1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships
Tennis tournament
1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships | ||||
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Date | July 17–23 | |||
Edition | 3rd | |||
Category | Grand Prix (Group D) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $25,000 | |||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
Location | Grove City, Columbus, Ohio, United States | |||
Venue | Buckeye Boys Ranch | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Jimmy Connors[1] | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Jimmy Connors / Pancho Gonzales[2] | ||||
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The 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships, als known as the Buckeye Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Group D of the 1972 Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from July 17 through July 23, 1972. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and earned $5,000 first-prize money.[3]
Finals
Singles
Jimmy Connors defeated Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
- It was Connors' fourth singles title of the year and of his career.
Doubles
Jimmy Connors / Pancho Gonzales defeated Robert McKinley / Dick Stockton 6–3, 7–5
References
- ^ "1972 Columbus – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1972 Columbus – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780671216238.
External links
- ITF tournament edition details