1972 South Australian Tennis Championships – Men's singles
# 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
