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1972 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

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Boys' singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionSweden Björn Borg
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Buster Mottram
Score6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Björn Borg defeated Buster Mottram in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6 9
United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4 8
United Kingdom Buster Mottram 3 6 5
Sweden Björn Borg 6 4 7
Italy Carlo Borea 4 4
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Norway O Faye 1 0
Monaco Bernard Balleret 0 0 United Kingdom C Mottram 6 6
United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6 6 United Kingdom C Mottram 8 6
Spain Salvador Cabeza 6 4 6 Spain S Cabeza 6 2
Poland R Szczepanik 3 6 2 Spain S Cabeza 6 6 6
Denmark N Rathlev 2 6 2 India N Bhanumurthy 1 8 2
India N Bhanumurthy 6 4 6 United Kingdom C Mottram 6 9
United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 United States V Gerulaitis 4 8
Lebanon Z Zaydan 0 0 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6
Republic of Ireland D Heavey 5 3 Finland T Peltonen 1 0
Finland T Peltonen 7 6 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6
West Germany Ulrich Pinner 6 3 6 West Germany U Pinner 2 3
Australia Paul Kronk 2 6 4 West Germany U Pinner 6 6
Canada Kosti Killas 6 6 Canada K Killas 2 4
Portugal C Almeida 2 2

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Belgium J Grandjean 9 6 2
Soviet Union Aleksandr Bogomolov 7 8 6 Soviet Union A Bogomolov 6 3 6
France Hervé Gauvain 2 6 6 Netherlands W Fok 4 6 3
Netherlands Wouter Fok 6 4 8 Soviet Union A Bogomolov 2 6
Pakistan IA Majid 2 2 Italy C Borea 6 8
Italy Carlo Borea 6 6 Italy C Borea 7 6
Israel Yair Wertheimer 6 6 Israel Y Wertheimer 5 1
Austria P Riegler 2 3 Italy C Borea 4 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Tončić 0 2 Sweden B Borg 6 6
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 Sweden B Borg 6 6
Sudan AF Toubia 0 1 New Zealand R Simpson 4 4
New Zealand Russell Simpson 6 6 Sweden B Borg 6 5 6
Chile C Prajoux 4 7 4
Chile Belus Prajoux 6 6
Switzerland R Kronig 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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