1972 Jean Becker Open – Singles

First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title at the 1972 Paris Open by defeating third-seeded Andrés Gimeno in the final 6–2, 6–2, 7–5.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Stan Smith (champion)
 * 2)  Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇪🇸 Andrés Gimeno (final)
 * 4) n/a

Draw

 * NB: The Semifinals and Final were the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.