1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
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Duration | 6 February – 26 November |
Edition | 2nd |
Tournaments | 26 |
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The 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1972. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The circuit included twenty-three regular events, and two circuit finals, one taking place in May, counting for the second half of the 1971 season, and the first part of the 1972 season, and a smaller one taking place in November, counting for the second half of the 1972 season.
Schedule[]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1972 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.[1]
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WCT Finals |
Regular series |
February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Feb | Fidelity WCT Richmond, United States Regular series $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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8 Feb | U.S. Professional Indoor Philadelphia, United States Regular series $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
![]() 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
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20 Feb | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Regular series $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Mar | Hollywood, United States Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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16 Mar | Chicago, United States Regular series $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Apr | River Oaks Tennis Tournament Houston, United States Regular series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles – |
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16 Apr | Quebec International Tennis Open Quebec City, Canada Regular series $50,000 – (i) – 32S/16D – |
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23 Apr | Charlotte Tennis Classic Charlotte, United States Regular series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D – |
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30 Apr | United Bank Tennis Classic Denver, United States Regular series $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 May | Las Vegas, United States Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D – |
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10 May | WCT Finals Dallas, United States WCT Finals $50,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S Singles |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Jul | St. Louis, United States Regular series Carpet (i) – 32S/16D – |
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12 Jul | Washington Star International Washington, United States Regular series Clay – 32S/16D – |
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29 Jul | First National Tennis Classic Louisville, United States Regular series Clay – 32S/16D – |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Aug | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, United States Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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13 Aug | Cleveland, United States Regular series Hard – 32S/16D – |
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20 Aug | Fort Worth, United States Regular series Hard – 32S/16D – |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 Sep | Montreal, Quebec, Canada Regular series Hard – 32S/16D – |
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![]() ![]() 6–1, 4–6, 7–6 |
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25 Sep | Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Regular series $60,000 – Hard – 64S/64D – |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Oct | Alamo, United States Regular series Hard – 32S/16D – |
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22 Oct | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Regular series Hard – 32S/16D – |
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29 Oct | Essen, West Germany Regular series Carpet (i) – 32S/16D |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Nov | 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Regular series Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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18 Nov | Rotterdam Indoors Rotterdam, Netherlands Regular series Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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26 Nov | WCT Winter Finals Rome, Italy WCT Finals $25,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S Singles |
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Statistical information[]
These tables present the number of singles (S), and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1972 WCT circuit: the WCT Finals, and the regular series tournaments.[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) importance of those titles (a WCT Finals win equalling two regular tournaments wins); 3) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Titles won by player[]
Total titles | Player | Finals | Regular series | All titles | ||
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S | S | D | S | D | ||
10 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
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1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
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1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
7 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
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3 | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||
1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | |||
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1 | 1 | 0 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Titles won by nation[]
Total titles | Nation | Finals | Regular series | All titles | ||
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S | S | D | S | D | ||
22 | ![]() |
1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
19 | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Standings[]
These are the standings of the top twenty singles players on the WCT circuit, at the end of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit, and after each edition of the WCT Finals in the 1972 season.
See also[]
- 1972 Grand Prix circuit
- 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit
- Association of Tennis Professionals
- International Tennis Federation
References[]
- ^ a b atpworldtour.com. "1972 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar".
External links[]
- 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
- World Championship Tennis circuit seasons
- 1972 in tennis