1972 Australian Open - Men's Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Mal Anderson 7-6 6-3 7-5 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1972 Australian Open.

"See also::"1972 Australian Open - Women's Singles":"1972 Australian Open - Men's Doubles":"1972 Australian Open - Women's Doubles":"1972 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles"

eeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* L = Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5 | team-width=160
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Mal Anderson
RD3-seed1=8
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score1-2=3
RD3-score1-3=5
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score2-1=7
RD3-score2-2=6
RD3-score2-3=7
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Mal Anderson
RD2-seed1=8
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score1-2=7
RD2-score1-3=7
RD2-team2=flagicon|RUS Alex Metreveli
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-score2-1=2
RD2-score2-2=6
RD2-score2-3=6
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Allan Stone
RD2-seed3=10
RD2-score3-1=6
RD2-score3-2=1
RD2-score3-3=6
RD2-score3-4=2
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score4-1=7
RD2-score4-2=6
RD2-score4-3=3
RD2-score4-4=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS John Newcombe
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score1-2=3
RD1-score1-3=4
RD1-score1-4=6
RD1-score1-5=7
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Mal Anderson
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-score2-1=2
RD1-score2-2=6
RD1-score2-3=6
RD1-score2-4=3
RD1-score2-5=9
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS John Cooper
RD1-seed3=11
RD1-score3-1=2
RD1-score3-2=6
RD1-score3-3=4
RD1-score3-4=2
RD1-team4=flagicon|RUS Alex Metreveli
RD1-seed4=4
RD1-score4-1=6
RD1-score4-2=3
RD1-score4-3=6
RD1-score4-4=6
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Barry Phillips-Moore
RD1-seed5=
RD1-score5-1=6
RD1-score5-2=5
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score5-4=3
RD1-team6=flagicon|AUS Allan Stone
RD1-seed6=10
RD1-score6-1=4
RD1-score6-2=7
RD1-score6-3=7
RD1-score6-4=6
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS Dick Crealy
RD1-seed7=9
RD1-score7-1=3
RD1-score7-2=1
RD1-score7-3=3
RD1-team8=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score8-2=6
RD1-score8-3=6

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=J Newcombe
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score01-2=3
RD4-score01-3=4
RD4-score01-4=6
RD4-score01-5=7
RD4-team02=M Anderson
RD4-seed02=8
RD4-score02-1=2
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score02-3=6
RD4-score02-4=3
RD4-score02-5=9
RD3-team01=J Newcombe
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-team02=P Dominguez
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score02-1=1
RD3-score02-2=3
RD3-score02-3=1
RD3-team03=N Fraser
RD3-seed03=
RD3-score03-1=2
RD3-score03-2=3
RD3-score03-3=1
RD3-team04=M Anderson
RD3-seed04=8
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=J Newcombe
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score01-2=7
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-team02=J Bartlett
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=2
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score02-3=3
RD2-team03=J McDonald
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score03-2=4
RD2-score03-3=3
RD2-score03-4=2
RD2-team04=P Dominguez
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score04-4=6
RD2-team05=G Masters
RD2-seed05=12
RD2-score05-1=5
RD2-score05-2=5
RD2-score05-3=2
RD2-team06=N Fraser
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=7
RD2-score06-2=7
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=W N'Godrella
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=4
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score07-3=1
RD2-score07-4=3
RD2-team08=M Anderson
RD2-seed08=8
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=3
RD2-score08-3=6
RD2-score08-4=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS J Newcombe
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team02=
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS J Bartlett
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=7
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS W Durham
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-score04-3=3
RD1-team05=flagicon|NZL J McDonald
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS S Myers
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=2
RD1-score06-2=4
RD1-score06-3=4
RD1-team07=flagicon|FRA P Dominguez
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS G Masters
RD1-seed09=12
RD1-team10=
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS A Hammond
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=3
RD1-score11-2=3
RD1-score11-3=4
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS N Fraser
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|FRA W N'Godrella
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score13-2=7
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS W Coghlan
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score14-3=3
RD1-score14-4=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS M Anderson
RD1-seed15=8
RD1-team16=
RD1-seed16=

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=J Cooper
RD4-seed01=11
RD4-score01-1=2
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score01-3=4
RD4-score01-4=2
RD4-team02=A Metreveli
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD4-score02-3=6
RD4-score02-4=6
RD3-team01=F Sedgman
RD3-seed01=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score01-2=3
RD3-score01-3=1
RD3-score01-4=3
RD3-team02=J Cooper
RD3-seed02=11
RD3-score02-1=3
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-score02-4=6
RD3-team03=R Case
RD3-seed03=
RD3-score03-1=2
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score03-3=4
RD3-score03-4=2
RD3-team04=A Metreveli
RD3-seed04=4
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score04-2=3
RD3-score04-3=6
RD3-score04-4=6
RD2-team01=O Davidson
RD2-seed01=5
RD2-score01-1=3
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score01-3=1
RD2-score01-4=5
RD2-team02=F Sedgman
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score02-2=1
RD2-score02-3=6
RD2-score02-4=7
RD2-team03=P Proisy
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-score03-4=2
RD2-team04=J Cooper
RD2-seed04=11
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score04-4=6
RD2-team05=R Case
RD2-seed05=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score05-2=3
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-score05-4=7
RD2-team06=J Stephens
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score06-3=2
RD2-score06-4=5
RD2-team07=K Tanabe
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score07-3=2
RD2-team08=A Metreveli
RD2-seed08=4
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS O Davidson
RD1-seed01=5
RD1-team02=
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS R Casey
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=1
RD1-score03-2=0
RD1-score03-3=3
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS F Sedgman
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|FRA P Proisy
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=
RD1-seed06=
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS J Cooper
RD1-seed07=11
RD1-team08=
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS R Case
RD1-seed09=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS C Stubs
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score10-1=1
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-score10-3=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS B Lloyd
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=w/o
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS J Stephens
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS M Phillips
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=4
RD1-score13-2=4
RD1-score13-3=4
RD1-team14=flagicon|JPN K Tanabe
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score14-3=6
RD1-team15=flagicon|RUS A Metreveli
RD1-seed15=4
RD1-team16=
RD1-seed16=

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=B Phillips-Moore
RD4-seed01=
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score01-2=5
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score01-4=3
RD4-team02=A Stone
RD4-seed02=10
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score02-2=7
RD4-score02-3=7
RD4-score02-4=6
RD3-team01=J Alexander
RD3-seed01=3
RD3-score01-1=3
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score01-4=6
RD3-score01-5=3
RD3-team02=B Phillips-Moore
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score02-2=1
RD3-score02-3=7
RD3-score02-4=1
RD3-score02-5=6
RD3-team03=A Stone
RD3-seed03=10
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-team04=M Cox
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score04-1=1
RD3-score04-2=2
RD3-score04-3=3
RD2-team01=J Alexander
RD2-seed01=3
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score01-2=7
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-team02=I Fletcher
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=3
RD2-score02-2=5
RD2-score02-3=4
RD2-team03=J James
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=3
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score03-3=3
RD2-team04=B Phillips-Moore
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score04-2=7
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=A Stone
RD2-seed05=10
RD2-score05-1=7
RD2-score05-2=7
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-team06=K Warwick
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=5
RD2-score06-2=5
RD2-score06-3=3
RD2-team07=M Cox
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=T Roche
RD2-seed08=6
RD2-score08-1=w/o
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS J Alexander
RD1-seed01=3
RD1-team02=
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS R Rheinberger
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=w/o
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS I Fletcher
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS S Ball
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=3
RD1-score05-2=7
RD1-score05-3=5
RD1-score05-4=5
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS J James
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score06-2=5
RD1-score06-3=7
RD1-score06-4=7
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS R Frawley
RD1-seed07=
RD1-score07-1=3
RD1-score07-2=1
RD1-score07-3=1
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS B Phillips-Moore
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS A Stone
RD1-seed09=10
RD1-team10=
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS A Gardiner
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score11-2=2
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS K Warwick
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=7
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score12-3=7
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS G Thomson
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=4
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score13-3=5
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|GBR M Cox
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score14-2=4
RD1-score14-3=7
RD1-score14-4=7
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS T Roche
RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team16=
RD1-seed16=

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=D Crealy
RD4-seed01=9
RD4-score01-1=3
RD4-score01-2=1
RD4-score01-3=3
RD4-team02=K Rosewall
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score02-3=6
RD3-team01=C Dibley
RD3-seed01=7
RD3-score01-1=4
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score01-3=3
RD3-team02=D Crealy
RD3-seed02=9
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score02-2=7
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-team03=JP Meyer
RD3-seed03=
RD3-score03-1=3
RD3-score03-2=1
RD3-score03-3=3
RD3-team04=K Rosewall
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=C Dibley
RD2-seed01=7
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score01-3=7
RD2-team02=M Rose
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-score02-3=6
RD2-team03=B Giltinan
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score03-2=5
RD2-score03-3=1
RD2-score03-4=6
RD2-score03-5=11
RD2-team04=D Crealy
RD2-seed04=9
RD2-score04-1=1
RD2-score04-2=7
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score04-4=4
RD2-score04-5=13
RD2-team05=JP Meyer
RD2-seed05=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score05-2=2
RD2-score05-3=7
RD2-score05-4=6
RD2-score05-5=8
RD2-team06=C Letcher
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-score06-4=7
RD2-score06-5=6
RD2-team07=J Kuki
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score07-3=1
RD2-team08=K Rosewall
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS C Dibley
RD1-seed01=7
RD1-team02=
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS P Kronk
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=5
RD1-score03-2=3
RD1-score03-3=1
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS M Rose
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=7
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS B Giltinan
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score05-2=3
RD1-score05-3=7
RD1-score05-4=6
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS K Hancock
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=1
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score06-3=5
RD1-score06-4=4
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS D Crealy
RD1-seed07=9
RD1-team08=
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team09=flagicon|FRA JP Meyer
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS C Letcher
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score11-2=0
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score11-4=6
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS G Perkins
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=1
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score12-3=1
RD1-score12-4=4
RD1-team13=flagicon|JPN J Kuki
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS A Haswell
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=w/o
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS K Rosewall
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team16=
RD1-seed16=

External links

* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/tournaments/eventhistory/draws.asp?TournamentID=580&TournamentYear=1972 Australian Open (1972) on ATPtennis.com]
* [http://tenniscorner.net/index.php?corner=M&tourid=19721226AUS&drawtype=M&action=draw Australian Open (1972) on tenniscorner.net]