1972 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1972 Virginia Slims Championships
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Kerry Melville
Final score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	16 (4 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
	Singles
	Singles

Fourth-seeded Chris Evert became the first champion of the season-ending Virginia Slims Championships tennis tournament, defeating Kerry Melville in the final 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds[]

Billie Jean King (semifinals)
Nancy Richey (first round)
Margaret Smith Court (first round)
Chris Evert (champion)
Rosie Casals (first round)
Kerry Melville (final)
Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
Wendy Overton (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Billie Jean King	6	6

	Lesley Hunt	1	1
					1	Billie Jean King	7	6

						Wendy Overton	5	2
Q	Wendy Gilchrist	0	7	2

8	Wendy Overton	6	5	6
										1	Billie Jean King	4	2

										4	Chris Evert	6	6
5	Rosie Casals	3	3

	Karen Krantzcke	6	6
						Karen Krantzcke	2	2

					4	Chris Evert	6	6
Q	Laurie Fleming	1	1

4	Chris Evert	6	6
														4	Chris Evert	7	6

														6	Kerry Melville	5	4
3	Margaret Court	6	6	5^r

Q	Jeanne Evert	7	2	2
						Jeanne Evert	4	1

					6	Kerry Melville	6	6
	Valerie Ziegenfuss	0	1

6	Kerry Melville	6	6
										6	Kerry Melville	6	6

										7	Françoise Dürr	2	3
7	Françoise Dürr	6	6

	Julie Heldman	2	2
					7	Françoise Dürr	3	7	6

						Betty Stöve	6	6	1
Q	Betty Stöve	6	7

2	Nancy Richey	6	3

External links[]

1972 Virginia Slims Championships draw

1972 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles

Contents

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

See also[]

External links[]