1972 Belgian Open Championships
Tennis tournament
1972 Belgian Open Championships | ||||
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Date | 8–14 May | |||
Edition | 6th | |||
Category | Grand Prix (Group C) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $25,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Brussels, Belgium | |||
Venue | Leopold Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Manuel Orantes[1] | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Manuel Orantes / Juan Gisbert Sr.[2] | ||||
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The 1972 Belgian Open Championships was a men's tennis tournament staged at the Leopold Club in Brussels, Belgium that was part of the Grand Prix circuit and categorized as a Group C event. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 8 May until 4 May 1972. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and Manuel Orantes won the singles title.[3]
Finals
Singles
Manuel Orantes defeated Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
- It was Orantes' 3rd singles title of the year and the 8th of his career in the Open Era.
Doubles
Manuel Orantes / Juan Gisbert Sr. and Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 9–7, 6–3
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