# 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

The 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships men's tennis tournament played at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden from 30 October until 5 November 1972. The draw consisted of 32 players. John Newcombe was the defending singles champion. He retained the singles title, defeating Roy Emerson in the final, 6–0, 6–3, 6–1.

## Seeds

Seeds unavailable.

## 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 | Final |
| John Newcombe | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Tom Okker | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Tom Okker | 4 | 5 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | Roy Emerson | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | Roy Emerson | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Cox | 1 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Leonard | 3 | 2 | | J Newcombe | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | D Stockton | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| B Carmichael | 3 | 1 | | | | | | J Newcombe | 6 | 7 | | | |
| A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Stone | 3 | 6 | | | |
| F Froehling | 2 | 4 | | A Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| M Riessen | 6 | 4 | 6 | M Riessen | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| R Barth | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 6 | 7 |
| T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Okker | 4 | 5 |
| K Johansson | 1 | 3 | | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| I El Shafei | 7 | 7 | | I El Shafei | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| J Alexander | 6 | 5 | | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | |
| N Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Taylor | 3 | 4 | | | |
| F Stolle | 3 | 2 | | N Pilić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| R Taylor | 6 | 7 | | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| ON Bengtson | 3 | 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 |
| H Rahim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Battrick | 4 | 4 | | H Rahim | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | R Lutz | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| R Maud | 2 | 2 | | | | | | H Rahim | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| R Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Emerson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | |
| T Addison | 2 | 3 | | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| C Drysdale | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Drysdale | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| P Dent | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | R Emerson | 6 | 6 |
| C Pasarell | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | M Cox | 1 | 3 |
| B Borg | 7 | 6 | | B Borg | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| M Cox | 7 | 7 | | M Cox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Cox | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| J Borowiak | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | J Borowiak | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| A Ashe | 1 | 6 | 6 | J Borowiak | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| C Richey | 6 | 6 | | C Richey | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| G Stilwell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |