Men's singles
1972 US Open
Final
Champion	Ilie Năstase
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	148
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Ilie Năstase defeatedArthur Ashe in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7^(1–5), 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the1972 US Open. It was his firstmajor singles title, becoming the first Romanian to win a singles major.

Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ashe.

This marked the last major appearance of 12-time singles major championRoy Emerson, who lost in the first round toFred Stolle.

The seeded players are listed below.Ilie Năstase is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

• Q =Qualifier
• WC =Wild card
• LL =Lucky loser
• r =Retired

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Stan Smith	6	4	5
	6	Arthur Ashe	7	6	7
										6	Arthur Ashe	6	6	7
										12	Cliff Richey	1	4	6
	12	Cliff Richey	3	6	6	6
		Frew McMillan	6	1	4	2
																			6	Arthur Ashe	6	3	75	4	3
																			4	Ilie Năstase	3	6	61	6	6
		Fred Stolle	4	6	3	2
	4	Ilie Năstase	6	3	6	6
										4	Ilie Năstase	4	7	6	6
											Tom Gorman	6	6	2	1
		Roscoe Tanner	6	7	6	7	4
		Tom Gorman	7	5	7	5	6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	Smith	5	6	7	6
		Martin	7	1	5	3				1	Smith	6	6	6	6
		Panatta	6	3	5	2					Graebner	1	4	7	0
		Graebner	4	6	7	6													1	Smith	6	7	7
		Muñoz	6	6	6	6														Stone	3	6	5
		Holmberg	4	7	3	4					Muñoz	1	0	7	0
		Pinto-Bravo	4	4	7	4					Stone	6	6	6	6
		Stone	6	6	6	6																						1	Smith	2	7	6	1	6
	14	Gimeno	6	7	6																							14	Gimeno	6	6	4	6	3
		Korotkov	4	5	4					14	Gimeno	6	4	6	6
		Owens	4	6	6	3					Davidson	4	6	4	1
		Davidson	6	3	4	6													14	Gimeno	5
		Ruffels	6	6	6															Ruffels	2	r
		McNair	2	3	4						Ruffels	6	7	6
		Delaney	7	4	4	4					Brown	3	5	4
		Brown	6	6	6	6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	Ashe	6	6	4	7
		Rahim	3	3	6	6				6	Ashe	6	6	7
		Maud	6	6	6	6					Maud	4	4	6
		Kamiwazumi	2	7	2	4													6	Ashe	6	6	3	6
		Alexander	4	7	6	4	6													Case	4	4	6	1
		Dent	6	6	4	6	4				Alexander	6	6	6	3	4
		Case	6	6	6						Case	7	7	4	6	6
		Schunck	3	2	4																							6	Ashe	5	7	6	6
	13	Lutz	6	6	6																							13	Lutz	7	5	4	3
		Dibley	4	2	2					13	Lutz	6	6	7
		Menon	6	4	4						Vilas	3	3	5
		Vilas	7	6	6														13	Lutz	7	6	6
		Kreiss	3	4	4															Scott	6	2	2
		Scott	6	6	6						Scott	3	6	7	7
		Amritraj	7	6	6						Amritraj	6	4	6	5
		Schroder	6	3	4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	Laver	6	6	6
		Paish	2	1	3					3	Laver	6	6	7
		Warboys	6	6	5	2					Seewagen	3	2	5
		Seewagen	7	4	7	6													3	Laver	6	4	6	6	7
		Fairlie	7	6	6															Fillol, Sr.	2	6	7	1	6
		Austin	6	3	2						Fairlie	4	5	3
		Pala	4	1	2						Fillol, Sr.	6	7	6
		Fillol, Sr.	6	6	6																							3	Laver	6	6	6	3
	12	Richey	6	7	6																							12	Richey	3	7	7	6
		Gottfried	2	6	2					12	Richey	6	6	7
		Olmedo	6	7	6	7					Olmedo	2	3	5
		Guerry	3	6	7	6													12	Richey	6	6	7	6	6
		Hagey	r																	Gerken	7	3	6	7	4
		Goven									Goven	4	1	7	7	5
		Gerken	7	6	6						Gerken	6	6	6	5	7
		Walthall	6	1	2

	Preliminary round									First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										8	Kodeš	6	6	6
											O'Bryant	2	4	3
																			8	Kodeš	7	6	6	3	1
																				Mayer	6	3	7	6	6
											Mayer	6	6	6
											Chanfreau	4	1	3
																													Mayer	6	6	6
																													Ramírez	3	3	1
											Proisy	6	6	6
											DuPré	1	4	2
																				Proisy	2	6	6	6	4
		Ramírez	4	6	6	6														Ramírez	6	2	1	7	6
		Giammalva	6	2	3	3					Ramírez	6	3	6	6
		Singh	6	7	6						Singh	4	6	2	1
		Turner	3	6	3																																Mayer		3	4	6	7	4
	9	Riessen	6	7	3	6																															McMillan		6	6	3	6	6
		Teacher	3	5	6	3				9	Riessen	6	6	6	6
		Masters	6	7	3	6					Masters	1	7	3	2
		Fletcher	3	5	6	3													9	Riessen	6	7	6	7
		Moore	6	7	6															Anderson	3	5	7	5
		Stilwell	3	6	2						Moore	4	5	7	6	1
		Anderson	6	6	7						Anderson	6	7	6	2	6
		Holmes	1	2	6																							9	Riessen	2	6	6	4
		McMillan	7	7	3	7																							McMillan	6	7	4	6
		van Dillen	5	6	6	6					McMillan	7	7	7
		Rouyer	6	6	7	6					Rouyer	5	5	6
		Matthews	7	3	6	1														McMillan	6	6	6
		Leonard	4	7	7	6														Leonard	2	3	4
		McMillan	6	6	6	3					Leonard	6	3	6	6	7
		Higgins	4	7	7	7					Higgins	3	6	7	4	6
		Koch	6	6	5	6

	Preliminary round									First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Ryan	6	5	6	3
		McKinley	3	7	7	6					McKinley	3	4	6
		Addison	7	3	4	7	4				Pasarell	6	6	7
		Pasarell	5	6	6	5	6													Pasarell	7	6	6
		Barazzutti	4	4	2															Gerulaitis	6	3	2
		Amritraj	6	6	6						Amritraj	6	3	2	3
		Neely	5	5	2						Gerulaitis	2	6	6	6
		Gerulaitis	7	7	6																								Pasarell	5	6	4	3
		Irvine	6	3	1	6	3																					11	Drysdale	7	4	6	6
		Hardie	1	6	6	3	6				Hardie	2	6	3	4
		Krulevitz	7	5	4	3					N'Godrella	6	4	6	6
		N'Godrella	6	7	6	6														N'Godrella	3	6	1	4
		Bengtson	5	3	6	2													11	Drysdale	6	4	6	6
		Belkin	7	6	1	6					Belkin	5r
		Phillips-Moore	4	1	1					11	Drysdale	5
	11	Drysdale	6	6	6																																11	Drysdale	6	6	4	6
		Borg	5	7	4	4																																Stolle	4	7	6	7
		Emerson	7	6	6	6					Emerson	7	4	2	2
		Fitzgibbon	6	4	2						Stolle	6	6	6	6
		Stolle	7	6	6															Stolle	6	6	6
																				Machette	3	4	3
											Machette	1	7	6	6
											Holeček	6	6	4	4
																													Stolle	7	6	6
																												5	Newcombe	6	4	3
											Dibbs	6	6	6	7
											Borowiak	2	7	3	6
																				Dibbs	3	4	3
																			5	Newcombe	6	6	6
											Kakulia	1	2	4
										5	Newcombe	6	6	6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Russell	4	6	6	3	4
		Kukal	6	4	3	6	6				Kukal	3	4	2
		Dell	4	7	4	6					Cornejo	6	6	6
		Cornejo	6	5	6	7														Cornejo	4	4	6	1
		Fassbender	6	7	6	6													16	Hewitt	6	6	3	6
		Molina	4	6	4	3					Fassbender	5	3	4
		Pohmann	4	2	2					16	Hewitt	7	6	6
	16	Hewitt	6	6	6																							16	Hewitt	4	4	2
		Dominguez	4	6	6	6																						4	Năstase	6	6	6
		Gonzales	6	3	2	3					Dominguez	5	6	7	6
		Reid	6	6	6						Reid	7	4	5	4
		Osborne	4	2	4															Dominguez	3	7	2	3
		Taylor	3	7	6	3	6												4	Năstase	6	5	6	6
		Pattison	6	6	3	6	3				Taylor	5	2	7	6	6
		Velasco Sr.	0	2	0					4	Năstase	7	6	6	2	7
	4	Năstase	6	6	6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Sakai	6	7	6
		Kuki	2	5	4						Sakai	3	3	2
		Battrick	3	1	0						Cooper	6	6	6
		Cooper	6	6	6															Cooper	7	6	6
		Parun	4	6	6	6													10	Orantes	6	4	4
		Froehling	6	4	3	2					Parun	1	6	6	5	4
		Simpson	5	2	2					10	Orantes	6	2	3	7	6
	10	Orantes	7	6	6																								Cooper	2	6	6
		Carmichael	6	6	7																								Tanner	6	7	7
		Doerner	4	4	6						Carmichael	6	5	3	6	6
		Tanner	7	6	6						Tanner	4	7	6	3	7
		El Shafei	6	4	4															Tanner	6	3	7	6
		Ulrich	7	5	1	6													7	Okker	4	6	5	3
		Solomon	6	7	6	7					Solomon	1	2	2
		Cramer	2	3	4					7	Okker	6	6	6
	7	Okker	6	6	6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Keldie	4	0	r
		Țiriac	6	1							Țiriac	7	4	6	5	6
		Zuleta	1	3	5						Pilić	6	6	3	7	7
		Pilić	6	6	7															Pilić	4	4	4
		McManus	2	4	6	6	6													Gorman	6	6	6
		Birchmore	6	6	1	4	3				McManus	6	4	1	3
		Gorman	6	3	6	7	6				Gorman	4	6	6	6
	15	Connors	1	6	7	5	4																						Gorman	6	6	6
		Hose	7	4	7	7																							Stockton	4	3	3
		Faulk	5	6	6	6					Hose	2	3	6	6
		Stockton	6	6	6						Stockton	6	6	3	7
		Barth	4	2	4															Stockton	6	6	4	6	6
		Cox	6	6	6															Cox	7	2	6	2	2
		Granát	4	1	3						Cox	1	6	7	7
		Curtis	1	6	2					2	Rosewall	6	3	6	6
	2	Rosewall	6	7	6

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