1972 Wightman Cup

The 1972 Wightman Cup was the 44th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London in England in the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]^[3] A women's tennis pioneer, , led the U.S. Wightman Cup tennis team as captain in the cup's 50th year.^[4]

		1	2	3
1	Joyce Williams Wendy Overton	6 3	3 6	6 3
2	Virginia Wade Chris Evert	4 6	4 6
3	Corinne Molesworth Patti Hogan	8 6	4 6	2 6
4	Winnie Shaw / Nell Truman Chris Evert / Patti Hogan	5 7	4 6
5	Joyce Williams Chris Evert	2 6	3 6
6	Virginia Wade Wendy Overton	8 6	7 5
7	Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams Wendy Overton / Valerie Ziegenfuss	3 6	3 6

References[]

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
^ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 372. ISBN 0060144785.
^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 392. ISBN 0047960426.
^ Collins, Bud (11 Jun 1972). "Edy finally getting her trip to Wimbledon". Boston Globe. p. 91. Retrieved 2021-05-30.