ATP Wimbledon 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 121 recorded singles results for this edition.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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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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Results

Match type
Wimbledon 1972 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Jul 10, 1972* F
SF (2)
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 H2H Match data Jul 9, 1972* SF
QF (3)
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 Jul 7, 1972* QF
R16 (8)
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 H2H 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 Jul 5, 1972* R16
R32 (16)
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 H2H 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 Jul 2, 1972* R32
R64 (31)
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 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Jun 30, 1972* R64
R128 (60)
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 R 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 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1972* R128
Sandy Mayer 4-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3 Stanley Matthews H2H Match data Jun 28, 1972* R128

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