1972 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1972 Australian Open
Champions	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris
Runners-up	Patricia Coleman Karen Krantzcke
Final score	6–0, 6–4
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women WC Singles WC Doubles Legends
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Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong were the defending champions but only Goolagong competed that year with Virginia Wade.

Goolagong and Wade lost in the semifinals to Patricia Coleman and Karen Krantzcke.

Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris won in the final 6–0, 6–4 against Coleman and Krantzcke.

Seeds[]

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinals.

Draw[]

Key[]

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								1	E Goolagong V Wade	w/o
		M Tesch	7	7	6				M Tesch
		S Hole J Young	5	9	0										1	E Goolagong V Wade	6	4	4
															4	P Coleman K Krantzcke	2	6	6
								4	P Coleman K Krantzcke	6	6
			3	4					A Coleman C Matison	4	4
		A Coleman C Matison	6	6																		4	Patricia Coleman Karen Krantzcke	0	4
		B Hawcroft W Turnbull	6	6																		3	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris	6	6
		J Whyte	1	3					B Hawcroft W Turnbull	2	1
								3	H Gourlay K Harris	6	6
															3	H Gourlay K Harris	6	6
		M Schallau	6	6											2	G Chanfreau O Morozova	2	2
			2	0					M Schallau	3	2
								2	G Chanfreau O Morozova	6	6

External links[]

• 1972 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation