1972 Australian Open – Men's singles

Seeds

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

1. AUS John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
2. AUS Ken Rosewall (champion)
3. AUS John Alexander (third round)
4. URS Alex Metreveli (semifinals)
5. AUS Owen Davidson (second round)
6. AUS Tony Roche (withdrew before the tournament began)
7. AUS Colin Dibley (third round)
8. AUS Mal Anderson (finals)
9. AUS Dick Crealy (quarterfinals)
10. AUS Allan Stone (semifinals)
11. AUS John Cooper (quarterfinals)
12. AUS Geoff Masters (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Final eight

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

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS 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=AUS 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=AUS J Newcombe | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-team02=FRA P Dominguez | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=1 | RD3-team03=AUS N Fraser | RD3-seed03= | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=1 | RD3-team04=AUS M Anderson | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS J Newcombe | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-team02=AUS J Bartlett | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-team03=AUS A McDonald | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score03-4=2 | RD2-team04=FRA P Dominguez | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score04-4=6 | RD2-team05=AUS G Masters | RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=5 | RD2-score05-3=2 | RD2-team06=AUS N Fraser | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=FRA W N'Godrella | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score07-4=3 | RD2-team08=AUS M Anderson | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score08-4=6 | RD1-team03=AUS J Bartlett | RD1-seed03= | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-team04=AUS W Durham | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team05=AUS A McDonald | RD1-seed05= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-team06=AUS S Myers | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=4 | RD1-team11=AUS A Hammond | RD1-seed11= | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=4 | RD1-team12=AUS N Fraser | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=FRA W N'Godrella | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score13-3=3 | RD1-score13-4=6 | RD1-team14=AUS W Coghlan | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-score14-4=3

Section 2

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

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS B Phillips-Moore | RD4-seed01= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=5 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=3 | RD4-team02=AUS A Stone | RD4-seed02=10 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD4-score02-3=7 | RD4-score02-4=6 | RD3-team01=AUS 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=AUS 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=AUS A Stone | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-team04=AUS M Cocks | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=AUS J Alexander | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-team02=AUS I Fletcher | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=AUS J James | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-team04=AUS B Phillips-Moore | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS A Stone | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-team06=AUS K Warwick | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=AUS M Cocks | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score07-4=1 | RD2-score07-5=6 | RD2-team08=TCH J Zigmund | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score08-2=5 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score08-4=6 | RD2-score08-5=1 | RD1-team03=AUS R Rheinberger | RD1-seed03= | RD1-score03-1=w/o | RD1-team04=AUS I Fletcher | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team05=AUS S Ball | RD1-seed05= | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score05-3=5 | RD1-score05-4=5 | RD1-team06=AUS J James | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-score06-3=7 | RD1-score06-4=7 | RD1-team07=AUS R Frawley | RD1-seed07= | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3=1 | RD1-team08=AUS B Phillips-Moore | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team11=AUS A Gardiner | RD1-seed11= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-team12=AUS K Warwick | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=7 | RD1-team13=AUS G Thomson | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=5 | RD1-score13-4=6 | RD1-team14=AUS M Cocks | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-score14-3=7 | RD1-score14-4=7 | RD1-team15=TCH J Zigmund | RD1-seed15= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=7 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score15-4=4 | RD1-score15-5=6 | RD1-team16=CAN D McCormick | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=4 | RD1-score16-4=6 | RD1-score16-5=2

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS D Crealy | RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-team02=AUS K Rosewall | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS C Dibley | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-team02=AUS D Crealy | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=FRA J-P Meyer | RD3-seed03= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-team04=AUS K Rosewall | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS C Dibley | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-team02=AUS M Rose | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=AUS 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=AUS 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=FRA J-P 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=AUS 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=JPN J Kuki | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-team08=AUS K Rosewall | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team03=AUS P Kronk | RD1-seed03= | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=1 | RD1-team04=AUS M Rose | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=AUS B Giltinan | RD1-seed05= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3=7 | RD1-score05-4=6 | RD1-team06=AUS K Hancock | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=5 | RD1-score06-4=4 | RD1-team11=AUS C Letcher | RD1-seed11= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=0 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score11-4=6 | RD1-team12=AUS G Perkins | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=1 | RD1-score12-4=4 | RD1-team13=JPN J Kuki | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS A Haswell | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=w/o