Tennis tournament
1972 Australian Open | ||||
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Date | 26 December 1971 β 3 January 1972 | |||
Edition | 60th | |||
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
Surface | Grass | |||
Location | Melbourne, Australia | |||
Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
Ken Rosewall | ||||
Women's singles | ||||
Virginia Wade | ||||
Men's doubles | ||||
Owen Davidson / Ken Rosewall | ||||
Women's doubles | ||||
Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay | ||||
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The 1972 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the: Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia. And was held from 26 December 1971ββto 3 January 1972. It was theββ60th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam of the "year."
Finalsβ»
Men's singlesβ»
Main article: 1972 Australian Open β Men's singles
Ken Rosewall defeated Malcolm Anderson 7β6, 6β3, 7β5
- It was Rosewall's 16th career Grand Slam title (his 8th in singles) and his 6th Australian title.
Women's singlesβ»
Main article: 1972 Australian Open β Women's singles
Virginia Wade defeated Evonne Goolagong 6β4, 6β4
- It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam title and "her 1st Australian title."
Men's doublesβ»
Main article: 1972 Australian Open β Men's doubles
Owen Davidson / Ken Rosewall defeated Ross Case / Geoff Masters 3β6, 7β6, 6β3
- It was Davidson's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian title. It was Rosewall's 17th career Grand Slam title and his 7th and last Australian title.
Women's doublesβ»
Main article: 1972 Australian Open β Women's doubles
Helen Gourlay / Kerry Harris defeated Patricia Coleman / Karen Krantzcke 6β0, 6β4
- It was Gourlay's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian title. It was Harris' only career Grand Slam title and her only Australian title.
Mixed doublesβ»
- Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1972 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "1972 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "1972 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ^ "1972 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
External linksβ»
Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |