1972 Rotterdam Indoors

The 1972 Rotterdam Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the inaugural edition of the event known that year as the Rotterdam Indoors, and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 12 November through 18 November 1972. Second-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title.

1972 Rotterdam Indoors
Date12–18 November
Edition1st
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
Arthur Ashe [1]
Doubles
Roy Emerson / John Newcombe [2]

The singles field included Toronto, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Fort Worth, Alamo, Vancouver and Gothenburg WCT champion John Newcombe, US Open runner-up, Louisville and Montreal WCT titlist Arthur Ashe, and Chicago WCT winner, Boston WCT and Stockholm finalist Tom Okker. Also lined up were Briton Robin Drysdale, Cleveland WCT champion Mark Cox, Robert Lutz, Marty Riessen and Nikola Pilić.

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1972 Rotterdam Indoors – Singles

Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Arthur Ashe's 3rd title of the year, and his 11th overall. It was his 3rd WCT title of the year, and overall.

Doubles
Main article: 1972 Rotterdam Indoors – Doubles

Roy Emerson / John Newcombe defeated Arthur Ashe / Robert Lutz, 6–2, 6–3

References
  1. "1972 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1972 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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