# ABN AMRO Open 1972

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/228/abn-amro-open?season=1972
Tour: ATP

Arthur Ashe won the 1972 ABN AMRO Open, defeating Tom Okker 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on carpet courts in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from November 13 to November 19, 1972. The match log contains 28 recorded singles results for this edition.

The ABN AMRO Open is the established indoor hard-court ATP event staged at Rotterdam Ahoy.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rotterdam Open, Rotterdam Indoors, World Tennis Tournament, ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: carpet
- Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Start date: 1972-11-13
- End date: 1972-11-19

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## Champion
- Winner: Arthur Ashe
- Runner-up: Tom Okker
- Final score: 3-6 6-2 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker 3-6 6-2 6-1

### SF
- Arthur Ashe def. Mark Cox 6-3 2-6 7-5
- Tom Okker def. John Newcombe 6-4 7-6

### QF
- Arthur Ashe def. Marty Riessen 6-2 6-4
- John Newcombe def. Charlie Pasarell 6-3 6-4
- Mark Cox def. Robin Drysdale 7-5 7-6
- Tom Okker def. Bob Lutz 6-3 6-2

### R16
- Robin Drysdale def. Allan Stone 6-2 6-4
- Arthur Ashe def. Jeff Borowiak 3-6 6-1 6-3
- Tom Okker def. Roger Taylor 6-0 6-2
- Bob Lutz def. Frank Froehling 6-0 6-2
- Marty Riessen def. Cliff Richey 6-3 6-2
- John Newcombe def. Phil Dent 6-3 6-3
- Charlie Pasarell def. Dick Stockton 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Mark Cox def. Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-2

### R32
- Arthur Ashe def. Brian Fairlie 6-7 6-3 6-3
- Allan Stone def. Roy Emerson 6-3 6-4
- Jeff Borowiak def. Ismail El Shafei 7-5 4-6 6-4
- Cliff Richey def. Terry Addison 6-2 6-2
- Bob Carmichael def. Jan Hordijk 1-6 6-4 6-2
- Bob Lutz def. Robert Maud 2-6 6-2 7-6
- Dick Stockton def. Nikola Pilic 6-4 7-6
- Roger Taylor def. Roy Barth 6-2 6-4
- Charlie Pasarell def. Gerald Battrick 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Tom Okker def. Haroon Rahim 6-3 3-6 6-2
- Mark Cox def. Graham Stilwell 2-6 7-6 6-3
- Robin Drysdale def. John Alexander 7-5 7-5
- John Newcombe def. Tom Leonard 6-3 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 28
- Players: 29

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