1972 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1972 French Open
Final
Champion	Andrés Gimeno
Runner-up	Patrick Proisy
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (16 Q )
Seeds	16
Events

Sixth-seeded Andrés Gimeno defeated Patrick Proisy 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1972 French Open. This was his first and only grand slam title and, at the age of 34, he became the oldest first-time grand slam champion in the open era. Jan Kodes was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Patrick Proisy.

The French Lawn Tennis Federation halved the size of the draw from 128 to 64 players in an attempt to attract the top players on tour to the tournament; this change was reverted the following year as results were mixed.^[1]

Seeds

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

Jan Kodeš (Quarterfinals)
Ilie Năstase (First round)
Stan Smith (Quarterfinals)
Manuel Orantes (Semifinals)
Bob Hewitt (First round)
Andrés Gimeno (Champion)
Pierre Barthes (Third round)
Željko Franulović (First Round)
Patrick Proisy (Final)
Alex Metreveli (Semifinals)
Clark Graebner (Third round)
Jimmy Connors (Second round)
Jaime Fillol Sr. (Second round)
František Pala (Third round)
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Barry Phillips-Moore (Third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	Adriano Panatta	6	9	3	3

10	Alex Metreveli	8	7	6	6
							10	Alex Metreveli	6	3	1	6	3

							6	Andrés Gimeno	4	6	6	2	6
3	Stan Smith	1	9	0	5

6	Andrés Gimeno	6	7	6	7
														6	Andrés Gimeno	4	6	6	6

														9	Patrick Proisy	6	3	1	1
	Harold Solomon	4	7	3	2

4	Manuel Orantes	6	5	6	6
							4	Manuel Orantes	3	5	2

							9	Patrick Proisy	6	7	6
9	Patrick Proisy	6	6	2	6	6

1	Jan Kodeš	3	8	6	2	1

Section 1

First Preliminary Round							Second Preliminary Round						First round							Second round						Third round



													2	I Năstase	6	7	4	3
														A Panatta	1	9	6	6


																					A Panatta	6	2	7	6
	JB Chanfreau	4	0	3																	V Korotkov	1	6	5	3
Q	P Rodríguez	6	6	6			Q	P Rodríguez	7	5	2	1
	D Lloyd	6	5	2	0			V Korotkov	5	7	6	6
	V Korotkov	1	7	6	6									V Korotkov	10	0	6	5	6
														C Dibley	8	6	2	7	3


																											A Panatta	6	7	6	6
																											R Moore	0	9	3	2


														H Rahim	6	3	8	4	3
														R Moore	2	6	6	6	6


																					R Moore	w/o
LL	M di Domenico	5	5	7	6	5															A Pattison
Q	P Beust	7	7	5	2	7	Q	P Beust	5	1	3
	P Cornejo	6	11	6				P Cornejo	7	6	6
	S Likhachev	3	9	3										P Cornejo	3	4	6	1
														A Pattison	6	6	4	6

Section 2

First Preliminary Round							Second Preliminary Round							First round						Second round						Third round



														7	P Barthes	w/o
															L Hoad


																				7	P Barthes	6	6	6
	T Lejus	1	2	6	1																G Masters	3	3	4
Q	G Varga	6	6	4	6		Q	G Varga	7	5	2	1
	T Sakai	4	6	6	2	2		G Masters	5	7	6	6
	G Masters	6	1	2	6	6									G Masters	6	6	6
															T Nowicki	1	1	2


																										7	P Barthes	6	2	12	3
																										10	A Metreveli	8	6	10	6


														10	A Metreveli	6	2	6	6
															H Elschenbroich	3	6	4	3


																				10	A Metreveli	6	6	7	7
	O Bengtson	2	10	4																	W Gąsiorek	0	4	9	5
Q	R Cano	6	12	6			Q	R Cano	6	3	3	6	2
	W Gąsiorek	6	6	3	3	7		W Gąsiorek	3	6	6	3	6
	R Case	1	1	6	6	5									W Gąsiorek	5	6	6	6
															P Cramer	7	4	4	3

Section 3

First Preliminary Round						Second Preliminary Round					First round					Second round						Third round



											3	S Smith	6	6	6
												JL Rouyer	4	2	4


																3	S Smith	6	7	7	6
	P Marmureanu	6	5	6													B Mignot	3	5	9	3
Q	T Kakulia	8	7	8		Q	T Kakoulia	6	7	6
	J Guerrero	6	3	4	6		N Špear	4	5	3
	N Špear	4	6	6	8						Q	T Kakoulia	0	1	5
												B Mignot	6	6	7


																						3	S Smith	6	6	6
																						14	F Pala	4	0	3


											14	F Pala	6	7	6
												A Olmedo	2	5	2


																14	F Pala	10	10	9	8
	B Gottfried	3	6	6	9												B Gottfried	8	8	11	6
Q	B Montrenaud	6	4	0	7		B Gottfried	6	6	6
	JP Meyer	8	7	6			JP Meyer	2	4	3
	J Osborne	6	5	4								B Gottfried	6	6	6
												P Dominguez	2	3	1

Section 4

First Preliminary Round							Second Preliminary Round						First round							Second round					Third round



													6	A Gimeno	6	6	6
														J Pinto-Bravo	2	2	1


																				6	A Gimeno	6	6	6
	J Velasco	7	2	3																	P Hombergen	1	3	1
Q	P Toci	9	6	6			Q	P Toci	4	0	6	0
	T Ulrich	6	6	2	1	1		D Contet	6	6	0	6
	D Contet	3	4	6	6	6								D Contet	0	2	0
														P Hombergen	6	6	6


																									6	A Gimeno	3	6	5	6	6
																									11	C Graebner	6	3	7	2	1


													11	C Graebner	6	6	6
														T Koch	2	0	2


																				11	C Graebner	6	6	6
	J Hřebec	6	7	6																	J Hřebec	1	0	4
Q	F Pierson	4	5	4				J Hřebec	6	6	6
	A Korpás	6	6	6				A Korpás	1	3	2
	J Kamiwazumi	4	3	2										J Hřebec	1	6	6	1	6
														I Gulyás	6	2	2	6	3

Section 5

First Preliminary Round						Second Preliminary Round					First round							Second round							Third round



												H Solomon	6
												M Mulligan	1	r.


																			H Solomon	6	7	6
	A Muñoz	6	6	6														12	J Connors	4	5	1
	J Cooper	2	0	2			A Muñoz	6	6	6
Q	S Stewart	5	6	2	7		J Kukal	2	3	4
	J Kukal	7	4	6	9							A Muñoz	3	5	6
											12	J Connors	6	7	8


																										H Solomon	3	8	6	6	6
																										G Vilas	6	10	2	4	4


												S Baranyi	6	9	6
												I Ţiriac	2	7	3


																			S Baranyi	6	2	7	6	3
	K Warwick	5	6	9	6														G Vilas	3	6	5	8	6
	H Kary	7	3	7	4		K Warwick	3	0	0
Q	S Faulk	5	3	4			G Vilas	6	6	6
	G Vilas	7	6	6								G Vilas	0	8	8	2	6
											5	B Hewitt	6	6	6	6	2

Section 6

First Preliminary Round							Second Preliminary Round					First round						Second round						Third round



													D Crealy	2	6	9	4
													N Pietrangeli	6	3	11	6


																			N Pietrangeli	6	6	4	6
	J Mukerjea	6	6	6														13	J Fillol Sr.	3	2	6	4
	W N'Godrella	3	2	3				J Mukerjea	3	5	2
Q	J De Mendoza	6	6	1	6		Q	J De Mendoza	6	7	6
	E Castigliano	2	1	6	4							Q	J De Mendoza	6	6	4	2
												13	J Fillol Sr.	2	8	6	6


																									N Pietrangeli	2	1	3
																								4	M Orantes	6	6	6


													G Goven
													B Jovanović	w/o


																			B Jovanović	0	1	0
	M Holeček	7	6	2	1	2												4	M Orantes	6	6	6
	E Di Matteo	5	3	6	6	6		E Di Matteo	6	6	11
Q	Z Ivančić	6	2	6	3	2		M Leclercq	2	2	9
	M Leclercq	3	6	0	6	6							E Di Matteo	6	1	7	1
												4	M Orantes	4	6	9	6

Section 7

First Preliminary Round							Second Preliminary Round						First round					Second round						Third round



														J Gisbert Sr	6	6	8
														V Zednik	4	3	6


																			J Gisbert Sr	4	3	6	6
	J McManus	4	6	3	8	3												9	P Proisy	6	6	2	8
	A Zugarelli	6	3	6	6	6		A Zugarelli	6	2	14	2
Q	R Seegers	6	0	6	1	7		J Mandarino	4	6	16	6
	J Mandarino	1	6	3	6	9								J Mandarino	2	6	3
													9	P Proisy	6	8	6


																								9	P Proisy	6	1	6	6
																									I Fletcher	4	6	2	3


														P Bertolucci	0	4	1
														F Jauffret	6	6	6


																			F Jauffret	8	3	2	4
	W Bungert	1	3	3															I Fletcher	6	6	6	6
	J Paish	6	6	6				J Paish	4	3	1
Q	S Turner	6	0	2	3			I Fletcher	6	6	6
	I Fletcher	4	6	6	6									I Fletcher	6	6	6
													8	Z Franulović	4	4	1

Section 8

First Preliminary Round							Second Preliminary Round							First round						Second round					Third round



															O Parun	6	6	8
															T Gorman	3	3	6


																					O Parun	2	4	2
	I Molina	6	6	3	7	5														16	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	6
	N Kalogeropoulos	4	3	6	9	7		N Kalogeropoulos	3	6	6	4	2
Q	B Rheinberger	3	5	6	6	3		J Fassbender	6	3	3	6	6
	J Fassbender	6	7	3	4	6									J Fassbender	1	4	1
														16	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	6


																									16	B Phillips-Moore	4	2	4
																									1	J Kodeš	6	6	6


															P Szőke	5	6	4	3
															F McMillan	7	2	6	6


																					F McMillan	3	0	3
	C Barazzutti	6	1	3	4															1	J Kodeš	6	6	6
	JC Barclay	2	6	6	6			JC Barclay	6	3	6	7
Q	A McDonald	4	6	6	6		Q	A McDonald	1	6	0	5
	T Ryan	6	1	3	3										JC Barclay	5	7	6	2
														1	J Kodeš	7	9	2	6

References

^ "1972". Roland Garros. Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links

[1] "1972". Roland Garros. Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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