1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships | |
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Date | 30 October – 5 November |
Edition | 1st |
Category | World Championship Tennis |
Surface | Carpet / Indoor |
Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Venue | Scandinavium |
Champions | |
Singles | |
John Newcombe | |
Doubles | |
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen |
The 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships was a 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.
The singles line up featured , , , , and WCT winner John Newcombe, US Open runner-up, Louisville and WCT champion Arthur Ashe, and WCT finalist, Boston WCT and Stockholm finalist Tom Okker. Also competing were WCT winner Mark Cox, , , and WCT runner-up Cliff Drysdale, Marty Riessen, Robert Lutz and Nikola Pilić.
Finals[]
Singles[]
John Newcombe defeated Roy Emerson, 6–0, 6–3, 6–1
- It was John 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[]
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen defeated Ismail El Shafei / Brian Fairlie, 6–2, 7–6
See also[]
External links[]
- 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships