1972 Wimbledon Championships

1972 Wimbledon Championships
Date	26 June – 9 July
Edition	86th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Stan Smith
Women's Singles
Billie Jean King
Men's Doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Women's Doubles
Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve
Mixed Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Ilie Năstase

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 ran from 26 June until 9 July. It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1972. Reigning champion John Newcombe was prevented from defending his title and was absent along with other World Championship Tennis (WCT) contract players, including Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and Arthur Ashe, who were banned by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) from entering the event.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1972 championships was £50,330. The winner of the men's title earned £5,000 while the women's singles champion earned £2,400.^[1]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's Singles	£5,000	£3,000	£1,000	£550	£300	£200	£125	£100
Women's Singles	£2,400	£1,330	£600	£350	£200	£150	£100	£75
Men's Doubles *	£1,000	£600	£400	£200	£0	£0	£0	N/A
Women's Doubles *	£600	£400	£200	£100	£0	£0	£0	N/A
Mixed Doubles *	£500	£350	£175	£100	£0	£0	£0	£0

_{* per team}

Champions

Men's singles

Stan Smith defeated 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

Billie Jean King defeated 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.

Juniors Champions

Boys' singles

Björn Borg^[2] defeated Buster Mottram, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Girls' singles

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

Notes

↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
↑ Borg won the Wimbledon men's singles title 5 years in a row (an Open Era record).

External links

Official website Wimbledon Championships

Preceded by 1972 French Open	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1972 U.S. Open

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