1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Champion	Bob Lutz
Runner-up	Tom Okker
Score	6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

The 1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, United States and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the 45th edition of the tournament and was held from August 7 through August 13, 1972.

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

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
		Bob Lutz	6	6	6	6
		Cliff Drysdale	4	3	7	3
											Bob Lutz	6	2	6	6
											Tom Okker	4	6	4	4
		Tom Okker	7	7	6
		Arthur Ashe	6	6	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		B Lutz	4	6	7
		J Newcombe	6	1	6				B Lutz	2	6	7
		B Fairlie	6	6					B Fairlie	6	4	6
		T Addison	1	2												B Lutz	6	6
		I El Shafei	4	6	7											R Laver	4	4
		F Froehling	6	4	6				Ismail El Shafei	3	2
		R Laver	3	6	6				R Laver	6	6
		C Richey	6	4	2																		B Lutz	6	6	6	6
		C Drysdale	6	6																			Cliff Drysdale	4	3	7	3
		F Stolle	2	1					Cliff Drysdale	6	6
		A Stone	7	7					A Stone	4	2
		J Alexander	6	6												Cliff Drysdale	6	6
		T Schroeder	7	1	6											M Riessen	4	4
		R Barth	6	6	2				T Schroeder	4	2
		M Riessen	6	6	7				M Riessen	6	6
		K Rosewall	4	7	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		N Pilić	6	6
		G Stilwell	4	4					N Pilić	6	6
		T Leonard	4	7	7				T Leonard	2	4
		P Dent	6	6	6											N Pilić	7	6	4
		T Okker	6	6												T Okker	6	7	6
		B Carmichael	3	2					T Okker	6	6
		B Maud	6	6					B Maud	3	4
		R Ruffels	3	4																			T Okker	7	7	6
		C Pasarell	7	6																			A Ashe	6	6	4
		R Taylor	6	4					C Pasarell	6	3	2
		A Ashe	6	6					A Ashe	1	6	6
		M Cox	4	4												A Ashe	3	7	6
		H Rahim	7	4	6											T Roche	6	5	4
		G Battrick	5	6	3				H Rahim	3	3
		T Roche	7	6					T Roche	6	6
		J Borowiak	6	3