1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships

1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships
Date October 30 – November 5
Edition 1st
Category World Championship Tennis
Surface Carpet / Indoor
Location Gothenburg, Sweden
Venue Scandinavium
Champions
Singles
Australia John Newcombe
Doubles
Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen

The 1972 Swedish Pro Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 1st edition of Swedish Pro Tennis Championships, and was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. It took place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from October 30 through November 5, 1972.

The singles line up featured Toronto, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Fort Worth, Alamo and Vancouver WCT winner John Newcombe, US Open runner-up, Louisville and Montreal WCT champion Arthur Ashe, and Chicago WCT finalist, Boston WCT and Stockholm finalist Tom Okker. Also competing were Cleveland WCT winner Mark Cox, Richmond, Miami, Las Vegas and Alamo WCT runner-up Cliff Drysdale, Marty Riessen, Robert Lutz and Nikola Pilić.

Champions

Singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated Australia Roy Emerson, 6–0, 6–3, 6–1


Doubles

Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen defeated Egypt Ismail El Shafei / New Zealand Brian Fairlie, 6–2, 7–6


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