1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships

1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships 30 October – 5 November 1st World Championship Tennis $50,000 32S / 16D Carpet / indoor Gothenburg, Sweden Scandinavium AUS John Newcombe1972 Gothenburg – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/nuembrecht/508/1972/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen1972 Gothenburg – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/nuembrecht/508/1972/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) The 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 1st edition of Swedish Pro Tennis Championships, and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. It took place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 30 October until 5 November 1972.World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1973 Queen Anne Press London 9780671216238 147 John Barrett The singles line up featured Toronto, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Fort Worth, Alamo and Vancouver WCT winner John Newcombe, US Open runner-up, Louisville and Montreal WCT champion Arthur Ashe, and Chicago WCT finalist, Boston WCT and Stockholm finalist Tom Okker. Also competing were Cleveland WCT winner Mark Cox, Richmond, Miami, Las Vegas and Alamo WCT runner-up Cliff Drysdale, Marty Riessen, Robert Lutz and Nikola Pilić. Finals Singles 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships – Singles AUS John Newcombe defeated AUS Roy Emerson, 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 It was Newcombe's 6th title of the year, and his 18th overall. It was his 6th WCT title of the year, and his 11th overall. Doubles 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen defeated EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei / NZL Brian Fairlie, 6–2, 7–6 See also 1972 Swedish Open 1972 Stockholm Open References