ATP Wimbledon 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →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.
Dates
Jun 26 — Jul 10
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
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Jan Kodes
6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1
Butch Seewagen
6-2 7-9 9-8 6-4
Dan Bleckinger
8-6 6-2 6-3
Milan Holecek
6-3 3-6 9-8 9-7
Jim Mcmanus
6-2 6-3 6-3
Vijay Amritraj
7-5 9-8 3-6 2-6 6-4
Patrick Hombergen
5-7 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-3
Wanaro N'Godrella
4-6 8-9 6-4 7-5 11-9
Onny Parun
6-2 7-5 6-2
Andres Gimeno
6-1 6-2 6-4
Wilhelm Bungert
6-3 1-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
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Jiri Hrebec
7-5 7-5 7-5
Szabolcz Baranyi
6-3 6-4 6-0
Teimuraz Kakulia
9-7 7-5 7-9 6-4
David Lloyd
9-8 9-8 6-4
Ilie Nastase
6-4 6-2 6-2
Clark Graebner
6-2 3-6 6-4 6-3
Jurgen Fassbender
4-6 7-5 7-5 6-4
Premjit Lall
5-7 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
Tom Gorman
6-4 6-4 6-2
Raymond Moore
6-2 6-1 6-0
Jaime Fillol
6-0 9-7 4-6 6-3
Geoff Masters
8-9 8-6 4-6 6-3 12-10
Jimmy Connors
6-3 9-7 7-5
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4
Adriano Panatta
6-4 8-9 4-6 6-4 6-1
Jan Kukal
4-6 8-9 6-4 6-4 8-6
Francois Jauffret
1-6 7-5 8-9 6-1 7-5
John Feaver
4-6 9-8 6-2 3-6 6-0
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Karl Meiler
6-4 6-2 6-1
Manuel Orantes
8-6 7-5 6-4
Dick Crealy
9-7 6-2 1-6 7-5
Nicola Pietrangeli
6-4 6-3 6-4
Ivan Molina
3-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
Ion Tiriac
6-4 6-2 5-7 7-5
Brian Gottfried
6-2 6-2 9-7
Syd Ball
6-4 4-6 7-5 6-3
Colin Dibley
6-3 6-4 6-2
Richard Gonzalez
6-2 7-5 6-1
Roscoe Tanner
6-3 2-6 6-4 7-9 7-5
Allan McDonald
6-4 3-6 6-3 6-0
Pierre Barthes
7-5 9-8 6-3
Juan Gisbert
6-3 2-6 6-2 6-0
Dick Stockton
8-9 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Buster C Mottram
6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 7-5
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Jan Kodes
6-0 6-1 6-2
Dan Bleckinger
6-4 6-4 1-6 9-7
Jim Mcmanus
6-1 6-2 8-6
Patrick Hombergen
5-7 8-6 6-3 6-4
Onny Parun
6-4 8-6 6-8 8-9 6-4
Wilhelm Bungert
5-7 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-3
Jiri Hrebec
6-2 6-2 6-4
Teimuraz Kakulia
9-8 4-6 6-3 6-4
Ilie Nastase
6-3 4-6 6-1 6-2
Jurgen Fassbender
6-4 6-8 9-7 7-5
Tom Gorman
6-4 6-4 7-5
Jaime Fillol
4-6 8-6 7-5 6-4
Jimmy Connors
6-3 7-5 8-6
Adriano Panatta
9-8 8-9 8-6 9-8
Francois Jauffret
6-2 6-3 6-4
Erik Van Dillen
3-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Manuel Orantes
6-2 6-3 6-2
Nicola Pietrangeli
2-6 8-6 6-3 7-5
Ion Tiriac
6-4 9-7 9-8
Barry Phillips Moore
9-8 6-1 3-6 6-2
Colin Dibley
6-3 6-3 8-6
Roscoe Tanner
6-2 6-2 6-4
Pierre Barthes
6-4 6-2 6-4
Dick Stockton
9-8 6-1 6-4
Round of 32
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Jan Kodes
6-0 6-3 6-2
Jim Mcmanus
6-0 6-4 6-1
Onny Parun
6-4 4-6 9-7 9-7
Jiri Hrebec
4-6 6-3 8-6 6-1
Ilie Nastase
9-8 6-3 6-4
Tom Gorman
6-4 7-5 2-6 4-6 8-6
Jimmy Connors
6-3 0-6 6-4 8-6
Francois Jauffret
8-6 6-1 6-4
Manuel Orantes
6-2 6-2 6-1
Ion Tiriac
8-6 6-1 6-2
Colin Dibley
9-8 6-4 9-8
Pierre Barthes
6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4
Round of 16
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Jan Kodes
6-2 6-4 6-4
Onny Parun
8-9 6-4 6-4 (ret.)
Ilie Nastase
6-3 3-6 8-6 6-1
Jimmy Connors
6-2 6-3 6-3
Manuel Orantes
6-4 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-3
Colin Dibley
8-9 6-3 6-2 6-1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Stan Smith
3-6 6-4 6-1 7-5
Ilie Nastase
6-3 6-4 6-4
Final
Stan Smith
4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
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- Wimbledon is held in London, United Kingdom.
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