1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
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Duration | 6 February 1972 – 26 November 1972 |
Edition | 5th |
Tournaments | 24 |
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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]
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1972 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.[2]
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WCT Finals |
Regular series |
February
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Feb | Fidelity WCT Richmond, United States Regular series Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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8 Feb | U.S. Professional Indoor Philadelphia, United States Regular series Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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20 Feb | Canadian Open (WCT) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Regular series Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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March
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Mar | Saga Bay Tennis Classic Hollywood, United States Regular series Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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16 Mar | Kemper International Tennis Tournament Chicago, United States Regular series Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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April
May
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 May | Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, United States Regular series $50,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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10 May | WCT Finals Dallas, United States WCT Finals $50,000 – carpet (i) – 8S Singles |
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July
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Jul | Holton Tennis Classic St. Louis, United States Regular series Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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12 Jul | Washington Star International Washington, United States Regular series Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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29 Jul | First National Tennis Classic Louisville, United States Regular series Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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August
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Aug | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, United States Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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13 Aug | Cleveland Classic Cleveland, United States Regular series Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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20 Aug | Colonial Nat'l Invitation Tennis Tournament Fort Worth, United States Regular series Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
![]() 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
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September
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 Sep | Rothmans International Montreal, Quebec, Canada Regular series Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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October
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Oct | Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Championships Alamo, United States Regular series Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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22 Oct | Rothmans International Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Regular series Carpet – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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29 Oct | Canada Dry International Essen, West Germany Regular series Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles |
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November
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Nov | Swedish Pro Tennis Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Regular series Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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18 Nov | Rotterdam Indoors Rotterdam, Netherlands Regular series Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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26 Nov | WCT Winter Finals Rome, Italy WCT Finals Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 8S Singles |
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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 | ||
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S | S | D | S | D | ||
10 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
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1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
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1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
7 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
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3 | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||
1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | |||
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1 | 1 | 0 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Titles won by nation
Total titles | Nation | Finals | Regular series | All titles | ||
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S | S | D | S | D | ||
22 | ![]() |
1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
19 | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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.
See also
- 1972 Grand Prix circuit
- 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit
- Association of Tennis Professionals
- International Tennis Federation
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–148. ISBN 9780671216238.
- ^ a b "1972 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).