1972 Wimbledon Championships

1972 Wimbledon Championships
Date	26 June – 9 July
Edition	86th
Category	Grand Slam
Prize money	£50,330
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Stan Smith
Women's singles
Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Women's doubles
Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve
Mixed doubles
Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals
Boys' singles
Björn Borg
Girls' singles
Ilana Kloss

The 1972 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1972 but rain on the final Saturday meant that the men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals were played on Sunday 9 July. It was the first time in the tournament's history that finals were played on a Sunday.[3] It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1972.

Due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) ban on World Championship Tennis (WCT) contract players competing in their tournaments, the reigning men's singles champion John Newcombe was prevented from defending his title. Other players banned from competing included Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and Arthur Ashe.[4] First-seeded Stan Smith and second-seeded Billie Jean King won the men's and women's singles titles respectively.

Prize money

The total prize money for the 1972 championships was £50,330. The winner of the men's title earned £5,000 while the women's singles champion earned £2,400.[3][5]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's singles	£5,000	£3,000	£1,000	£550	£300	£200	£125	£100
Women's singles	£2,400	£1,330	£600	£350	£200	£150	£100	£75
Men's doubles *	£1,000	£600	£400	£200	£0	£0	£0	—
Women's doubles *	£600	£400	£200	£100	£0	£0	£0	—
Mixed doubles *	£500	£350	£175	£100	£0	£0	£0	£0

_{* per team}

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Stan Smith defeated Ilie Năstase, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 [6]

• It was Smith's 2nd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his only Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong, 6–3, 6–3 [7]

• It was King's 8th career Grand Slam title (her 4th in the Open Era), and her 4th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 [8]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve defeated Françoise Dürr / Judy Dalton, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 [9]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals defeated Kim Warwick / Evonne Goolagong, 6–4, 6–4 [10]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Björn Borg defeated Buster Mottram, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 [11]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Ilana Kloss defeated Glynis Coles, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [12]

Singles seeds

Men's singles Stan Smith (champion) Ilie Năstase (final, lost to Stan Smith) Manuel Orantes (semifinals, lost to Ilie Năstase) Andrés Gimeno (second round, lost to Onny Parun) Jan Kodeš (semifinals, lost to Stan Smith) Pierre Barthès (fourth round, lost to Colin Dibley) Bob Hewitt (first round, lost to Jimmy Connors) Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals, lost to Stan Smith)

Women's singles Evonne Goolagong (final, lost to Billie Jean King) Billie Jean King (champion) Nancy Richey (quarterfinals, lost to Rosie Casals) Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong) Kerry Melville (third round, lost to Patti Hogan) Rosie Casals (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King) Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King) Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 421, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 374, 375. ISBN 0007117078.
3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 74, 129, 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
4. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0942257700.
5. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
11. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
12. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1972 French Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1972 US Open