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 | |
| United States Stan Smith | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Billie Jean King | |
| Men's doubles | |
| South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan | |
| Women's doubles | |
United States Billie Jean King /  Betty Stöve | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Romania Ilie Năstase / United States Rosie Casals | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Sweden Björn Borg | |
| Girls' singles | |
| South Africa Ilana Kloss | |
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Stan Smith defeated Romania 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
[edit | edit source]United States Billie Jean King defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong, 6–3, 6–3 [7]
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- It was King's 8th career Grand Slam title (her 4th in the Open Era), and her 4th Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated United States Stan Smith / United States Erik van Dillen, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 [8]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve defeated France Françoise Dürr / Australia Judy Dalton, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 [9]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]Romania Ilie Năstase / United States Rosie Casals defeated Australia Kim Warwick / Australia Evonne Goolagong, 6–4, 6–4 [10]
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]Sweden Björn Borg defeated United Kingdom Buster Mottram, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 [11]
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]South Africa Ilana Kloss defeated United Kingdom Glynis Coles, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [12]
Singles seeds
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