1972 World Championship Tennis circuit

The 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1972. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The circuit included twenty-three regular events, and two circuit finals, one taking place in May, counting for the second half of the 1971 season, and the first part of the 1972 season, and a smaller one taking place in November, counting for the second half of the 1972 season, from July through November.[1]

1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
Newcombe won 6 tour titles
Details
Duration6 February 1972 – 26 November 1972
Edition5th
Tournaments26
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia John Newcombe (6)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Rod Laver (7)
Australia Ken Rosewall (7)
Points leaderAustralia John Newcombe
1971
1973

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1972 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.[2]

Key
WCT Finals
Regular series

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 FebFidelity WCT
Richmond, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
South Africa Cliff DrysdaleUnited States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
United States Robert Lutz
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Charlie Pasarell
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 7–6
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
8 FebU.S. Professional Indoor
Philadelphia, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Australia Ken RosewallUnited States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Jeff Borowiak
United States Robert Lutz
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
20 FebCanadian Open (WCT)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Regular series
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–1, 6–4
Australia Ken RosewallNetherlands Tom Okker
United States Charlie Pasarell
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Fred Stolle
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 MarSaga Bay Tennis Classic
Hollywood, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Ken Rosewall
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
South Africa Cliff DrysdaleAustralia Fred Stolle
United States Charlie Pasarell
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–5, 6–4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
16 MarKemper International Tennis Tournament
Chicago, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Netherlands Tom Okker
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
United States Arthur AsheUnited States Robert Lutz
Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Alexander
United States Robert Lutz
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–2, 6–3
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 AprRiver Oaks Tennis Tournament
Houston, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–2, 6–4
Australia Ken RosewallNetherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia William Bowrey
Australia John Alexander
Australia John Newcombe
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–3
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
16 AprRothmans International Quebec
Quebec City, Canada
Regular series
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Marty Riessen
7–5, 6–2, 7–5
Australia Rod LaverSouth Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Australia Terry Addison
Australia John Alexander
23 AprCharlotte Tennis Classic
Charlotte, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – clay – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Ken Rosewall
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
United States Cliff RicheySouth Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia John Alexander
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia William Bowrey
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
30 AprUnited Bank Classic
Denver, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 32S
Singles
Australia Rod Laver
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
United States Marty RiessenAustralia Roy Emerson
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Robert Lutz
Australia John Newcombe
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Alexander
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Roger Taylor

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 MayAlan King Tennis Classic
Las Vegas, United States
Regular series
$50,000 – hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Newcombe
6–3, 6–4
South Africa Cliff DrysdaleUnited States Marty Riessen
United States Frank Froehling
Australia Rod Laver
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
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Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
10 MayWCT Finals
Dallas, United States
WCT Finals
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 8S
Singles
Australia Ken Rosewall
4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Australia Rod LaverUnited States Marty Riessen
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Robert Lutz

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 JulHolton Tennis Classic
St. Louis, United States
Regular series
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Newcombe
6–3, 6–3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola PilićSouth Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Tony Roche
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
United States Cliff Richey
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
7–6, 6–2
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
12 JulWashington Star International
Washington, United States
Regular series
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Tony Roche
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
United States Marty RiessenAustralia Ray Ruffels
Australia John Newcombe
Australia John Alexander
United States Cliff Richey
United States Arthur Ashe
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
29 JulFirst National Tennis Classic
Louisville, United States
Regular series
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Arthur Ashe
6–4, 6–4
United Kingdom Mark CoxAustralia John Newcombe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Tony Roche
Netherlands Tom Okker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia John Alexander
United States Phil Dent
6–4, 6–3
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Aug U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Robert Lutz
6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Netherlands Tom Okker South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Rod Laver
United States Marty Riessen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Tony Roche
Australia Tony Roche
Australia John Newcombe
6–3, 1–6, 7–6
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
13 AugCleveland Classic
Cleveland, United States
Regular series
Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Mark Cox
6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Ray RuffelsUnited Kingdom Roger Taylor
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Ken Rosewall
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Marty Riessen
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
7–6, 6–3
United States Frank Froehling
United States Charlie Pasarell
20 AugColonial Nat'l Invitation Tennis Tournament
Fort Worth, United States
Regular series
Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Newcombe
5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Ken RosewallNetherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Alexander
Australia Tony Roche
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–2, 6–2
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 SepRothmans International
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Regular series
Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Arthur Ashe
7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Australia Roy EmersonEgypt Ismail El Shafei
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia John Newcombe
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Cliff Richey
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–1, 4–6, 7–6
United States Robert Maud
Australia Ken Rosewall

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 OctRedwood Bank Pacific Coast Championships
Alamo, United States
Regular series
Hard – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Newcombe
6–1, 6–1, 7–5
South Africa Cliff DrysdaleNetherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Terry Addison
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia John Alexander
Australia Roy Emerson
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
22 OctRothmans International
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Regular series
Carpet – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Newcombe
6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 7–5
United States Marty RiessenUnited Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Robert Lutz
Australia Roy Emerson
Netherlands Tom Okker
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Fred Stolle
7–6, 6–0
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Allan Stone
29 OctCanada Dry International
Essen, West Germany
Regular series
Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
Singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
United States Robert LutzUnited States Cliff Richey
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia John Newcombe
West Germany Wilhelm Bungert
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 NovSwedish Pro Tennis Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
Regular series
$50,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia John Newcombe
6–0, 6–3, 6–1
Australia Roy EmersonNetherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Allan Stone
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Jeff Borowiak
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–2, 7–6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
18 NovRotterdam Indoors
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Regular series
Carpet (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Arthur Ashe
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Netherlands Tom OkkerAustralia John Newcombe
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Robert Lutz
United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia John Newcombe
6–2, 6–3
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
26 NovWCT Winter Finals
Rome, Italy
WCT Finals
$25,000 – carpet (i) – 8S
Singles
United States Arthur Ashe
6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6
United States Robert LutzNetherlands Tom Okker
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia John Newcombe

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1972 WCT circuit: the WCT Finals, and the regular series tournaments.[2] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) importance of those titles (a WCT Finals win equalling two regular tournaments wins); 3) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Titles won by player

Total titles Player Finals Regular series All titles
SSDSD
10Australia John Newcombe6464
Netherlands Tom Okker1919
United States Marty Riessen1919
7Australia Rod Laver5252
5United States Arthur Ashe13141
3Australia Ken Rosewall1230
Australia Tony Roche1212
Australia Roy Emerson303
2United States Robert Lutz1111
Australia Bob Carmichael202
Australia Ray Ruffels202
1United Kingdom Mark Cox110
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić110
United States Stan Smith110
Australia John Alexander101
United States Jimmy Connors101
United States Phil Dent101
South Africa Cliff Drysdale101
United States Pancho Gonzales101
Australia Fred Stolle101
United Kingdom Roger Taylor101

Titles won by nation

Total titles Nation Finals Regular series All titles
SSDSD
22 Australia1138148
19 United States1612712
10 Netherlands1919
2 United Kingdom1111
1 Yugoslavia110
South Africa South Africa101

Standings

These are the standings of the top twenty singles players on the WCT circuit, at the end of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit, and after each edition of the WCT Finals in the 1972 season.

1971 Standings
# Player
1Australia Rod Laver
2Netherlands Tom Okker
3Australia Ken Rosewall
4South Africa Cliff Drysdale
5United States Arthur Ashe
6Australia John Newcombe
7United States Marty Riessen
8United States Robert Lutz
9Australia Roy Emerson
10Spain Andrés Gimeno
11United States Charlie Pasarell
12Australia John Alexander
13United States Dennis Ralston
14Australia Ray Ruffels
=Egypt Ismail El Shafei
=Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
17South Africa Robert Maud
18United Kingdom Mark Cox
19United Kingdom Roger Taylor
20Australia Fred Stolle
1972 Standings (May)
# Player
1Australia Rod Laver
2Australia Ken Rosewall
3Netherlands Tom Okker
4South Africa Cliff Drysdale
5United States Marty Riessen
6United States Arthur Ashe
7United States Robert Lutz
8Australia John Newcombe
9Australia Roy Emerson
=United States Charlie Pasarell
11Australia John Alexander
12United Kingdom Roger Taylor
13Spain Andrés Gimeno
14United Kingdom Mark Cox
15United States Jeff Borowiak
16Australia Fred Stolle
=Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
18Egypt Ismail El Shafei
19Australia Bob Carmichael
20Australia Ray Ruffels
1972 Standings (November)
# Player
1Australia John Newcombe
2United States Arthur Ashe
3Netherlands Tom Okker
4United Kingdom Mark Cox
5South Africa Cliff Drysdale
=United States Marty Riessen
7United States Robert Lutz
=Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
9Australia Roy Emerson
=Australia Tony Roche
=Egypt Ismail El Shafei
12United States Cliff Richey
13United States Charlie Pasarell
14Australia Ray Ruffels
15Australia Ken Rosewall
=United Kingdom Roger Taylor
17Australia John Alexander
18Australia Bob Carmichael
=Australia Allan Stone
=Pakistan Haroon Rahim
=United States Jeff Borowiak

See also

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–148. ISBN 9780671216238.
  2. "1972 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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