1972 in tennis

none May 2026 more important tennis events 1972 Grand Prix (tennis) 1972 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit 1972 tennis This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1972. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and the women's tennis circuits. Australian Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Malcolm Anderson 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–51972 Men's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1972_MS_1.html Tennis Australia It was Rosewall's 16th career Grand Slam title (his 8th in singles) and his 6th Australian title.Women's singles GBR Virginia Wade AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–41972 Women's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1972_LS_1.html Tennis Australia It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian title.Men's doubles AUS Owen Davidson AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 3–6, 7–6, 6–31972 Men's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1972_MD_1.html Tennis Australia It was Davidson's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian title. It was Rosewall's 17th career Grand Slam title and his 7th and last Australian title.Women's doubles AUS Helen Gourlay AUS Kerry Harris AUS Patricia Coleman AUS Karen Krantzcke 6–0, 6–41972 Women's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1972_LD_1.html Tennis Australia It was Gourlay's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian title. It was Harris' only career Grand Slam title and her only Australian title.Mixed doublesCompetition not held between 1970 and 1986. French Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles Spain 1945 Andrés Gimeno France Patrick Proisy 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1It was Gimeno's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.Women's singles USA Billie Jean King AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3 It was King's seventh career Grand Slam singles title, her third in the Open Era and her first and only title at the French Open.Men's doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1It was Hewitt's 6th career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open.It was McMillan's 3rd career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open.Women's doubles USA Billie Jean King NED Betty Stöve GBR Winnie Shaw GBR Nell Truman 6–1, 6–2It was King's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th in the Open Era and her 1st and only title at the French Open.It was Stöve's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.Mixed doubles AUS Evonne Goolagong AUS Kim Warwick FRA Françoise Dürr FRA Jean-Claude Barclay 6–2, 6–4 Wimbledon CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles USA Stan Smith 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 2017It was Smith's 2nd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his only Wimbledon title.Women's singlesUSA Billie Jean King 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 2017It was King's 8th career Grand Slam title (her 4th in the Open Era), and her 4th Wimbledon title.Men's doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 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 2017Women's doubles USA Billie Jean King NED Betty Stöve 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 2017Mixed doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Rosie Casals 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 US Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3 This was the first of Nastase's two career Grand Slam titles, and his only US Open title.Women's singles USA Billie Jean King AUS Kerry Melville 6–3, 7–5 This was the ninth of King's twelve career Grand Slam titles, her fifth during the Open Era, and the third of her four US Open titles.Men's doubles South Africa 1928 Cliff Drysdale GBR Roger Taylor AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe 6–4, 7–6, 6–3Women's doubles FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade 6–3, 1–6, 6–3Mixed doubles AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen USA Rosemary Casals Romania 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–5 Notes References External links Tennis Sport Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20120608021306/http://www.daviscup.com/en/home.aspx June 8, 2012 Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx January 7, 2014 Category:Tennis by year