The 1972 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1971 to 3 January 1972. It was the 60th edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam of the year.

1972 Australian Open
Date26 December 1971 – 3 January 1972
Edition60th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Ken Rosewall[1]
Women's singles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Owen Davidson / Australia Ken Rosewall[3]
Women's doubles
Australia Kerry Harris / Australia Helen Gourlay[4]
← 1971 · Australian Open · 1973 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Ken Rosewall defeated   Malcolm Anderson 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5 [1]

  • It was Rosewall's 16th career Grand Slam title (his 8th in singles) and his 6th Australian title.

Women's singles

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  Virginia Wade defeated   Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–4 [2]

  • It was Wade's 2nd career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian title.

Men's doubles

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  Owen Davidson /   Ken Rosewall defeated   Ross Case /   Geoff Masters 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 [3]

  • It was Davidson's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian title. It was Rosewall's 17th career Grand Slam title and his 7th and last Australian title.

Women's doubles

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  Helen Gourlay /   Kerry Harris defeated   Patricia Coleman /   Karen Krantzcke 6–0, 6–4 [4]

  • It was Gourlay's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian title. It was Harris' only career Grand Slam title and her only Australian title.

Mixed doubles

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Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1972 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. ^ a b "1972 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. ^ a b "1972 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. ^ a b "1972 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
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