# 1972 Stockholm Open – Singles

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Stan Smith won the title, defeating Tom Okker 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Stan Smith (champion)
* Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
* Tom Okker (final)
* Marty Riessen (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Stan Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Marty Riessen | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Marty Riessen | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Tom Okker | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Tom Okker | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Ilie Năstase | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | S Smith | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | ON Bengtson | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J McManus | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | J McManus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | O Parun | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Smith | 6 | 7 |
| J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Pilić | 3 | 6 |
| T Svensson | 2 | 3 | | | J Kodeš | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| B Carmichael | 2 | 4 | | | J Alexander | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Kodeš | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| T Addison | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | N Pilić | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | N Pilić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| V Zedník | 1 | 2 | | | J Fillol | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | B Holmström | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Froehling | 7 | 2 | 7 | | F Froehling | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Johansson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | I Țiriac | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Țiriac | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | F Froehling | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Stone | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F McMillan | 4 | 6 | 5 | | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Taylor | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | R Taylor | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | M Riessen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Riessen | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | P Dent | 3 | 6 | | 4 | M Riessen | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 7 | | | J Gisbert Sr. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Johansson | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Riessen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | R Maud | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Leonard | 6 | 6 | | | T Leonard | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 7 | | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Richey | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | H Rahim | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pala | 4 | 6 | 2 | | H Rahim | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 6 | 7 | | | A Pattison | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Pattison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Borg | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Borg | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Säilä | 5 | 5 | | | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | | | A Gimeno | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Battrick | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pattison | 3 | 2 |
| | J Borowiak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 |
| | B Andersson | 3 | 0 | | | J Borowiak | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 0 | | | R Emerson | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Emerson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Borowiak | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 4 | 4 | | | J Connors | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Engert | 3 | 3 | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| H Zahr | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Mignot | 4 | 7 | 6 | | B Mignot | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Barazzutti | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| D Palm | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | B Mignot | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| G Stilwell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| R Norberg | 6 | 6 | | | R Norberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Gorman | 7 | 2 | 2 | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | P Barthès | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Barth | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | P Barthès | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Năstase | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | K Andersson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |