1972 Buckeye Tennis Championships | |
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Date | July 17–23 |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | Grand Prix (Group D) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $25,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Grove City, Columbus, Ohio, United States |
Venue | Buckeye Boys Ranch |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Jimmy Connors [1] | |
Doubles | |
Jimmy Connors / Pancho Gonzales [2] |
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. [3]
Jimmy Connors defeated Andrew Pattison 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Jimmy Connors / Pancho Gonzales defeated Robert McKinley / Dick Stockton 6–3, 7–5