title: 1972 South Australian Tennis Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1972 South Australian Tennis Championships – Men's singles
  
  Alex Metreveli defeated Kim Warwick, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6, to win the 1972 South Australian Tennis Championships singles event. The First Round was the best of 3 sets, while all other rounds were the best of 5 sets.
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Main draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ian Bidmeade | 0 | 2 | | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | John James | 6 | 7 | | John James | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wanaro N'Godrella | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | Alex Metreveli | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | John Cooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | John Cooper | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | Don McCormick | 3 | 4 | | John Cooper | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Colin Dibley | 7 | 6 | | Colin Dibley | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jean-Paul Meyer | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 6 | 7 |
  | Kim Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kim Warwick | 3 | 3 | 6 |
  | Cedric Mason | 2 | 2 | | Kim Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kiyoshi Tanabe | 2 | 6 | 6 | Kiyoshi Tanabe | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ross Case | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Kim Warwick | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Patrick Proisy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Patrick Proisy | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Keith Hancock | 7 | 3 | 3 | Patrick Proisy | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mervyn Rose | 3 | 4 | | Patrice Dominguez | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Patrice Dominguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  