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Stan Smith defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his first Wimbledon singles title, and his second and last major singles title. Due to rain washing out the final Saturday when the final was due to take place, the final ...
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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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 ...
Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Eras, to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final twelve times. For 9 consecutive years, from 1992 to 2000, Pete Sampras reached the Wimbledon final winning 8 titles out of 9 [not in 1996], an open era record.
Stan Smith of the United States returns the ball to Ilie Nastase of Romania during a Wimbledon match in 1972. Smith won that men's singles title 50 years ago. (Associated Press)
Singles Doubles Men Women Quad Men Women Quad 2005: No competition: No competition: No competition: Michaël Jérémiasz Jayant Mistry: No competition: No competition: 2006: Satoshi Saida Shingo Kunieda: 2007: Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink (x2) 2008: 2009: Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz Korie Homan Esther Vergeer: 2010: Robin Ammerlaan ...
Men's most: 12: Roger Federer: Men's most consecutive ... 43 men have reached the Wimbledon gentlemen's singles final with 22 champions. [2] ... 1972, 1975 Evonne ...
1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying; W. 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles;
1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1959 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1961 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1964 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1965 ...