# Cincinnati Open 1972

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/265/cincinnati-open?season=1972
Tour: ATP

Jimmy Connors won the 1972 Cincinnati Open, defeating Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Cincinnati, United States, from July 31 to August 7, 1972. The match log contains 58 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Cincinnati Masters, Western and Southern Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Start date: 1972-07-31
- End date: 1972-08-07

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
Details: https://tennis-db.com/glossary#category-equivalence

## Champion
- Winner: Jimmy Connors
- Runner-up: Guillermo Vilas
- Final score: 6-3 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Jimmy Connors def. Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-3

### SF
- Jimmy Connors def. Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 6-0
- Guillermo Vilas def. Frew Mcmillan 6-4 2-6 6-4

### QF
- Frew Mcmillan def. Sandy Mayer 2-6 6-4 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas def. Jun Kamiwazumi 6-3 6-3
- Jimmy Connors def. Barry Phillips Moore 6-1 7-6

### R16
- Jaime Pinto Bravo def. Ian Fletcher 6-3 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas def. Anand Amritraj 6-2 1-0 RET
- Sandy Mayer def. Zan Guerry 6-7 6-4 6-2
- Jun Kamiwazumi def. Jaime Fillol 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Frew Mcmillan def. Patrick Proisy 7-6 3-6 6-3
- Andrew Pattison def. Patrice Dominguez 6-2 6-2
- Jimmy Connors def. Steve Faulk 6-4 6-7 7-6

### R32
- Guillermo Vilas def. Roscoe Tanner 6-3 3-6 7-6
- Jimmy Connors def. Humphrey Hose 6-4 6-2
- Frew Mcmillan def. Jim Mcmanus 7-5 6-4
- Ian Fletcher def. Bob Mckinley 5-7 6-3 6-1
- Steve Faulk def. Pat Cramer 3-6 7-6 6-2
- Patrice Dominguez def. Onny Parun 6-3 7-5
- Jaime Fillol def. Billy Higgins 6-7 6-1 6-4
- Jaime Pinto Bravo def. Bob Hewitt 3-6 6-4 6-2
- Alejandro Olmedo def. Pancho Walthall 7-6 6-4
- Jun Kamiwazumi def. Dan Birchmore 7-5 7-5
- Sandy Mayer def. Jairo Velasco 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Patrick Proisy def. Jeff Simpson 6-2 7-5
- Andrew Pattison def. Paul Gerken 4-6 7-6 6-4
- Anand Amritraj def. Grover Raz Reid 7-6 6-2
- Zan Guerry def. Mike Estep 6-4 6-2

### R64
- Dan Birchmore def. John Peckskamp 6-3 6-1
- Jun Kamiwazumi def. Dick Stockton 6-3 6-3
- Bob Hewitt def. Ross Walker 6-3 2-6 6-4
- Steve Faulk def. John Paish 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Patrice Dominguez def. Raul Ramirez 6-1 7-6
- Jaime Fillol def. Ivan Molina 6-2 6-4
- Paul Gerken def. Dick Dell 6-2 4-6 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas def. Wanaro N'Godrella 6-4 6-4
- Onny Parun def. Butch Seewagen 6-3 6-4
- Andrew Pattison def. Georges Goven 6-1 7-5
- Fred Mcnair def. James Chico Hagey 6-3 7-5
- Pancho Walthall def. Robert Kreiss 6-7 6-3 6-3
- Pat Cramer def. Mike Kreiss 6-3 6-4
- Jimmy Connors def. Kenneth McMillan 7-5 6-3
- Ian Fletcher def. Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-3 6-1
- Alejandro Olmedo def. Jim Delaney 1-6 7-5 6-4
- Barry Phillips Moore def. Vijay Amritraj 6-2 6-3
- Anand Amritraj def. Henry Bunis 6-3 6-1
- Frew Mcmillan def. Jun Kuki W/O
- Jim Mcmanus def. Terry Ryan 2-6 6-1 6-2
- Grover Raz Reid def. F D Robbins 6-2 4-6 6-3
- Zan Guerry def. Toshiro Sakai 7-5 3-6 6-4
- Humphrey Hose def. Jeff Austin 6-7 7-5 7-6
- Mike Estep def. Richard Gonzalez 6-3 6-1
- Patrick Proisy def. Patricio Cornejo 6-4 6-4
- Jairo Velasco def. Jim Osborne 6-3 2-6 6-3
- Sandy Mayer def. Rudy Hernando 6-4 1-6 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner def. Dick Johnson 6-0 6-3
- Jeff Simpson def. William Brown 6-3 6-4
- Jaime Pinto Bravo def. Steve Krulevitz 3-6 6-3 6-0

## Stats
- Total matches: 58
- Players: 62

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