1972 Clean Air Classic

1972 Clean Air Classic
Date December 7–10
Edition 2nd
Prize money $75,000
Location New York, United States
Venue Seventh Regiment Armory
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Charlie Pasarell
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade

The 1972 Clean Air Classic was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that took place at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York in the United States. It was sanctioned by the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association but was not part of the official Men's Grand Prix or Women's Tennis Circuit. It was the third edition of the event and was held from December 7 through December 10, 1972. The tournament utilized a distinct scoring system with points instead of the common 0-15-30-40 and a game was won by the first player to reach four points.[1] The singles titles were won by Charlie Pasarell and Virginia Wade.[2][3][4]

Finals

Men's Singles

United States Charlie Pasarell defeated United States Pancho Gonzales 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated United States Rosie Casals 6–3, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Tennis gets streamlined look in Clean Air Classic". The Central New Jersey Home News. December 10, 1972. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com. (Subscription required (help)). Points were counted 1-2-3-4, just as in first grade arithmetic, and the first player to win four points won the game.
  2. ↑ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 115, 134.
  3. ↑ David Bird (December 4, 1972). "'Clean Air' Tennis Classic helps its promoters most". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "For the record". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 37 no. 25. December 18, 1972. p. 102.
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