1972 in Sports - Tennis

Tennis

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open – Ken Rosewall
    2. French Open – Andrés Gimeno
    3. Wimbledon championships – Stan Smith
    4. US Open – Ilie Năstase
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open – Virginia Wade
    2. French Open – Billie Jean King
    3. Wimbledon championships – Billie Jean King
    4. US Open – Billie Jean King (first player in Open Era to repeat as singles champion)
  • Davis Cup – United States wins 3–2 over Romania in world tennis.

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