1972 National Indoor Championships Explained

Date:February 28 – March 5
Edition:3rd
Category:Grand Prix (Group C)
USLTA Indoor circuit
Prize Money:$35,000
Draw:32S / 15D
Surface:Carpet / indoor
Location:Hampton, Virginia, United States
Venue:Hampton Roads Coliseum
Champs: Stan Smith[1]
Champd: Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac[2]
After Name:Coliseum Mall International
Main Name:Hampton Grand Prix

The 1972 National Indoor Championships, also known as the Hampton Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia in the United States that was part of Group C of the 1972 Grand Prix circuit as well as of the 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from February 28 through March 5, 1972. First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title and earned $9,000 first-prize money.[3] [4]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1972 National Indoor Championships – Singles. Stan Smith defeated Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4

Doubles

See main article: 1972 National Indoor Championships – Doubles. Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac defeated Andrés Gimeno / Manuel Orantes 7–5, 7–5

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1972 Hampton – Singles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Web site: 1972 Hampton – Doubles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. News: Tom Foster . Stan Smith topples Nastase for national tennis crown. . The Daily Times . March 6, 1972 . 13 . Newspapers.com . limited.
  4. Book: World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. 1973. Queen Anne Press. London. 9780671216238. 112. John Barrett.