1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Singles
The 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States between July 17 and July 23, 1972. Tom Gorman was the defending champion, but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, defeating Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.[1][2]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships | |
| Champion |  Jimmy Connors |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andrew Pattison |
| Score | 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Draw | 32 |
Seeds
- Jimmy Connors (Champion)
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Bob Hewitt (Semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Dick Stockton
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
 Andrew Pattison
| 5 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Pattison
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Hewitt
| 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
Top half
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Vijay Amritraj
| 5 | 0 | 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Gerken
| 6 | 7 | 6 | Paul Gerken
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Austin
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Owens
| 6 | 6 | Charles Owens
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Burwash
| 2 | 2 | Charles Owens
| 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Osborne
| 6 | 7 | Jim Osborne
| 7 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Kreiss
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Stockton
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Dick Stockton
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Iván Molina
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Dick Stockton
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Cramer
| 6 | 6 | Pat Cramer
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jairo Velasco Sr.
| 1 | 4 | Dick Stockton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Faulk
| 7 | 6 | Steve Faulk
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Dell
| 6 | 3 | Steve Faulk
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jeff Simpson
| 6 | 6 | Jeff Simpson
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Johnson
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Kreiss
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guillermo Vilas
| 3 | 6 | Robert Kreiss
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Pattison
| 6 | 6 | Andrew Pattison
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Glaves
| 0 | 2 | Andrew Pattison
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Estep
| 7 | 6 | Pancho Gonzales
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Delaney
| 6 | 1 | Mike Estep
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pancho Gonzales
| w/o | Pancho Gonzales
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Georges Goven
| Andrew Pattison
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim McManus
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Bob Hewitt
| 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dan Birchmore
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Jim McManus
| 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zan Guerry
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Zan Guerry
| 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anand Amritraj
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Jim McManus
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert McKinley
| 6 | 7 | 2 | Bob Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico Hagey
| 4 | 5 | Robert McKinley
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bob Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Bob Hewitt
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Butch Seewagen
| 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780671216238.
- "1972 Columbus – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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