1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Score	6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1972 tennis event results

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships

Billie Jean King defeated the defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and eighth major singles title overall.

Seeds

01.   Evonne Goolagong (final)

02.   Billie Jean King (champion)

03.   Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)

04.   Chris Evert (semifinals)

05.   Kerry Melville (third round)

06.   Rosie Casals (semifinals)

07.   Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)

08.   Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Evonne Goolagong	8	7
	8	Françoise Dürr	6	5
								1	Evonne Goolagong	4	6	6
								4	Chris Evert	6	3	4
	4	Chris Evert	6	4	6
		Patti Hogan	2	6	1
															1	Evonne Goolagong	3	3
															2	Billie Jean King	6	6
	6	Rosie Casals	3	6	6
	3	Nancy Richey	6	4	0
								6	Rosie Casals	2	4
								2	Billie Jean King	6	6
	7	Virginia Wade	1	6	3
	2	Billie Jean King	6	3	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	E Goolagong	6	6
									M Pryde	3	4
															1	E Goolagong	6	6
																S Stap	2	0
									S Stap	6	5	6
									A Bakker	0	7	1
																						1	E Goolagong	3	6	9
																							O Morozova	6	0	7
									F Bonicelli	5	5
									O Morozova	7	7
																O Morozova	6	6
																W Overton	4	1
									C Schediwy	1	4
									W Overton	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	F Dürr	6	6
									E Emmanuel	1	1
															8	F Dürr	6	6
																E Truman	0	1
									I Fernández de Soto	2	4
									E Truman	6	6
																						8	F Dürr	6	6
																							L duPont	1	2
									J Williams	9	6	2
									L duPont	7	8	6
																L duPont	9	6
																M Kroschina	8	4
									M Schallau	4	6	1
									M Kroschina	6	2	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	C Evert	1	6	6
		V Ziegenfuss	6	3	3			4	C Evert	6	6
		J Newberry	6	6					J Newberry	3	0
		K Ebbinghaus	3	1											4	C Evert	8	8
		S Brasher	6	9												M-A Eisel	6	6
		C Graebner	1	8					S Brasher	2	6	3
	Q	M Gurdal	2	4					M-A Eisel	6	4	6
		M-A Eisel	6	6																		4	C Evert	6	6
		O de Roubin	1	6	0																		J Anthony	3	2
	Q	J Anthony	6	3	6				J Anthony	7	2	6
		L Beaven	6	2	4				V Burton	5	6	2
		V Burton	2	6	6											J Anthony	6	6
		J Cooper	6	6												J Cooper	1	2
		P Faulkner	0	3					J Cooper	6	6
		V Vopičková	6	6					V Vopičková	3	2
	Q	T O'Shaughnessy	1	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	K Melville	6	6
		V Berner	2	2				5	K Melville	6	9
		S Pachta	6	3	7				S Pachta	0	7
	Q	S Mappin	3	6	5										5	K Melville	4	4
		J Fayter	1	3												P Hogan	6	6
		L Tuero	6	6					L Tuero	1	4
	Q	W Appleby	4	6					P Hogan	6	6
		P Hogan	6	8																			P Hogan	6	6
		L Rossouw	7	6																			P Teeguarden	3	4
		G Chanfreau	5	0					L Rossouw	4	6	7
		G Coles	3	6	3				D Pattison	6	3	5
		D Pattison	6	4	6											L Rossouw	2	2
	Q	D Riste	4	2												P Teeguarden	6	6
		R Giscafré	6	6					R Giscafré	0	0r
		C Molesworth	8	1					P Teeguarden	6	1
		P Teeguarden	9	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		G Walhof	6	6
		A Palmeová-West	3	1					G Walhof	6	6
		W Gilchrist	4	6	6				W Gilchrist	3	4
		K Pigeon	6	4	3											G Walhof	2	8
		L Hunt	7	6												B Stöve	6	9
		B Kirk	5	4					L Hunt	7	5	2
		B Stöve	6	6					B Stöve	5	7	6
		L Bassi	3	0																			B Stöve	3	2
		S Minford	4	4																		6	R Casals	6	6
		B Hawcroft	6	6					B Hawcroft	6	2	6
		ME Guzmán	4	1					E Birioukova	3	6	4
		E Birioukova	6	6												B Hawcroft	0	1
		S Hudson-Beck	4	6	4										6	R Casals	6	6
		C Doerner	6	3	6				C Doerner	2	8	0
		L Kaligis	4	3				6	R Casals	6	6	6
	6	R Casals	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		L Charles	6	6
		N Fuchs	2	3					L Charles	5	6	5
		M Schaar	5	9	3				L Liem	7	4	7
		L Liem	7	7	6											L Liem	6	2	2
		A Cowie	6	6												K Harris	3	6	6
		D Carter-Triolo	2	2					A Cowie	6	2
		K Harris	8	3	7				K Harris	8	6
		K Kemmer	6	6	5																		K Harris	3	5
		AM Pinto Bravo	5	3																		3	N Richey	6	7
		H Amos	7	6					H Amos	1	2
		P Pretorius	6	6					P Pretorius	6	6
		W Turnbull	0	3												P Pretorius	2	6	2
		C Sandberg	6	6											3	N Richey	6	4	6
		M Neumannová	4	2					C Sandberg	7	1	2
		V Lancaster	2	1				3	N Richey	5	6	6
	3	N Richey	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									J Dalton	6	7	9
									K Sawamatsu	3	9	7
																J Dalton	5	3
																H Gourlay	7	6
								Q	K Blake	5	4
									H Gourlay	7	6
																							H Gourlay	3	2
																						7	V Wade	6	6
									P Coleman	3	3
									I Bentzer	6	6
																I Bentzer	1	1
															7	V Wade	6	6
									K Krantzcke	8	2	3
								7	V Wade	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									W Shaw	6	6
									H Masthoff	3	2
																W Shaw	6	6
																M Louie	2	2
									M Louie	7	4	10
									J Heldman	5	6	8
																							W Shaw	4	2
																						2	BJ King	6	6
									N Ornstein	5	3
									C Martinez	7	6
																C Martinez	1	3
															2	BJ King	6	6
									S Walsh	2	0
								2	BJ King	6	6

References

1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1972 French Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1972 US Open – Women's singles