1972 World Championship Tennis Winter Finals – Singles
1972 tennis event results
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Arthur Ashe won in the final of the 1972 World Championship Tennis Winter Finals 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 against Robert Lutz.[1]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 World Championship Tennis Winter Finals | |
| Champion |  Arthur Ashe |
| Runner-up | Robert Lutz |
| Score | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Arthur Ashe (champion)
John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
Mark Cox (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker (semifinals)- Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
Cliff Drysdale (semifinals)- Robert Lutz (final)
Nikola Pilić (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Tom Okker
| 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tom Okker
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Marty Riessen
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Lutz
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Mark Cox
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cliff Drysdale
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Lutz
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Lutz
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  John Newcombe
| 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||