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1972 Wimbledon Championships

FieldValue
date26 June – 9 July
edition86th
categoryGrand Slam
prize_money£50,330
surfaceGrass
locationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
champmsUSA Stan Smith
champwsUSA Billie Jean King
champmdRSA Bob Hewitt / RSA Frew McMillan
champwdUSA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve
champxdROM Ilie Năstase / USA Rosie Casals
champbsSWE Björn Borg
champgsRSA Ilana Kloss

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 1972 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1972 but rain on the final Saturday meant that the men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals were played on Sunday 9 July. It was the first time in the tournament's history that finals were played on a Sunday. It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1972.

Due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) ban on World Championship Tennis (WCT) contract players competing in their tournaments, the reigning men's singles champion John Newcombe was prevented from defending his title. Other players banned from competing included Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and Arthur Ashe. First-seeded Stan Smith and second-seeded Billie Jean King won the men's and women's singles titles respectively.

Prize money

The total prize money for the 1972 championships was £50,330. The winner of the men's title earned £5,000 while the women's singles champion earned £2,400.

**Mixed doubles ***£500£350£175£100£0£0£0£0
  • per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

USA Stan Smith defeated ROM Ilie Năstase, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

  • It was Smith's 2nd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his only Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Billie Jean King defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was King's 8th career Grand Slam title (her 4th in the Open Era), and her 4th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

RSA Bob Hewitt / RSA Frew McMillan defeated USA Stan Smith / USA Erik van Dillen, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7

Women's doubles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve defeated FRA Françoise Dürr / AUS Judy Dalton, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

ROM Ilie Năstase / USA Rosie Casals defeated AUS Kim Warwick / AUS Evonne Goolagong, 6–4, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

SWE Björn Borg defeated GBR Buster Mottram, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Girls' singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

RSA Ilana Kloss defeated GBR Glynis Coles, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. USA Stan Smith (champion)
  2. ROM Ilie Năstase (final, lost to Stan Smith)
  3. ESP Manuel Orantes (semifinals, lost to Ilie Năstase)
  4. ESP Andrés Gimeno (second round, lost to Onny Parun)
  5. TCH Jan Kodeš (semifinals, lost to Stan Smith)
  6. FRA Pierre Barthès (fourth round, lost to Colin Dibley)
  7. RSA Bob Hewitt (first round, lost to Jimmy Connors)
  8. URS Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals, lost to Stan Smith)

Women's singles

  1. AUS Evonne Goolagong (final, lost to Billie Jean King)
  2. USA Billie Jean King (champion)
  3. USA Nancy Richey (quarterfinals, lost to Rosie Casals)
  4. USA Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong)
  5. AUS Kerry Melville (third round, lost to Patti Hogan)
  6. USA Rosie Casals (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
  7. GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
  8. FRA Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong)

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  2. Barrett, John. (2001). "Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships". CollinsWillow.
  3. Bud Collins. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  4. Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". [[AELTC.
  5. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  6. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  7. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  8. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  9. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  10. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  11. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  12. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
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