1972 World Championship Tennis Winter Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 World Championship Tennis Winter Finals | |
| Champion |  Arthur Ashe |
| Runner-up | Robert Lutz |
| Score | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Arthur Ashe won in the final of the 1972 World Championship Tennis Winter Finals 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 against Robert Lutz.[1]
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- Arthur Ashe (champion)
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John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
Mark Cox (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker (semifinals)- Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
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Cliff Drysdale (semifinals)- Robert Lutz (final)
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Nikola Pilić (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tom Okker
| 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tom Okker
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Marty Riessen
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Lutz
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mark Cox
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cliff Drysdale
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Lutz
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Lutz
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | John Newcombe
| 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||