1972 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1972 US Open
Final
ChampionFrance Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Runner-upAustralia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Score6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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1972 tennis event results

Rosemary Casals and Judy Dalton were the defending champions but Judy Dalton did not compete this year. Rosemary Casals teamed up with Billie Jean King and lost in semifinals to Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve.

Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve won the title by defeating Margaret Court and Virginia Wade 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
2 Australia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
7 7
3 Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Lesley Hunt
6 5
2 Australia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
3 6 3
4 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 1 6
4 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
7 3 6
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 6 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia M Court
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
Australia B Hawcroft
Sweden C Sandberg
1 1 2 Australia M Court
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
Rhodesia S Hudson-Beck
Republic of Ireland S Minford
2 5 United States B Garcia
United States J Heldman
0 1
United States B Garcia
United States J Heldman
6 7 2 Australia M Court
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
United States Jill Schwikert
United States Joy Schwikert
2 3 United States W Overton
United States V Ziegenfuss
4 3
United States W Overton
United States V Ziegenfuss
6 6 United States W Overton
United States V Ziegenfuss
6 6
United States M Redondo
United States L Tenney
1 3 United States C Evert
United States J Evert
4 1
United States C Evert
United States J Evert
6 6 2 Australia M Court
United Kingdom V Wade
7 7
3 Australia E Goolagong
Australia L Hunt
6 6 3 Australia E Goolagong
Australia L Hunt
6 5
United States J Metcalf
Sweden M Pegel
1 0 3 Australia E Goolagong
Australia L Hunt
6 6
United States W Appleby
United States T O'Shaughnessy
6 7 3 United States K Blake
United Kingdom J Cooper
0 1
United States K Blake
United Kingdom J Cooper
7 5 6 3 Australia E Goolagong
Australia L Hunt
6 7
United States M Aschner
United States P Austin
1 1 Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
2 5
Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
6 6 Australia K Harris
Australia K Melville
6 6
Australia W Gilchrist
United States S Walsh
6 5 6 Australia W Gilchrist
United States S Walsh
4 2
United States P Bostrom
United States A Lebedeff
2 7 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States L Fleming
United States A Kiyomura
6 7 6
Australia C Doerner
Rhodesia D Pattison
7 6 3 United States L Fleming
United States A Kiyomura
4 6
South Africa B Kirk
South Africa P Pretorius
6 6 South Africa B Kirk
South Africa P Pretorius
6 7
United Kingdom L Beaven
United Kingdom V Burton
4 4 South Africa B Kirk
South Africa P Pretorius
5 5
United States M Cooper
United States B Downs
6 6 4 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
7 7
Soviet Union M Kroschina
United States L Tuero
4 3 United States M Cooper
United States B Downs
5 4
Australia H Gourlay
Australia K Krantzcke
4 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
7 6
4 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
w/o 4 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve
7 3 6
France N Fuchs
Chile AM Pinto Bravo
0 1 1 United States R Casals
United States BJ King
6 6 4
South Africa E Emmanuel
United States C Martinez
6 6 South Africa E Emmanuel
United States C Martinez
2 4
United States P Hogan
Soviet Union O Morozova
5 6 7 United States P Hogan
Soviet Union O Morozova
6 6
United States J Anthony
United States P Teeguarden
7 3 5 United States P Hogan
Soviet Union O Morozova
6 3 2
Uruguay F Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernández de Soto
6 6 1 United States R Casals
United States BJ King
4 6 6
United States L duPont
United States M Schallau
4 3 Uruguay F Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernández de Soto
6 4
United States M Harper
South Africa L Rossouw
1 0 1 United States R Casals
United States BJ King
7 6
1 United States R Casals
United States BJ King
6 6

References

  1. ^ "Nastase Turns Back Ashe in U. S. Open Final". nytimes.com.

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