1972 Bristol Open
Encyclopedia
The 1972 Bristol Open was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s that was part of the 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
. It was played at Bristol
in Great Britain
and began on June 17, 1972.
Bob Hewitt
defeated
Alejandro Olmedo 6–4, 6–3
Bob Hewitt
/ Frew McMillan
defeated
Clark Graebner
/
Lew Hoad
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s that was part of the 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
The 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. It was played at Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and began on June 17, 1972.
Men's Singles
Bob HewittBob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia...
defeated
Alejandro Olmedo 6–4, 6–3
- It was Hewitt's 5th title of the year and the 7th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Bob HewittBob Hewitt
Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia...
/
Frew McMillanFrew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...
defeated
Clark GraebnerClark Graebner
Clark Graebner , is a retired American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of championships. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Graebner's deceased wife, Carole, was also a successful touring tennis...
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Lew HoadLew Hoad
Lewis Alan Hoad was a champion tennis player....
- It was Hewitt's 4th title of the year and the 6th of his career. It was McMillan's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career.