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1972 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit

Tennis circuit

Masters (1) Group A (7) Group B (4) Group C (14) Group D (5) The 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year and organized by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). It consisted of 33 Grand Prix tournaments in different categories including three of the four Grand Slam tournaments and was followed by a season-ending Masters tournament. The circuit ran from February through November.

The 1972 Grand Prix circuit ran in competition with the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit and, to a lesser extent, with the smaller 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit. Five American indoor tournament in February and March were als part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit. In July 1971 at its annual meeting, the ILTF voted to ban all WCT contract professionals from their tournaments and facilities from the beginning of 1972 onwards. This meant that leading WCT players such as Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Arthur Ashe and John Newcombe did not initially have permission to compete in the Grand Prix circuit and Newcombe could not defend his two consecutive Wimbledon titles of 1970 and 1971. In April 1972, however, an agreement was reached between the ILTF and WCT that divided the 1973 tour in a WCT circuit that ran from January through April and a Grand Prix circuit that was scheduled for the rest of the year. Under the agreement the players contracted by the WCT could play in the Grand Prix events as of September 1972. The deal was ratified at the annual ILTF meeting in July.

Schedule

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Team events

February

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
14 FebThe May Co. International
Los Angeles, California, US
Group C
32S/16DESP Andrés Gimeno
6–3, 2–6, 6–2FRA Pierre BarthèsUSA Jimmy Connors
BRA Thomaz KochTCH Vladimír Zedník
USA Cliff Richey
USA Pancho Gonzales
ROM Ilie Năstase
USA Jim Osborne
USA Jim McManus
6–2, 5–7, 6–4ROM Ilie Năstase
ROM Ion Țiriac
20 FebU.S. National Indoor Championships
Salisbury, Maryland, US
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 64S/32DUSA Stan Smith
5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4ROM Ilie NăstasePAK Haroon Rahim
GBR Gerald BattrickCHI Jaime Fillol
USA Clark Graebner
ESP Manuel Orantes
USA Tom Gorman
ESP Manuel Orantes
ESP Andrés Gimeno
6–4, 6–3ESP Juan Gisbert
TCH Vladimír Zedník
28 FebClean Air Classic
New York, US
Group C
64SUSA Stan Smith
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1ESP Juan GisbertUSA Cliff Richey
ROM Ilie NăstaseUSA Alejandro Olmedo
SWE Ove Nils Bengtson
ESP Andrés Gimeno
USA Jimmy Connors

March

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
5 MarNational Indoor Championships
Hampton, Virginia, US
Group C
Hard (i) – 32S/16D
Singles – DoublesUSA Stan Smith
6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4ROM Ilie NăstaseESP Andrés Gimeno
USA Cliff RicheyESP Juan Gisbert
USA Jimmy Connors
FRA Georges Goven
NZL Ian Crookenden
ROM Ion Țiriac
ROM Ilie Năstase
7–5, 7–5ESP Andrés Gimeno
ESP Manuel Orantes
12 MarEquity Funding International
Washington, D.C., US
Group C
Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16DUSA Stan Smith
6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4USA Jimmy ConnorsUSA Tom Gorman
ESP Manuel OrantesUSA Jim Osborne
USA Cliff Richey
ROM Ilie Năstase
FRA Pierre Barthès
USA Cliff Richey
USA Tom Edlefsen
6–4, 6–3USA Clark Graebner
BRA Thomaz Koch
27 MarMonte Carlo Open Championships
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Group C
Clay – $20,000 – 32S/32DROM Ilie Năstase
6–1, 6–0, 6–3TCH František PálaYUG Boro Jovanović
TCH Jiří HřebecBEL Bernard Mignot
ROM Ion Țiriac
HUN Szabolcs Baranyi
HUN Péter Szőke
FRA Patrice Beust
FRA Daniel Contet
3–6, 6–1, 12–10, 6–2TCH Jiří Hřebec
TCH František Pála

April

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
8 AprSouth African Open *
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group A
Hard – 32S/16DUSA Cliff Richey
6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4ESP Manuel OrantesESP Andrés Gimeno
CHI Jaime FillolAUS Martin Mulligan
RSA Bob Hewitt
RHO Andrew Pattison
RSA Pat Cramer
RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–2, 6–2, 6–4FRA Georges Goven
RSA Ray Moore
16 AprMelia Trophy International
Madrid, Spain
Group B
Clay – 32S/32DROM Ilie Năstase
6–0, 6–0, 6–1TCH František PálaTCH Jan Kodeš
FRA Patrick ProisyHUN Szabolcs Baranyi
ESP Andrés Gimeno
ESP Manuel Orantes
ITA Adriano Panatta
USA Stan Smith
ROM Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–4, 6–4ESP Andrés Gimeno
ESP Manuel Orantes
23 AprNice International Championships
Nice, France
Group D
Clay – $30,000 – 48S/8DROM Ilie Năstase
6–0, 6–4, 6–3TCH Jan KodešUSA Stan Smith
YUG Boro JovanovićAUS Barry Phillips-Moore
AUS Dick Crealy
FRA Pierre Barthès
GBR Gerald Battrick
USA Stan Smith
TCH Jan Kodeš
6–3, 3–6, 7–5RSA Frew McMillan
ROM Ilie Năstase
24 AprItalian Open
Rome, Italy *
Group A
Clay – $56,000 – 64S/32DESP Manuel Orantes
4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2TCH Jan KodešROM Ilie Năstase
AUS Barry Phillips-MooreRHO Andrew Pattison
ITA Paolo Bertolucci
URS Alex Metreveli
FRA Jean-Loup Rouyer
ROM Ion Țiriac
ROM Ilie Năstase
3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–3 ret.RSA Frew McMillan
AUS Lew Hoad

May

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
13 MayBritish Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, England *
Group C
Clay – 32S/16DRSA Bob Hewitt
6–2, 6–4, 6–3FRA Pierre BarthèsROM Ilie Năstase
USA Stan SmithROM Ion Țiriac
USA Jimmy Connors
RSA Pat Cramer
FRG Jürgen Fassbender
RSA Frew McMillan
RSA Bob Hewitt
7–5, 6–2ROM Ilie Năstase
ROM Ion Țiriac
14 MayBelgian Open Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Group C
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16DESP Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5ESP Andrés GimenoUSA Harold Solomon
AUS Barry Phillips-MooreBEL Patrick Hombergen
ESP Juan Gisbert
FRG Harald Elschenbroich
TCH Vladimír Zedník
ESP Manuel Orantes
ESP Juan Gisbert
9–7, 6–3CHI Patricio Cornejo
CHI Jaime Fillol
22 MayFrench Open *
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Group AA
ClayESP Andrés Gimeno
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1FRA Patrick ProisyURS Alex Metreveli
ESP Manuel OrantesITA Adriano Panatta
USA Stan Smith
USA Harold Solomon
TCH Jan Kodeš
RSA Frew McMillan
RSA Bob Hewitt
6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1CHI Patricio Cornejo
CHI Jaime Fillol
AUS Evonne Goolagong
AUS Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–4FRA Françoise Dürr
FRA Jean-Claude Barclay

June

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
5 JunGerman Open Championships
Hamburg, West Germany *
Group B
Clay – 32S/32DESP Manuel Orantes
6–3, 9–8, 6–0ITA Adriano PanattaTCH Jan Kodeš
RSA Bob HewittROM Ion Țiriac
USA Jimmy Connors
RSA Pat Cramer
FRG Jürgen Fassbender
ROM Ilie Năstase
TCH Jan Kodeš
4–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2RSA Bob Hewitt
ROM Ion Țiriac
17 JunBristol Open
Bristol, England *
Group C
Grass – 32S/32DRSA Bob Hewitt
6–4, 6–3USA Alejandro OlmedoFRA François Jauffret
USA Clark GraebnerGBR John De Mendoza
AUS Colin Dibley
GBR John Paish
RHO Andrew Pattison
RSA Frew McMillan
RSA Bob Hewitt
6–3, 6–2USA Clark Graebner
AUS Lew Hoad
26 JunWimbledon *
London, England
Grand Slam
Group AA
GrassUSA Stan Smith
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5ROM Ilie NăstaseTCH Jan Kodeš
ESP Manuel OrantesURS Alex Metreveli
NZL Onny Parun
AUS Colin Dibley
USA Jimmy Connors
RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–2, 6–2, 9–7USA Stan Smith
USA Erik van Dillen
USA Rosemary Casals
ROM Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–4AUS Evonne Goolagong
AUS Kim Warwick

July

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
16 JulSwedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Group C
Clay – 32S/16DESP Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3, 6–1ROM Ilie NăstaseESP Juan Gisbert
HUN Balázs TaróczySWE Björn Borg
AUS Colin Dibley
HUN Szabolcs Baranyi
BRA Jose Mandarino
ESP Manuel Orantes
ESP Juan Gisbert
6–3, 7–6AUS Neale Fraser
ROM Ilie Năstase
Swiss Open Championships
Gstaad, Switzerland
Group C
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16DESP Andrés Gimeno
7–5, 9–8, 6–4ITA Adriano PanattaROM Ion Țiriac
AUS Barry Phillips-MooreUSA Roscoe Tanner
FRA Jean-Loup Rouyer
BEL Patrick Hombergen
USA Sandy Mayer
ESP Andrés Gimeno
ESP Antonio Muñoz
9–8, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5ITA Adriano Panatta
ROU Ion Țiriac
22 JulAustrian Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
Group D
Clay – 32S/32DAUS Colin Dibley
6–1, 6–3, 6–4AUS Dick CrealyBRA Jose Mandarino
NZL Onny ParunAUS Harald Elschenbroich
GRE Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
AUS Barry Phillips-Moore
FRA François Jauffret
FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
FRG Jürgen Fassbender
7–6, 6–4, 6–4AUS Mal Anderson
AUS Geoff Masters
23 JulBuckeye Classic
Columbus, Ohio, US
Group D
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – DoublesUSA Jimmy Connors
7–5, 6–3, 7–5RHO Andrew PattisonUSA Dick Stockton
RSA Bob HewittUSA Charles Owens
USA Steve Faulk
USA Pancho Gonzales
USA Jim McManus
USA Pancho Gonzales
USA Jimmy Connors
6–3, 7–5USA Robert McKinley
USA Dick Stockton
30 JulTanglewood International Tennis Classic
Clemmons, North Carolina, US
Group D
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16DRSA Bob Hewitt
3–6, 6–3, 6–1RHO Andrew PattisonUSA Dick Stockton
USA Steve FaulkUSA Butch Seewagen
NZL Onny Parun
AUS Ian Fletcher
USA Jeff Austin
RSA Andrew Pattison
RSA Bob Hewitt
6–4, 6–4USA Jim McManus
USA Jim Osborne
31 JulCincinnati Open
Cincinnati, Ohio, US *
Group C
Clay – $42,500 – 64S/32DUSA Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–3ARG Guillermo VilasCHI Jaime Pinto-Bravo
RSA Frew McMillanAUS Barry Phillips-Moore
RHO Andrew Pattison
JPN Jun Kamiwazumi
USA Sandy Mayer
RSA Frew McMillan
RSA Bob Hewitt
7–6, 6–4USA Paul Gerken
VEN Humphrey Hose

August

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
7 AugU.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, US *
Group A
Clay – $60,000 – 64S/32DRSA Bob Hewitt
7–6, 6–1, 6–2USA Jimmy ConnorsJPN Toshiro Sakai
RSA Frew McMillanFRA Patrice Dominguez
AUS Colin Dibley
TCH Jan Kodeš
USA Paul Gerken
RSA Frew McMillan
RSA Bob Hewitt
6–2, 6–3CHI Patricio Cornejo
CHI Jaime Fillol
14 AugRothmans Canadian Open Championships
Toronto, Ontario, Canada *
Group A
Clay – $70,000 – 128S/64DROM Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–3RHO Andrew PattisonCHI Jaime Fillol
FRA Patrick ProisyCOL Jairo Velasco
RSA Bob Hewitt
ARG Guillermo Vilas
ITA Adriano Panatta
ROM Ion Țiriac
ROM Ilie Năstase
7–6, 6–3TCH Jan Kodeš
TCH Jan Kukal
28 AugUS Open
Forest Hills, New York, US *
Grand Slam
Group AA
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doublesROM Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3USA Arthur AsheUSA Cliff Richey
USA Tom GormanUSA Stan Smith
RSA Frew McMillan
AUS Fred Stolle
USA Roscoe Tanner
RSA Cliff Drysdale
GBR Roger Taylor
6–4, 7–6, 6–3AUS Owen Davidson
AUS John Newcombe
AUS Margaret Court
USA Marty Riessen
6–3, 7–5USA Rosemary Casals
ROM Ilie Năstase

September

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
17 SepCentral California Championships
Sacramento, California, US
Group C
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/16DUSA Stan Smith
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4AUS Colin DibleyRHO Andrew Pattison
AUS Raymond MooreUSA Erik van Dillen
USA Rick Fisher
USA Tom Edlefsen
USA Alejandro Olmedo
USA Stan Smith
USA Erik van Dillen
4–6, 6–2, 6–4FRA Patrice Dominguez
FRA Patrick Proisy
Rainier International Tennis Classic
Seattle, Washington, US
Group C
Hard – $25,000 – 32S/8DROM Ilie Năstase
6–4, 3–6, 6–3USA Tom GormanRSA Bob Hewitt
CHI Jaime FillolNZL Onny Parun
AUS Ian Fletcher
AUS Ross Case
USA Sherwood Stewart
AUS Geoff Masters
AUS Ross Case
4–6, 7–6, 6–4FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
FRA Wanaro N'Godrella
25 SepGolden Gate Pacific Coast Classic
Albany, California, US
Group C
Carpet – $34,000 – 64S/32DUSA Jimmy Connors
6–2, 7–6(5–3)USA Roscoe TannerRHO Andrew Pattison
RSA Bob HewittRSA Frew McMillan
CHI Jaime Fillol
FRA Pierre Barthès
AUS Colin Dibley
RSA Frew McMillan
RSA Bob Hewitt
6–2, 2–6, 6–2SWE Björn Borg
SWE Ove Nils Bengtson
Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, California, US
Group A
Hard – $60,000 – 64S/64D
Singles – DoublesUSA Stan Smith
6–4, 6–4USA Roscoe TannerNED Tom Okker
USA Tom GormanESP Manuel Orantes
AUS Ken Rosewall
AUS Raymond Moore
AUS Bob Carmichael
USA Pancho Gonzales
USA Jimmy Connors
6–3, 7–6EGY Ismail El Shafei
AUS Brian Fairlie

October

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
23 OctTrofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Group A
Clay – $66,250 – 32S/32DTCH Jan Kodeš
6–3, 6–2, 6–3ESP Manuel OrantesUSA Stan Smith
ROM Ilie NăstaseRHO Andrew Pattison
AUS Colin Dibley
ESP Andrés Gimeno
USA Tom Gorman
ESP Manuel Orantes
ESP Juan Gisbert
6–3, 3–6, 6–4RSA Frew McMillan
ROM Ilie Năstase
30 OctJean Becker Open
Paris, France
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/32D
Singles – DoublesUSA Stan Smith
6–2, 6–2, 7–5ESP Andrés GimenoTCH Jan Kodeš
USA Tom GormanFRA Patrice Dominguez
AUS Raymond Moore
USA Jimmy Connors
ROM Ilie Năstase
FRA François Jauffret
FRA Pierre Barthès
6–3, 6–2ESP Andrés Gimeno
ESP Juan Gisbert

November

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
12 NovStockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Group A
Hard – $63,000 – 64S/32DUSA Stan Smith
6–4, 6–3NED Tom OkkerUSA Marty Riessen
ROM Ilie NăstaseYUG Nikola Pilić
GBR Roger Taylor
RHO Andrew Pattison
RSA Cliff Drysdale
USA Marty Riessen
NED Tom Okker
7–5, 7–6AUS Colin Dibley
AUS Roy Emerson
18 NovDewar Cup
Nottingham/London, England
Carpet – 32S/16DROM Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–3USA Tom GormanUSA Jimmy Connors
NZL Onny ParunFRA Patrick Proisy
RSA Frew McMillan
AUS Barry Phillips-Moore
RHO Andrew Pattison
28 NovMasters
Barcelona, Spain
Hard (i) – $55,000 – 8SROM Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3USA Stan Smith
  • Tournaments combined with a women's Grand Prix tour event.

Points distribution

Group D tournaments201264–––

No points were awarded for first round losers

Standings

PlayerTournaments playedPointsPrize money
ROM Ilie Năstase24659£21,000
USA Stan Smith19587£14,700
ESP Manuel Orantes19468£10,500
TCH Jan Kodeš14332£8,400
ESP Andrés Gimeno20319£6,720
RSA Bob Hewitt15263£5,460
USA Jimmy Connors22251£5,040
USA Tom Gorman19227£4,620
RHO Andrew Pattison21204£4,200
FRA Patrick Proisy13172£3,780

Cliff Richey, Roscoe Tanner, Alex Metreveli, Tom Okker and Arthur Ashe played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for prize money.

Grand Prix rankings

As of 1 January 1972RankName
1 (tie)Stan Smith
1 (tie)John Newcombe
3Ken Rosewall
4Rod Laver
5Jan Kodeš
6Tom Okker
7Arthur Ashe
8Ilie Năstase
9Cliff Drysdale
10Marty Riessen

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Year-end rankings (December 1972)RankNameChange
1Stan Smith=
2Ilie Năstase+6
3Ken Rosewall=

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List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

  • USA Jimmy Connors (6) Roanoke, Queen's Club, Columbus, Cincinnati, Albany, Jacksonville
  • AUS John Cooper (1) Hilversum
  • AUS Colin Dibley (1) Kitzbühel
  • USA Tom Edlefsen (1) Kansas City
  • ESP Andrés Gimeno (3) Los Angeles, French Open, Eastbourne, Gstaad
  • USA Pancho Gonzalez (1) Des Moines
  • RSA Bob Hewitt (4) Bournemouth, Bristol, Tanglewood, Indianapolis
  • TCH Jan Kodeš (1) Barcelona
  • FRG Karl Meiler (1) Buenos Aires
  • URS Alex Metreveli (3) Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide
  • ROU Ilie Năstase (11) Baltimore, Omaha, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Nice, Düsseldorf, Montreal, South Orange, Seattle, US Open, London, Masters
  • ESP Manuel Orantes (5) Caracas, Rome, Brussels, Hamburg, Båstad
  • USA Cliff Richey (2) London Indoor, Johannesburg
  • USA Stan Smith (7) Salisbury, Hampton, Wimbledon, Washington, D.C., Sacramento, Los Angeles, Paris Bercy, Stockholm
  • GBR Roger Taylor (1) Merion

The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1972:

  • AUS Colin Dibley Kitzbühel
  • RSA Bob Hewitt Bournemouth

Notes

References

References

  1. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  2. (23 January 1972). "USLTA adds Salisbury to circuit". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. "ITF – History". [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF).
  4. (1973). "World of Tennis '73". Queen Anne Press.
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