ATP Wimbledon 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Stan Smith won the 1972 Wimbledon, defeating Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 26 to July 10, 1972.

Champion
Stan Smith
def. Ilie Nastase , 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5
Dates
Jun 26 — Jul 10
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 10, 1972* F Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase — Match data
SF (2)
Jul 9, 1972* SF Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data
Jul 9, 1972* SF Stan Smith 3-6 6-4 6-1 7-5 Jan Kodes — Match data
QF (3)
Jul 7, 1972* QF Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-4 6-1 Jimmy Connors H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1972* QF Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-0 6-2 Colin Dibley H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1972* QF Jan Kodes 6-2 6-3 6-4 Onny Parun H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Colin Dibley 8-9 6-3 6-2 6-1 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-6 8-6 6-1 Tom Gorman H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Jan Kodes 6-2 6-4 6-4 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Alex Metreveli 6-3 6-1 6-3 Pat Cramer — Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-3 6-3 Francois Jauffret H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Stan Smith 8-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 Ian Fletcher — Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Onny Parun 8-9 6-4 6-4 (ret.) Jiri Hrebec H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Manuel Orantes 6-4 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Ian Fletcher 6-1 6-0 6-1 Frantisek Pala H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-2 6-1 Nicola Pietrangeli H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Jimmy Connors 6-3 0-6 6-4 8-6 Adriano Panatta H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Francois Jauffret 8-6 6-1 6-4 Erik Van Dillen — Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Pat Cramer 9-8 6-4 9-7 Mike Estep H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Ilie Nastase 9-8 6-3 6-4 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Ion Tiriac 8-6 6-1 6-2 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Jiri Hrebec 4-6 6-3 8-6 6-1 Teimuraz Kakulia — Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Alex Metreveli 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-4 John Paish — Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Jan Kodes 6-0 6-3 6-2 Dan Bleckinger H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Stan Smith 6-3 7-5 3-6 9-7 Sandy Mayer — Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Colin Dibley 9-8 6-4 9-8 Roscoe Tanner H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4 Dick Stockton H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Onny Parun 6-4 4-6 9-7 9-7 Wilhelm Bungert H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Tom Gorman 6-4 7-5 2-6 4-6 8-6 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Jim Mcmanus 6-0 6-4 6-1 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data
R64 (31)
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Roscoe Tanner 6-2 6-2 6-4 Allan McDonald H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Pierre Barthes 6-4 6-2 6-4 Juan Gisbert — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Alex Metreveli 7-9 6-1 6-4 6-4 Patrice Dominguez — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Jurgen Fassbender 6-4 6-8 9-7 7-5 Premjit Lall H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Dan Bleckinger 6-4 6-4 1-6 9-7 Milan Holecek H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Ian Fletcher 6-0 6-4 1-6 6-3 Alejandro Olmedo — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 John Paish 6-3 7-5 6-2 Torben Ulrich H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Onny Parun 6-4 8-6 6-8 8-9 6-4 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Adriano Panatta 9-8 8-9 8-6 9-8 Jan Kukal H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Jim Mcmanus 6-1 6-2 8-6 Vijay Amritraj H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-3 6-2 Dick Crealy H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Jaime Fillol 4-6 8-6 7-5 6-4 Geoff Masters H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Jan Kodes 6-0 6-1 6-2 Butch Seewagen H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Sandy Mayer 8-9 6-3 6-2 6-4 Toshiro Sakai — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Teimuraz Kakulia 9-8 4-6 6-3 6-4 David Lloyd — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Colin Dibley 6-3 6-3 8-6 Richard Gonzalez — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Francois Jauffret 6-2 6-3 6-4 John Feaver — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Jimmy Connors 6-3 7-5 8-6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Nicola Pietrangeli 2-6 8-6 6-3 7-5 Ivan Molina H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Dick Stockton 9-8 6-1 6-4 Buster C Mottram H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Wilhelm Bungert 5-7 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-3 John Cooper — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Erik Van Dillen 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Karl Meiler — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Tom Gorman 6-4 6-4 7-5 Raymond Moore H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Barry Phillips Moore 9-8 6-1 3-6 6-2 Syd Ball — Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Pat Cramer 6-3 7-5 6-4 Patrick Proisy H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Ilie Nastase 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-2 Clark Graebner H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Ion Tiriac 6-4 9-7 9-8 Brian Gottfried H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Mike Estep 6-4 6-2 6-2 Jun Kamiwazumi H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Jiri Hrebec 6-2 6-2 6-4 Szabolcz Baranyi H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Frantisek Pala 4-6 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-2 Hans Kary H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Patrick Hombergen 5-7 8-6 6-3 6-4 Wanaro N'Godrella H2H Match data
R128 (60)
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Patrick Proisy 6-4 9-8 8-9 6-4 Sergei Likhachev H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jaime Fillol 6-0 9-7 4-6 6-3 Kim Warwick H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Richard Gonzalez 6-2 7-5 6-1 Antonio Munoz — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Adriano Panatta 6-4 8-9 4-6 6-4 6-1 Neale Fraser H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Hank Irvine 6-2 7-9 6-2 5-7 6-4 Alvin Gardiner — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jim Mcmanus 6-2 6-3 6-3 Paolo Bertolucci H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Toshiro Sakai 6-4 9-8 6-3 Patricio Cornejo — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jimmy Connors 6-3 9-7 7-5 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Patrick Hombergen 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-3 Dick Bohrnstedt — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Alex Metreveli 6-2 8-6 6-4 Pietro Marzano — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Dick Stockton 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Andres Gimeno 6-1 6-2 6-4 Ken Weatherley — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Colin Dibley 6-3 6-4 6-2 Terry Ryan — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Dan Bleckinger 8-6 6-2 6-3 Derek Schroder H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jan Kukal 4-6 8-9 6-4 6-4 8-6 Tito Vazquez — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Milan Holecek 6-3 3-6 9-8 9-7 Jean Paul Meyer H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jiri Hrebec 7-5 7-5 7-5 Guillermo Vilas H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Manuel Orantes 8-6 7-5 6-4 Georges Goven H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jurgen Fassbender 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-4 Lew Hoad — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jun Kamiwazumi 6-3 8-6 7-5 Paul Hutchins — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Vijay Amritraj 7-5 9-8 3-6 2-6 6-4 Jeff Austin — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Tom Gorman 6-4 6-4 6-2 Bernard Mignot H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Frantisek Pala 6-3 9-8 6-4 William Durham — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Patrice Dominguez 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-5 Jeff Simpson H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Torben Ulrich 6-2 3-0 (ret.) John Clifton H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Roscoe Tanner 6-3 2-6 6-4 7-9 7-5 Jairo Velasco — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Hans Kary 8-6 6-3 8-9 3-6 6-0 Peter Szoke H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jan Kodes 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1 Patricio Rodriguez Chi — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4 Stephen Warboys H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Premjit Lall 5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 Paul Gerken H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-2 6-2 John Bartlett H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Mike Estep 6-3 7-5 6-8 6-4 Jean Claude Barclay H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Karl Meiler 6-4 6-2 6-1 J. Mandarino H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Pat Cramer 6-4 7-5 6-4 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Dick Crealy 9-7 6-2 1-6 7-5 Nicola Spear H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Ivan Molina 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 Andrew Pattison — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Pierre Barthes 7-5 9-8 6-3 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Buster C Mottram 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 7-5 Jim Osborne H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Szabolcz Baranyi 6-3 6-4 6-0 Peter Marmureanu — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 John Paish 7-9 6-4 9-8 6-3 Gene Scott H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 John Feaver 4-6 9-8 6-2 3-6 6-0 Corrado Barazzutti — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Geoff Masters 8-9 8-6 4-6 6-3 12-10 Anand Amritraj — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Teimuraz Kakulia 9-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 Ray Keldie — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Clark Graebner 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-3 Jaidip Mukerjea H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Raymond Moore 6-2 6-1 6-0 Robert Clarke — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Butch Seewagen 6-2 7-9 9-8 6-4 Peter Doerner H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Nicola Pietrangeli 6-4 6-3 6-4 Bob Stock — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-2 9-7 Vladimir Zednik H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Allan McDonald 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-0 Jaime Pinto Bravo — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 David Lloyd 9-8 9-8 6-4 Dick Knight — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Syd Ball 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Ion Tiriac 6-4 6-2 5-7 7-5 Antonio Zugarelli H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Onny Parun 6-2 7-5 6-2 Andre Van Der Merwe A — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Juan Gisbert 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-0 Harold Solomon — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Ian Fletcher 6-4 6-3 6-3 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Wanaro N'Godrella 4-6 8-9 6-4 7-5 11-9 Bill Lloyd — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Francois Jauffret 1-6 7-5 8-9 6-1 7-5 Ove Bengtson H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Wilhelm Bungert 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 Ezio Di Matteo — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Stan Smith 6-1 6-1 6-3 Hans Joachim Ploetz — Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Sandy Mayer 4-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3 Stanley Matthews H2H Match data

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