Philadelphia Open 1972


General 1972-02-08 - 1972-02-13
WCT Circuit
Indoor
5
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States of America

Source World Tennis / ITF



Media


Winner Rodney George (Rod) Laver


Players
Terry W. Addison
John Gillient Alexander
Arthur Robert Ashe jr
Roy R. Barth
Jeff Borowiak
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
Robert John (Bob) Carmichael
Mark M. Cox
Owen Keir Davidson
Philip Clive (Phil) Dent
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Ismael Adly El Shafei
Roy Stanley Emerson
Brian E. Fairlie
Frank Arthur Froehling III
Ronald Edward Holmberg
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Tom Leonard
Robert Charles (Bob) Lutz
Robert (Bob) Maud
John David Newcombe
Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker
Charles (Charlito) Pasarell Jr.
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Martin Claire (Marty) Riessen
Anthony Dalton (Tony) Roche
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Raymond Owen (Ray) Ruffels
Graham Rodney Stilwell
Frederick Sidney (Fred) Stolle
Allan James Stone
Roger Taylor


Rounds
Round 1
Ken Rosewall*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
6-4 6-1
Roger Taylor*
Brian E. Fairlie
6-4 5-7 6-4
John Alexander*
Mark M. Cox
7-6 3-6 6-3
Marty Riessen*
Ray Ruffels
6-4 6-2
Cliff Drysdale*
Owen Davidson
6-2 6-3
Charlie Pasarell*
Fred Stolle
6-7 6-4 7-5
Ron Holmberg*
Bill Bowrey
6-2 6-3
Arthur Ashe *
Frank Froehling III
3-6 6-1 6-4
Tom Okker*
Tom Leonard
6-2 6-4
Terry W. Addison*
Ismail El Shafei
6-4 2-6 6-4
Jeff Borowiak*
Roy R. Barth
6-2 6-2
John Newcombe*
Phil Dent
6-4 6-4
Bob Lutz*
Bob Carmichael
6-4 6-4
Roy Emerson*
Graham Stilwell
6-4 6-2
Tony Roche*
Allan Stone
6-7 6-3 6-3
Rod Laver*
Robert Maud
6-2 6-2

Round 2
Ken Rosewall*
Roger Taylor
6-3 6-2
Marty Riessen*
John Alexander
6-4 3-6 7-6
Cliff Drysdale*
Charlie Pasarell
6-4 6-2
Arthur Ashe *
Ron Holmberg
6-4 6-3
Tom Okker*
Terry W. Addison
6-1 6-4
Jeff Borowiak*
John Newcombe
6-1 5-7 6-4
Bob Lutz*
Roy Emerson
6-3 6-2
Rod Laver*
Tony Roche
6-1 0-6 6-2

Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
Marty Riessen
6-4 6-7 6-3
Arthur Ashe *
Cliff Drysdale
7-6 6-2
Tom Okker*
Jeff Borowiak
7-5 6-3
Rod Laver*
Bob Lutz
7-6 6-1

Semifinals
Ken Rosewall*
Arthur Ashe
2-6 7-6 7-6 6-2
Rod Laver*
Tom Okker
6-3 6-3 6-3

Final
Rod Laver*
Ken Rosewall
4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Rod Laver*
Robert Maud
Tony Roche*
Allan Stone
Bob Lutz*
Bob Carmichael
Roy Emerson*
Graham Stilwell
Tom Okker*
Tom Leonard
Terry W. Addison*
Ismail El Shafei
Jeff Borowiak*
Roy R. Barth
John Newcombe*
Phil Dent
Ken Rosewall*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Roger Taylor*
Brian E. Fairlie
Marty Riessen*
Ray Ruffels
John Alexander*
Mark M. Cox
Arthur Ashe *
Frank Froehling III
Ron Holmberg*
Bill Bowrey
Cliff Drysdale*
Owen Davidson
Charlie Pasarell*
Fred Stolle
Round 2
Rod Laver*
Tony Roche
Bob Lutz*
Roy Emerson
Tom Okker*
Terry W. Addison
Jeff Borowiak*
John Newcombe
Ken Rosewall*
Roger Taylor
Marty Riessen*
John Alexander
Arthur Ashe *
Ron Holmberg
Cliff Drysdale*
Charlie Pasarell
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Bob Lutz
Tom Okker*
Jeff Borowiak
Ken Rosewall*
Marty Riessen
Arthur Ashe *
Cliff Drysdale
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Tom Okker
Ken Rosewall*
Arthur Ashe
Final
Rod Laver*
Ken Rosewall