| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 Suisse Open Gstaad | |
| Champion |  Andrés Gimeno |
| Runner-up |  Adriano Panatta |
| Score | 7–5, 9–8, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
John Newcombe was the defending champion but he did not take part in the 1972 edition.
Andrés Gimeno won the title, defeating Adriano Panatta in the final 7–5, 9–8, 6–4.
| Final | ||||||||
| Adriano Panatta | 5 | 8 | 6 | |||||
| Andrés Gimeno | 7 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pierre Barthès | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Derek Schroder | 3 | 3 | Pierre Barthès | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Theodor Stalder | 2 | 4 | Roscoe Tanner | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Ryan | 1 | 2 | Ion Țiriac | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Wilhelm Bungert | 7 | 6 | Wilhelm Bungert | 2 | R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Bohrnstedt | 5 | 3 | Ion Țiriac | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adriano Panatta | 6 | 6 | Adriano Panatta | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Tadeusz Nowicki | 1 | 2 | Adriano Panatta | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Muñoz | 6 | 6 | Antonio Muñoz | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ian Fletcher | 3 | 1 | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Cramer | 2 | 3 | Jean-Loup Rouyer | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Loup Rouyer | 6 | 6 | Jean-Loup Rouyer | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Kukal | 6 | 7 | Jan Kukal | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kenichi Hirai | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Zugarelli | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Patrick Hombergen | 6 | 6 | P Hombergen | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Iván Molina | 6 | 1 | 1 |  Onny Parun | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Onny Parun | 4 | 6 | 6 | P Hombergen | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Dimitri Sturdza | 4 | 2 | B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Thomaz Koch | 6 | 6 | Thomaz Koch | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 0 | B Phillips-Moore | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Mayer | 6 | 6 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan Holeček | 4 | 4 | Sandy Mayer | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wieslaw Gasiorek | 4 | 2 | Ray Moore | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Moore | 6 | 6 | Sandy Mayer | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthias Werren | 1 | 8 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nikki Spear | 6 | 9 | Nikki Spear | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boro Jovanović | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrés Gimeno | w | / | o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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