| 1972 U.S. Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date: | ||||
| Edition: | 91st | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Location: | Forest Hills, Queens, USA | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
| Ilie Năstase | ||||
| Women's Singles | ||||
| Billie Jean King | ||||
| Men's Doubles | ||||
| Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor | ||||
| Women's Doubles | ||||
| Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve | ||||
| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| Margaret Court / Marty Riessen | ||||
U.S. Open
|
||||
List of the 1972 US Open champions:
Contents |
Ilie Năstase def. Arthur Ashe, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Billie Jean King def. Kerry Melville Reid, 6–3, 7–5
Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor def. Owen Davidson / John Newcombe, 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve def. Margaret Court / Virginia Wade, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Margaret Court / Marty Riessen def. Rosemary Casals / Ilie Năstase, 6–3, 7–5
| 1. | Stan Smith United States) | lost to | 6 Arthur Ashe ( United States) | QF |
| 2. | Ken Rosewall ( Australia) | lost to | Mark Cox ( United Kingdom) | 2nd |
| 3. | Rod Laver ( Australia) | lost to | 12 Cliff Richey ( United States) | R16 |
| 4. | Ilie Năstase ( Romania) | defeated | 6 Arthur Ashe ( United States) | W |
| 5. | John Newcombe ( Australia) | lost to | Fred Stolle ( Australia) | 3rd |
| 6. | Arthur Ashe ( United States) | lost to | 4 Ilie Năstase ( Romania) | F |
| 7. | Tom Okker ( Netherlands) | lost to | Roscoe Tanner ( United States) | 3rd |
| 8. | Jan Kodeš ( Czechoslovakia) | lost to | Sandy Mayer ( United States) | 2nd |
| 9. | Marty Riessen ( United States) | lost to | Frew McMillan ( South Africa) | 3rd |
| 10. | Manuel Orantes ( Spain) | lost to | John Cooper ( Australia) | 3rd |
|
|
|||||
| Preceded by 1972 Wimbledon Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1973 Australian Open |