1972 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1972 Australian Open
Champions Helen Gourlay
Kerry Harris
Runners-up Patricia Coleman
Karen Krantzcke
Score6–0, 6–4

In 1972, Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong were the Australian Open's reigning women's doubles champions, but Court chose not to defend her title. Goolagong competed with Virginia Wade instead, losing in the semi-finals to Patricia Coleman and Karen Krantzcke. The final saw Coleman and Krantzcke beaten by Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris 6–0, 6–4..

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All four seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinals.

  1. Evonne Goolagong / Virginia Wade (semifinals)
  2. Gail Chanfreau / Olga Morozova (semifinals)
  3. Helen Gourlay / Kerry Harris (champions)
  4. Patricia Coleman / Karen Krantzcke (final)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1
w/o    
 
7 7 6  
     
 
5 9 0 1
6 4 4
4
2 6 6
4
6 6  
 
  •  D James
  •  K Williams
3 4    
4 4  
 
6 6   4
0 4  
 
6 6   3
6 6  
 
1 3    
2 1  
3
6 6  
3
6 6  
 
6 6   2
2 2  
 
  •  L Mansfield
  •  C Norquay
2 0    
3 2  
2
6 6  
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