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1972 Charlotte Tennis Classic
Date	April 18–23
Edition	2nd
Category	World Championship Tennis
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Venue	Olde Providence Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
Ken Rosewall
Doubles
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen
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The 1972 Charlotte Tennis Classic, also known by its sponsored name North Carolina National Bank Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 18 through April 23, 1972 at the Julian J. Clark Tennis Stadium, owned by the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. Second-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Cliff Richey 2–6, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Tom Okker / Marty Riessen defeated John Newcombe / Tony Roche 6–4, 4–6, 7–6

References

1. "1972 Charlotte WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1972 Charlotte WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. Ed Hovis (April 20, 1972). "Cox triumphs again in classic". The Gastonia Gazette. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780671216238.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

• 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
• 1972 in American tennis
• 1972 in sports in North Carolina
• April 1972 sports events in the United States