1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1972 Wimbledon Championships

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Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Two players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the two highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.

Qualifiers

1. Sandy Mayer
2. Pietro Marzano
3. Dick Knight
4. William Durham
5. Paul Gerken
6. Dan Bleckinger
7. Eugene Scott
8. Dick R. Bohrnstedt
9. Alvin Gardiner
10. Sherwood Stewart
11. Butch Seewagen
12. Jeff Austin
13. Tito Vázquez
14. Robert Stock
15. Mike Estep
16. Paul Hutchins

Lucky losers

1. André van der Merwe
2. Robert Clarke

Qualifying 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

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sandy Mayer	6	7
	8	Franco Bartoni	4	5
								Sandy Mayer		6	6
								Colin McHugo		2	1
	4	Colin McHugo	8	6
	5	Greg Perkins	6	3
															Sandy Mayer		8	6	8
															Larry Parker		6	3	6
	2	Larry Parker	3	6	6
	7	José Guerrero	6	4	4
								Larry Parker		6	6
								Ricardo Cano		4	1
	3	Ricardo Cano	7	8
	6	Jayakumar Royappa	5	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Pietro Marzano	6	8
	8	Gery Groslimond	3	6
								Pietro Marzano		6	6
								Lindsay Murphy		2	3
	4	Lindsay Murphy	6	6
	5	Eulicio Silva	2	2
															Pietro Marzano		8	9	6
															André van der Merwe		6	8	3
	2	André van der Merwe	9	3	8
	7	Thierry Bernasconi	8	6	6
								André van der Merwe		6	6
								Cliff Letcher		2	3
	3	Cliff Letcher	6	7
	6	Eduardo Gorostiaga	4	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dick Knight	6	6
	8	Saeed Meer	4	3
								Dick Knight		6	6
								Russell Simpson		2	2
	4	Russell Simpson	4	6	6
	5	M Maream	6	3	4
															Dick Knight		6	9	4	6
															Juan Herrera		2	8	6	2
	2	Juan Herrera	6	6
	7	John Ward	2	3
								Juan Herrera		7	9	6
								Pierre Joly		9	8	4
	3	Pierre Joly	6	6
	6	Keith Glass	3	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	William Durham	6	6
	8	Samir Farid	0	0
								William Durham		2	6	7
								George Berner		6	4	5
	4	George Berner	6	6
	5	Aly El Dawoudi	3	3
															William Durham		6	6	6
															Robert Clarke		0	2	4
	2	Robert Clarke	8	6
	7	Stanley Pasarell	6	3
								Robert Clarke		8	6
								Steven Turner		6	1
	3	Steven Turner	6	7
	6	Kiyoshi Tanabe	1	5

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Paul Gerken	6	6
	8	Ross McGhie	4	4
								Paul Gerken		6	6
								Tony Dawson		4	0
	4	Tony Dawson	6	6
	5	Graeme Notman	2	0
															Paul Gerken		7	3	6	6
															John Yuill		5	6	3	2
	2	John Yuill	4	9	6
	7	Carlos Kirmayr	6	8	4
								John Yuill		9	6
								Paul Kronk		8	2
	3	Paul Kronk	6	6
	6	Yair Wertheimer	3	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dan Bleckinger	6	6
	8	Abe Segal	3	4
								Dan Bleckinger		9	3	7
								Lenny Schloss		7	6	5
	4	Lenny Schloss	8	9
	5	Frank McDonald	6	8
															Dan Bleckinger		6	9	4	6
															Ernie Ewert		4	8	6	3
	2	Ernie Ewert	6	6
	7	Éric Derasse	3	2
								Ernie Ewert		9	6
								Raul Ramírez		7	2
	3	Raul Ramírez	6	6
	6	Geoff Newton	4	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Eugene Scott	6	6
	8	Vincenzo Franchitti	4	3
								Eugene Scott		6	8	6
								Peter Tudhope		2	9	3
	4	Peter Tudhope	7	6
	5	Cd Shaw	5	2
															Eugene Scott		6	8	6
															Wojciech Fibak		4	6	4
	2	Wojciech Fibak	4	6
	7	Robin Drysdale	6	1r
								Wojciech Fibak		6	3	6
								Norman Holmes		2	6	2
	3	Norman Holmes	4	6	6
	6	Jacek Niedźwiedzki	6	2	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dick R. Bohrnstedt	6	5	6
	8	Pekka Saila	3	7	4
								Dick R. Bohrnstedt		6	3	6
								Richard Lewis		3	6	4
	4	Richard Lewis	4	6	6
	5	Keith Hancock	6	3	1
															Dick R. Bohrnstedt		3	6	6	3	6
															José Moreno		6	3	2	6	4
	2	José Moreno	6	6
	7	Michael Phillips	1	4
								José Moreno		6	6
								Jim Moore		4	4
	3	Jim Moore	6	6
	6	John Williams	2	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Alvin Gardiner	6	7
	8	Alfredo Vaz-Pinto	1	5
								Alvin Gardiner		6	7
								Dennis Matthews		1	5
	4	Dennis Matthews	6	6
	5	Nicolas Kelaidis	3	3
															Alvin Gardiner		6	6	6
															Jean-François Caujolle		3	1	3
	2	Jean-François Caujolle	3	8	7
	7	Dick Dell	6	6	5
								Jean-François Caujolle		6	4	7
								Lito Álvarez		4	6	5
	3	Lito Álvarez	6	6
	6	Mike Collins	1	1

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sherwood Stewart	6	7	6
	8	Mickey Styles	2	9	3
								Sherwood Stewart		6	7
								Richard Leslie		2	5
	4	Richard Leslie	6	7
	5	David Segal	1	5
															Sherwood Stewart		6	8	6
															Vitas Gerulaitis		4	6	1
	2	Vitas Gerulaitis	8	6
	7	Ashley Compton-Dando	6	0
								Vitas Gerulaitis		1	6	6
								Munawar Iqbal		6	3	4
	3	Munawar Iqbal	6	6
	6	Rod Frawley	4	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Butch Seewagen	6	7
	8	Richard Russell	2	5
								Butch Seewagen		5	6	6
								John Lloyd		7	0	4
	4	John Lloyd	6	6
	5	Periclis Gavrilidis	4	2
															Butch Seewagen		7	6	8
															Steve Faulk		5	2	6
	2	Steve Faulk	6	8
	7	Kenichi Hirai	2	6
								Steve Faulk		6	6
								José Higueras		3	1
	3	José Higueras	6	7
	6	Graeme Thomson	2	5

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jeff Austin	6	6
	8	Éric Loliée	2	4
								Jeff Austin		6	6
								Eduardo Zuleta		4	2
	4	Eduardo Zuleta	6	5	6
	5	Peter Curtis	2	7	2
															Jeff Austin		4	6	6	6
															Steve Siegel		6	4	4	3
	2	Steve Siegel	6	6
	7	Mark Shires	4	4
								Steve Siegel		6	6
								Donald McCormick		2	4
	3	Donald McCormick	6	4	6
	6	Gene Malin	4	6	4

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tito Vázquez	6	6
	8	Mike Machette	4	2
								Tito Vázquez		4	6	6
								Rayno Seegers		6	2	0
	4	Rayno Seegers	6	6
	5	A Rosetti	4	2
															Tito Vázquez		9	6	7	9
															William Brown		7	2	9	8
	2	William Brown	6	6
	7	Don Turner	4	1
								William Brown		6	6
								Bidyut Goswami		1	3
	3	Bidyut Goswami	7	4	6
	6	Alan Haswell	5	6	2

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Robert Stock	6	6
	8	François Battegay	3	4
								Robert Stock		6	6
								Barratt Stetson		4	1
	4	Barratt Stetson	9	1	7
	5	Anthony Fawcett	8	6	5
															Robert Stock		7	6	6
															Zlatko Ivančić		5	4	3
	2	Zlatko Ivančić	7	3	6
	7	Roberto Marcher	5	6	2
								Zlatko Ivančić		8	6
								Clay Iles		6	1
	3	Clay Iles	6	8	6
	6	Harry Fritz	4	9	2

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mike Estep	9	6
	8	Ramiro Benavides	8	3
								Mike Estep		3	6	6
								Byron Bertram		6	2	1
	4	Byron Bertram	6	4	6
	5	Luis-Felipe Tavares	2	6	3
															Mike Estep		3	4	6	6	6
															John James		6	6	2	2	1
	2	John James	6	6
	7	Kv Lynn	2	3
								John James		3	6	6
								John Edmund		6	3	4
	3	John Edmund	6	9
	6	Phil Siviter	3	8

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Paul Hutchins	6	6
	8	Chiradip Mukerjea	4	4
								Paul Hutchins		6	9
								Julián Ganzábal		2	8
	4	Julián Ganzábal	5	7	6
	5	Piero Toci	7	5	3
															Paul Hutchins		6	6	6
															Harold Turnbull		3	3	3
	2	Harold Turnbull	9	6
	7	Doug Crawford	8	4
								Harold Turnbull		8	6
								William Freer		6	4
	3	William Freer	6	6	8
	6	Bob Rheinberger	4	8	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation