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Singles
1972 National Indoor Championships
Final
Champion	Stan Smith
Runner-up	Ilie Năstase
Score	6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1972 National Indoor Championships – Singles was an event of the 1972 National Indoor Championships tennis tournament held at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia in the United States from February 28 through March 5, 1972. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion. Stan Smith won the singles title, defeating Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 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									Final
		Stan Smith	7	6
		Andrés Gimeno	6	2
											Stan Smith	6	6	6	6
											Ilie Năstase	3	2	7	4
		Cliff Richey	6	0	2
		Ilie Năstase	3	6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Stan Smith	7	6
		Péter Szőke	5	3					Stan Smith	7	6
		Tom Gorman	6	3	6				Tom Gorman	5	0
		Ion Țiriac	3	6	3											Stan Smith	4	6	6
		Vladimír Zedník	6	6												Juan Gisbert Sr.	6	2	1
		David Lloyd	3	1					Vladimír Zedník	1	3
		Juan Gisbert Sr.	7	7					Juan Gisbert Sr.	6	6
		Gerald Battrick	6	5																			Stan Smith	7	6
		Jimmy Connors	6	6																			Andrés Gimeno	6	2
		Ove Bengtson	4	4					Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Jaime Fillol	6	6					Jaime Fillol	1	2
		Hans Kary	0	3												Jimmy Connors	3	6
		Ross Case	5	1												Andrés Gimeno	6	7
		Thomaz Koch	7	6					Thomaz Koch	7	1	5
		Tenny Svensson	0	2					Andrés Gimeno	6	6	7
		Andrés Gimeno	6	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Cliff Richey	6	6
		James Parker	1	2					Cliff Richey	6	6
		Manuel Orantes	7	7					Manuel Orantes	4	4
		Szabolcs Baranyi	6	5												Cliff Richey	7	6
		Georges Goven	7	7												Georges Goven	5	3
		Haroon Rahim	6	5					Georges Goven	6	6
		Colin Dibley	4	6					Pierre Barthès	3	1
		Pierre Barthès	6	7																			Cliff Richey	6	0	2
		Clark Graebner	4	2																			Ilie Năstase	3	6	6
		Jim McManus	6	6					Jim McManus	6	3	1
		Ian Crookenden	7	7					Ian Crookenden	4	6	6
		Onny Parun	5	6												Ian Crookenden	1	3
		Tom Edlefsen	2	7	6											Ilie Năstase	6	6
		Patricio Cornejo	6	6	2				Tom Edlefsen	2	1
		Jim Osborne	4	3					Ilie Năstase	6	6
		Ilie Năstase	6	6

References

1. Tom Foster (March 6, 1972). "Stan Smith topples Nastase for national tennis crown". The Daily Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780671216238.
3. "1972 Hampton – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

• Tennis in Virginia
• March 1972 sports events in the United States