Tennis tournament
| 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | April 3–9 | |||
| Edition | 38th | |||
| Category | World Championship Tennis (WCT) | |||
| Draw | 31S / 14D | |||
| Prize money | $50,000 | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Houston, Texas, U.S., U.S. | |||
| Venue | River Oaks Country Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Rod Laver | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
| Roy Emerson / Rod Laver | ||||
| ||||
The 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament, also known as the River Oaks Invitational, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, U.S. in the United States. It was the 38th edition of the tournament and was held from April 3 through April 9, 1972. The tournament was part of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit and offered total prize money of $50,000. The singles title was won by first-seeded Rod Laver who earned $10,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament – Singles Rod Laver defeated Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–4
Doubles
Main article: 1972 River Oaks Tennis Tournament – Doubles Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–3
See also
References
- "1972 River Oaks – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "1972 River Oaks – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780671216238.
External links
| 1972 World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit « 1971 1973 » | |
|---|---|