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.

Draw

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