Defending champion Ilie Năstase successfully defended his title, defeating Stan Smith in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles title at the 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters | |
| Champion |  Ilie Năstase |
| Runner-up |  Stan Smith |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 8S |
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Ilie Năstase
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Connors
| 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ilie Năstase
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Stan Smith
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Tom Gorman
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 5r | |||||||||||||
| Stan Smith
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Group A edit
| Năstase
|
Gorman
|
 Orantes
|
 Hewitt
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Ilie Năstase
|
6–2, 6–3 | 6–3, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 36–20 | 1 | ||
| Tom Gorman
|
2–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 29–25 | 2 | ||
| Manuel Orantes
|
3–6, 4–6 | 3–6, 4–6 | 6–3, 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–30 | 3 | ||
| Bob Hewitt
|
4–6, 4–6 | 3–6, 4–6 | 3–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 20–36 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Group B edit
| Smith
|
Connors
|
 Kodeš
|
Gimeno
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Stan Smith
|
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | 6–1, 6–0 | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 43–25 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Connors
|
6–3, 2–6, 5–7 | 6–4, 6–3 | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 43–35 | 2 | ||
| Jan Kodeš
|
1–6, 0–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 20–29 | 3 | ||
| Andrés Gimeno
|
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 3–6, 7–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 28–45 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also edit
References edit
1972 Masters Singles Draw Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine