Essen WCT 1972 ATP
Final
| Winner | Loser | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | d. | Bob Lutz | 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-6 |
Semifinals
| Winner | Loser | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | d. | Cliff Richey | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Bob Lutz | d. | Ismail El Shafei | 7-6 6-4 |
Quarterfinals
| Winner | Loser | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | d. | John Newcombe | 6-2 6-4 |
| Cliff Richey | d. | Wilhelm Bungert | 6-1 6-2 |
| Bob Lutz | d. | Tom Okker | 2-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Ismail El Shafei | d. | Arthur Ashe | 6-3 6-4 |
Round of 16
| Winner | Loser | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | d. | Colin Dibley | 6-3 6-4 |
| Nikola Pilic | d. | Allan Stone | 7-6 6-3 |
| Wilhelm Bungert | d. | Mark Cox | 7-6 6-4 |
| Cliff Richey | d. | Cliff Drysdale | 7-5 6-3 |
| Tom Okker | d. | Terry Addison | 6-2 6-1 |
| Bob Lutz | d. | Charlie Pasarell | 6-3 6-4 |
| Ismail El Shafei | d. | Marty Riessen | 6-2 6-2 |
| Arthur Ashe | d. | Roy Emerson | 6-2 6-2 |
Round of 32
| Winner | Loser | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | d. | Dick Stockton | 7-6 6-4 |
| Colin Dibley | d. | Roy Barth | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| Nikola Pilic | d. | Brian Fairlie | 6-3 7-6 |
| Wilhelm Bungert | d. | Gerald Battrick | 6-4 6-4 |
| Mark Cox | d. | U Unknown | 7-6 1-6 6-0 |
| Cliff Drysdale | d. | Bob Carmichael | 6-3 6-3 |
| Cliff Richey | d. | John Alexander | 6-4 6-3 |
| Tom Okker | d. | Graham Stilwell | 6-3 7-6 |
| Terry Addison | d. | Roger Taylor | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| Charlie Pasarell | d. | Frank Froehling | 6-3 6-2 |
| Bob Lutz | d. | Tom Leonard | 6-3 6-2 |
| Marty Riessen | d. | Phil Dent | 6-3 0-6 6-2 |
| Ismail El Shafei | d. | Haroon Rahim | 6-4 6-1 |
| Roy Emerson | d. | Robert Maud | 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| Arthur Ashe | d. | Fred Stolle | 6-2 7-6 |
Data: Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0