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1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships

The 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 1st edition of Swedish Pro Tennis Championships, and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. It took place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 30 October until 5 November 1972.

The singles line up featured Toronto, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Fort Worth, Alamo and Vancouver WCT winner John Newcombe, US Open runner-up, Louisville and Montreal WCT champion Arthur Ashe, and Chicago WCT finalist, Boston WCT and Stockholm finalist Tom Okker. Also competing were Cleveland WCT winner Mark Cox, Richmond, Miami, Las Vegas and Alamo WCT runner-up Cliff Drysdale, Marty Riessen, Robert Lutz and Nikola Pilić.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

AUS John Newcombe defeated AUS Roy Emerson, 6–0, 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Newcombe's 6th title of the year, and his 18th overall. It was his 6th WCT title of the year, and his 11th overall.

Doubles

Main article: 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles

NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen defeated EGY Ismail El Shafei / NZL Brian Fairlie, 6–2, 7–6

References

References

  1. "1972 Gothenburg – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1972 Gothenburg – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. (1973). "World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook". [[Queen Anne Press]].
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