ATP Australian Open 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ken Rosewall won the 1972 Australian Open, defeating Mal Anderson 7-6 6-3 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from December 26, 1971 to January 9, 1972. The match log contains 44 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Ken Rosewall
def. Mal Anderson , 7-6 6-3 7-5
Dates
Dec 26 — Jan 9
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1972 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ken Rosewall 7-6 6-3 7-5 Mal Anderson H2H Match data Jan 9, 1972* F
SF (2)
Mal Anderson 6-2 7-6 7-6 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jan 8, 1972* SF
Ken Rosewall 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-2 Allan Stone H2H Match data Jan 8, 1972* SF
QF (3)
Mal Anderson 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 9-7 John Newcombe H2H Match data Jan 6, 1972* QF Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-1 6-3 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Jan 6, 1972* QF
Allan Stone 5-7 7-6 7-6 6-3 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jan 6, 1972* QF
R16 (8)
Dick Crealy 6-4 7-6 6-3 Colin Dibley H2H Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
John Cooper 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 Frank Sedgman — Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
John Newcombe 6-1 6-3 6-1 Patrice Dominguez H2H Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
Alex Metreveli 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2 Ross Case — Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
Mal Anderson 6-2 6-3 6-1 Neale Fraser H2H Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
Allan Stone 6-1 6-2 6-3 Max Cocks — Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 1-6 7-6 1-6 6-3 John Alexander — Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-4 6-2 Jean Paul Meyer H2H Match data Jan 4, 1972* R16
R32 (15)
Allan Stone 7-5 7-5 6-3 Kim Warwick H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Jean Paul Meyer 6-4 2-6 7-6 6-7 8-6 Cliff Letcher — Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Mal Anderson 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-3 Wanaro N'Godrella H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 7-5 6-3 John James — Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Patrice Dominguez 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 Allan McDonald H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
John Cooper 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Patrick Proisy — Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
John Alexander 6-1 6-1 6-4 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-2 6-1 Jun Kuki H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Colin Dibley 6-1 6-4 7-6 Mervyn Rose — Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Ross Case 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-5 John Stephens — Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Neale Fraser 7-5 7-5 6-2 Geoff Masters H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Alex Metreveli 6-3 6-2 6-2 Kiyoshi Tanabe — Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
John Newcombe 6-2 7-6 6-3 John Bartlett H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Dick Crealy 7-6 7-5 6-7 4-6 13-11 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
Frank Sedgman 6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Jan 1, 1972* R32
R64 (15)
John Bartlett 7-6 6-2 6-3 William Durham — Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Bob Giltinan 6-1 3-6 7-5 6-4 Keith Hancock H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Allan McDonald 6-2 6-4 6-4 Stephen Myers H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 6-4 6-1 Rod Frawley — Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Ross Case 6-1 6-3 6-1 Colin Stubs H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Kiyoshi Tanabe 6-0 6-4 6-4 Mike Phillips H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Neale Fraser 6-3 6-3 6-4 Tony Hammond — Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Cliff Letcher 6-1 0-6 7-6 6-4 Greg Perkins — Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Kim Warwick 7-6 6-2 7-6 Alvin Gardiner H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Max Cocks 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6 Graeme Thomson — Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Frank Sedgman 6-1 6-0 6-3 Robert Casey H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Jun Kuki (w/o) Alan Haswell — Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Wanaro N'Godrella 6-3 7-6 3-6 6-3 Will Coghlan H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
John James 6-3 5-7 7-5 7-5 Syd Ball H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64
Ian Fletcher (w/o) Robert Rheinberger H2H Match data Dec 30, 1971* R64

Tournament Records

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