1972 US Open – Women's doubles

August 2023 1972 US Open FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve AUS Margaret Court GBR Virginia Wade 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 32 4 US Open – Women's doubles US Open – Women's doubles 1972 US Open (tennis) Rosemary Casals and Judy Dalton were the reigning champions but Judy Dalton did not compete this year. Rosemary Casals teamed up with Billie Jean King and lost in semifinals to Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve. Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve won the title by defeating Margaret Court and Virginia Wade 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/11/archives/nastase-turns-back-ashe-in-u-s-open-final-rumanian-scores-in-five-s.html Nastase Turns Back Ashe in U. S. Open Final nytimes.com Seeds 30em USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King (semifinals) AUS Margaret Court / GBR Virginia Wade (final) AUS Evonne Goolagong / AUS Lesley Hunt (semifinals) FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve (champions) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 2 AUS Margaret CourtGBR Virginia Wade 7 7 3 AUS Evonne GoolagongAUS Lesley Hunt 6 5 4 FRA Françoise DürrNED Betty Stöve 7 3 6 1 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King 6 6 4 2 AUS Margaret CourtGBR Virginia Wade 3 6 3 4 FRA Françoise DürrNED Betty Stöve 6 1 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 2 AUS M CourtGBR V Wade 6 6 AUS B HawcroftSWE C Sandberg 1 1 RHO S Hudson-BeckIRL S Minford 2 5 USA B GarciaUSA J Heldman 6 7 USA Jill SchwikertUSA Joy Schwikert 2 3 USA W OvertonUSA V Ziegenfuss 6 6 USA M RedondoUSA L Tenney 1 3 USA C EvertUSA J Evert 6 6 3 AUS E GoolagongAUS L Hunt 6 6 USA J MetcalfSWE M Pegel 1 0 USA W ApplebyUSA T O'Shaughnessy 6 7 3 USA K BlakeGBR J Cooper 7 5 6 USA M AschnerUSA P Austin 1 1 AUS K HarrisAUS K Melville 6 6 AUS W GilchristUSA S Walsh 6 5 6 USA P BostromUSA A Lebedeff 2 7 3 2 AUS M CourtGBR V Wade 6 6 USA B GarciaUSA J Heldman 0 1 USA W OvertonUSA V Ziegenfuss 6 6 USA C EvertUSA J Evert 4 1 3 AUS E GoolagongAUS L Hunt 6 6 USA K BlakeGBR J Cooper 0 1 AUS K HarrisAUS K Melville 6 6 AUS W GilchristUSA S Walsh 4 2 2 AUS M CourtGBR V Wade 6 6 USA W OvertonUSA V Ziegenfuss 4 3 3 AUS E GoolagongAUS L Hunt 6 7 AUS K HarrisAUS K Melville 2 5 2 AUS M CourtGBR V Wade 7 7 3 AUS E GoolagongAUS L Hunt 6 5 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA L FlemingUSA A Kiyomura 6 7 6 AUS C DoernerRHO D Pattison 7 6 3 RSA 1928 B KirkRSA 1928 P Pretorius 6 6 GBR L BeavenGBR V Burton 4 4 USA M CooperUSA B Downs 6 6 URS M KroschinaUSA L Tuero 4 3 AUS H GourlayAUS K Krantzcke 4 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve w/o FRA N FuchsCHI AM Pinto Bravo 0 1 RSA 1928 E EmmanuelUSA C Martinez 6 6 USA P HoganURS O Morozova 5 6 7 USA J AnthonyUSA P Teeguarden 7 3 5 URU F BonicelliCOL I Fernández de Soto 6 6 USA L duPontUSA M Schallau 4 3 USA M LouieRSA 1928 L Rossouw 1 0 1 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 6 6 USA L FlemingUSA A Kiyomura 4 6 RSA 1928 B KirkRSA 1928 P Pretorius 6 7 USA M CooperUSA B Downs 5 4 4 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve 7 6 RSA 1928 E EmmanuelUSA C Martinez 2 4 USA P HoganURS O Morozova 6 6 URU F BonicelliCOL I Fernández de Soto 6 4 1 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 7 6 RSA 1928 B KirkRSA 1928 P Pretorius 5 5 4 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve 7 7 USA P HoganURS O Morozova 6 3 2 1 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 4 6 6 4 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve 7 3 6 1 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 6 6 4 References External links 1972 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles Category:1972 in women's tennis Category:1972 in American women's sports