1972 French Open – Women's singles

1972 French Open USA Billie Jean King AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3 32 (8 Q Qualifiers) 8 1972 French Open Billie Jean King defeated defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1972 French Open. It was her first French Open singles title and seventh major singles title overall, completing the career Grand Slam in singles.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 396 King did not lose a set during the tournament. The French Lawn Tennis Federation halved the size of the draw from 64 to 32 players in an attempt to attract the top players on tour to the tournament; this change was reverted the following year as results were mixed.1972 https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/roland-garros-past-editions-1972-andres-gimeno-billie-jean-king Roland Garros Fédération Française de Tennis 11 March 2021 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Evonne Goolagong (Runner-up) USA Nancy Gunter (withdrew) USA Billie Jean King (champion) USA Rosemary Casals (first round) FRA Françoise Dürr (semifinals) GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals) FRG Helga Niessen Masthoff (semifinals) USA Linda Tuero (first round) Qualifying 1972 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 180 AUS Evonne Goolagong 1 USA Billie Jean King 3 3 6 3 6 AUS Evonne Goolagong 1 FRA Françoise Dürr 5 9 7 6 4 USA Billie Jean King 3 FRG Helga Niessen Masthoff 7 6 4 6 4 AUS Evonne Goolagong 1 GBR Corinne Molesworth   6 2 6 2 URS Olga Morozova   FRA Françoise Dürr 5 6 4 3 6 2 6 GBR Virginia Wade 6 USA Billie Jean King 3 1 6 3 6 FRG Helga Niessen Masthoff 7 FRG Katja Ebbinghaus   6 3 8 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Evonne Goolagong 1 AUS Kerry Melville   6 2 6 3 AUS Evonne Goolagong 1 RSA 1928 Patricia Pretorius   6 2 7 5 USA Teeguarden   AUS Kerry Melville   7 9 6 4 14 16 USA Teeguarden   JPN Sawamatsu   7 5 8 6 AUS Kerry Harris   USA Pam Teeguarden   2 6 0 6 USA Laura duPont Q JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu   3 6 2 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Molesworth   AUS Tegart-Dalton   6 2 6 2 USA Linda Tuero 8 GBR Molesworth   3 6 1 6 GBR Nell Truman   AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton   3 6 1 6 GBR Molesworth   AUT Pachta Q 7 9 6 0 6 4 FRA Nathalie Fuchs   GBR Corinne Molesworth   5 7 4 6 USA Sharon Walsh   AUT Sonja Pachta Q 2 6 6 2 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 Rossouw   URS Morozova   2 6 6 8 USA Casals 4 RSA 1928 Rossouw   6 8 6 8 URS Olga Morozova   AUS Karen Krantzcke   6 2 7 5 AUS Gilchrist   RSA 1928 Rossouw   6 2 3 6 3 6 TCH Miloslava Holubová   AUS Wendy Gilchrist   3 6 3 6 USA Barbara Downs Q RSA 1928 Laura Rossouw   2 6 0 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA Dürr 5 USA Overton   6 3 7 5 FRA Françoise Dürr 5 NED Walhof   6 3 6 2 USA Wendy Overton   AUS Lesley Hunt   2 6 6 2 6 2 NED Walhof   HUN Széll Q 6 4 6 2 URS Marina Chuvirina LL NED Gertruida Walhof   5 7 2 6 FRG Cora Schediwy   HUN Erzsébet Széll Q 1 6 3 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Schallau Q GBR Wade 6 4 6 7 9 TCH Neumannová   USA Schallau Q 4 6 4 6 NED Betty Stöve   GBR Virginia Wade 6 0 6 1 6 AUS Coleman   USA Schallau Q 4 6 3 6 SWE Christina Sandberg   AUS Patricia Coleman   3 6 6 2 3 6 CHI Ana María Pinto Bravo LL USA Mona Schallau Q 6 4 2 6 7 9 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Ziegenfuss   USA King 3 3 6 1 6 USA Valerie Ziegenfuss   FRG Orth   9 7 3 6 6 3 GBR Winnie Shaw   USA Billie Jean King 3 3 6 0 6 FRG Orth USA Ornstein Q 6 2 6 4 INA Lita Liem   FRG Heide Orth   3 6 1 6 TCH Alena Palmeová-West   USA Nancy Ornstein Q 3 6 7 5 2 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Gourlay Cawley   FRG Niessen Masthoff 7 6 8 3 6 AUS Helen Gourlay Cawley   URU Bonicelli   6 4 6 4 RSA 1928 Brenda Kirk   FRG Helga Niessen Masthoff 7 2 6 1 6 URU Bonicelli   COL Fernández de Soto Q 6 4 6 4 FRA Odile de Roubin   URU Fiorella Bonicelli   2 6 6 0 2 6 SWE Ingrid Bentzer   COL Isabel Fernández de Soto Q 2 6 3 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG Ebbinghaus   FRA Chanfreau   6 3 4 6 6 2 NED Marijke Schaar   FRG Ebbinghaus   5 7 5 7 FRA Gail Chanfreau   USA Nancy Gunter 2 w/o FRG Ebbinghaus   TCH Vopičková   6 4 3 6 6 4 GBR Jill Cooper   FRG Katja Ebbinghaus   4 6 4 6 BEL Michèle Gurdal Q TCH Vlasta Vopičková   0 6 0 6 References External links 1972 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1972 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:1972 in women's tennis Category:1972 in French women's sport