1972 French Open – Women's doubles

1972 French Open s USA Billie Jean KingNED Betty Stöve GBR Winnie ShawGBR Nell Truman 6–1, 6–2 32 4 French Open – Women's doubles French Open – Women's doubles The women's doubles tournament at the 1972 French Open was held from 22 May to 4 June 1972 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The fourth-seeded team of Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Winnie Shaw and Nell Truman in the final in straight sets.World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1973 Queen Anne Press London 9780671216238 72 John Barrett Seeds 30em AUS Judy Dalton / FRA Françoise Dürr (semifinalists) USA Rosie Casals / GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Brenda Kirk / RSA 1928 Pat Pretorius (second round) USA Billie Jean King / NED Betty Stöve (champions) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175   GBR Winnie ShawGBR Nell Truman AUS Helen GourlayAUS Karen Krantzcke 6 3 6 4 4 USA Billie Jean KingNED Betty Stöve 1 AUS Judy DaltonFRA Françoise Dürr 4 6 6 3 6 1 1 USA Billie Jean KingNED Betty Stöve GBR Winnie ShawGBR Nell Truman 6 1 6 2 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 175 2 USA Rosie CasalsGBR Virginia Wade URS Marina ChuvirinaFRG Cora Schediwy 6 2 6 2 GBR Winnie ShawGBR Nell Truman FRA Nathalie FuchsFRA Florence Guédy 6 2 6 3 FRG Helga MasthoffDEU Heide Schildknecht GBR Corinne MolesworthUSA Mona Guerrant 6 2 6 3 AUS Wendy GilchristRSA 1928 Laura Rossouw FRA F De La Courtie-BillatFRA A-M Rouchon W O 3 RSA 1928 Brenda KirkRSA 1928 Pat Pretorius USA Lucinda CrosbyURY Lucia Bruce 6 1 6 1 URY Fiorella BonicelliCOL I Fernandez-De Soto SWE Ingrid BentzerSWE Christina Sandberg 6 4 10 8 AUS Helen GourlayAUS Karen Krantzcke CSK Miloslava HolubováHUN Erzsébet Széll 6 2 8 6 USA Wendy OvertonUSA Valerie Ziegenfuss IDN Lany KaligisIDN Lita Sugiarto 6 2 7 5 GBR Winnie ShawGBR Nell Truman 2 USA Rosie CasalsGBR Virginia Wade 6 4 1 6 6 2 FRG Helga MasthoffDEU Heide Schildknecht AUS Wendy GilchristRSA 1928 Laura Rossouw 6 4 6 2 URY Fiorella BonicelliCOL I Fernandez-De Soto 3 RSA 1928 Brenda KirkRSA 1928 Pat Pretorius 6 4 6 3 AUS Helen GourlayAUS Karen Krantzcke USA Wendy OvertonUSA Valerie Ziegenfuss 6 3 10 12 6 4 GBR Winnie ShawGBR Nell Truman FRG Helga MasthoffDEU Heide Schildknecht 8 6 3 6 6 4 AUS Helen GourlayAUS Karen Krantzcke URY Fiorella BonicelliCOL I Fernandez-De Soto 6 4 6 1 GBR Winnie ShawGBR Nell Truman AUS Helen GourlayAUS Karen Krantzcke 6 3 6 4 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 175 USA Pam TeeguardenUSA Linda Tuero FRA M-C BrochardFRA Sylvie Rual 6 4 6 3 AUS Kerry HarrisAUS Kerry Reid ARG Raquel GiscafréCHL Ana María Arias 7 5 6 2 FRA Gail ChanfreauFRA Rosie Darmon USA Roylee BaileyUSA Shari Barman W O 4 USA Billie Jean KingNLD Betty Stöve USA Julie HeldmanESP Carmen Mandarino W O USA Kristien ShawJPN Kazuko Sawamatsu FRG Katja EbbinghausNLD Gertruida Walhof 0 6 6 3 6 3 AUS Lesley HuntURS Olga Morozova FRA Dominique BeillanJPN Yuka Tanaka 6 3 6 4 HUN Marie PinterováCZE Vlasta Vopičková FRA Odile de RoubinCHL Michelle Rodríguez 6 4 5 7 7 5 1 AUS Judy DaltonFRA Françoise Dürr ROU Eleanora DumitrescuROU Ekaterina Rosianu W-O AUS Kerry HarrisAUS Kerry Reid USA Pam TeeguardenUSA Linda Tuero 6 4 6 3 4 USA Billie Jean KingNLD Betty Stöve FRA Gail ChanfreauFRA Rosie Darmon 6 2 6 2 AUS Lesley HuntURS Olga Morozova USA Kristien ShawJPN Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 3 6 3 1 AUS Judy DaltonFRA Françoise Dürr HUN Marie PinterováCZE Vlasta Vopičková W O 4 USA Billie Jean KingNLD Betty Stöve AUS Kerry HarrisAUS Kerry Reid 6 2 6 3 1 AUS Judy DaltonFRA Françoise Dürr AUS Lesley HuntURS Olga Morozova 5 7 6 2 6 2 4 USA Billie Jean KingNLD Betty Stöve 1 AUS Judy DaltonFRA Françoise Dürr 4 6 6 3 6 1 References External links Main draw 1972 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Women's doubles Category:1972 in women's tennis Category:1972 in French women's sport