1972 Women's Grand Prix (tennis)

1972 Grand Prix circuit

Details
Duration	16 February – 27 September
Edition	2nd
Tournaments	30
Categories	Group AA Group A Group B Group C Group D
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Billie Jean King (9)
Most tournament finals	Billie Jean King (14)
Prize money leader	Billie Jean King (£9,000)
Points leader	Billie Jean King (719)
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The 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Women's Grand Prix.

Schedule[]

Key[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
27 March	South African Open * Johannesburg, South Africa Group A Hard – S64/D16	Evonne Goolagong 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Virginia Wade	Pat Walkden Gail Sherriff Chanfreau	Lesley Hunt Helen Gourlay Winnie Shaw
		Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay 6–1, 6–4	Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams

April[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 August	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA* Group A Clay – $60,000 – S32/D16	Chris Evert 7–6, 6–1	Evonne Goolagong	Margaret Court Linda Tuero	Lesley Hunt Pat Walkden Pam Teeguarden Julie Heldman
		Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt 6–2, 6–1	Margaret Court Pam Teeguarden
28 August	US Open Forest Hills, New York, USA * Group AA	Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5	Kerry Reid	Margaret Court Chris Evert	Virginia Wade Pam Teeguarden Rosie Casals Olga Morozova
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 1–6, 6–3	Margaret Court Virginia Wade
		Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6–3, 7–5	Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase

September[]

November[]

December[]

Standings[]

Player	Tournaments Played	Points	Prize Money
Billie Jean King	19	719	£9,000
Evonne Goolagong	13	400	£6,700
Rosemary Casals	18	316	£4,500
Nancy Gunter	13	316	£3,600
Kerry Melville	19	250	£3,000
Margaret Court	8	234	£2,600
Françoise Dürr	18	224	£2,200
Virginia Wade	11	183	£1,800
Lesley Hunt	19	145	£1,600
Wendy Overton	13	172	£1,400

Statistical Information[]

The list of winners and number of titles won, last name alphabetically:

The following players won their first title in 1972:

References[]

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Further reading[]

• Collins Bud History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). USA: New Chapter Press. 2010. ISBN 0-942257-70-7.

See also[]

• 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
• 1972 Men's Grand Prix (tennis)