1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Singles | |
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1972 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
Champion | Ken Rosewall |
Runner-up | Rod Laver |
Final score | 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5) |
Ken Rosewall was the defending champion and won in the final 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5) against Rod Laver.[1] 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.[2][3]
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
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Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | John Newcombe | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rod Laver | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Cliff Drysdale | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Marty Riessen | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Tom Okker | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Arthur Ashe | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Robert Lutz | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "ATP – 1972 Dallas WCT Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ "1972: The Rod Laver vs. Ken Rosewall WCT Final in Dallas". tennis.com.
- ↑ Only one match has since had a larger U.S. TV audience: the legendary Battle of the Sexes the following year, signifying how popular tennis had become during this boom period.
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