1972 Wimbledon Championships

April 2022 1972 Wimbledon Championships 26 June – 9 July 86th Grand Slam £50,330 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club USA Stan Smith USA Billie Jean King RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase / USA Rosie Casals SWE Björn Borg RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 421, 432Barrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 374, 375 The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1972 but rain on the final Saturday meant that the men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals were played on Sunday 9 July. It was the first time in the tournament's history that finals were played on a Sunday. It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1972. Due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) ban on World Championship Tennis (WCT) contract players competing in their tournaments, the reigning men's singles champion John Newcombe was prevented from defending his title. Other players banned from competing included Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and Arthur Ashe.The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 160 Bud Collins Bud Collins 2nd First-seeded Stan Smith and second-seeded Billie Jean King won the men's and women's singles titles respectively. Prize money The total prize money for the 1972 championships was £50,330. The winner of the men's title earned £5,000 while the women's singles champion earned £2,400.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 74, 129, 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£5,000£3,000£1,000£550£300£200£125£100Women's singles£2,400£1,330£600£350£200£150£100£75Men's doubles *£1,000£600£400£200£0£0£0Women's doubles *£600£400£200£100£0£0£0Mixed doubles *£500£350£175£100£0£0£0£0 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles USA Stan Smith defeated ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Smith's 2nd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his only Wimbledon title. Women's singles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Billie Jean King defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong, 6–3, 6–3 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was King's 8th career Grand Slam title (her 4th in the Open Era), and her 4th Wimbledon title. Men's doubles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan defeated USA Stan Smith / USA Erik van Dillen, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve defeated FRA Françoise Dürr / AUS Judy Dalton, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase / USA Rosie Casals defeated AUS Kim Warwick / AUS Evonne Goolagong, 6–4, 6–4 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles SWE Björn Borg defeated GBR Buster Mottram, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss defeated GBR Glynis Coles, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles USA Stan Smith (champion) ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (final, lost to Stan Smith) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (semifinals, lost to Ilie Năstase) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (second round, lost to Onny Parun) TCH Jan Kodeš (semifinals, lost to Stan Smith) FRA Pierre Barthès (fourth round, lost to Colin Dibley) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (first round, lost to Jimmy Connors) URS 1955 Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals, lost to Stan Smith) Women's singles AUS Evonne Goolagong (final, lost to Billie Jean King) USA Billie Jean King (champion) USA Nancy Richey (quarterfinals, lost to Rosie Casals) USA Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong) AUS Kerry Melville (third round, lost to Patti Hogan) USA Rosie Casals (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King) GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King) FRA Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1972 French Open Grand Slams 1972 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships