669:
212:
1085:
995:
813:
761:
573:
535:
483:
272:
182:
167:
59:
42:
1039:
947:
901:
857:
715:
629:
257:
242:
227:
197:
151:. Of particular note, the final is credited as the "match that made tennis in the United States" because its unprecedented domestic television audience of 23 million fueled a massive increase in the sport's popularity.
123:
103:
1183:
1164:
1150:
147:
was the defending champion, having previously won the tennis competition, and won in the final 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 against
24:
159:
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
329:
365:
113:
323:
341:
311:
353:
317:
305:
299:
347:
359:
335:
1136:
1043:
261:
8:
1167:
the following year, signifying how popular tennis had become during this boom period.
673:
216:
1177:
1038:
946:
900:
720:
714:
633:
628:
539:
276:
256:
231:
226:
196:
1090:
1000:
818:
668:
211:
187:
144:
46:
951:
906:
856:
241:
201:
1163:
Only one match has since had a larger U.S. TV audience: the legendary
1084:
994:
861:
812:
765:
760:
578:
572:
534:
488:
482:
271:
246:
181:
171:
166:
148:
63:
58:
41:
1151:"1972: The Rod Laver vs. Ken Rosewall WCT Final in Dallas"
1175:
141:1972 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles
1137:"ATP – 1972 Dallas WCT Men's Singles Draw"
1176:
794:
1184:1972 World Championship Tennis Finals
1072:
976:
888:
882:
702:
610:
518:
516:
25:1972 World Championship Tennis Finals
13:
14:
1195:
1129:
1083:
1037:
993:
945:
899:
855:
811:
759:
713:
667:
627:
571:
533:
481:
371:
270:
255:
240:
225:
210:
195:
180:
165:
114:World Championship Tennis Finals
57:
40:
1157:
1143:
1:
1122:
7:
10:
1200:
1111:
1108:
1103:
1100:
1095:
1081:
1078:
1066:
1063:
1058:
1055:
1050:
1047:
1035:
1032:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
991:
988:
986:
970:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
943:
940:
938:
932:
929:
926:
921:
916:
911:
897:
894:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
853:
850:
844:
839:
836:
831:
826:
823:
809:
806:
804:
788:
785:
780:
777:
774:
769:
757:
754:
752:
746:
741:
736:
731:
728:
725:
711:
708:
696:
693:
690:
687:
682:
677:
665:
662:
656:
653:
650:
647:
642:
637:
625:
622:
620:
604:
599:
594:
589:
586:
583:
569:
566:
564:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
531:
528:
514:
511:
508:
503:
498:
493:
479:
476:
390:
383:
376:
136:1972 tennis event results
97:
82:
77:
69:
52:
35:
30:
23:
18:
154:
286:
73:4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
291:
1165:Battle of the Sexes
1120:
1119:
330:Protected ranking
134:
133:
130:
129:
93:
92:
1191:
1168:
1161:
1155:
1154:
1147:
1141:
1140:
1133:
1088:
1087:
1042:
1041:
998:
997:
950:
949:
904:
903:
860:
859:
816:
815:
764:
763:
718:
717:
672:
671:
632:
631:
576:
575:
538:
537:
486:
485:
372:
275:
274:
260:
259:
245:
244:
230:
229:
215:
214:
200:
199:
185:
184:
170:
169:
99:
98:
84:
83:
62:
61:
45:
44:
16:
15:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1162:
1158:
1149:
1148:
1144:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1125:
1082:
1036:
992:
944:
898:
854:
810:
758:
712:
666:
626:
570:
532:
480:
370:
366:Special ranking
294:
289:
284:
280:(quarterfinals)
269:
265:(quarterfinals)
254:
250:(quarterfinals)
239:
224:
220:(quarterfinals)
209:
194:
179:
164:
157:
137:
56:
39:
12:
11:
5:
1197:
1187:
1186:
1170:
1169:
1156:
1142:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1110:
1107:
1102:
1099:
1094:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1057:
1054:
1049:
1046:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
990:
987:
985:
983:
980:
979:
977:
975:
972:
971:
969:
966:
963:
960:
957:
954:
942:
939:
937:
934:
933:
931:
928:
925:
920:
915:
910:
896:
893:
890:
889:
887:
884:
883:
881:
879:
876:
873:
870:
867:
864:
852:
849:
846:
845:
843:
838:
835:
830:
825:
822:
808:
805:
803:
801:
798:
797:
795:
793:
790:
789:
787:
784:
779:
776:
773:
768:
756:
753:
751:
748:
747:
745:
740:
735:
730:
727:
724:
710:
707:
704:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
692:
689:
686:
681:
676:
674:Cliff Drysdale
664:
661:
658:
657:
655:
652:
649:
646:
641:
636:
624:
621:
619:
617:
614:
613:
611:
609:
606:
605:
603:
598:
593:
588:
585:
582:
568:
565:
563:
560:
559:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
530:
527:
524:
523:
520:
519:
517:
515:
513:
510:
507:
502:
497:
492:
478:
475:
472:
471:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
446:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
421:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
394:
392:
389:
387:
385:
382:
380:
378:
377:Quarterfinals
375:
369:
368:
362:
356:
350:
344:
338:
332:
326:
324:Special exempt
320:
314:
308:
302:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
282:
267:
252:
237:
222:
217:Cliff Drysdale
207:
192:
177:
161:
156:
153:
135:
132:
131:
128:
127:
117:
110:
95:
94:
91:
90:
80:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
54:
50:
49:
37:
33:
32:
28:
27:
21:
20:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1196:
1185:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1166:
1160:
1153:. tennis.com.
1152:
1146:
1138:
1132:
1128:
1116:
1114:
1106:
1098:
1093:
1092:
1086:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1069:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1040:
1030:
1029:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
1002:
996:
984:
982:
981:
978:
974:
973:
953:
948:
936:
935:
924:
919:
914:
909:
908:
902:
892:
891:
886:
885:
863:
858:
848:
847:
842:
834:
829:
821:
820:
814:
802:
800:
799:
796:
792:
791:
783:
772:
767:
762:
750:
749:
744:
739:
734:
723:
722:
721:Marty Riessen
716:
706:
705:
700:
699:
685:
680:
675:
670:
660:
659:
645:
640:
635:
634:Marty Riessen
630:
618:
616:
615:
612:
608:
607:
602:
597:
592:
581:
580:
574:
562:
561:
541:
540:John Newcombe
536:
526:
525:
522:
521:
506:
501:
496:
491:
490:
484:
474:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
447:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
422:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
397:
396:
393:
388:
386:
381:
379:
374:
373:
367:
363:
361:
357:
355:
351:
349:
345:
343:
342:Junior exempt
339:
337:
333:
331:
327:
325:
321:
319:
315:
313:
309:
307:
303:
301:
297:
296:
281:
278:
277:John Newcombe
273:
268:
266:
263:
258:
253:
251:
248:
243:
238:
236:
233:
232:Marty Riessen
228:
223:
221:
218:
213:
208:
206:
203:
198:
193:
191:
189:
183:
178:
176:
173:
168:
163:
162:
160:
152:
150:
146:
142:
126: →
125:
121:
118:
116:
115:
111:
109:
105:
102:←
101:
100:
96:
89:
86:
85:
81:
76:
72:
68:
65:
60:
55:
51:
48:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
17:
1159:
1145:
1131:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1091:Ken Rosewall
1089:
1059:
1051:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:Ken Rosewall
999:
922:
917:
912:
905:
840:
832:
827:
819:Ken Rosewall
817:
781:
770:
742:
737:
732:
719:
683:
678:
643:
638:
600:
595:
590:
577:
504:
499:
494:
487:
279:
264:
249:
235:(semifinals)
234:
219:
205:(semifinals)
204:
188:Ken Rosewall
186:
174:
158:
145:Ken Rosewall
140:
138:
119:
112:
107:
87:
47:Ken Rosewall
1044:Robert Lutz
952:Arthur Ashe
907:Arthur Ashe
384:Semifinals
312:Lucky loser
262:Robert Lutz
202:Arthur Ashe
1123:References
190:(champion)
862:Tom Okker
766:Rod Laver
579:Rod Laver
489:Rod Laver
360:Defaulted
336:ITF entry
318:Alternate
306:Wild card
300:Qualifier
247:Tom Okker
172:Rod Laver
149:Rod Laver
64:Rod Laver
53:Runner-up
1178:Category
348:Walkover
36:Champion
1024:
1021:
968:
965:
930:
927:
878:
875:
556:
553:
512:
509:
354:Retired
175:(final)
139:In the
88:Singles
19:Singles
1139:. ATP.
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
391:Final
346:w/o =
334:ITF =
316:Alt =
122:
106:
78:Events
364:SR =
340:JE =
328:PR =
322:SE =
310:LL =
304:WC =
155:Seeds
70:Score
31:Final
358:d =
352:r =
298:Q =
287:Draw
124:1973
104:1971
292:Key
1180::
1109:4
1101:3
1079:2
1064:1
1056:3
1048:1
1033:7
989:2
962:6
959:2
956:4
941:3
895:3
872:3
869:1
866:4
851:6
837:6
824:4
807:2
786:6
778:3
775:0
755:1
729:4
726:5
709:5
694:3
691:5
688:2
663:4
654:0
651:2
648:1
623:5
587:4
584:4
567:1
550:4
547:4
544:4
529:8
477:1
143:,
1113:6
1105:6
1097:6
1060:6
1052:6
1017:7
1012:6
1007:6
923:6
918:6
913:6
841:7
833:6
828:6
782:7
771:6
743:6
738:7
733:6
684:6
679:7
644:6
639:6
601:6
596:6
591:6
505:6
500:6
495:6
120:·
108:·
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
