1972 US Open – Women's singles

Tennis tournament held in 1972 August 2023 1972 US Open USA Billie Jean King AUS Kerry Melville 6–3, 7–5 80 9 1972 US Open (tennis) Defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Kerry Melville in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1972 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall. For the second consecutive year and third time in her career, King did not lose a set during the tournament. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA Billie Jean King (champion) AUS Evonne Goolagong (third round) USA Chris Evert (semifinalist) USA Rosie Casals (quarterfinalist) AUS Margaret Court (semifinalist) USA Nancy Richey Gunter (first round) FRA Françoise Dürr (third round) GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinalist) AUS Kerry Melville (finalist) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 USA Billie Jean King 1 AUS Kerry Melville 9 6 3 7 5 USA Billie Jean King 1 AUS Margaret Court 5 6 4 6 4 USA Chris Evert 3 AUS Kerry Melville 9 4 6 2 6 USA Billie Jean King 1 GBR Virginia Wade 8 6 2 7 5 USA Rosie Casals 4 AUS Margaret Court 5 4 6 6 4 4 6 URS Olga Morozova USA Chris Evert 3 6 3 3 6 6 7 AUS Kerry Melville 9 USA Pam Teeguarden 6 0 6 2 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA King 1 GBR Wade 8 6 2 7 5 USA King 1 USA Walsh 6 4 6 4 GBR Wade 8 USA Downs 6 3 6 2 USA King 1 RSA 1928 Emmanuel 6 1 6 3 USA Walsh USA Stap 7 5 3 6 6 4 GBR Wade 8 USA Anthony 6 4 7 5 USA Downs IRL Minford 6 4 7 6 USA King 1 USA Hogan 6 3 6 2 RSA 1928 Emmanuel USA Tuero 7 6 4 6 6 3 USA Walsh INA Liem 7 6 3 6 6 3 USA Stap USA Beattie 4 6 6 4 6 3 GBR Wade 8 COL Fernández-De Soto 6 4 6 3 USA Anthony USA Newberry 2 6 6 2 6 3 USA Downs GBR Molesworth 6 2 6 4 IRL Minford USA Austin 6 1 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Casals 4 AUS Court 5 4 6 6 4 4 6 USA Casals 4 URU Bonicelli 6 0 6 4 AUS Court 5 AUS Hunt 6 2 6 1 USA Casals 4 USA Ziegenfuss 6 3 6 4 URU Bonicelli AUS Gilchrist 6 2 7 6 AUS Court 5 AUS Hawcroft 6 0 6 0 USA Appleby AUS Hunt 1 6 0 6 USA Casals 4 FRA Fuchs 6 1 6 2 USA Ziegenfuss AUS Doerner 6 1 3 6 6 0 URU Bonicelli CAN Berner 6 3 6 4 AUS Gilchrist ECU Guzmán 6 0 6 3 AUS Court 5 USA Metcalf 6 2 6 1 AUS Hawcroft CHI Pinto Bravo 6 3 6 4 USA Appleby GBR Moor 6 3 6 3 AUS Hunt USA Evert 6 2 6 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals URS Morozova USA Evert 3 6 3 3 6 6 7 NED Stöve URS Morozova 3 6 5 7 USA Heldman USA Evert 3 1 6 2 6 USA Overton NED Stöve 2 6 2 6 URS Morozova JPN Sawamatsu 6 4 6 4 USA Heldman USA duPont 6 3 7 6 USA Redondo USA Evert 3 1 6 2 6 USA Overton ITA Nasuelli 6 1 1 6 6 2 NED Stöve USA Fleming 3 6 6 0 6 1 URS Morozova USA Kemmer 6 3 5 7 6 0 JPN Sawamatsu USA Richey Gunter 6 6 4 4 6 6 3 USA Heldman USA Blake 4 6 6 4 6 3 USA duPont USA Alvarez 6 1 6 2 USA Redondo USA O'Shaughnessy 6 1 6 3 USA Evert 3 USA Tenney 6 1 6 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Melville 9 USA Teeguarden 6 0 6 2 AUS Melville 9 FRA Dürr 7 1 6 6 0 6 2 USA Teeguarden AUS Goolagong 2 7 5 6 1 USA Martinez AUS Melville 9 4 6 2 6 USA Pigeon FRA Dürr 7 7 6 1 6 4 6 USA Teeguarden USA Schallau 6 4 6 4 AUS Krantzcke AUS Goolagong 2 3 6 5 7 USA Martinez ITA Vido 6 0 6 4 AUS Melville 9 URS Kroschina 6 2 6 4 USA Pigeon USA Vinton 6 1 6 1 FRA Dürr 7 USA Garcia 6 4 6 1 USA Teeguarden SWE Sandberg 6 2 6 4 USA Schallau AUS Gourlay 6 4 6 3 AUS Krantzcke GBR Beaven 6 2 6 2 AUS Goolagong 2 RSA 1928 Kirk 6 2 6 2 External links 1972 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1973 Australian Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1972 in women's tennis Category:1972 in American women's sports