1972 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1972 French Open
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Final score	6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	32 (8 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

Third-seeded Billie Jean King defeated defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the final 6–3, 6–3, to win the women's singles title at the 1972 French Open and complete a 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[]

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "1972". Roland Garros. Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links[]

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

Preceded by 1972 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] "1972". Roland Garros. Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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