# Houston Wct 1972

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/sackmann_atp:e0b459d9b782ce43c14d8513de4bb96f40f3eb885e5e5bce1a772109f7d144a1/houston-wct?season=1972
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Clay
- Location: Houston, United States
- Start date: 1972-04-09
- End date: 1972-04-15

## Champion
- Winner: Rod Laver
- Runner-up: Ken Rosewall
- Final score: 6-2 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Rod Laver d. Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-4

### SF
- Rod Laver d. Tom Okker 6-2 6-1
- Ken Rosewall d. Roger Taylor 4-6 6-3 6-4

### QF
- Tom Okker d. John Alexander 7-6 6-4
- Ken Rosewall d. Nikola Pilic 6-3 7-5
- Rod Laver d. Bill Bowrey 6-2 7-5
- Roger Taylor d. John Newcombe 6-4 6-3

### R16
- Rod Laver d. Robert Maud 6-3 6-2
- John Newcombe d. Charlie Pasarell 6-3 7-5
- Nikola Pilic d. Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4
- Bill Bowrey d. Marty Riessen 6-2 3-6 6-4
- Tom Okker d. Tony Roche 6-4 5-7 7-6
- John Alexander d. Bob Lutz 6-7 6-4 6-2
- Roger Taylor d. Mark Cox 1-6 6-4 6-4
- Ken Rosewall d. Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-4

### R32
- Nikola Pilic d. Owen Davidson 6-2 7-6
- Graham Stilwell d. Phil Dent W/O
- Tom Okker d. Bob Carmichael 6-1 6-0
- Roger Taylor d. Roy Barth 6-3 6-1
- Rod Laver d. Fred Stolle 6-1 7-5
- Marty Riessen d. Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-1
- Charlie Pasarell d. Tom Leonard 5-7 6-4 6-3
- John Newcombe d. Jeff Borowiak 6-2 7-5
- Tony Roche d. Roy Emerson 6-3 6-1
- Robert Maud d. Frank Froehling W/O
- Ken Rosewall d. Terry Addison 6-4 6-1
- Arthur Ashe d. Ismail El Shafei 6-3 7-6
- Mark Cox d. Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-2
- Bob Lutz d. Allan Stone 3-6 6-3 6-3
- John Alexander d. Brian Fairlie 6-0 6-0

## Stats
- Total matches: 30
- Players: 31

Other editions available: 1984, 1978, 1977, 1973, 1972, 1968

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