$1,500
Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934) WCT shadow framed match used Seamco racquet. This aluminium racquet was used by Ken Rosewall to win his second World Championship of Tennis (WCT) 14 May 1972, beating Rod Laver 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6.
It was Rosewall's 5th title of the year and the 21st of his professional career.
The 1972 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 2nd edition of the WCT Finals and was the season-ending tournament of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit. The top eight points winners of the circuit qualified for the tournament which was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and ran from May 8 through May 14, 1972. Ken Rosewall won the singles title and the $50,000 first prize. The final was broadcast live in the United States by NBC and watched by an estimated 21.3 million viewers. In his book, The Education of a Tennis Player, finalist Rod Laver commented "I think if one match can be said to have made tennis in the United States, this was it."
Considered one of the greatest matches of tennis ever played.
Approx 123cm x 63cm
Provenance: Ken Rosewall Collection
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