Australian Open 1972 Men's Singles  (December 27 - January 3)

	Nation		R64	R32	R16	QF	SF	F	Champion
1.			John Newcombe
				John Newcombe
2.			bye
					John Newcombe
3.			John Bartlett		6-2 7-6 6-3
				John Bartlett
4.			William Durham	7-6 6-2 6-3
						John Newcombe
5.			Allan McDonald			6-1 6-3 6-1
				Allan McDonald
6.			Stephen Myers	6-2 6-4 6-4
					Patrice Dominguez
7.			Patrice Dominguez		4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
				Patrice Dominguez
8.			bye
							Mal Anderson
9.			Geoff Masters				2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 9-7
				Geoff Masters
10.			bye
					Neale Fraser
11.			Neale Fraser		7-5 7-5 6-2
				Neale Fraser
12.			Anthony Hammond	6-3 6-3 6-4
						Mal Anderson
13.			Wanaro N'Godrella			6-2 6-3 6-1
				Wanaro N'Godrella
14.			Will Coghlan	6-3 7-6 6-3
					Mal Anderson
15.			Mal Anderson		6-4 3-6 6-1 6-3
				Mal Anderson
16.			bye
								Mal Anderson
17.			Owen Davidson					6-2 7-6 7-6
				Owen Davidson
18.			bye
					Frank Sedgman
19.			Frank Sedgman		6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5
				Frank Sedgman
20.			Robert Casey	6-1 6-0 6-3
						John Cooper
21.			Patrick Proisy			3-6 6-3 6-1 6-3
				Patrick Proisy
22.			bye
					John Cooper
23.			John Cooper		4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
				John Cooper
24.			bye
							Aleksandr Metreveli
25.			Ross Case				6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2
				Ross Case
26.			Colin Stubs	6-1 6-3 6-1
					Ross Case
27.			John Stephens		6-4 3-6 6-2 7-5
				John Stephens
28.			William Lloyd	w/o
						Aleksandr Metreveli
29.			Kiyoshi Tanabe			6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2
				Kiyoshi Tanabe
30.			Michael Phillips	6-4 6-4 6-4
					Aleksandr Metreveli
31.			Aleksandr Metreveli		6-3 6-2 6-2
				Aleksandr Metreveli
32.			bye
									Ken Rosewall
33.			John Alexander						7-6 6-3 7-5
				John Alexander
34.			bye
					John Alexander
35.			Ian Fletcher		6-3 7-5 6-4
				Ian Fletcher
36.			Bob Rheinberger	w/o
						Barry Phillips-Moore
37.			John James			6-3 1-6 7-6 1-6 6-3
				John James
38.			Syd Ball	6-3 5-7 7-5 7-5
					Barry Phillips-Moore
39.			Barry Phillips-Moore		6-3 7-6 6-3
				Barry Phillips-Moore
40.			Rod Frawley	6-3 6-1 6-1
							Allan Stone
41.			Allan Stone				4-6 7-5 7-6 6-3
				Allan Stone
42.			bye
					Allan Stone
43.			Kim Warwick		7-5 7-5 6-3
				Kim Warwick
44.			Alvin Gardiner	7-6 6-2 7-6
						Allan Stone
45.			Mark Cox			6-1 6-2 6-3
				Mark Cox
46.			Graeme Thomson	6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6
					Mark Cox
47.			Tony Roche		w/o
				Tony Roche
48.			bye
								Ken Rosewall
49.			Colin Dibley					7-6 6-1 3-6 6-2
				Colin Dibley
50.			bye
					Colin Dibley
51.			Mervyn Rose		6-1 6-4 7-6
				Mervyn Rose
52.			Paul Kronk	7-5 6-3 6-1
						Dick Crealy
53.			Bob Giltinan			6-4 7-6 6-3
				Bob Giltinan
54.			Keith Hancock	6-1 3-6 7-5 6-4
					Dick Crealy
55.			Dick Crealy		1-6 7-5 6-1 4-6 13-11
				Dick Crealy
56.			bye
							Ken Rosewall
57.			Jean-Paul Meyer				6-3 6-1 6-3
				Jean-Paul Meyer
58.			bye
					Jean-Paul Meyer
59.			Cliff Letcher		6-4 2-6 7-6 6-7 8-6
				Cliff Letcher
60.			Greg Perkins	6-1 0-6 6-1 6-4
						Ken Rosewall
61.			Jun Kuki			6-3 6-1 6-3
				Jun Kuki
62.			Alan Haswell	w/o
					Ken Rosewall
63.			Ken Rosewall		6-3 6-2 6-1
				Ken Rosewall
64.			bye