1972 World Championship Tennis circuit

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.

chedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1972 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.cite news|author=atptennis.com|title=1972 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar| url =http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/vault/archive.asp?year=1972&caltype=full| accessdate =2008-09-12| language =English]

January

"No events that month."

February

May

eptember

December

"No events that month."

tatistical Information

List of players and WCT titles won (WCT Finals in bold), last name alphabetically:

First part of the season
*flagicon|AUS Rod Laver - Richmond, Philadelphia, Toronto, Houston, and Denver (5)
*flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall - Hollywood, Charlotte, and WCT Finals, Dallas (3)
*flagicon|AUS John Newcombe - Las Vegas (1)
*flagicon|NED Tom Okker - Chicago (1)
*flagicon|USA Marty Riessen - Quebec City (1)

Second part of the season
*flagicon|AUS John Newcombe - St. Louis, Fort Worth, Alamo, Vancouver, and Gothenburg (5)
*flagicon|USA Arthur Ashe - Louisville, Montreal, Rotterdam, and WCT Winter Finals, Rome (4)
*flagicon|GBR Mark Cox - Cleveland (1)
*flagicon|USA Robert Lutz - Boston (1)
*flagicon|YUG Nikola Pilic - Essen (1)
*flagicon|AUS Tony Roche - Washington (1)
*flagicon|USA Stan Smith - Los Angeles (1)

Cumulated
*flagicon|AUS John Newcombe - Las Vegas, St. Louis, Fort Worth, Alamo, Vancouver, and Gothenburg (6)
*flagicon|AUS Rod Laver - Richmond, Philadelphia, Toronto, Houston, and Denver (5)
*flagicon|USA Arthur Ashe - Louisville, Montreal, Rotterdam, and WCT Winter Finals, Rome (4)
*flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall - Hollywood, Charlotte, and WCT Finals, Dallas (3)
*flagicon|GBR Mark Cox - Cleveland (1)
*flagicon|USA Robert Lutz - Boston (1)
*flagicon|NED Tom Okker - Chicago (1)
*flagicon|YUG Nikola Pilic - Essen (1)
*flagicon|USA Marty Riessen - Quebec City (1)
*flagicon|AUS Tony Roche - Washington (1)
*flagicon|USA Stan Smith - Los Angeles (1)

WCT Standings

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References

ee also

*Grand Prix tennis circuit
*Association of Tennis Professionals
*International Tennis Federation

External links

* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/home/ Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website]
* [http://www.itftennis.com/ International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website]


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