1972 WCT 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.

1 Schedule
- 1.1 Key
- 1.2 February
- 1.3 March
- 1.4 April
- 1.5 May
- 1.6 July
- 1.7 August
- 1.8 September
- 1.9 October
- 1.10 November
2 Statistical information
- 2.1 Titles won by player
- 2.2 Titles won by nation
3 WCT Standings
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1972 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.^[1]

Key

WCT Finals
Regular series

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 February	Fidelity WCT Richmond, United States Regular series $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Rod Laver 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3	Cliff Drysdale	Arthur Ashe John Newcombe	Robert Lutz Roy Emerson Charlie Pasarell Roger Taylor
6 February		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 7–6	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Arthur Ashe John Newcombe	Robert Lutz Roy Emerson Charlie Pasarell Roger Taylor
8 February	U.S. Professional Indoor Philadelphia, United States Regular series $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Rod Laver 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2	Ken Rosewall	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale Jeff Borowiak Robert Lutz
8 February		Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale Jeff Borowiak Robert Lutz
20 February	1972 Canadian Open (WCT) Toronto, Canada Regular series $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Rod Laver 6–1, 6–4	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Charlie Pasarell	Roger Taylor Roy Emerson Fred Stolle Marty Riessen
20 February		Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Tom Okker Charlie Pasarell	Roger Taylor Roy Emerson Fred Stolle Marty Riessen

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 March	1972 Saga Bay Tennis Classic Hollywood, United States Regular series $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Ken Rosewall 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Cliff Drysdale	Fred Stolle Charlie Pasarell	Roger Taylor Ismail El Shafei Mark Cox Arthur Ashe
5 March		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–5, 6–4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Fred Stolle Charlie Pasarell	Roger Taylor Ismail El Shafei Mark Cox Arthur Ashe
16 March	1972 Kemper International Tennis Tournament Chicago, United States Regular series $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Tom Okker 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Arthur Ashe	Robert Lutz Ken Rosewall	Charlie Pasarell Marty Riessen John Alexander Robert Lutz
16 March		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–3	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Robert Lutz Ken Rosewall	Charlie Pasarell Marty Riessen John Alexander Robert Lutz

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 April	1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament Houston, United States Regular series $50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Rod Laver 6–2, 6–4	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Roger Taylor	William Bowrey John Alexander John Newcombe Nikola Pilic
9 April		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	Tom Okker Roger Taylor	William Bowrey John Alexander John Newcombe Nikola Pilic
16 April	Quebec International Tennis Open Quebec City, Canada Regular series $50,000 - (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Marty Riessen 7–5, 6–2, 7–5	Rod Laver	Cliff Drysdale Arthur Ashe	Charlie Pasarell Roger Taylor Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall
16 April		Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 4–6, 6–3, 7–5	Terry Addison John Alexander	Cliff Drysdale Arthur Ashe	Charlie Pasarell Roger Taylor Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall
23 April	1972 North Carolina National Bank Tennis Classic Charlotte, United States Regular series $50,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Ken Rosewall 2–6, 6–2, 6–2	Cliff Richey	Cliff Drysdale John Alexander	Mark Cox William Bowrey Tom Okker Marty Riessen
23 April		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Cliff Drysdale John Alexander	Mark Cox William Bowrey Tom Okker Marty Riessen
30 April	United Bank Tennis Classic Denver, United States Regular series $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S Singles Draw	Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Tom Okker	Robert Lutz John Newcombe Arthur Ashe John Alexander

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, United States Regular series $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4	Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Frank Froehling	Rod Laver Roger Taylor Tom Okker Ken Rosewall
1 May		Roy Emerson Rod Laver default	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Marty Riessen Frank Froehling	Rod Laver Roger Taylor Tom Okker Ken Rosewall
10 May	WCT Finals Dallas, United States WCT Finals $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 8S Singles Draw	Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6	Rod Laver	Marty Riessen Arthur Ashe	John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale Tom Okker Robert Lutz

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 July	Holton Tennis Classic St. Louis, United States Regular series Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Newcombe 6–3, 6–3	Nikola Pilic	Cliff Drysdale Charlie Pasarell	Tony Roche Tom Okker Marty Riessen Cliff Richey
1 July		John Newcombe Tony Roche 7–6, 6–2	John Alexander Phil Dent	Cliff Drysdale Charlie Pasarell	Tony Roche Tom Okker Marty Riessen Cliff Richey
6 July	1972 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, United States Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Robert Lutz 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Tom Okker	Cliff Drysdale Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Marty Riessen Nikola Pilic Tony Roche
6 July		John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–3, 1–6, 7–6	Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz	Cliff Drysdale Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Marty Riessen Nikola Pilic Tony Roche
12 July	Washington Star International Washington, United States Regular series Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Tony Roche 3–6, 7–6, 6–4	Marty Riessen	Ray Ruffels John Newcombe	John Alexander Cliff Richey Arthur Ashe Ismail El Shafei
12 July		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Ray Ruffels John Newcombe	John Alexander Cliff Richey Arthur Ashe Ismail El Shafei
29 July	First National Tennis Classic Louisville, United States Regular series Clay - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–4	Mark Cox	John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Tony Roche Tom Okker Nikola Pilic
29 July		John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz	John Newcombe Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen Tony Roche Tom Okker Nikola Pilic

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 August	1972 Cleveland Classic Cleveland, United States Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Mark Cox 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Ray Ruffels	Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale	Ken Rosewall Nikola Pilic Marty Riessen Ismail El Shafei
13 August		Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor 7–6, 6–3	Frank Froehling Charlie Pasarell	Roger Taylor Cliff Drysdale	Ken Rosewall Nikola Pilic Marty Riessen Ismail El Shafei
20 August	1972 Colonial Nat'l Invitation Tennis Tourn't Fort Worth, United States Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Newcombe 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	John Alexander Tony Roche Graham Stillwell Marty Riessen
20 August		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–2	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	John Alexander Tony Roche Graham Stillwell Marty Riessen

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 September	Rothmans International Montreal, Canada Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Arthur Ashe 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3	Roy Emerson	Ismail El Shafei Tom Okker	John Newcombe Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale Cliff Richey
11 September		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–1, 4–6, 7–6	Robert Maud Ken Rosewall	Ismail El Shafei Tom Okker	John Newcombe Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale Cliff Richey
18 September	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles, United States Regular series $60,000 - Hard - 64S/64D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Stan Smith 6–4, 6–4	Roscoe Tanner	Tom Okker Tom Gorman	Manuel Orantes Ken Rosewall Raymond Moore Bob Carmichael
18 September		Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 7–6	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	Tom Okker Tom Gorman	Manuel Orantes Ken Rosewall Raymond Moore Bob Carmichael

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 October	Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Championships Alamo, United States Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Newcombe 6–1, 6–1, 7–5	Cliff Drysdale	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Terry Addison Mark Cox John Alexander Roy Emerson
1 October		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Terry Addison Mark Cox John Alexander Roy Emerson
22 October	Rothmans International Vancouver, Canada Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Newcombe 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 7–5	Marty Riessen	Mark Cox Robert Lutz	Roy Emerson Tom Okker Brian Fairlie Arthur Ashe
22 October		John Newcombe Fred Stolle 7–6, 6–0	Cliff Drysdale Allan Stone	Mark Cox Robert Lutz	Roy Emerson Tom Okker Brian Fairlie Arthur Ashe
29 October	Canada Dry International Essen, West Germany Regular series Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw	Nikola Pilic 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6	Robert Lutz	Cliff Richey Ismail El Shafei	John Newcombe Wilhelm Bungert Tom Okker Arthur Ashe

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 November	1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Regular series Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	John Newcombe 6–0, 6–3, 6–1	Roy Emerson	Tom Okker Mark Cox	Allan Stone Roger Taylor Haroon Rahim Jeff Borowiak
5 November		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	Tom Okker Mark Cox	Allan Stone Roger Taylor Haroon Rahim Jeff Borowiak
18 November	Rotterdam Indoors Rotterdam, Netherlands Regular series Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw	Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Tom Okker	John Newcombe Mark Cox	Charlie Pasarell Robert Lutz Robin Drysdale Marty Riessen
18 November		Roy Emerson John Newcombe 6–2, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz	John Newcombe Mark Cox	Charlie Pasarell Robert Lutz Robin Drysdale Marty Riessen
26 November	WCT Winter Finals Rome, Italy WCT Finals $25,000 - Carpet (i) - 8S Singles Draw	Arthur Ashe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	Robert Lutz	Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale	Nikola Pilic Marty Riessen Mark Cox 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.^[1] 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
Total titles	Player	S	S	D	S	D
10	John Newcombe		6	4	6	4
	Tom Okker		1	9	1	9
	Marty Riessen		1	9	1	9
7	Rod Laver		5	2	5	2
5	Arthur Ashe	1	3	1	4	1
3	Ken Rosewall	1	2		3	0
	Tony Roche		1	2	1	2
	Roy Emerson			3	0	3
2	Robert Lutz		1	1	1	1
	Bob Carmichael			2	0	2
	Ray Ruffels			2	0	2
1	Mark Cox		1		1	0
	Nikola Pilic		1		1	0
	Stan Smith		1		1	0
	John Alexander			1	0	1
	Jimmy Connors			1	0	1
	Phil Dent			1	0	1
	Cliff Drysdale			1	0	1
	Pancho Gonzales			1	0	1
	Fred Stolle			1	0	1
	Roger Taylor			1	0	1

Titles won by nation

Total titles	Nation	Finals	Regular series		All titles
Total titles	Nation	S	S	D	S	D
22	Australia	1	13	8	14	8
19	United States	1	6	12	7	12
10	Netherlands		1	9	1	9
2	United Kingdom		1	1	1	1
1	Yugoslavia		1		1	0
1	South Africa			1	0	1

WCT 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
1	Rod Laver
2	Tom Okker
3	Ken Rosewall
4	Cliff Drysdale
5	Arthur Ashe
6	John Newcombe
7	Marty Riessen
8	Robert Lutz
9	Roy Emerson
10	Andres Gimeno
11	Charlie Pasarell
12	John Alexander
13	Dennis Ralston
14	Ray Ruffels
=	Ismail El Shafei
=	Nikola Pilic
17	Robert Maud
18	Mark Cox
19	Roger Taylor
20	Fred Stolle

1972 Standings (May)
#	Player
1	Rod Laver
2	Ken Rosewall
3	Tom Okker
4	Cliff Drysdale
5	Marty Riessen
6	Arthur Ashe
7	Robert Lutz
8	John Newcombe
9	Roy Emerson
=	Charlie Pasarell
11	John Alexander
12	Roger Taylor
13	Andres Gimeno
14	Mark Cox
15	Jeff Borowiak
16	Fred Stolle
=	Nikola Pilic
18	Ismail El Shafei
19	Bob Carmichael
20	Ray Ruffels

1972 Standings (November)
#	Player
1	John Newcombe
2	Arthur Ashe
3	Tom Okker
4	Mark Cox
5	Cliff Drysdale
=	Marty Riessen
7	Robert Lutz
=	Nikola Pilic
9	Roy Emerson
=	Tony Roche
=	Ismail El Shafei
12	Cliff Richey
13	Charlie Pasarell
14	Ray Ruffels
15	Ken Rosewall
=	Roger Taylor
17	John Alexander
18	Bob Carmichael
=	Allan Stone
=	Haroon Rahim
=	Jeff Borowiak

References

^ ^a ^b atpworldtour.com. "1972 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar". http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/5/en/vault/archive.asp?year=1972&caltype=full. Retrieved 2009-04-21.

External links

WCT circuit seasons

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1972 World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit

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WCT Finals, Dallas · WCT Winter Finals, Rome

1972 in tennis

Grand Slam events	Australian Open · French Open · Wimbledon · US Open

Men	WCT circuit · WCT Finals, Dallas · WCT Winter Finals, Rome — Grand Prix circuit · Grand Prix Masters, Barcelona — Non-Tour Events

Women	Virginia Slims circuit · Virginia Slims Championships — Non-Tour Events

National teams	Davis Cup · Federation Cup