1972 Rotterdam Indoors

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1972 Rotterdam Indoors
Date12–18 November
Edition1st
Category World Championship Tennis
Prize money$50,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Rotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe [2]
Rotterdam Indoors ·  1974  

The 1972 Rotterdam Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the inaugural edition of the event known that year as the Rotterdam Indoors, and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 12 November through 18 November 1972. Second-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title.

Contents

The singles field included Toronto, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Fort Worth, Alamo, Vancouver and Gothenburg WCT champion John Newcombe, US Open runner-up, Louisville and Montreal WCT titlist Arthur Ashe, and Chicago WCT winner, Boston WCT and Stockholm finalist Tom Okker. Also lined up were Briton Robin Drysdale, Cleveland WCT champion Mark Cox, Robert Lutz, Marty Riessen and Nikola Pilić.

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lutz, 6–2, 6–3

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References

  1. "1972 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1972 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).