Most Titles
Open Era singles titles.
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Rafael Nadal 14 titles
ATP Roland Garros 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule
Andres Gimeno won the 1972 Roland Garros, defeating Patrick Proisy 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 22 to June 5, 1972. The match log contains 78 recorded singles results for this edition.
Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.
Full tournament history →Dates
May 22 — Jun 5
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Results
| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Andres Gimeno | 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 | Patrick Proisy | H2H | Match data | Jun 5, 1972* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Andres Gimeno | 4-6 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-3 | Alex Metreveli | — | Match data | Jun 4, 1972* | SF |
| Patrick Proisy | 6-3 7-5 6-2 | Manuel Orantes | H2H | Match data | Jun 4, 1972* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Andres Gimeno | 6-1 7-9 6-0 7-6 | Stan Smith | H2H | Match data | Jun 2, 1972* | QF |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-2 | Harold Solomon | H2H | Match data | Jun 2, 1972* | QF |
| Alex Metreveli | 8-6 7-9 6-3 6-3 | Adriano Panatta | — | Match data | Jun 2, 1972* | QF |
| Patrick Proisy | 6-3 6-8 2-6 6-2 6-1 | Jan Kodes DEF · 2× | H2H | Match data | Jun 2, 1972* | QF |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Andres Gimeno | 3-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 | Clark Graebner | H2H | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-0 7-9 6-3 6-2 | Raymond Moore | H2H | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| Patrick Proisy | 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-3 | Ian Fletcher | H2H | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| Stan Smith | 6-4 6-0 6-3 | Frantisek Pala | H2H | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-2 6-1 6-3 | Nicola Pietrangeli | H2H | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| Harold Solomon | 3-6 8-10 6-2 6-4 6-4 | Guillermo Vilas | H2H | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| Alex Metreveli | 8-6 6-2 10-12 6-3 | Pierre Barthes | — | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| Jan Kodes DEF · 2× | 6-4 6-2 6-4 | Barry Phillips Moore | — | Match data | May 31, 1972* | R16 |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Patrick Proisy | 6-4 6-3 2-6 8-6 | Juan Gisbert | — | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Jan Kodes DEF · 2× | 6-3 6-0 6-3 | Frew Mcmillan | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Ian Fletcher | 6-8 6-3 6-2 6-4 | Francois Jauffret | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Frantisek Pala | 10-8 10-8 9-11 8-6 | Brian Gottfried | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Andres Gimeno | 6-1 6-3 6-1 | Patrick Hombergen | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-1 2-6 7-5 6-3 | Vladimir Korotkov | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 3-6 6-2 5-7 8-6 6-3 | Szabolcz Baranyi | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-0 6-1 6-0 | Boro Jovanovic | — | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Barry Phillips Moore | 6-2 6-4 6-2 | Onny Parun | — | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Nicola Pietrangeli | 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 | Jaime Fillol | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Stan Smith | 6-3 7-5 7-9 6-3 | Bernard Mignot | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Pierre Barthes | 6-3 6-3 6-4 | Geoff Masters | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Alex Metreveli | 6-0 6-4 7-9 7-5 | Wieslaw Gasiorek | — | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Clark Graebner | 6-1 6-0 6-4 | Jiri Hrebec | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Harold Solomon | 6-4 7-5 6-1 | Jimmy Connors | H2H | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| Raymond Moore | (w/o) | Andrew Pattison | — | Match data | May 28, 1972* | R32 |
| R64 (32) | ||||||
| Szabolcz Baranyi | 6-2 9-7 6-3 | Ion Tiriac | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Clark Graebner | 6-2 6-0 6-2 | Thomaz Koch | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Stan Smith | 6-4 6-2 6-4 | Jean Loup Rouyer | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 0-6 8-6 8-6 2-6 6-2 | Bob Hewitt | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Bernard Mignot | 6-0 6-1 7-5 | Teimuraz Kakulia | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Geoff Masters | 6-1 6-1 6-2 | Tadeusz Nowicki | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Harold Solomon | 6-1 (ret.) | Martin Mulligan | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Andres Gimeno | 6-2 6-2 6-1 | Jaime Pinto Bravo | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Jimmy Connors | 6-3 7-5 8-6 | Antonio Munoz | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Andrew Pattison | 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1 | Patricio Cornejo | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Frantisek Pala | 6-2 7-5 6-2 | Alejandro Olmedo | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Brian Gottfried | 6-2 6-3 6-1 | Patrice Dominguez | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Jiri Hrebec | 1-6 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-3 | Istvan Gulyas | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Vladimir Korotkov | 10-8 0-6 6-2 5-7 6-3 | Colin Dibley | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Patrick Proisy | 6-2 8-6 6-3 | J. Mandarino | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Raymond Moore | 2-6 6-3 6-8 6-4 6-3 | Haroon Rahim | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Jan Kodes DEF · 2× | 7-5 9-7 2-6 6-2 | Jean Claude Barclay | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Adriano Panatta | 1-6 9-7 6-4 6-3 | Ilie Nastase | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Frew Mcmillan | 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-3 | Peter Szoke | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Ian Fletcher | 6-4 6-4 6-1 | Zeljko Franulovic | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Boro Jovanovic | (w/o) | Georges Goven | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Barry Phillips Moore | 6-1 6-4 6-1 | Jurgen Fassbender | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Nicola Pietrangeli | 6-2 3-6 11-9 6-4 | Dick Crealy | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Francois Jauffret | 6-0 6-4 6-1 | Paolo Bertolucci | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Pierre Barthes | (w/o) | Lew Hoad | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Wieslaw Gasiorek | 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 | Pat Cramer | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Patrick Hombergen | 6-0 6-2 6-0 | Daniel Contet | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Jaime Fillol | 2-6 8-6 6-4 6-2 | John De Mendoza | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Onny Parun | 6-3 6-3 8-6 | Tom Gorman | H2H | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Alex Metreveli | 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-3 | Harald Elschenbroich | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Manuel Orantes | 4-6 6-1 9-7 6-1 | Ezio Di Matteo | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| Juan Gisbert | 6-4 6-3 8-6 | Vladimir Zednik | — | Match data | May 26, 1972* | R64 |
| R128 (15) | ||||||
| John De Mendoza | 6-3 7-5 6-2 | Jaidip Mukerjea | — | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Teimuraz Kakulia | 6-4 7-5 6-3 | Nicola Spear | — | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Vladimir Korotkov | 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-1 | Patricio Rodriguez Chi | — | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Geoff Masters | 6-0 3-6 6-2 6-1 | Geza Varga | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Jean Claude Barclay | 6-1 3-6 6-0 7-5 | Allan McDonald | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Patricio Cornejo | 7-5 6-1 6-3 | Patrice Beust | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Jurgen Fassbender | 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-2 | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Wieslaw Gasiorek | 3-6 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-2 | Ricardo Cano | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Jiri Hrebec | 6-1 6-3 6-2 | Attila Korpas | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Ian Fletcher | 6-4 6-3 6-1 | John Paish | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Daniel Contet | 6-4 6-0 0-6 6-0 | Piero Toci | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-3 6-0 6-0 | Kim Warwick | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Antonio Munoz | 6-2 6-3 6-4 | Jan Kukal | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| J. Mandarino | 4-6 6-2 16-14 6-2 | Antonio Zugarelli | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
| Brian Gottfried | 6-2 6-4 6-3 | Jean Paul Meyer | H2H | Match data | May 24, 1972* | R128 |
Tournament Records
The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes.
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Rafael Nadal 14 finals
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
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Rafael Nadal 112 wins
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.
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Novak Djokovic 22 appearances
View the full Roland Garros record book →
Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Zverev | 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 | Flavio Cobolli | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 | Alexander Zverev | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Clay |
| Novak Djokovic | 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Clay |
| Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 6-0 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Clay |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Roland Garros held?
- Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
- Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
- The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
- Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
- Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Roland Garros played?
- The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
- What surface is Roland Garros played on?
- Roland Garros is played on clay courts.