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Tennis tournament
1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships
DateJuly 17–23
Edition3rd
CategoryGrand Prix (Group D)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$25,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationGrove City, Columbus, Ohio, United States
VenueBuckeye Boys Ranch
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors
Doubles
United States Jimmy Connors / United States Pancho Gonzales
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The 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships, als known as the Buckeye Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Group D of the 1972 Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from July 17 through July 23, 1972. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and earned $5,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Singles

United States Jimmy Connors defeated Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5

  • It was Connors' fourth singles title of the year and of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships – Doubles

United States Jimmy Connors / United States Pancho Gonzales defeated United States Robert McKinley / United States Dick Stockton 6–3, 7–5

References

  1. "1972 Columbus – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1972 Columbus – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780671216238.

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