1972 Clean Air Classic

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][5]

1972 Clean Air Classic
DateDecember 7–10
Edition2nd
Prize money$75,000
LocationNew York, United States
VenueSeventh Regiment Armory
Champions
Men's singles
United States Charlie Pasarell
Women's singles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Men's doubles
United States Clark Graebner / South Africa Frew McMillan

Finals

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

United States Clark Graebner / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated United States Brian Gottfried / United States Dick Stockton 6–3, 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. 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.
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 312. ISBN 9780671216238.
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