1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Billie Jean King
Runner-up Evonne Goolagong
Score6–3, 6–3
Draw96 (7 Q )
Seeds8

Billie Jean King defeated defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and eighth major singles title overall.

This marked the first Wimbledon appearance for future three-time champion, seven-time runner-up, and world No. 1 Chris Evert; she lost to Goolagong in the semifinals.

Seeds

1.   Evonne Goolagong (final)
2.   Billie Jean King (champion)
3.   Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)
4.   Chris Evert (semifinals)
5.   Kerry Melville (third round)
6.   Rosie Casals (semifinals)
7.   Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
8.   Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Evonne Goolagong 8 7
8 Françoise Dürr 6 5
1 Evonne Goolagong 4 6 6
4 Chris Evert 6 3 4
4 Chris Evert 6 4 6
Patti Hogan 2 6 1
1 Evonne Goolagong 3 3
2 Billie Jean King 6 6
6 Rosie Casals 3 6 6
3 Nancy Richey 6 4 0
6 Rosie Casals 2 4
2 Billie Jean King 6 6
7 Virginia Wade 1 6 3
2 Billie Jean King 6 3 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 E Goolagong 6 6
M Pryde 3 4
1 E Goolagong 6 6
S Stap 2 0
S Stap 6 5 6
A Bakker 0 7 1
1 E Goolagong 3 6 9
O Morozova 6 0 7
F Bonicelli 5 5
O Morozova 7 7
O Morozova 6 6
W Overton 4 1
C Schediwy 1 4
W Overton 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 F Dürr 6 6
E Emmanuel 1 1
8 F Dürr 6 6
E Truman 0 1
I Fernández de Soto 2 4
E Truman 6 6
8 F Dürr 6 6
L duPont 1 2
J Williams 9 6 2
L duPont 7 8 6
L duPont 9 6
M Kroschina 8 4
M Schallau 4 6 1
M Kroschina 6 2 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 C Evert 1 6 6
V Ziegenfuss 6 3 3 4 C Evert 6 6
J Newberry 6 6 J Newberry 3 0
K Ebbinghaus 3 1 4 C Evert 8 8
S Brasher 6 9 M-A Eisel 6 6
C Graebner 1 8 S Brasher 2 6 3
Q M Gurdal 2 4 M-A Eisel 6 4 6
M-A Eisel 6 6 4 C Evert 6 6
O de Roubin 1 6 0 J Anthony 3 2
Q J Anthony 6 3 6 J Anthony 7 2 6
L Beaven 6 2 4 V Burton 5 6 2
V Burton 2 6 6 J Anthony 6 6
J Cooper 6 6 J Cooper 1 2
P Faulkner 0 3 J Cooper 6 6
V Vopičková 6 6 V Vopičková 3 2
Q T O'Shaughnessy 1 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 K Melville 6 6
V Berner 2 2 5 K Melville 6 9
S Pachta 6 3 7 S Pachta 0 7
Q S Mappin 3 6 5 5 K Melville 4 4
J Fayter 1 3 P Hogan 6 6
L Tuero 6 6 L Tuero 1 4
Q W Appleby 4 6 P Hogan 6 6
P Hogan 6 8 P Hogan 6 6
L Rossouw 7 6 P Teeguarden 3 4
G Chanfreau 5 0 L Rossouw 4 6 7
G Coles 3 6 3 D Pattison 6 3 5
D Pattison 6 4 6 L Rossouw 2 2
Q D Riste 4 2 P Teeguarden 6 6
R Giscafré 6 6 R Giscafré 0 0r
C Molesworth 8 1 P Teeguarden 6 1
P Teeguarden 9 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
G Walhof 6 6
A Palmeová-West 3 1 G Walhof 6 6
W Gilchrist 4 6 6 W Gilchrist 3 4
K Pigeon 6 4 3 G Walhof 2 8
L Hunt 7 6 B Stöve 6 9
B Kirk 5 4 L Hunt 7 5 2
B Stöve 6 6 B Stöve 5 7 6
L Bassi 3 0 B Stöve 3 2
S Minford 4 4 6 R Casals 6 6
B Hawcroft 6 6 B Hawcroft 6 2 6
ME Guzmán 4 1 E Birioukova 3 6 4
E Birioukova 6 6 B Hawcroft 0 1
S Hudson-Beck 4 6 4 6 R Casals 6 6
C Doerner 6 3 6 C Doerner 2 8 0
L Kaligis 4 3 6 R Casals 6 6 6
6 R Casals 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
L Charles 6 6
N Fuchs 2 3 L Charles 5 6 5
M Schaar 5 9 3 L Liem 7 4 7
L Liem 7 7 6 L Liem 6 2 2
A Cowie 6 6 K Harris 3 6 6
D Carter-Triolo 2 2 A Cowie 6 2
K Harris 8 3 7 K Harris 8 6
K Kemmer 6 6 5 K Harris 3 5
AM Pinto Bravo 5 3 3 N Richey 6 7
H Amos 7 6 H Amos 1 2
P Pretorius 6 6 P Pretorius 6 6
W Turnbull 0 3 P Pretorius 2 6 2
C Sandberg 6 6 3 N Richey 6 4 6
M Neumannová 4 2 C Sandberg 7 1 2
V Lancaster 2 1 3 N Richey 5 6 6
3 N Richey 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
J Dalton 6 7 9
K Sawamatsu 3 9 7
J Dalton 5 3
H Gourlay 7 6
Q K Blake 5 4
H Gourlay 7 6
H Gourlay 3 2
7 V Wade 6 6
P Coleman 3 3
I Bentzer 6 6
I Bentzer 1 1
7 V Wade 6 6
K Krantzcke 8 2 3
7 V Wade 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
W Shaw 6 6
H Masthoff 3 2
W Shaw 6 6
M Louie 2 2
M Louie 7 4 10
J Heldman 5 6 8
W Shaw 4 2
2 BJ King 6 6
N Ornstein 5 3
C Martinez 7 6
C Martinez 1 3
2 BJ King 6 6
S Walsh 2 0
2 BJ King 6 6

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.