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1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upRhodesia Andrew Pattison
Score7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1971 · Columbus Open · 1973 →

The 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States between July 17 and July 23, 1972. Tom Gorman was the defending champion, but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, defeating Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1. United States Jimmy Connors (Champion)
  2. South Africa Bob Hewitt (Semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 7
United States Dick Stockton 3 6
1 United States Jimmy Connors 7 6 7
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 5 3 5
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 6 7
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt 0 5

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States Jimmy Connors 7 6
India Vijay Amritraj 5 0 1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
United States Paul Gerken 6 7 6 United States Paul Gerken 4 4
United States Jeff Austin 7 6 3 1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
United States Charles Owens 6 6 United States Charles Owens 2 2
Canada Peter Burwash 2 2 United States Charles Owens 5 7 6
United States Jim Osborne 6 7 United States Jim Osborne 7 6 4
United States Mike Kreiss 3 5 1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 7
United States Dick Stockton 5 6 6 United States Dick Stockton 3 6
Colombia Iván Molina 7 2 4 United States Dick Stockton 3 6 6
South Africa Pat Cramer 6 6 South Africa Pat Cramer 6 3 4
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr. 1 4 United States Dick Stockton 6 6
United States Steve Faulk 7 6 United States Steve Faulk 0 2
United States Dick Dell 6 3 United States Steve Faulk 6 6
New Zealand Jeff Simpson 6 6 New Zealand Jeff Simpson 2 3
United States Richard Johnson 4 3

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Robert Kreiss 6 7
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 3 6 United States Robert Kreiss 3 6
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 6 6 Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 6 7
United States Bill Glaves 0 2 Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 2 6 6
United States Mike Estep 7 6 United States Pancho Gonzales 6 3 4
United States Jim Delaney 6 1 United States Mike Estep 3 3
United States Pancho Gonzales w/o United States Pancho Gonzales 6 6
France Georges Goven Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison 6 7
United States Jim McManus 2 6 6 2 South Africa Bob Hewitt 0 5
United States Dan Birchmore 6 3 2 United States Jim McManus 4 6 7
United States Zan Guerry 6 6 7 United States Zan Guerry 6 3 5
India Anand Amritraj 7 1 6 United States Jim McManus 1 1
United States Robert McKinley 6 7 2 South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6
United States Chico Hagey 4 5 United States Robert McKinley 6 3
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 2 South Africa Bob Hewitt 7 6
United States Butch Seewagen 7 4 2

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780671216238.
  2. ^ "1972 Columbus – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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