1972 Rotterdam Indoors – Singles

Singles
1972 Rotterdam Indoors
Champion Arthur Ashe
Runner-up Tom Okker
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Draw32
Seeds8
Main article: 1972 Rotterdam Indoors

Arthur Ashe won the singles title of the 1972 Rotterdam Indoors defeating Tom Okker in the final 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. Mark Cox won the match for third place against John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. John Newcombe (semifinals)
  2. Arthur Ashe (champion)
  3. Tom Okker (final)
  4. Robin Drysdale (quarterfinals)
  5. Mark Cox (semifinals)
  6. Robert Lutz (quarterfinals)
  7. Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
  8. Nikola Pilić (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 John Newcombe 4 6  
3 Tom Okker 6 7  
3 Tom Okker 6 2 1
2 Arthur Ashe 3 6 6
5 Mark Cox 3 6 5
2 Arthur Ashe 6 2 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Newcombe 6 6  
  T Leonard 3 2   1 J Newcombe 6 6  
  P Dent 3 3  
1 J Newcombe 6 6  
8 N Pilić 4 6     C Pasarell 3 4  
  D Stockton 6 7     D Stockton 6 1 4
  C Pasarell 4 6 6   C Pasarell 4 6 6
  G Battrick 6 1 4 1 J Newcombe 4 5  
3 T Okker 6 3 6 3 T Okker 6 7  
  H Rahim 3 6 2 3 T Okker 6 6  
  R Taylor 6 6     R Taylor 0 2  
  R Barth 2 4   3 T Okker 6 6  
6 R Lutz 2 6 7 6 R Lutz 3 2  
  R Maud 6 2 6 6 R Lutz 6 6  
  F Froehling 0 2  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  B Carmichael 1 6 6
  J Hordijk 6 4 2   B Carmichael 6 6  
  G Stilwell 6 6 3 5 M Cox 4 2  
5 M Cox 2 7 6 5 M Cox 7 7  
  R Emerson 3 4   4 R Drysdale 5 6  
  A Stone 6 6     A Stone 2 4  
  J Alexander 5 5   4 R Drysdale 6 6  
4 R Drysdale 7 7   5 M Cox 3 6 5
  C Richey 6 6   2 A Ashe 6 2 7
  T Addison 2 2     C Richey 3 2  
7 M Riessen 6 6  
7 M Riessen 2 4  
  J Borowiak 7 4 6 2 A Ashe 6 6  
  I El Shafei 5 6 4   J Borowiak 6 1 3
  B Fairlie 7 3 3 2 A Ashe 3 6 6
2 A Ashe 6 6 6
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