International tennis tournament by Zinnowitz 1972
◄ International tennis tournament from Zinnowitz ►
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| date | June 25 - July 2, 1972 |
| venue |
Zinnowitz German Democratic Republic
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| First run | 1955 |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | sand |
| Defending champion | |
| Men's singles |
.svg){kind=small} Mieczysław Rybarczyk
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| Ladies singles |
Brigitte Hoffmann
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| Men's doubles |
.svg){kind=small} Yevgeny Boboyedov Valery Pestschanko
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| Ladies doubles |
Brigitte Hoffmann Hella Riede
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| Mixed |
Veronika Koch Thomas Emmrich
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| Title holder | |
| Men's singles |
Thomas Emmrich
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| Ladies singles |
 Erzsébet Széll
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| Men's doubles |
 Jan Bedáň Jan Šimbera
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| Ladies doubles |
Bettina Borkert Veronika Koch
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| Mixed |
.svg){kind=small} Mariana Simionescu Toma Ovici
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The 18th international tennis tournament in Zinnowitz took place from June 25th to July 2nd, 1972 in the Baltic Sea resort of Zinnowitz .
After ten years there was another GDR victory in the men's singles thanks to Thomas Emmrich . Horst Stahlberg won in 1962 . There was also a GDR victory in women's doubles by Bettina Borkert and Veronika Koch . The women's singles were won by the Hungarian Erzsébet Széll , who had eliminated the defending champion Brigitte Hoffmann in the semifinals . In the men's doubles, the Czechoslovaks Jan Bedáň and Jan Šimbera prevailed and the mixed won the last time this competition was held by the Romanian duo Mariana Simionescu and Toma Ovici .
Results
Men's singles
| final | |||||||
| Thomas Emmrich
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6th | 6th | 6th | ||||
| Jerzy Sonsalla
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3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Ladies singles
| final | |||||
| Erzsébet Széll
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6th | 6th | |||
| Agnes Graczol
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1 | 4th | |||
Men's doubles
| final | |||||||
| Jan Bedáň Jan Šimbera
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6th | 6th | 6th | ||||
| János Benyik Bertalan Csoknyai
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1 | 4th | 4th | ||||
Ladies doubles
| final | |||||
| Bettina Borkert Veronika Koch
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6th | 6th | |||
| Agnes Gráczol Erzsébet Széll
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4th | 3 | |||
Mixed
| final | |||||
| Mariana Simionescu Toma Ovici
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6th | 6th | |||
| Natalja Tschmyrjowa Shamil Tarpishchev
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2 | 3 | |||
source
- Tennis, bulletin of the German Tennis Association of the GDR, 16th year (1972), issue 5 (incorrectly labeled 17th year)