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 % (30+ 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
76 players with 30+ 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 | Robert MaudRSA | 31 | 5-26 | 16.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 2 | Terry AddisonAUS | 33 | 8-25 | 24.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 3 | Graham StilwellGBR | 36 | 9-27 | 25.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| 4 | Allan StoneAUS | 41 | 12-29 | 29.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-10 |
| 5 | Frank FroehlingUSA | 44 | 12-32 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| 6 | Antonio MunozESP | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 7 | Ivan MolinaCOL | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 8 | Brian FairlieNZL | 40 | 13-27 | 32.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| 9 | Patricio CornejoCHI | 33 | 13-20 | 39.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 10 | Ray RuffelsAUS | 35 | 14-21 | 40.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 11 | Jim McmanusUSA | 39 | 14-25 | 35.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 12 | Gerald BattrickGBR | 47 | 16-31 | 34.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 13 | Jun KamiwazumiJPN | 31 | 16-15 | 51.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-3 |
| 14 | John PaishGBR | 35 | 17-18 | 48.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 15 | Szabolcz BaranyiHUN | 34 | 17-17 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 16 | Pat CramerRSA | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| 17 | Frantisek PalaCZE | 38 | 18-20 | 47.4% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 18 | Georges GovenFRA | 41 | 18-23 | 43.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-10 |
| 19 | Guillermo VilasARG | 35 | 19-16 | 54.3% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 20 | Alejandro OlmedoPER | 35 | 19-16 | 54.3% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 21 | Fred StolleAUS | 47 | 19-28 | 40.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| 22 | Ove BengtsonSWE | 42 | 19-23 | 45.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-10 |
| 23 | Tony RocheAUS | 33 | 19-14 | 57.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 24 | Vladimir ZednikCZE | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 25 | Thomaz KochBRA | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| 26 | Wanaro N'GodrellaFRA | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-2 |
| 27 | Jeff BorowiakUSA | 48 | 20-28 | 41.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| 28 | Geoff MastersAUS | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 29 | Ian FletcherAUS | 38 | 21-17 | 55.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 30 | Bob CarmichaelAUS | 51 | 21-30 | 41.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| 31 | Raymond MooreRSA | 43 | 22-21 | 51.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-5 |
| 32 | Ross CaseAUS | 44 | 23-21 | 52.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 33 | Ismail El ShafeiEGY | 48 | 23-25 | 47.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 34 | Mal AndersonAUS | 33 | 24-9 | 72.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 35 | Dick StocktonUSA | 44 | 25-19 | 56.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 36 | Adriano PanattaITA | 45 | 26-19 | 57.8% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 37 | John CooperAUS | 44 | 28-16 | 63.6% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 38 | Roscoe TannerUSA | 42 | 28-14 | 66.7% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-3 |
| 39 | Juan GisbertESP | 49 | 28-21 | 57.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-8 |
| 40 | Clark GraebnerUSA | 50 | 29-21 | 58.0% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 41 | Frew McmillanRSA | 55 | 29-26 | 52.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-11 |
| 42 | Ion TiriacROU | 58 | 30-28 | 51.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-18 |
| 43 | Richard GonzalezUSA | 43 | 30-13 | 69.8% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 44 | Haroon RahimPAK | 67 | 31-36 | 46.3% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-17 |
| 45 | Roy EmersonAUS | 53 | 31-22 | 58.5% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-5 |
| 46 | John AlexanderAUS | 62 | 31-31 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-16 |
| 47 | Nikola PilicCRO | 61 | 33-28 | 54.1% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| 48 | Charlie PasarellUSA | 61 | 34-27 | 55.7% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-10 |
| 49 | Barry Phillips MooreAUS | 60 | 36-24 | 60.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 50 | Bob LutzUSA | 67 | 38-29 | 56.7% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-14 |