ATP
1972 season
94 tour-level events.
Leaders
Titles
Wins
- 1Ilie Nastase119-19
- 2Stan Smith84-13
- 3Manuel Orantes72-21
- 4John Newcombe71-21
- 5Jimmy Connors71-25
Win % (20+ matches)
- 1Alex Metreveli89%
- 2Stan Smith87%
- 3Ilie Nastase86%
- 4Ken Rosewall79%
- 5Manuel Orantes77%
Biggest titles
All 94 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1972 | Rome Masters 1000 · Clay · 64 draw | Manuel Orantes d. Jan Kodes 4-6 6-1 7-5 6-2 | |
| May 22, 1972 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 64 draw | Andres Gimeno d. Patrick Proisy 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1 | |
| Jun 26, 1972 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 128 draw | Stan Smith d. Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 | |
| Jul 31, 1972 | Cincinnati Masters 1000 · Clay · 64 draw | Jimmy Connors d. Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-3 | |
| Aug 14, 1972 | Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 · Clay · 128 draw | Ilie Nastase d. Andrew Pattison 6-4 6-3 | |
| Aug 30, 1972 | US Open Grand Slam · Grass · 128 draw | Ilie Nastase d. Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 | |
| Nov 28, 1972 | Masters Masters 1000 · Carpet · 8 draw | Ilie Nastase d. Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 | |
| Dec 26, 1972 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Grass · 64 draw | John Newcombe d. Onny Parun 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1 |
Leaderboard
107 players with 20+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilie NastaseROU | 138 | 119-19 | 86.2% | 12 / 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-8 |
| 2 | Stan SmithUSA | 97 | 84-13 | 86.6% | 9 / 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 21-3 |
| 3 | Manuel OrantesESP | 93 | 72-21 | 77.4% | 5 / 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| 4 | Jimmy ConnorsUSA | 96 | 71-25 | 74.0% | 5 / 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-15 |
| 5 | John NewcombeAUS | 92 | 71-21 | 77.2% | 8 / 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-9 |
| 6 | Tom OkkerNED | 100 | 69-31 | 69.0% | 1 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 22-10 |
| 7 | Arthur AsheUSA | 90 | 64-26 | 71.1% | 4 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-12 |
| 8 | Andres GimenoESP | 80 | 57-23 | 71.3% | 4 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-9 |
| 9 | Colin DibleyAUS | 88 | 56-32 | 63.6% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-12 |
| 10 | Ken RosewallAUS | 70 | 55-15 | 78.6% | 6 / 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 14-8 |
| 11 | Marty RiessenUSA | 82 | 54-28 | 65.9% | 1 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-14 |
| 12 | Cliff RicheyUSA | 78 | 54-24 | 69.2% | 3 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-12 |
| 13 | Bob HewittRSA | 68 | 52-16 | 76.5% | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-4 |
| 14 | Cliff DrysdaleRSA | 80 | 51-29 | 63.7% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 15 | Rod LaverAUS | 66 | 50-16 | 75.8% | 5 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 13-11 |
| 16 | Andrew PattisonUSA | 73 | 50-23 | 68.5% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-6 |
| 17 | Alex MetreveliRUS | 55 | 49-6 | 89.1% | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-3 |
| 18 | Jan KodesCZE | 65 | 49-16 | 75.4% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-6 |
| 19 | Tom GormanUSA | 76 | 46-30 | 60.5% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-11 |
| 20 | Mark CoxGBR | 72 | 43-29 | 59.7% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-12 |
| 21 | Patrick ProisyFRA | 64 | 43-21 | 67.2% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-8 |
| 22 | Patrice DominguezFRA | 66 | 42-24 | 63.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 23 | Pierre BarthesFRA | 66 | 41-25 | 62.1% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| 24 | Jaime FillolCHI | 72 | 41-31 | 56.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-15 |
| 25 | Onny ParunNZL | 79 | 41-38 | 51.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-9 |
| 26 | Roger TaylorGBR | 68 | 41-27 | 60.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-14 |
| 27 | Bob LutzUSA | 67 | 38-29 | 56.7% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-14 |
| 28 | Barry Phillips MooreAUS | 60 | 36-24 | 60.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 29 | Charlie PasarellUSA | 61 | 34-27 | 55.7% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-10 |
| 30 | Nikola PilicCRO | 61 | 33-28 | 54.1% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| 31 | Haroon RahimPAK | 67 | 31-36 | 46.3% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-17 |
| 32 | Roy EmersonAUS | 53 | 31-22 | 58.5% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-5 |
| 33 | John AlexanderAUS | 62 | 31-31 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-16 |
| 34 | Ion TiriacROU | 58 | 30-28 | 51.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-18 |
| 35 | Richard GonzalezUSA | 43 | 30-13 | 69.8% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 36 | Clark GraebnerUSA | 50 | 29-21 | 58.0% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 37 | Frew McmillanRSA | 55 | 29-26 | 52.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-11 |
| 38 | John CooperAUS | 44 | 28-16 | 63.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 39 | Roscoe TannerUSA | 42 | 28-14 | 66.7% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-3 |
| 40 | Juan GisbertESP | 49 | 28-21 | 57.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-8 |
| 41 | Adriano PanattaITA | 45 | 26-19 | 57.8% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 42 | Dick StocktonUSA | 44 | 25-19 | 56.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 43 | Mal AndersonAUS | 33 | 24-9 | 72.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 44 | Ross CaseAUS | 44 | 23-21 | 52.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 45 | Ismail El ShafeiEGY | 48 | 23-25 | 47.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 46 | Raymond MooreRSA | 43 | 22-21 | 51.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-5 |
| 47 | Ian FletcherAUS | 38 | 21-17 | 55.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 48 | Bob CarmichaelAUS | 51 | 21-30 | 41.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| 49 | Thomaz KochBRA | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| 50 | Wanaro N'GodrellaFRA | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-2 |