# 1972 Rotterdam Indoors – Singles

Arthur Ashe won the singles title of the 1972 Rotterdam Indoors defeating Tom Okker in the final 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. Mark Cox won the match for third place against John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

* John Newcombe (semifinals)
* Arthur Ashe (champion)
* Tom Okker (final)
* Robin Drysdale (quarterfinals)
* Mark Cox (semifinals)
* Robert Lutz (quarterfinals)
* Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
* Nikola Pilić (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Newcombe | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 7 | | 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Mark Cox | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Leonard | 3 | 2 | | 1 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Dent | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | N Pilić | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Pasarell | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 6 | 7 | | | D Stockton | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Pasarell | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Battrick | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | T Okker | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 7 |
| | H Rahim | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | R Taylor | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barth | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | R Lutz | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | R Lutz | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Maud | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Froehling | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | B Carmichael | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hordijk | 6 | 4 | 2 | | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stilwell | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | M Cox | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Cox | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Cox | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Emerson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | R Drysdale | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | A Stone | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 5 | 5 | | 4 | R Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Drysdale | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Cox | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | T Addison | 2 | 2 | | | C Richey | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Riessen | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 5 | 6 | 4 | | J Borowiak | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | A Ashe | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |