# 1972 Swedish Open – Singles

The 1972 Swedish Open – Singles event was part of the 1972 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden between 10 July and 16 July 1973. Ilie Năstase was the defending Swedish Open champion. Manuel Orantes won the title by defeating Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ilie Năstase | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Ray Ruffels | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Ray Ruffels | 6 | 3 | 6 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Jan Leschly | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan Leschly | 7 | 2 | 5 | Jan Leschly | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Manuel Santana | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lars Ölander | 2 | 2 | 0 | Ilie Năstase | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Kjell Johansson | 7 | 4 | 6 | Kjell Johansson | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Patricio Rodríguez | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Patrick Proisy | 7 | 1 | | | | | | Patrick Proisy | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Dick Crealy | 5 | 1$^r$ | | Patrick Proisy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ove Bengtson | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ove Bengtson | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Eduardo Zuleta | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ilie Năstase | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Per Jemsby | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Ray Ruffels | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Georges Goven | 4 | 4 | 7 | Per Jemsby | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Leif Johansson | 6 | 0 | 7 | Leif Johansson | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Jun Kuki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Per Jemsby | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | Ray Ruffels | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Bo Holmstrom | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ion Țiriac | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ray Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 7 | Ray Ruffels | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| François Jauffret | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Bob Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Siegel | 3 | 3 | 3 | Bob Carmichael | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Pierre Barthès | 6 | 6 | 6 | Pierre Barthès | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| George Berner | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | | | Pierre Barthès | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| Jan Leschly | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Jan Leschly | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Kenneth Andersson | 6 | 3 | 0 | Jan Leschly | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Željko Franulović | 6 | 6 | 6 | Željko Franulović | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Butch Seewagen | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Jan Leschly | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Håkan Zahr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Manuel Santana | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| William Álvarez | 3 | 2 | 2 | Håkan Zahr | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Santana | 7 | 6 | 7 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bengt Aberg | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | | Manuel Santana | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Jaime Pinto Bravo | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Stan Smith | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Jørgen Ulrich | 7 | 3 | 0 | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stan Smith | 6 | 3 | 7 | Stan Smith | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Tenny Svensson | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |