1972 Belgian Open Championships
{{TennisEventInfo|1972|Belgian Open Championships|
| date=8–14 May
| edition=6th
| category=Grand Prix (Group C)
| draw=32S / 16D
| prize_money=$25,000
| surface=Clay / outdoor
| location=Brussels, Belgium
| venue=Leopold Club
| champs={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes{{cite web|title=1972 Brussels – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/brussels/406/1972/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champd={{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes / {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.{{cite web|title=1972 Brussels – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/brussels/406/1972/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}}}
| after_year=1977
| after_name=Belgian International Championships
}}
The 1972 Belgian Open Championships was a men's tennis tournament staged at the Leopold Club in Brussels, Belgium that was part of the Grand Prix circuit and categorized as a Group C event. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 8 May until 4 May 1972. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and Manuel Orantes won the singles title.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook|year=1973|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780671216238|page=120|editor=John Barrett}}
Finals
=Singles=
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes defeated {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
- It was Orantes' 3rd singles title of the year and the 8th of his career in the Open Era.
=Doubles=
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes / {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr. and {{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Cornejo / {{flagicon|CHI}} Jaime Fillol 9–7, 6–3
References
{{reflist}}
{{Brussels Outdoor tournaments}}
{{1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1972 Belgian Open Championships}}
Belgian International Championships