1972 World Championship Tennis Finals
Encyclopedia
The 1972 World Championship Tennis Finals was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd edition of the WCT Finals
and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
. It was played at the Moody Coliseum
in Dallas, Texas
in the United States
and began on May 10, 1972.
Ken Rosewall
defeated Rod Laver
4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 (7–5)
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd edition of the WCT Finals
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody...
and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
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...
. It was played at the Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum is an 8,998-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Texas. The arena opened in 1956. It is home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs basketball team. It was also home to the Dallas Chaparrals and Texas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association before they moved...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and began on May 10, 1972.
Men's Singles
Ken RosewallKen Rosewall
Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. He won 23 Majors including eight Grand Slam singles titles and before the Open Era a record fifteen Pro Slam titles . Rosewall won 9 slams in doubles with a career double grand slam...
defeated
Rod LaverRod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 (7–5)
- It was Rosewall's 5th title of the year and the 21st of his professional career.