1972 Wimbledon Championships 1972 Wimbledon Championships The 1972 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1972 but rain on the final Saturday meant that the men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals were played on Sunday 9 July. It was the first time in the tournament's history that finals were played on a Sunday. It was the 86th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third
2008 Dutch Open (tennis) 2008 Dutch Open (tennis) The 2008 Dutch Open (also known as the "Priority Telecom Open" for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 51st and last edition of the Dutch Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Sportlokaal de Bokkeduinen in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from 14 July through 20 July 2008. The singles field was led by 's-Hertogenbosch runner-up Marc Gicquel, Acapulco semifinalist and Buenos Aires finalist José Acasuso, and Memphis winner and Amersfoort defending champion Steve Darcis. Other seeded players were Houston