1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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.[1]

Women's Singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Billie Jean King
Runner-up Evonne Goolagong
Final score6–3, 6–3
Draw96 (8Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships

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.

Draw

Key

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
K 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.
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