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1972 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

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Singles
1972 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Stan Smith
Runner-upUnited States Roscoe Tanner
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw64 (8Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1972 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1972 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States between September 18 and September 24, 1970. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. Eight players qualified via a 64-man qualifying and a 203-man pre-qualifying event. Pancho Gonzales was the defending Pacific Southwest Open champion but was defeated in the quarterfinals. Third-seeded Stan Smith won the title by defeating 13th-seeded Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–4, 6–4.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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01.  Romania Ilie Năstase (third round)
02.  United States Arthur Ashe (third round)
03.  United States Stan Smith (champion)
04.  Australia Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
05.  Spain Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
06.  United States Marty Riessen (third round)
07.  United States Bob Lutz (first round)
08.  Netherlands Tom Okker (semifinals)
09.  Australia Fred Stolle (first round)
10.  United States Charlie Pasarell (first round)
11.  United Kingdom Mark Cox (second round)
12.  United States Tom Gorman (semifinals)
13.  United States Roscoe Tanner (final)
14.  South Africa Bob Hewitt (third round)
15.  United States Jimmy Connors (third round)
16.  United Kingdom Roger Taylor (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
13 United States Roscoe Tanner 7 6
5 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 4
13 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 7
8 Netherlands Tom Okker 4 6
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 7 2 3
8 Netherlands Tom Okker 5 6 6
13 United States Roscoe Tanner 4 4
3 United States Stan Smith 6 6
South Africa Raymond Moore 6 6 3
3 United States Stan Smith 7 4 6
3 United States Stan Smith 6 3 6
12 United States Tom Gorman 4 6 3
12 United States Tom Gorman 6 4 6
Australia Bob Carmichael 4 6 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 7
Australia John Cooper 2 5 1 Romania Ilie Năstase 7 6
France Pierre Barthès 6 1 United States Tom Edlefsen 6 3
United States Tom Edlefsen 7 6 1 Romania Ilie Năstase 7 4 2
13 United States Roscoe Tanner 6 7 6 13 United States Roscoe Tanner 5 6 6
Australia Ian Fletcher 7 6 3 13 United States Roscoe Tanner 7 7
United States Pancho Gonzales 6 7 United States Pancho Gonzales 6 6
Sweden Ove Bengtson 4 6 13 United States Roscoe Tanner 7 6
5 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6 5 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 4
South Africa Bob Maud 4 2 5 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6 7
United States Frank Froehling 5 2 France Patrice Dominguez 7 4 5
France Patrice Dominguez 7 6 5 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6 7
10 United States Charlie Pasarell 6 3 6 Australia John Alexander 4 7 6
United States Jim McManus 4 6 7 United States Jim McManus 6 3
Australia John Alexander 6 6 Australia John Alexander 7 6
United States Alex Olmedo 3 4

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6
South Africa Pat Cramer 2 2 4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6
Pakistan Haroon Rahim 6 6 6 Pakistan Haroon Rahim 3 4
United States Roy Barth 4 7 3 4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6
15 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 15 United States Jimmy Connors 3 2
United States Paul Gerken 4 2 15 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 6 Egypt Ismail El Shafei 2 4
United States Jeff Austin 4 4 4 Australia Ken Rosewall 7 2 3
8 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6 8 Netherlands Tom Okker 5 6 6
India Anand Amritraj 2 0 8 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6
Australia Colin Dibley 4 2 United States Mike Estep 1 3
United States Mike Estep 6 6 8 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6
11 United Kingdom Mark Cox 7 6 United States Jeff Borowiak 3 4
France Wanaro N'Godrella 6 2 11 United Kingdom Mark Cox 4 4
United States Jeff Borowiak 6 5 6 United States Jeff Borowiak 6 6
Australia Ross Case 3 7 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
United States William Brown 2r
Chile Jaime Fillol 4 Chile Jaime Fillol 7 6
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 6 6 Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 6 3
9 Australia Fred Stolle 1 3 Chile Jaime Fillol 3 7 6
South Africa Raymond Moore 6 7 South Africa Raymond Moore 6 6 7
New Zealand Onny Parun 1 5 South Africa Raymond Moore 6 6
Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7 6 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 3 4
7 United States Bob Lutz 6 3 South Africa Raymond Moore 6 6 3
Australia Allan Stone 4 3 3 United States Stan Smith 7 4 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 0
United States Brian Gottfried 7 3 4 14 South Africa Bob Hewitt 7 6
14 South Africa Bob Hewitt 5 6 6 14 South Africa Bob Hewitt 3 6 3
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 7 6 3 United States Stan Smith 6 4 6
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 6 2 New Zealand Brian Fairlie 7 3 3
India Vijay Amritraj 2 6 3 United States Stan Smith 6 6 6
3 United States Stan Smith 6 7

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
United States Dick Stockton 4
Australia Ray Ruffels 2r United States Dick Stockton 3 4
United States Rick Fisher 3 5 12 United States Tom Gorman 6 6
12 United States Tom Gorman 6 7 12 United States Tom Gorman 7 6 6
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 7 6 1 6 United States Marty Riessen 5 7 2
South Africa Frew McMillan 6 7 6 South Africa Frew McMillan 2 4
Australia Geoff Masters 4 2 6 United States Marty Riessen 6 6
6 United States Marty Riessen 6 6 12 United States Tom Gorman 6 4 6
United States Erik van Dillen 6 6 3 Australia Bob Carmichael 4 6 3
Australia Bob Carmichael 7 3 6 Australia Bob Carmichael 7 6
United States Charles Owens 6 3 1 16 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 5 2
16 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 1 6 6 Australia Bob Carmichael 6 4 6
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 3 1 2 United States Arthur Ashe 3 6 3
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 6 6 Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 4 4
United States Eddie Dibbs 7 3 5 2 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
2 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6 7

References

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  1. ^ "Smith tops Tanner in coast net final". New York Times. AP. September 24, 1972. p. 56.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780671216238.
  3. ^ "1972 Los Angeles – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).