1972 French Open – Women's singles
Q )Seeds 8 Events
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Legends | −45 | 45+ | women |
← 1971 · | French Open | · 1973 → |
1972 tennis event results
Billie Jean King defeated the defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles title at the 1972 French Open. She did not drop a set en route to her first French Open singles title, with which she completed the career Grand Slam in singles.[1]
The French Lawn Tennis Federation halved the size of the draw from 64 to 32 players in an attempt to attract the top players on tour to the tournament; this change was reverted the following year as results were mixed.[2]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Evonne Goolagong (Runner-up)
- Nancy Gunter (withdrew)
- Billie Jean King (champion)
- Rosemary Casals (first round)
- Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
- Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
- Helga Niessen Masthoff (semifinals)
- Linda Tuero (first round)
Qualifying
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Corinne Molesworth | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Evonne Goolagong | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Françoise Dürr | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Olga Morozova | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Françoise Dürr | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Evonne Goolagong | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Virginia Wade | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Katja Ebbinghaus | 3 | 6 |
Earlier rounds
Section 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patricia Pretorius | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kerry Harris | 2 | 0 | Kerry Melville | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pam Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | Teeguarden | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Laura duPont | 3 | 2 | Sawamatsu | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kazuko Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | Teeguarden | 7 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kerry Melville | 9 | 4 | 16 |
Section 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Linda Tuero | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nathalie Fuchs | 5 | 4 | Molesworth | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corinne Molesworth | 7 | 6 | Molesworth | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sharon Walsh | 2 | 6 | 3 | Q | Pachta | 9 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | Sonja Pachta | 6 | 2 | 6 | Molesworth | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tegart-Dalton | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nell Truman | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judy Tegart-Dalton | 6 | 6 |
Section 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Casals | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miloslava Holubová | 3 | 3 | Rossouw | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wendy Gilchrist | 6 | 6 | Gilchrist | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Barbara Downs | 2 | 0 | Rossouw | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Laura Rossouw | 6 | 6 | Rossouw | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Morozova | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olga Morozova | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karen Krantzcke | 2 | 5 |
Section 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | Marina Chuvirina | 5 | 2 | Walhof | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gertruida Walhof | 7 | 6 | Walhof | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cora Schediwy | 1 | 3 | Q | Széll | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Erzsébet Széll | 6 | 6 | 5 | Dürr | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overton | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wendy Overton | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lesley Hunt | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Section 5
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neumannová | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christina Sandberg | 3 | 6 | 3 | Q | Schallau | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Patricia Coleman | 6 | 2 | 6 | Coleman | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | Ana María Pinto Bravo | 6 | 2 | 7 | Q | Schallau | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | Mona Schallau | 4 | 6 | 9 | Q | Schallau | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Wade | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Betty Stöve | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 6 |
Section 6
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valerie Ziegenfuss | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lita Liem | 3 | 1 | Orth | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Heide Orth | 6 | 6 | Orth | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alena Palmeová-West | 3 | 7 | 2 | Q | Ornstein | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Nancy Ornstein | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ziegenfuss | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | King | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winnie Shaw | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 |
Section 7
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helen Gourlay Cawley | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Odile de Roubin | 2 | 6 | 2 | Bonicelli | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fiorella Bonicelli | 6 | 0 | 6 | Bonicelli | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ingrid Bentzer | 2 | 3 | Q | Fernández de Soto | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Isabel Fernández de Soto | 6 | 6 | Gourlay Cawley | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Niessen Masthoff | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brenda Kirk | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 6 | 6 |
Section 8
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marijke Schaar | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jill Cooper | 4 | 4 | Ebbinghaus | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Katja Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | Ebbinghaus | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Michèle Gurdal | 0 | 0 | Vopičková | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vlasta Vopičková | 6 | 6 | Ebbinghaus | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chanfreau | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gail Chanfreau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Nancy Gunter | w/o |
References
External links
- 1972 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
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- 1897: Adine Masson
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