# 1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

The 1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, United States and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the 45th edition of the tournament and was held from August 7 through August 13, 1972.

## 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 |
| Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Bob Lutz | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Tom Okker | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Okker | 7 | 7 | 6 | | Tom Okker | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| B Lutz | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Newcombe | 6 | 1 | 6 | B Lutz | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | B Fairlie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| T Addison | 1 | 2 | | | | | | B Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| I El Shafei | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | R Laver | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| F Froehling | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ismail El Shafei | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Laver | 3 | 6 | 6 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Richey | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | B Lutz | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| F Stolle | 2 | 1 | | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Stone | 7 | 7 | | A Stone | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| T Schroeder | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | M Riessen | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| R Barth | 6 | 6 | 2 | T Schroeder | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 7 | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| K Rosewall | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| N Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Stilwell | 4 | 4 | | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| T Leonard | 4 | 7 | 7 | T Leonard | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | N Pilić | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| B Carmichael | 3 | 2 | | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| B Maud | 6 | 6 | | B Maud | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| R Ruffels | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | T Okker | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| C Pasarell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| R Taylor | 6 | 4 | | C Pasarell | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | A Ashe | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| M Cox | 4 | 4 | | | | | | A Ashe | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| H Rahim | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | T Roche | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| G Battrick | 5 | 6 | 3 | H Rahim | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| T Roche | 7 | 6 | | T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Borowiak | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |