1972 Women's Tennis Circuit

1972 Women's Tennis Circuit
	Evonne Goolagong won most tour titles 12
Details
Duration	26 December 1971 – 18 December 1972
Edition	2nd
Tournaments	56
Categories	Grand Slam (4); Year-end championships; Virginia Slims Circuit (20); Commercial Union Grand Prix (11); Non-Tour Events (20)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Evonne Goolagong (12)
Most tournament finals	Evonne Goolagong (20)
	← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 Women's Tennis Circuit was composed of the second annual Virginia Slims Circuit, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes and the Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1972, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1972 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1972 Federation Cup.^[1]

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Commercial Union Grand Prix
Non-tour events
Team events

December (1971)[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
27 Dec	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris	Barbara Hawcroft Olga Morozova Gail Chanfreau Patricia Coleman
27 Dec		Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris 6–0, 6–4	Patricia Coleman Karen Krantzcke	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris

January[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Jan	Sydney, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Virginia Wade	Patricia Coleman Barbara Hawcroft	Janet Young Olga Morozova Marilyn Tesch
3 Jan	Sydney, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong Patricia Edwards 6–1, 6–2	Lesley Bowrey Virginia Wade	Patricia Coleman Barbara Hawcroft	Janet Young Olga Morozova Marilyn Tesch
10 Jan	British Motor Cars Invitational San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $17,000 –	Billie Jean King 7–6^(5–0), 7–6^(5–2)	Kerry Melville	Virginia Wade Judy Dalton	Nancy Gunter Helen Gourlay Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals
10 Jan		Rosie Casals Virginia Wade 6–3, 5–7, 6–2	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Virginia Wade Judy Dalton	Nancy Gunter Helen Gourlay Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals
17 Jan	Indep. Press-Telegram Championships Long Beach, United States Virginia Slims $17,000 –	Rosie Casals 6–2, 6–7^(4–5), 6–3	Françoise Dürr	Kerry Melville Billie Jean King	Helen Gourlay Julie Heldman Virginia Wade Wendy Overton
		Rosie Casals Virginia Wade 6–3, 5–7, 6–2	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	Kerry Melville Billie Jean King	Helen Gourlay Julie Heldman Virginia Wade Wendy Overton
	Adelaide, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Olga Morozova	Janet Young Marilyn Tesch	Christine Matison Barbara Hawcroft
	Adelaide, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong Olga Morozova 6–3, 6–0	Marilyn Tesch	Janet Young Marilyn Tesch	Christine Matison Barbara Hawcroft
24 Jan	Boston, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–5	Françoise Dürr	Rosie Casals Wendy Overton	Karen Krantzcke Judy Dalton Lesley Hunt Kerry Melville
24 Jan	Boston, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade 6–7, 6–0, 7–5	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Rosie Casals Wendy Overton	Karen Krantzcke Judy Dalton Lesley Hunt Kerry Melville
31 Jan	Fort Lauderdale, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 –	Chris Evert 6–1, 6–0	Billie Jean King	Wendy Overton N/A	Nancy Gunter N/A N/A N/A
	Fort Lauderdale, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 –	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–2	Nancy Gunter Virginia Wade	Wendy Overton N/A	Nancy Gunter N/A N/A N/A
	Perth, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 7–5	Olga Morozova	Patricia Coleman Barbara Hawcroft
	Perth, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong Barbara Hawcroft 6–3, 6–0	Olga Morozova Janet Young	Patricia Coleman Barbara Hawcroft

February[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Feb	Virginia Slims of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 –	Rosie Casals 6–4, 6–1	Valerie Ziegenfuss	Betty Stöve Judy Dalton	Billie Jean King Wendy Overton Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr
14 Feb		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–7^(4–5), 7–6^(5–2), 6–2	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Betty Stöve Judy Dalton	Billie Jean King Wendy Overton Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr
21 Feb	Virginia Slims of Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $18,000 Singles –	Nancy Gunter 7–6^(5–1), 6–1	Chris Evert	Kerry Melville Rosie Casals	Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Barbara Downs Wendy Overton
21 Feb		Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss 7–5, 6–2	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Kerry Melville Rosie Casals	Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Barbara Downs Wendy Overton
28 Feb	Birmingham, United States Virginia Slims $15,000 –	Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–7^(3–5), 6–4	Rosie Casals	Wendy Overton Helen Gourlay	Julie Heldman Betty Stöve Valerie Ziegenfuss Corinne Molesworth
28 Feb	Birmingham, United States Virginia Slims $15,000 –	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr 6–1, 6–1	Rosie Casals Kerry Melville	Wendy Overton Helen Gourlay

March[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Mar	Maureen Connolly Brinker International Dallas, United States Virginia Slims $32,775 –	Nancy Gunter 7–6^(5–2), 6–1	Billie Jean King	Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt	Wendy Overton Chris Evert Nell Truman Kerry Melville
7 Mar		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt	Wendy Overton Chris Evert Nell Truman Kerry Melville
21 Mar	Federation Cup Johannesburg, South Africa Federation Cup Hard – 31 teams knockout	South Africa 2–1	Great Britain	Australia United States	Italy West Germany France Netherlands
	Virginia Slims of Richmond Richmond, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–4	Nancy Gunter	Kerry Melville (3rd) Rosie Casals (4th)	Wendy Gilchrist Marie Neumannová Janet Newberry Lany Kaligis
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–5, 7–6	Judy Dalton Karen Krantzcke	Kerry Melville (3rd) Rosie Casals (4th)
27 Mar	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Commercial Union Grand Prix Hard – 64S/16D –	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	Pat Walkden Gail Sherriff Chanfreau	Lesley Hunt Helen Gourlay Winnie Shaw
	Caribe Hilton Invitational San Juan, Puerto Rico Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Nancy Gunter 6–1, 6–3	Chris Evert	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Corinne Molesworth Kerry Melville Wendy Overton Nell Truman
		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–3	Judy Dalton Karen Krantzcke	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Corinne Molesworth Kerry Melville Wendy Overton Nell Truman

April[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Apr	Virginia Slims of Jacksonville Jacksonville, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Marie Neumannová 6–4, 6–3	Billie Jean King	Lita Liem Kerry Harris	Karen Krantzcke Judy Dalton Corinne Molesworth Kerry Melville
3 Apr		Judy Dalton Karen Krantzcke 7–5, 6–4	Vicki Berner Billie Jean King	Lita Liem Kerry Harris
10 Apr	Virginia Slims Masters St. Petersburg, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Nancy Gunter 6–3, 6–4	Chris Evert	Billie Jean King Judy Dalton	Françoise Dürr Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville Jeanne Evert
10 Apr		Karen Krantzcke Wendy Overton 7–5, 6–4	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Billie Jean King Judy Dalton	Françoise Dürr Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville Jeanne Evert
17 Apr	Tucson, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–3	Françoise Dürr	Rosie Casals (3rd) Judy Dalton (4th)	Kerry Harris Valerie Ziegenfuss Janet Newberry Karen Krantzcke
17 Apr	Tucson, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Kerry Harris Karen Krantzcke 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Rosie Casals (3rd) Judy Dalton (4th)
24 Apr	Italian Open Rome, Italy Commercial Union Grand Prix –	Linda Tuero 6–4, 6–3	Olga Morozova	Helga Masthoff Gail Chanfreau	Vlasta Vopičková Heide Orth Laura Rossouw Alena Palmeová
24 Apr	Italian Open Rome, Italy Commercial Union Grand Prix –	Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova 6–3, 6–4	Gail Chanfreau Rosalba Vido	Helga Masthoff Gail Chanfreau	Vlasta Vopičková Heide Orth Laura Rossouw Alena Palmeová

May[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 –	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–3	Nancy Gunter	Wendy Overton Rosie Casals	Mary-Ann Eisel Françoise Dürr Judy Dalton Karen Krantzcke
1 May		Rosie Casals Karen Krantzcke 6–3, 6–2	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Wendy Overton Rosie Casals	Mary-Ann Eisel Françoise Dürr Judy Dalton Karen Krantzcke
8 May	Rothmans Hardcourt Championships Bournemouth, United Kingdom Commercial Union Grand Prix Hard –	Evonne Goolagong 6–0, 6–4	Helga Masthoff	Sharon Walsh Joyce Williams	Katja Ebbinghaus Helen Gourlay Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade
8 May		Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay 7–5, 6–1	Brenda Kirk Betty Stöve	Sharon Walsh Joyce Williams	Katja Ebbinghaus Helen Gourlay Gail Chanfreau Virginia Wade
15 May	Guildford, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong 7–5, 6–2	Joyce Williams	Nell Truman Helen Gourlay
15 May	Guildford, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay 6–2, 6–1	Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams	Nell Truman Helen Gourlay
May 22 29 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (Red) – 56S/47Q/32D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong	Helga Masthoff Françoise Dürr	Katja Ebbinghaus Virginia Wade Olga Morozova Corinne Molesworth
		Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–1, 6–2	Winnie Shaw Nell Truman
		Evonne Goolagong Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–4	Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay

June[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 June	German Open Hamburg, Germany Commercial Union Grand Prix Clay –	Helga Masthoff 6–3, 3–6, 8–6	Linda Tuero	Kazuko Sawamatsu Valerie Ziegenfuss	Marijke Jansen Judit Szörényi Vlasta Vopičková
		Helga Masthoff Heide Orth 6–3, 2–6, 6–0	Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	Kazuko Sawamatsu Valerie Ziegenfuss	Marijke Jansen Judit Szörényi Vlasta Vopičková
	Nottingham, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Grass, Round-robin	Billie Jean King (1st)	Evonne Goolagong (2nd)	Rosie Casals (3rd)	Virginia Wade (4th)
12 June	Bristol, United Kingdom Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–2	Kerry Melville	Rosie Casals Evonne Goolagong	Laura Rossouw Helen Gourlay Betty Stöve Françoise Dürr
	Bristol, United Kingdom Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke 6–4, 6–2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals Evonne Goolagong	Laura Rossouw Helen Gourlay Betty Stöve Françoise Dürr
	Wightman Cup London, United Kingdom Grass Team event	United States 5–2	Great Britain
19 June	Rothman's Queens Club London, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event Grass –	Chris Evert 6–4, 6–0	Karen Krantzcke	Wendy Overton Patricia Coleman	Esmé Emmanuel Pam Teeguarden Valerie Ziegenfuss Winnie Shaw
19 June		Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 5–7, 6–0, 6–2	Brenda Kirk Pat Walkden-Pretorius	Wendy Overton Patricia Coleman	Esmé Emmanuel Pam Teeguarden Valerie Ziegenfuss Winnie Shaw
26 June 3 July	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 96S/48D/80X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert Rosie Casals	Françoise Dürr Patti Hogan Nancy Gunter Virginia Wade
		Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr
		Rosie Casals Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4	Evonne Goolagong Kim Warwick

July[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 July	Newport, Wales Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–2	Virginia Wade	Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams	Betty Stöve Patti Hogan Carole Graebner Helen Gourlay
	Newport, Wales Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Judy Dalton Betty Stöve 7–5, 6–4	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams	Betty Stöve Patti Hogan Carole Graebner Helen Gourlay
	Dublin, Ireland Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Pat Walkden-Pretorius	Karen Krantzcke Lesley Hunt	Brenda Kirk Cecilia Martinez
	Dublin, Ireland Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Brenda Kirk Pat Walkden-Pretorius 6–3, 8–10, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Karen Krantzcke	Karen Krantzcke Lesley Hunt	Brenda Kirk Cecilia Martinez
17 July	Hoylake, United Kingdom Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Evonne Goolagong vs Betty Stöve Title Shared
17 July	Hoylake, United Kingdom Commercial Union Grand Prix Grass –	Evonne Goolagong / Helen Gourlay vs Brenda Kirk / Pat Walkden-Pretorius Title Shared
31 July	Columbus, United States Virginia Slims $25,500 –	Rosie Casals 6–7^(2–5), 7–6^(5–0), 6–0	Françoise Dürr	Billie Jean King Valerie Ziegenfuss	Helen Gourlay Lesley Hunt Wendy Overton Nancy Gunter
	Columbus, United States Virginia Slims $25,500 –	Françoise Dürr Helen Gourlay 6–4, 6–3	Kerry Harris Kerry Melville	Billie Jean King Valerie Ziegenfuss	Helen Gourlay Lesley Hunt Wendy Overton Nancy Gunter
	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Commercial Union Grand Prix –	Margaret Court 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Evonne Goolagong	Linda Tuero Nathalie Fuchs	Isabel Fernández de Soto Sue Stap Janice Metcalf Pat Walkden-Pretorius
	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Commercial Union Grand Prix –	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–1	Brenda Kirk Pat Walkden-Pretorius	Linda Tuero Nathalie Fuchs

August[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Aug	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Commercial Union Grand Prix Clay – $60,000 – 32S/16D –	Chris Evert 7–6^(5–2), 6–1	Evonne Goolagong	Margaret Court Linda Tuero	Lesley Hunt Pat Walkden Pam Teeguarden Julie Heldman
7 Aug		Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt 6–2, 6–1	Margaret Court Pam Teeguarden	Margaret Court Linda Tuero	Lesley Hunt Pat Walkden Pam Teeguarden Julie Heldman
14 Aug	Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 –	Nancy Gunter 1–6, 6–4, 6–4	Billie Jean King	Valerie Ziegenfuss (3rd) Lesley Hunt (4th)	Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Kristy Pigeon
		Françoise Dürr Lesley Hunt 6–0, 6–3	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	Valerie Ziegenfuss (3rd) Lesley Hunt (4th)	Julie Heldman Françoise Dürr Kristy Pigeon
	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Commercial Union Grand Prix Carpet(i) - 8S/2D –	Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–1	Virginia Wade	Linda Tuero Margaret Court	Pat Walkden-Pretorius Fiorella Bonicelli Nathalie Fuchs
		Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Brenda Kirk Pat Walkden-Pretorius	Linda Tuero Margaret Court	Pat Walkden-Pretorius Fiorella Bonicelli Nathalie Fuchs
21 Aug	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Virginia Slims $18,000 –	Margaret Court 6–4, 6–1	Billie Jean King	Chris Evert (3rd) Julie Heldman (4th)	Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville Rosie Casals Wendy Overton
		Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 6–2, 6–2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	Chris Evert (3rd) Julie Heldman (4th)	Pam Teeguarden Kerry Melville Rosie Casals Wendy Overton
	South Orange, New Jersey, USA Non-Tour Event Grass –	Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–7, 7–5	Marina Kroschina
	South Orange, New Jersey, USA Non-Tour Event Grass –	Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova 6–7, 6–2, 6–2	Carole Caldwell Graebner Patti Hogan
	Merion, Pennsylvania, USA Non-Tour Event –	Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–1
	Merion, Pennsylvania, USA Non-Tour Event –	Virginia Wade Sharon Walsh 7–6, 6–2	Brenda Kirk Pat Walkden-Pretorius
28 Aug 4 Sep	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Grass – 64S/32D/51X Singles – Doubles – Mixed	Billie Jean King 6–3, 7–5	Kerry Melville	Margaret Court Chris Evert	Virginia Wade Rosie Casals Olga Morozova Pam Teeguarden
		Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 6–3, 1–6, 6–3	Margaret Court Virginia Wade
		Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6–3, 7–5	Rosie Casals Ilie Năstase

September[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Sep	Charlotte, United States Virginia Slims $40,000 –	Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–2	Margaret Court	Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter	Mona Schallau Kerry Melville Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton
11 Sep	Charlotte, United States Virginia Slims $40,000 –	Françoise Dürr & Betty Stöve vs Margaret Court & Lesley Hunt (Divided)		Rosie Casals Nancy Gunter	Mona Schallau Kerry Melville Françoise Dürr Wendy Overton
18 Sep	Oakland, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 –	Margaret Court 6–4, 6–1	Billie Jean King	Rosie Casals (3rd) Kerry Melville (4th)	Julie Heldman Veronica Burton Lesley Hunt Mona Schallau
18 Sep	Oakland, United States Virginia Slims $20,000 –	Ann Jones Billie Jean King 7–5, 2–6, 7–6^(5–4)	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Rosie Casals (3rd) Kerry Melville (4th)	Julie Heldman Veronica Burton Lesley Hunt Mona Schallau
25 Sep	Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 –	Billie Jean King 7–6^(5–3), 6–3	Margaret Court	Rosie Casals (3rd) Wendy Overton (4th)	Veronica Burton Karen Krantzcke Françoise Dürr Nancy Gunter
25 Sep	Phoenix, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 –	Rosie Casals Wendy Overton 6–4, 6–3	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals (3rd) Wendy Overton (4th)	Veronica Burton Karen Krantzcke Françoise Dürr Nancy Gunter

October[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Oct	Virginia Slims Championships Boca Raton, United States Year-end championships $100,900 Draw	Chris Evert 7–5, 6–4	Kerry Melville	Françoise Dürr (3rd) Billie Jean King (4th)	Wendy Overton Karen Krantzcke Jeanne Evert Betty Stöve
16 Oct	Barcelona, Spain Non-Tour Event –	Gail Chanfreau 6–1, 6–4	Nathalie Fuchs
	Barcelona, Spain Non-Tour Event –	Gail Chanfreau Nathalie Fuchs 6–1, 6–4	Michele Gurdal Monique Van Haver
	Billingham, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court 7–5, 6–1	Julie Heldman	Brenda Kirk Virginia Wade	Jackie Fayter Sharon Walsh Sue Mappin Corinne Molesworth
	Billingham, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–2	Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Brenda Kirk Virginia Wade	Jackie Fayter Sharon Walsh Sue Mappin Corinne Molesworth
23 Oct	Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Virginia Wade	Brenda Kirk Betty Stöve	Wendy Gilchrist Corinne Molesworth Julie Heldman Sharon Walsh
23 Oct	Edinburgh, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–3	Julie Heldman Betty Stöve	Brenda Kirk Betty Stöve
30 Oct	Aberavon, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–4	Virginia Wade	Betty Stöve Julie Heldman	Corinne Molesworth Sharon Walsh Brenda Kirk Wendy Gilchrist
30 Oct	Aberavon, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–0, 6–3	Julie Heldman Betty Stöve	Betty Stöve Julie Heldman	Corinne Molesworth Sharon Walsh Brenda Kirk Wendy Gilchrist

November[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Nov	Torquay, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court 2–6, 6–3, 6–1	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk	Patti Hogan Corinne Molesworth Betty Stöve Sharon Walsh
6 Nov	Torquay, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–4	Brenda Kirk Sharon Walsh	Julie Heldman Brenda Kirk	Patti Hogan Corinne Molesworth Betty Stöve Sharon Walsh
13 Nov	Nottingham, United Kingdom Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court 6–1, 6–1	Virginia Wade	Betty Stöve Julie Heldman	Wendy Gilchrist Corinne Molesworth Brenda Kirk Sharon Walsh
20 Nov	Melbourne, Australia Non-Tour Event Hard –	Evonne Goolagong 6–7, 6–2, 6–2	Patricia Coleman
20 Nov	Melbourne, Australia Non-Tour Event Hard –	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young 2–6, 6–4, 6–3	Patricia Coleman
27 Nov	Brisbane, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong 6–0, 7–5	Glynis Coles	Barbara Hawcroft Lesley Charles	Gai Healey Marilyn Tesch Wendy Turnbull Patricia Coleman
	Brisbane, Australia Non-Tour Event –	/ Evonne Goolagong vs Barbara Hawcroft / Marilyn Tesch No Contest		Barbara Hawcroft Lesley Charles	Gai Healey Marilyn Tesch Wendy Turnbull Patricia Coleman
	Buenos Aires, Argentina Non-Tour Event Clay –	Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–1	Fiorella Bonicelli
	Buenos Aires, Argentina Non-Tour Event Clay –	Helga Masthoff Pam Teeguarden 6–4, 6–1	Ana María Arias Virginia Wade

December[]

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Dec	Perth, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong	Lesley Hunt Kazuko Sawamatsu	Nathalie Fuchs Christine Matison Glynis Coles Monique van Haver
11 Dec	Adelaide, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 6–2	Kerry Harris
11 Dec	Adelaide, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Eugenia Birioukova Janet Young 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay
18 Dec	Sydney, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Margaret Court 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong
18 Dec	Sydney, Australia Non-Tour Event –	Evonne Goolagong 6–1, 6–2	Lesley Turner Virginia Wade

Statistical information[]

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:

1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Virginia Slims event

Titles won by player[]

Total	Player	S	D	X	S	S	S	D	X
16	Billie Jean King (USA)	● ● ●	● ●				9	7	0
13	Rosie Casals (USA)			●			3	9	1
5	Virginia Wade (GBR)	●					2	3	0
5	Nancy Gunter (USA)					●	5	0	0
4	Françoise Durr (FRA)		●				0	4	0
4	Margaret Court (AUS)			●			2	1	1
4	Wendy Overton (USA)						0	4	0
4	Karen Krantzcke (AUS)						0	4	0
3	Betty Stöve (NED)		● ● ●				0	3	0
2	Helen Gourlay (AUS)		●				0	2	0
2	Kerry Harris (AUS)		●				0	2	0
2	Chris Evert (USA)				●		2	0	0
2	Judy Dalton (AUS)						0	2	0
2	Lesley Hunt (AUS)						0	2	0
2	Valerie Ziegenfuss (USA)						0	2	0
1	Evonne Goolagong (AUS)			●			0	0	1
1	Kerry Melville (AUS)						1	0	0
1	Marie Neumannová (TCH)						1	0	0
1	Ann Jones (GBR)						0	1	0

Titles won by nation[]

Total	Nation	S	D	X	S	S	D	S	D	X
35	United States (USA)	3	2	1	1	15	13	19	15	1
14	Australia (AUS)	0	1	2	0	3	8	3	9	2
6	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	4	0
4	France (FRA)	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
3	Netherlands (NED)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

References[]

^ ^a ^b "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 105–114.

External links[]

[VSCalendar1972-1] "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

[dolan2011-2] John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 105–114.

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v t 1972 Women's Tennis Circuit « 1971 1973 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Virginia Slims Circuit	San Francisco (, ) Long Beach (, ) (, ) (, ) Oklahoma City (, ) Washington (S, ) (, ) Dallas (, ) Richmond (, ) San Juan (, ) Jacksonville (, ) St. Petersburg (, ) (, ) Indianapolis 1 (, ) (, ) Denver (, ) Newport (, ) (, ) (, )
Grand Prix Circuit	Johannesburg (, ) Rome (, ) Bournemouth (, ) Hamburg (, ) Cincinnati (, ) Indianapolis 2 (, ) Toronto (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, )
Non-tour events	(, ) (, ) (, ) London (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, ) (, )
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, )

v t Women's tennis tour seasons
Pre Open era tournaments
Open era (before WTA)
Independent tournaments
ILTF Women's International Grand Prix circuit
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims Series / Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon Series / Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon Series / Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022