# 1972 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Jimmy Connors won the title, defeating John Paish 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final |
| John Paish | 5 | 3 | | | |
| Pancho Gonzales | 7 | 2$^r$ | | | |
| Pancho Gonzales | 7 | 2$^r$ | John Paish | 2 | 3 |
| | | | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| Clark Graebner | 3 | 4 | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| S Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Zugarelli | 5 | 4 | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | F McMillan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 4 | | | | | | S Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| R Keldie | 9 | 7 | | | | | | R Keldie | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| E Di Matteo | 7 | 5 | | R Keldie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| H Kary | 7 | 3 | 6 | H Kary | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Amritraj | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| T Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Paish | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| S Ball | 3 | 4 | | T Gorman | 3 | 6 | 7$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| P Bertolucci | 6 | 6 | | P Bertolucci | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| H Solomon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | P Bertolucci | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| J Osborne | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | J Paish | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Paish | 8 | 6 | 6 | J Paish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Moore | 8 | 4 | 6 | R Moore | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| RP Gonzales | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Schroder | 3 | 2 | | RP Gonzales | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| G Masters | 6 | 9 | | G Masters | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| A Olmedo | 1 | 8 | | | | | | RP Gonzales | 6 | 9 | | | |
| D Stockton | 9 | 8 | | | | | | K Meiler | 4 | 7 | | | |
| B Mottram | 7 | 6 | | D Stockton | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| T Sakai | 8 | 4 | 6 | K Meiler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| K Meiler | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | RP Gonzales | 7 | 6 |
| A Panatta | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | R Tanner | 5 | 1 |
| B Mignot | 7 | 6 | | B Mignot | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| D Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | D Lloyd | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| J McManus | 4 | 4 | | | | | | B Mignot | 3 | 7 | | | |
| S Likhachev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | R Tanner | 6 | 9 | | | |
| ON Bengtson | 6 | 6 | | ON Bengtson | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| R Tanner | w/o | | | R Tanner | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| J Fassbender | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| G Vilas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Mukerjea | 6 | 6 | | J Mukerjea | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| J Cooper | 8 | 7 | | J Cooper | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| J Feaver | 6 | 5 | | | | | | J Cooper | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| N Fraser | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| C Barazzutti | 6 | 3 | 3 | N Fraser | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| V Zedník | 6 | 3 | 3 | J Connors | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Connors | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Connors | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| T Ryan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| V Seixas | | | | T Ryan | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Kamiwazumi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | B Gottfried | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | | |
| P Doerner | w/o | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| J Loyo-Mayo | | | | P Doerner | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| O Parun | 6 | 4 | | A Metreveli | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| A Metreveli | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| P Cramer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Molina | 2 | 3 | | P Cramer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| S Warboys | 4 | 3 | | C Dibley | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| T Kakoulia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Lall | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| J Bartlett | 3 | 4 | | T Kakoulia | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| B Jovanović | | | | P Lall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| P Lall | w/o | | | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | C Graebner | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| N Pietrangeli | 4 | 3 | | E van Dillen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| S Matthews | 6 | 6 | | S Matthews | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| H-J Plötz | 3 | 1 | | | | | | S Matthews | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| JE Mandarino | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | C Graebner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| N Špear | 6 | 4 | 6 | N Špear | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| J-C Barclay | 2 | 2 | | C Graebner | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| C Graebner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |