The 1972 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1972 but rain on the final Saturday meant that the men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals were played on Sunday 9 July. It was the first time in the tournament's history that finals were played on a Sunday. It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1972.
Due to the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) ban on World Championship Tennis (WCT) contract players competing in their tournaments, the reigning men's singles champion John Newcombe was prevented from defending his title. Other players banned from competing included Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and Arthur Ashe. First-seeded Stan Smith and second-seeded Billie Jean King won the men's and women's singles titles respectively.
The total prize money for the 1972 championships was ã50,330. The winner of the men's title earned ã5,000 while the women's singles champion earned ã2,400.
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Stan Smith defeated Ilie NÃÂstase, 4âÂÂ6, 6âÂÂ3, 6âÂÂ3, 4âÂÂ6, 7âÂÂ5
Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong, 6âÂÂ3, 6âÂÂ3
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen, 6âÂÂ2, 6âÂÂ2, 9âÂÂ7
Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve defeated Françoise Dürr / Judy Dalton, 6âÂÂ2, 4âÂÂ6, 6âÂÂ3
Ilie NÃÂstase / Rosie Casals defeated Kim Warwick / Evonne Goolagong, 6âÂÂ4, 6âÂÂ4
Björn Borg defeated Buster Mottram, 6âÂÂ3, 4âÂÂ6, 7âÂÂ5
Ilana Kloss defeated Glynis Coles, 6âÂÂ4, 4âÂÂ6, 6âÂÂ4