1972 Grand Prix (tennis)
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Duration | 14 February – 28 November |
Edition | 3rd |
Tournaments | 33 |
Categories | Grand Slam (3) Masters Super Series (6) Group B (5) Group C (19) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Stan Smith (9) |
Most tournament finals | Ilie Năstase (11) |
Prize money leader | Ilie Năstase (£21,000) |
Points leader | Ilie Năstase (659) |
← 1971 1973 → |
The 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year and organized by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). It consisted of 33 Grand Prix tournaments in different categories including three of the four Grand Slam tournaments and was followed by a season-ending Masters tournament. The circuit ran from February through November.[1]
The 1972 Grand Prix circuit ran in competition with the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit and, to a lesser extent, with the smaller 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit. In July 1971 at its annual meeting, the ILTF voted to ban all WCT contract professionals from their tournaments and facilities from the beginning of 1972 onwards. This meant that leading WCT players such as Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Arthur Ashe and John Newcombe did not initially have permission to compete in the Grand Prix circuit and Newcombe could not defend his two consecutive Wimbledon titles of 1970 and 1971. In April 1972, however, an agreement was reached between the ILTF and WCT that divided the 1973 tour in a WCT circuit that ran from January through April and a Grand Prix circuit that was scheduled for the rest of the year.[2] Under the agreement the players contracted by the WCT could play in the Grand Prix events as of September 1972. The deal was ratified at the annual ILTF meeting in July.[3]
Schedule[]
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Grand Prix Masters |
Grand Prix Super Series |
Group B tournaments |
Group C tournaments |
Team events |
February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Feb | The May Co. International Los Angeles, California, USA Group C 32S/16D |
Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Pierre Barthes | Jimmy Connors Thomaz Koch |
Vladimír Zedník Cliff Richey Pancho Gonzales Ilie Năstase |
Jim Osborne Jim McManus 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | ||||
20 Feb | U.S. National Indoor Championships[a] Salisbury, Maryland, USA Group B Hard – 64S/32D |
Stan Smith 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Ilie Năstase | Haroon Rahim Gerald Battrick |
Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes Tom Gorman |
Manuel Orantes Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3 |
Juan Gisbert Vladimír Zedník | ||||
28 Feb | Clean Air Classic New York, USA Group C S64 |
Stan Smith 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 |
Juan Gisbert | Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase |
Alejandro Olmedo Ove Nils Bengtson Andrés Gimeno Jimmy Connors |
March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Mar | National Indoor Championships Hampton, Virginia, USA Group C Hard – 32S/16D |
Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Ilie Năstase | Andrés Gimeno Cliff Richey |
Juan Gisbert Jimmy Connors Georges Goven Ian Crookenden |
Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7–5, 7–5 |
Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes | ||||
12 Mar | Equity Funding International[a] Washington, D.C., USA Group C Carpet – 32S/16D |
Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Jimmy Connors | Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes |
Jim Osborne Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase Pierre Barthes |
Cliff Richey Tom Edlefsen 6–4, 6–3 |
Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch | ||||
27 Mar | Monte Carlo Open Championships Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Super Series Clay – $20,000 – 32S/32D |
Ilie Năstase 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 |
František Pala | Boro Jovanović Jiří Hřebec |
Bernard Mignot Ion Țiriac Szabolcz Baranyi Péter Szőke |
Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 3–6, 6–1, 12-10, 6–2 |
Jiří Hřebec František Pala |
April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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8 Apr | South African Open * Johannesburg, South Africa Super Series Hard – 32S/16D |
Cliff Richey 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
Manuel Orantes | Andrés Gimeno Jaime Fillol |
Martin Mulligan Bob Hewitt Andrew Pattison Pat Cramer |
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
Georges Goven Ray Moore | ||||
16 Apr | Melia Trophy International Madrid, Spain Group B Clay – 32S/32D |
Ilie Năstase 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 |
František Pala | Jan Kodeš Patrick Proisy |
Szabolcz Baranyi Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes Adriano Panatta |
Stan Smith Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes | ||||
23 Apr | International Championships Nice, France Group D Clay – 32S/16D |
Ilie Năstase 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 |
Jan Kodeš | Stan Smith Boro Jovanović |
Barry Phillips-Moore Dick Crealy Pierre Barthes Gerald Battrick |
Stan Smith Jan Kodeš 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase | ||||
24 Apr | Italian Open Rome, Italy * Super Series Clay – $56,000 – 64S/32D |
Manuel Orantes 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 |
Jan Kodeš | Ilie Năstase Barry Phillips-Moore |
Andrew Pattison Paolo Bertolucci Alex Metreveli Jean-Loup Rouyer |
Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5-3 ret. |
Frew McMillan Lew Hoad |
May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 May | British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, England * Group C Clay – 32S/16D |
Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Pierre Barthes | Ilie Năstase Stan Smith |
Ion Țiriac Jimmy Connors Pat Cramer Jürgen Fassbender |
Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 7–5, 6–2 |
Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | ||||
14 May | Belgian Open Championships Brussels, Belgium Group C Clay – 32S/16D |
Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 |
Andrés Gimeno | Harold Solomon Barry Phillips-Moore |
Patrick Hombergen Juan Gisbert Harald Elschenbroich Vladimír Zedník |
Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert 9–7, 6–3 |
Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | ||||
22 May | French Open * Paris, France Grand Slam Clay |
Andrés Gimeno 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
Patrick Proisy | Alex Metreveli Manuel Orantes |
Adriano Panatta Stan Smith Harold Solomon Jan Kodeš |
Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | ||||
Evonne Goolagong Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–4 |
Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay |
June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Jun | German Open Championships Hamburg, Germany * Group B Clay – 32S/32D |
Manuel Orantes 6–3, 9–8, 6–0 |
Adriano Panatta | Ilie Năstase Stan Smith |
Ion Țiriac Jimmy Connors Pat Cramer Jürgen Fassbender |
Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš 4–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Bob Hewitt Ion Țiriac | ||||
17 Jun | Bristol Open Bristol, England * Group C Grass – 32S/32D |
Bob Hewitt 6–4, 6–3 |
Alejandro Olmedo | François Jauffret Clark Graebner |
John De Mendoza Colin Dibley John Paish Andrew Pattison |
Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–2 |
Clark Graebner Lew Hoad | ||||
26 Jun | Wimbledon * London, England Grand Slam Grass |
Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Ilie Năstase | Jan Kodeš Manuel Orantes |
Alex Metreveli Onny Parun Colin Dibley Jimmy Connors |
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 |
Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | ||||
Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4 |
Evonne Goolagong Kim Warwick |
July[]
August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Aug | U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA * Group A Clay – $60,000 – 64S/32D |
Bob Hewitt 7–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Jimmy Connors | Toshiro Sakai Frew McMillan |
Patrice Dominguez Colin Dibley Jan Kodeš Paul Gerken |
Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–3 |
Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | ||||
14 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Super Series Clay – $70,000 – 128S/64D |
Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3 |
Andrew Pattison | Jaime Fillol Patrick Proisy |
Jairo Velasco Bob Hewitt Guillermo Vilas Adriano Panatta |
Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–3 |
Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal | ||||
28 Aug | US Open Forest Hills, New York, USA * Grand Slam |
Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Arthur Ashe | Cliff Richey Tom Gorman |
Stan Smith Frew McMillan Fred Stolle Roscoe Tanner |
Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 |
Owen Davidson John Newcombe | ||||
Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6–3, 7–5 |
Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase |
September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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17 Sep | Central California Championships Sacramento, California, USA Group C 32S/16D |
Stan Smith 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Colin Dibley | Andrew Pattison Raymond Moore |
Erik van Dillen Rick Fisher Tom Edlefsen Alejandro Olmedo |
Stan Smith Erik van Dillen 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Patrice Dominguez Patrick Proisy | ||||
Rainier International Tennis Classic Seattle, Washington, USA Group C Hard – 32S/8D |
Ilie Năstase 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Tom Gorman | Bob Hewitt Jaime Fillol |
Onny Parun Ian Fletcher Ross Case Sherwood Stewart | |
Geoff Masters Ross Case 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Wanaro N'Godrella | ||||
25 Sep | Golden Gate Pacific Coast Classic Albany, California, USA Group C Carpet – 64S/32D |
Jimmy Connors 6–2, 7–6(5–3) |
Roscoe Tanner | Andrew Pattison Bob Hewitt |
Frew McMillan Jaime Fillol Pierre Barthes Colin Dibley |
Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
Björn Borg Ove Nils Bengtson | ||||
Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, California, USA Super Series Hard – $60,000 – 64S/64D |
Stan Smith 6–4, 6–4 |
Roscoe Tanner | Tom Okker Tom Gorman |
Manuel Orantes Ken Rosewall Raymond Moore Bob Carmichael | |
Pancho Gonzales Jimmy Connors 6–3, 7–6 |
Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie |
October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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23 Oct | Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Group A Clay – 32S/32D |
Jan Kodeš 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
Manuel Orantes | Stan Smith Ilie Năstase |
Andrew Pattison Colin Dibley Andrés Gimeno Tom Gorman |
Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase | ||||
30 Oct | Paris Indoor Paris, France Group B Hard – 32S/32D |
Stan Smith 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
Andrés Gimeno | Jan Kodeš Tom Gorman |
Patrice Dominguez Raymond Moore Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase |
François Jauffret Pierre Barthes 6–3, 6–2 |
Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert |
November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Nov | Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Super Series Hard – 64S/32D |
Stan Smith 6–4, 6–3 |
Tom Okker | Marty Riessen Ilie Năstase |
Nikola Pilić Roger Taylor Andrew Pattison Cliff Drysdale |
Marty Riessen Tom Okker 7–5, 7–6 |
Colin Dibley Roy Emerson | ||||
18 Nov | Dewar Cup Nottingham/London, England Carpet – 32S/16D |
Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3 |
Tom Gorman | Jimmy Connors Onny Parun |
Patrick Proisy Frew McMillan Barry Phillips-Moore Andrew Pattison |
28 Nov | Masters Barcelona, Spain Hard (i) – $55,000 – S8 |
Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
Stan Smith |
* Tournaments combined with a women's Grand Prix tour event.
Points distribution[]
Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 |
Group AA tournaments | 100 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 6 | – |
Group A tournaments | 75 | 52 | 37 | 18 | 9 | – | – |
Group B tournaments | 50 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 6 | – | – |
Group C tournaments | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
Group D tournaments | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – |
No points were awarded for first round losers
Standings[]
Player | Tournaments Played | Points | Prize Money |
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Ilie Năstase | 24 | 659 | £21,000 |
Stan Smith | 19 | 587 | £14,700 |
Manuel Orantes | 19 | 468 | £10,500 |
Jan Kodeš | 14 | 332 | £8,400 |
Andres Gimeno | 20 | 319 | £6,720 |
Bob Hewitt | 15 | 263 | £5,460 |
Jimmy Connors | 22 | 251 | £5,040 |
Tom Gorman | 19 | 227 | £4,620 |
Andrew Pattison | 21 | 204 | £4,200 |
Patrick Proisy | 13 | 172 | £3,780 |
Cliff Richey, Roscoe Tanner, Alex Metreveli, Tom Okker and Arthur Ashe played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for prize money.
Grand Prix rankings[]
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List of tournament winners[]
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
- Jimmy Connors (6) Roanoke, Queen's Club, Columbus, Cincinnati, Albany, Jacksonville
- John Cooper (1) Hilversum
- Colin Dibley (1) Kitzbühel
- Tom Edlefsen (1) Kansas City
- Andrés Gimeno (3) Los Angeles, French Open, Eastbourne, Gstaad
- Pancho Gonzalez (1) Des Moines
- Bob Hewitt (4) Bournemouth, Bristol, Tanglewood, Indianapolis
- Jan Kodeš (1) Barcelons
- Karl Meiler (1) Buenos Aires
- Alex Metreveli (3) Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide
- Ilie Năstase (11) Baltimore, Omaha, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Nice, Düsseldorf, Montreal, South Orange, Seattle, US Open, London, Masters
- Manuel Orantes (5) Caracas, Rome, Brussels, Hamburg, Båstad
- Cliff Richey (2) London Indoor, Johannesburg
- Stan Smith (7) Salisbury, Hampton, Wimbledon, Washington, D.C., Sacramento, Los Angeles, Paris Bercy, Stockholm
- Roger Taylor (1) Merion
The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1972:
- Colin Dibley Kitzbühel
- Bob Hewitt Bournemouth
See also[]
- 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
- 1972 Women's Grand Prix
- 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit
- 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit
Notes[]
- ^ a b Also part of the 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit
References[]
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "ITF – History". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 13–15. ISBN 9780671216238.
External links[]
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1972 tournament archive
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – History men's professional tours
Further reading[]
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
- 1972 Grand Prix (tennis)
- Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons
- 1972 in tennis