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1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

In the 1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles, Ken Rosewall was the defending champion, having previously won the tennis competition, and won in the final 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5) against Rod Laver. Of particular note, the final is credited as the "match that made tennis in the United States" because its unprecedented domestic television audience of 23 million fueled a massive increase in the sport's popularity.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Rod Laver (final)
  2. AUS Ken Rosewall (champion)
  3. USA Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
  4. RSA Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
  5. USA Marty Riessen (semifinals)
  6. NED Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
  7. USA Robert Lutz (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS John Newcombe (quarterfinals)

Draw

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=AUS Rod Laver | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-score1-4= | RD1-score1-5= | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=AUS John Newcombe | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3=4 | RD1-score2-4= | RD1-score2-5=

| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=RSA Cliff Drysdale | RD1-score3-1=7 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-score3-4=5 | RD1-score3-5=3 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=USA Marty Riessen | RD1-score4-1=5 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score4-3=6 | RD1-score4-4=7 | RD1-score4-5=6

| RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team5=NED Tom Okker | RD1-score5-1=4 | RD1-score5-2=1 | RD1-score5-3=3 | RD1-score5-4= | RD1-score5-5= | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-team6=USA Arthur Ashe | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-score6-4= | RD1-score6-5=

| RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team7=USA Robert Lutz | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=3 | RD1-score7-4=6 | RD1-score7-5=1 | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score8-2=3 | RD1-score8-3=6 | RD1-score8-4=4 | RD1-score8-5=6

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=AUS Rod Laver | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=4 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score1-4=6 | RD2-score1-5=6 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=USA Marty Riessen | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=1 | RD2-score2-4=2 | RD2-score2-5=0

| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3=USA Arthur Ashe | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score3-2=2 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score3-4= | RD2-score3-5= | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-team4=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD2-score4-3=7 | RD2-score4-4= | RD2-score4-5=

| RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=AUS Rod Laver | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=0 | RD3-score1-3=3 | RD3-score1-4=7 | RD3-score1-5=65 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score2-3=6 | RD3-score2-4=6 | RD3-score2-5=77

References

References

  1. "ATP – 1972 Dallas WCT Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. "1972: The Rod Laver vs. Ken Rosewall WCT Final in Dallas". tennis.com.
  3. Only one match has since had a larger U.S. TV audience: the legendary [[Battle of the Sexes (tennis)#1973: Riggs vs. King. Battle of the Sexes]] the following year, signifying how popular tennis had become during this boom period.
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