1972 World Championship Tennis Finals Explained

The 1972 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd edition of the WCT Finals and was the season-ending tournament of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit.^[1] The top eight points winners of the circuit qualified for the tournament which was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and ran from May 8 through May 14, 1972. Ken Rosewall won the singles title and the $50,000 first prize.^{[2] [3]} The final was broadcast live in the United States by NBC and watched by an estimated 21.3 million viewers. In his book, The Education of a Tennis Player, finalist Rod Laver commented, "I think if one match can be said to have made tennis in the United States, this was it."^[4]

Final

Singles

See main article: 1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles. Ken Rosewall defeated Rod Laver 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–5)

• It was Rosewall's 5th title of the year and the 21st of his professional career.

See also

• 1972 World Championship Tennis Winter Finals
• 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters

External links

• The match that made tennis in the United States – World Tennis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steve Tignor. 1972: The Rod Laver vs. Ken Rosewall WCT Final in Dallas. www.tennis.com. Tennis.com. March 12, 2015.
2. News: Rosewall Defeats Laver For Title. Herald-Journal. May 15, 1972.
3. Book: World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. 1973. Queen Anne Press. London. 9780671216238. 45–51. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis).
4. Book: Laver, Rod. The Education of a Tennis Player. 2009. New Chapter Press. New York, N.Y.. 978-0942257625. 232. [Updated ed.]. Bud Collins.