1972 US Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1972 US Open
Champions Marty Riessen
Margaret Court
Runners-up Ilie Năstase
Rosemary Casals
Score6–3, 7–5
Draw51
Seeds6

Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Ilie Năstase and Rosemary Casals.

Marty Riessen and Margaret Court won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Ilie Năstase and Rosemary Casals.[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Ilie Năstase
Rosie Casals
6 6
Jeff Borowiak
Pam Teeguarden
3 3
1 Ilie Năstase
Rosie Casals
4 6 7
3 Owen Davidson
Billie Jean King
6 4 6
3 Owen Davidson
Billie Jean King
6 6
5 Bob Maud
Betty Stöve
3 4
1 Ilie Năstase
Rosie Casals
3 5
2 Marty Riessen
Margaret Court
6 7
Bob Carmichael
Lesley Hunt
6 7
Pat Cramer
Patricia Pretorius
3 6
Bob Carmichael
Lesley Hunt
7 3 3
2 Marty Riessen
Margaret Court
6 6 6
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
4 4
2 Marty Riessen
Margaret Court
6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 I Năstase
R Casals
w/o
D Birchmore
P Bostrom
1 I Năstase
R Casals
6 6
B Howe
Sandy Stap
2 2
V Amritraj
P Moor
6 4 2
B Howe
Sandy Stap
3 6 6
1 I Năstase
R Casals
6 6
J Borowiak
P Teeguarden
3 3
H Richardson
A Kiyomura
3 4
V Gerulaitis
C Graebner
6 6
V Gerulaitis
C Graebner
5 6
J Borowiak
P Teeguarden
7 7
J Borowiak
P Teeguarden
4 6 6
V Korotkov
M Kroschina
6 7 V Korotkov
M Kroschina
6 3 4
R Case
S Minford
3 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 O Davidson
BJ King
7 6
E Ewert
K Harris
6 0 3 O Davidson
BJ King
6 7
C Dibley
K Krantzcke
6 6 C Dibley
K Krantzcke
0 6
P Talbert
B Smith
3 2 3 O Davidson
BJ King
6 6
R Keldie
C Doerner
7 4 1 I Fletcher
M Schallau
3 1
I Fletcher
M Schallau
5 6 6 I Fletcher
M Schallau
6 6
S Meer
C Molesworth
6 6 S Meer
C Molesworth
3 2
T Ware
S Hudson-Beck
2 3 3 O Davidson
BJ King
6 6
5 B Maud
B Stöve
5 7 6 5 B Maud
B Stöve
3 4
J-B Chanfreau
M Redondo
7 6 4 5 B Maud
B Stöve
6 6
G Mulloy
A Gibson
6 4 3 E Scott
C Martinez
3 0
E Scott
C Martinez
4 6 6 5 B Maud
B Stöve
6 6
D Schroder
L Rossouw
6 6 6 T Kakulia
O Morozova
1 4
S Siegel
W Appleby
7 4 1 D Schroder
L Rossouw
4 4
T Kakulia
O Morozova
6 6 T Kakulia
O Morozova
6 6
M Anderson
B Hawcroft
2 4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
B Carmichael
L Hunt
6 6
J McManus
W Overton
3 3 B Carmichael
L Hunt
6 6
G Masters
K Blake
6 3 6 G Masters
K Blake
4 1
B Brown
M Cooper
4 6 3 B Carmichael
L Hunt
6 6
T Palafox
M Aschner
3 2 6 D Ralston
F Dürr
4 3
J Simpson
L Beaven
6 6 J Simpson
L Beaven
2 4
R Russell
V Berner
3 4 6 D Ralston
F Dürr
6 6
6 D Ralston
F Dürr
6 6 B Carmichael
L Hunt
6 7
W Durham
S Stap
5 2 P Cramer
P Pretorius
3 6
T Addison
J Evert
7 6 T Addison
J Evert
6 4 6
A Amritraj
B Kirk
1 2 D Dell
V Ziegenfuss
4 6 4
D Dell
V Ziegenfuss
6 6 T Addison
J Evert
2 5
M Machette
S Walsh
6 7 P Cramer
P Pretorius
6 7
P Curtis
L Tuero
1 5 M Machette
S Walsh
6 4
P Cramer
P Pretorius
7 7 P Cramer
P Pretorius
7 6
4 F McMillan
V Wade
6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
J Velasco
ME Guzmán
5 6 3
A Pattison
D Pattison
7 2 6 A Pattison
D Pattison
2 2
J Connors
C Evert
6 6 J Connors
C Evert
6 6
S Warboys
W Gilchrist
1 4 J Connors
C Evert
w/o
I Molina
K Kemmer
I Molina
K Kemmer
5 6 7
P Dominguez
N Fuchs
7 4 6
J Connors
C Evert
4 4
2 M Riessen
M Court
6 6
F Stolle
A Jones
w/o
P Cornejo
I Fernández de Soto
F Stolle
A Jones
2 M Riessen
M Court
w/o
W Higgins
E Emmanuel
3 4
2 M Riessen
M Court
6 6

References

  1. ^ "Nastase Turns Back Ashe in U. S. Open Final". nytimes.com.