1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
The 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1972. It was organized by World Championship Tennis. The circuit included twenty-three regular events, and two circuit finals, one taking place in May, counting for the second half of the 1971 season, and the first part of the 1972 season, and a smaller one taking place in November, counting for the second half of the 1972 season.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1972 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.;Key
| WCT Finals |
| Regular series |
February
March
April
May
July
August
September
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 1 Oct | Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Championships Alamo, United States Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |  John Newcombe6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |  Cliff Drysdale |  Tom Okker Arthur Ashe | Terry Addison Mark Cox John Alexander Roy Emerson |
| 1 Oct | Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Championships Alamo, United States Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles | Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–4 |  Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | Tom Okker Arthur Ashe | Terry Addison Mark Cox John Alexander Roy Emerson |
| 22 Oct | Rothmans International Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles | John Newcombe 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 7–5 | Marty Riessen | Mark Cox Robert Lutz | Roy Emerson Tom Okker Brian Fairlie Arthur Ashe |
| 22 Oct | Rothmans International Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Regular series Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles | John Newcombe Fred Stolle 7–6, 6–0 | Cliff Drysdale Allan Stone | Mark Cox Robert Lutz | Roy Emerson Tom Okker Brian Fairlie Arthur Ashe |
| 29 Oct | Canada Dry International Essen, West Germany Regular series Carpet - 32S/16D Singles |  Nikola Pilić4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 | Robert Lutz | Cliff Richey Ismail El Shafei | John Newcombe Wilhelm Bungert Tom Okker Arthur Ashe |
| 29 Oct | Canada Dry International Essen, West Germany Regular series Carpet - 32S/16D Singles | - | - | Cliff Richey Ismail El Shafei | John Newcombe Wilhelm Bungert Tom Okker Arthur Ashe |