1972 US Open – Women's Singles

Billie Jean King successfully defended her title, defeating Kerry Melville 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1972 US Open.

Women's Singles
1972 US Open
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Kerry Melville
Final score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	64
Seeds	9

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Billie Jean King (Champion)
Evonne Goolagong (Third round)
Chris Evert (Semifinalist)
Rosie Casals (Quarterfinalist)
Margaret Court (Semifinalist)
Nancy Richey Gunter (First round)
Françoise Dürr (Third round)
Virginia Wade (Quarterfinalist)
Kerry Melville (Finalist)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Final Eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals


	1	Billie Jean King	6	7

	8	Virginia Wade	2	5
								1	Billie Jean King	6	6

								5	Margaret Court	4	4
	4	Rosie Casals	4	6	4

	5	Margaret Court	6	4	6
															1	Billie Jean King	6	7

															9	Kerry Melville	3	5
	-	Olga Morozova	6	3	6

	3	Chris Evert	3	6	7
								3	Chris Evert	4	2

								9	Kerry Melville	6	6
	9	Kerry Melville	6	6

	-	Pam Teeguarden	0	2

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

	1	King	6	6
		Hogan	3	2				1	King	6	6
		Emmanuel	7	4	6				Emmanuel	1	3
		Tuero	6	6	3										1	King	6	6
		Walsh	7	3	6											Walsh	4	4
		Liem	6	6	3				Walsh	7	3	6
		Stap	4	6	6				Stap	5	6	4
		Beattie	6	4	3																	1	King	6	7
	8	Wade	6	6																		8	Wade	2	5
		Fernández-De Soto	4	3				8	Wade	6	7
		Anthony	2	6	6				Anthony	4	5
		Newberry	6	2	3										8	Wade	6	6
		Downs	6	6												Downs	3	2
		Molesworth	2	4					Downs	6	7
		Minford	6	6					Minford	4	6
		Austin	1	1

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

	4	Casals	6	6
		Fuchs	1	2				4	Casals	6	6
		Ziegenfuss	6	3	6				Ziegenfuss	3	4
		Doerner	1	6	0										4	Casals	6	6
		Bonicelli	6	6												Bonicelli	0	4
		Berner	3	4					Bonicelli	6	7
		Gilchrist	6	6					Gilchrist	2	6
		Guzmán	0	3																		4	Casals	4	6	4
	5	Court	6	6																		5	Court	6	4	6
		Metcalf	2	1				5	Court	6	6
		Hawcroft	6	6					Hawcroft	0	0
		Pinto Bravo	3	4											5	Court	6	6
		Appleby	6	6												Hunt	2	1
		Moor	3	3					Appleby	1	0
		Hunt	6	6					Hunt	6	6
		Evert	2	1

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

		Overton	6	1	6
		Nasuelli	1	6	2				Overton	2	2
		Stöve	3	6	6				Stöve	6	6
		Fleming	6	0	1											Stöve	3	5
		Morozova	6	5	6											Morozova	6	7
		Kemmer	3	7	0				Morozova	6	6
		Sawamatsu	6	4	6				Sawamatsu	4	4
	6	Richey Gunter	4	6	3																		Morozova	6	3	6
		Heldman	4	6	6																	3	Evert	3	6	7
		Blake	6	4	3				Heldman	6	7
		duPont	6	6					duPont	3	6
		Alvarez	1	2												Heldman	1	2
		Redondo	6	6											3	Evert	6	6
		O'Shaughnessy	1	3					Redondo	1	2
	3	Evert	6	6				3	Evert	6	6
		Tenney	1	1

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

		Martinez	6	6
		Vido	0	4					Martinez	4	2
	9	Melville	6	6				9	Melville	6	6
		Kroschina	2	4											9	Melville	1	6	6
		Pigeon	6	6											7	Dürr	6	0	2
		Vinton	1	1					Pigeon	7	1	4
	7	Dürr	6	6				7	Dürr	6	6	6
		Garcia	4	1																		9	Melville	6	6
		Teeguarden	6	6																			Teeguarden	0	2
		Sandberg	2	4					Teeguarden	6	6
		Schallau	6	6					Schallau	4	4
		Gourlay	4	3												Teeguarden	7	6
		Krantzcke	6	6											2	Goolagong	5	1
		Beaven	2	2					Krantzcke	3	5
	2	Goolagong	6	6				2	Goolagong	6	7
		Kirk	2	2

External links

1972 US Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

US Open women's singles drawsheets

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