ATP Roland Garros 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

Champion
Andres Gimeno
def. Patrick Proisy , 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1
Dates
May 22 — Jun 5
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 5, 1972* F Andres Gimeno 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 Patrick Proisy H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 4, 1972* SF 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
QF (4)
Jun 2, 1972* QF Andres Gimeno 6-1 7-9 6-0 7-6 Stan Smith — 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 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 31, 1972* R16 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 — 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 6-4 6-2 6-4 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data
R32 (16)
May 28, 1972* R32 Patrick Proisy 6-4 6-3 2-6 8-6 Juan Gisbert — Match data
May 28, 1972* R32 Jan Kodes 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 — 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
R64 (32)
May 26, 1972* R64 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 — 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 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 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 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
R128 (15)
May 24, 1972* R128 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

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Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
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