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1972 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1972 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion Australia Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Australia Rod Laver
Final score 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5)
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


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