Singles
1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Andrew Pattison
Score	7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Draw	32

The 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States between July 17 and July 23, 1972. Tom Gorman was the defending champion, but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, defeating Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.^[1][2]

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	6	7
		Dick Stockton	3	6
								1	Jimmy Connors	7	6	7
									Andrew Pattison	5	3	5
		Andrew Pattison	6	7
	2	Bob Hewitt	0	5

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Jimmy Connors	7	6
		Vijay Amritraj	5	0				1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Paul Gerken	6	7	6				Paul Gerken	4	4
		Jeff Austin	7	6	3										1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Charles Owens	6	6												Charles Owens	2	2
		Peter Burwash	2	2					Charles Owens	5	7	6
		Jim Osborne	6	7					Jim Osborne	7	6	4
		Mike Kreiss	3	5																		1	Jimmy Connors	6	7
		Dick Stockton	5	6	6																		Dick Stockton	3	6
		Iván Molina	7	2	4				Dick Stockton	3	6	6
		Pat Cramer	6	6					Pat Cramer	6	3	4
		Jairo Velasco Sr.	1	4												Dick Stockton	6	6
		Steve Faulk	7	6												Steve Faulk	0	2
		Dick Dell	6	3					Steve Faulk	6	6
		Jeff Simpson	6	6					Jeff Simpson	2	3
		Richard Johnson	4	3

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Robert Kreiss	6	7
		Guillermo Vilas	3	6					Robert Kreiss	3	6
		Andrew Pattison	6	6					Andrew Pattison	6	7
		Bill Glaves	0	2												Andrew Pattison	2	6	6
		Mike Estep	7	6												Pancho Gonzales	6	3	4
		Jim Delaney	6	1					Mike Estep	3	3
		Pancho Gonzales	w/o						Pancho Gonzales	6	6
		Georges Goven																					Andrew Pattison	6	7
		Jim McManus	2	6	6																	2	Bob Hewitt	0	5
		Dan Birchmore	6	3	2				Jim McManus	4	6	7
		Zan Guerry	6	6	7				Zan Guerry	6	3	5
		Anand Amritraj	7	1	6											Jim McManus	1	1
		Robert McKinley	6	7											2	Bob Hewitt	6	6
		Chico Hagey	4	5					Robert McKinley	6	3
	2	Bob Hewitt	6	6	6			2	Bob Hewitt	7	6
		Butch Seewagen	7	4	2

References

External links

• ITF tournament edition details