Champion Ken Rosewall Singles Doubles | Runner-up Rod Laver | |
Final score 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 | ||
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.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
References
1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA