1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Ken Rosewall was the defending champion and won in the final 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–5) against Rod Laver. 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.