1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament

August 2023 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament April 3–9 38th World Championship Tennis (WCT) 31S / 14D $50,000 Clay / outdoor Houston, Texas, U.S. River Oaks Country Club AUS Rod Laver1972 River Oaks – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/405/1972/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver1972 River Oaks – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/405/1972/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) River Oaks International Tennis Tournament The 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament, also known as the River Oaks Invitational, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas in the United States. It was the 38th edition of the tournament and was held from April 3 through April 9, 1972. The tournament was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit and offered total prize money of $50,000. The singles title was won by first-seeded Rod Laver who earned $10,000 first-prize money.World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1973 Queen Anne Press London 9780671216238 144 John Barrett Finals Singles 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament – Singles AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–4 Doubles 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament – Doubles AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–3 See also Laver–Rosewall rivalry References External links ITF tournament edition details River Oaks Tennis Tournament River Oaks Tennis Tournament River Oaks Tennis Tournament