The 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male

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circuits of 1972. It was organized by

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(WCT). The circuit included twenty-three regular events, and two circuit finals, one taking place in May, counting for the second half of the 1971 season, and the first part of the 1972 season, and a smaller one taking place in November, counting for the second half of the 1972 season, from July through November.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1972 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage. ;Key

February

March

April

May

July

August

September

October

November

Statistical information

These tables present the number of

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(S), and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1972 WCT circuit: the

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, and the regular series tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) importance of those titles (a WCT Finals win equalling two regular tournaments wins); 3) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Titles won by player

Titles won by nation

Standings

These are the standings of the top twenty singles players on the WCT circuit, at the end of the

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, and after each edition of the

in the 1972 season.

References

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official websiteInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
{{Men's tennis seasons World Championship Tennis circuit seasons