ATP US Open 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Ilie Nastase won the 1972 US Open, defeating Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from August 30 to September 13, 1972.
Dates
Aug 30 — Sep 13
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
Ilie Nastase
6-0 6-2 6-0
Roger Taylor
3-6 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3
Patrice Dominguez
4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Grover Raz Reid
6-4 6-2 6-4
Bob Hewitt
6-4 6-2 6-2
Jurgen Fassbender
6-4 7-6 6-4 6-3
Patricio Cornejo
6-4 5-7 6-4 7-6
Jan Kukal
6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
Fred Stolle
6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2
Mike Machette
1-6 7-6 6-4 6-4
John Newcombe
6-1 6-2 6-4
Eddie Dibbs
6-2 6-7 6-3 7-6
Cliff Drysdale
5-5 (ret.)
Wanaro N'Godrella
6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4
Charlie Pasarell
6-3 6-4 7-6
Vitas Gerulaitis
2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Tom Gorman
6-1 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4
Jim Mcmanus
2-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
Nikola Pilic
6-1 6-3 7-5
Ion Tiriac
6-4 1-0 (ret.)
Dick Stockton
6-4 6-2 6-4
Humphrey Hose
7-5 4-6 7-6 7-6
Mark Cox
6-4 6-1 6-3
Ken Rosewall
6-1 7-6 6-2
Roscoe Tanner
7-6 6-4 6-4
Bob Carmichael
6-4 6-4 7-6
Tom Okker
6-2 6-3 6-4
Harold Solomon
6-7 7-5 6-1 7-6
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Manuel Orantes
7-5 6-2 6-2
Onny Parun
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Arthur Ashe
6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6
Robert Maud
6-2 6-7 6-2 6-4
Ross Case
6-3 6-2 6-4
John Alexander
4-6 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
Bob Lutz
6-4 6-2 6-2
Guillermo Vilas
7-6 6-4 6-4
Gene Scott
6-3 6-4 6-4
Anand Amritraj
7-6 6-3 6-4
Stan Smith
5-7 6-1 7-5 6-3
Clark Graebner
4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
Allan Stone
6-4 6-4 6-7 6-4
Antonio Munoz
6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4
Andres Gimeno
6-4 7-5 6-4
Owen Davidson
6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3
Ray Ruffels
6-2 6-3 6-4
William Brown
6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Cliff Richey
6-2 7-6 6-2
Alejandro Olmedo
6-3 7-6 6-7 7-6
Paul Gerken
7-6 6-1 6-2
Georges Goven
0-0 (ret.)
Rod Laver
6-2 6-1 6-3
Butch Seewagen
7-6 4-6 7-5 6-2
Jaime Fillol
6-4 6-1 6-2
Brian Fairlie
7-6 6-3 6-2
Frew Mcmillan
7-5 7-5 7-6
Tom Leonard
6-3 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6
Marty Riessen
6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2
Mal Anderson
6-4 7-5 6-7 6-1
Sandy Mayer
6-4 6-1 6-3
Jan Kodes
6-2 6-4 6-3
Raul Ramirez
6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1
Patrick Proisy
6-1 6-4 6-2
Round of 64
Ilie Nastase
7-5 6-2 6-7 2-6 7-6
Patrice Dominguez
5-7 6-4 7-5 6-4
Bob Hewitt
7-5 6-3 6-4
Patricio Cornejo
6-3 6-4 6-2
Fred Stolle
6-3 6-4 6-3
John Newcombe
6-3 6-4 6-3
Cliff Drysdale
6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4
Charlie Pasarell
7-6 6-3 6-2
Tom Gorman
4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3
Nikola Pilic
6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6
Dick Stockton
6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6
Mark Cox
6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
Roscoe Tanner
4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6
Tom Okker
6-1 6-2 6-2
BYE
Manuel Orantes
6-1 2-6 3-6 7-5 6-4
Arthur Ashe
6-4 6-4 7-6
Ross Case
7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Bob Lutz
6-3 6-3 7-5
Gene Scott
3-6 6-4 7-6 7-5
Stan Smith
6-1 6-4 6-7 6-0
Allan Stone
6-1 6-0 6-7 6-0
Andres Gimeno
6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1
Ray Ruffels
6-3 7-5 6-4
Cliff Richey
6-2 6-3 7-5
Paul Gerken
6-4 6-1 6-7 5-7 7-5
Rod Laver
6-3 6-2 7-5
Jaime Fillol
6-4 7-5 6-3
Frew Mcmillan
6-2 6-3 6-4
Marty Riessen
6-3 7-5 6-7 7-5
Sandy Mayer
6-7 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-1
Raul Ramirez
6-2 2-6 1-6 7-6 6-4
Round of 32
Ilie Nastase
6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3
Bob Hewitt
6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1
Fred Stolle
7-6 6-4 5-7 7-6
Cliff Drysdale
7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3
Tom Gorman
6-4 6-4 6-4
Dick Stockton
6-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
Roscoe Tanner
6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3
John Cooper
7-6 6-4 6-4
Arthur Ashe
6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1
Bob Lutz
7-6 6-2 6-2
Stan Smith
6-3 7-6 7-5
Andres Gimeno
5-2 (ret.)
Cliff Richey
6-7 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4
Rod Laver
6-2 4-6 6-7 6-1 7-6
Frew Mcmillan
6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4
Sandy Mayer
6-3 6-3 6-1
Round of 16
Ilie Nastase
6-4 6-4 6-2
Fred Stolle
4-6 7-6 6-4 7-6
Tom Gorman
6-4 6-3 6-3
Roscoe Tanner
6-2 7-6 7-6
Arthur Ashe
5-7 7-5 6-4 6-3
Stan Smith
2-6 7-6 6-4 1-6 6-3
Cliff Richey
3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Frew Mcmillan
6-3 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-4
Quarterfinals
Ilie Nastase
6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2
Tom Gorman
7-6 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-4
Arthur Ashe
7-6 6-4 7-5
Cliff Richey
3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Semifinals
Ilie Nastase
4-6 7-6 6-2 6-1
Arthur Ashe
6-1 6-4 7-6
Final
Ilie Nastase
3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3
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