1972 French Open

1972 French Open 22 May – 4 June 1972 71 42nd Grand Slam (ITF) Clay / Outdoor 256S / 64D / 32X Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros ESP 1945 Andrés GimenoATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1972&EventId=520&Draw=ms ATP USA Billie Jean King RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillanATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1972&EventId=520&Draw=md ATP USA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve AUS Evonne Goolagong / AUS Kim Warwick The 1972 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 22 May until 4 June. It was the 71st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1972. Andrés Gimeno and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.FFT – ROLAND-GARROS 1972 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1972_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis 2012-11-19 2015-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150622004434/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1972_en.pdf dead Finals Men's singles 1972 French Open – Men's singles Spain 1945 Andrés Gimeno defeated France Patrick Proisy, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 • It was Gimeno's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. Women's singles 1972 French Open – Women's singles USA Billie Jean King defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong, 6–3, 6–3 • It was King's seventh career Grand Slam singles title, her third in the Open Era and her first and only title at the French Open. Men's doubles 1972 French Open – Men's doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan defeated CHI Patricio Cornejo / CHI Jaime Fillol, 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1 • It was Hewitt's 6th career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open. • It was McMillan's 3rd career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open. Women's doubles 1972 French Open – Women's doubles USA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve defeated GBR Winnie Shaw / GBR Nell Truman, 6–1, 6–2 • It was King's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th in the Open Era and her 1st and only title at the French Open. • It was Stöve's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open. Mixed doubles 1972 French Open – Mixed doubles AUS Evonne Goolagong / AUS Kim Warwick defeated FRA Françoise Dürr / FRA Jean-Claude Barclay, 6–2, 6–4 References External links French Open official website ATP – tournament profile 1972 Australian Open Grand Slams 1972 Wimbledon Championships Tennis France Category:French Open by year Category:1972 Women's Tennis Circuit Category:1972 Grand Prix (tennis) Category:1972 in French tennis Category:May 1972 sports events in Europe Category:June 1972 sports events in Europe Category:1972 in Paris