDonald 2 2 4
Australia A McDonald 6 3 6 6 Australia C Dibley 8 6 6 6
United States J Osborne 4 2 6 6 5 6 France P Barthès 9 3 2 1
United Kingdom C Mottram 6 6 3 2 7 United Kingdom C Mottram 8 1 4
Brazil T Koch 9 6 3 2 4 United States R Stockton 9 6 6
United States R Stockton 8 4 6 6 6 United States R Stockton 3 3 7 4
Spain J Gisbert 6 2 6 6 6 France P Barthès 6 6 5 6
United States H Solomon 3 6 2 0 Spain J Gisbert 4 2 4
France J-B Chanfreau 5 8 3 6 France P Barthès 6 6 6
6 France P Barthès 7 9 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Mexico J Loyo Mayo 3 2 2
Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 Australia B Phillips-Moore 9 6 3 6
Australia S Ball 6 4 7 6 Australia S Ball 8 1 6 2
South Africa F McMillan 4 6 5 3 Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 1 2
Romania I Țiriac 6 6 5 7 Romania I Țiriac 8 6 6
Italy A Zugarelli 4 2 7 5 Romania I Țiriac 6 9 9
Czechoslovakia V Zedník 2 2 7 United States B Gottfried 4 7 8
United States B Gottfried 6 6 9 Romania I Țiriac 4 6 3 6 3
Q United States R Stock 4 3 4 3 Spain M Orantes 6 4 6 4 6
Italy N Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Italy N Pietrangeli 2 8 6 7
Colombia I Molina 3 6 6 6 Colombia I Molina 6 6 3 5
Rhodesia A Pattison 6 2 4 3 Italy N Pietrangeli 2 2 1
Australia R Crealy 9 6 1 7 3 Spain M Orantes 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 7 2 6 5 Australia R Crealy 2 3 2
France G Goven 6 5 4 3 Spain M Orantes 6 6 6
3 Spain M Orantes 8 7 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Brazil JE Mandarino 4 2 1
West Germany K Meiler 6 6 6 West Germany K Meiler 6 6 1 4 4
United States E van Dillen 7 8 6 United States E van Dillen 3 4 6 6 6
Q United States S Stewart 5 6 1 United States E van Dillen 6 1 4
France F Jauffret 1 7 8 6 7 France F Jauffret 8 6 6
Sweden O Bengtson 6 5 9 1 5 France F Jauffret 6 6 6
Italy C Barazzutti 6 8 2 6 0 United Kingdom J Feaver 2 3 4
United Kingdom J Feaver 4 9 6 3 6 France F Jauffret 2 3 6
Czechoslovakia J Kukal 4 8 6 6 8 United States J Connors 6 6 8
Q Argentina M Vázquez 6 9 4 4 6 Czechoslovakia J Kukal 8 9 6 8
Italy A Panatta 6 8 4 6 6 Italy A Panatta 9 8 8 9
Australia N Fraser 4 9 6 4 1 Italy A Panatta 3 6 4 6
United Kingdom S Warboys 1 6 3 4 United States J Connors 6 0 6 8
Greece N Kalogeropoulos 6 1 6 6 Greece N Kalogeropoulos 3 5 6
United States J Connors 6 9 7 United States J Connors 6 7 8
7 South Africa R Hewitt 3 7 5

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL New Zealand R Clarke 2 1 0
South Africa R Moore 6 6 6 South Africa R Moore 4 4 5
Belgium B Mignot 4 4 2 United States T Gorman 6 6 7
United States T Gorman 6 6 6 United States T Gorman 6 7 2 4 8
Australia K Warwick 0 7 6 3 Chile J Fillol 4 5 6 6 6
Chile J Fillol 6 9 4 6 Chile J Fillol 4 8 7 6
Australia G Masters 8 8 4 6 12 Australia G Masters 6 6 5 4
India A Amritraj 9 6 6 3 10 United States T Gorman 3 6 6 1
West Germany J Fassbender 4 7 7 6 2 Romania I Năstase 6 3 8 6
Australia L Hoad 6 5 5 4 West Germany J Fassbender 6 6 9 7
India P Lall 5 6 6 3 6 India P Lall 4 8 7 5
Q United States P Gerken 7 3 2 6 3 West Germany J Fassbender 8 3 4
United States C Graebner 6 3 6 6 2 Romania I Năstase 9 6 6
India J Mukerjea 2 6 4 3 United States C Graebner 3 6 1 2
Australia J Bartlett 4 2 2 2 Romania I Năstase 6 4 6 6
2 Romania I Năstase 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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