1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Runner-upAustralia Evonne Goolagong
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw96 (8 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1972 tennis event results

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] It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and eighth major singles title overall.

Seeds

01.   Australia Evonne Goolagong (final)
02.   United States Billie Jean King (champion)
03.   United States Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)
04.   United States Chris Evert (semifinals)
05.   Australia Kerry Melville (third round)
06.   United States Rosie Casals (semifinals)
07.   United Kingdom Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
08.   France Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia E Goolagong 6 6
New Zealand M Pryde 3 4
1 Australia E Goolagong 6 6
United States S Stap 2 0
United States S Stap 6 5 6
Netherlands A Bakker 0 7 1
1 Australia E Goolagong 3 6 9
Soviet Union O Morozova 6 0 7
Uruguay F Bonicelli 5 5
Soviet Union O Morozova 7 7
Soviet Union O Morozova 6 6
United States W Overton 4 1
West Germany C Schediwy 1 4
United States W Overton 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 France F Dürr 6 6
South Africa E Emmanuel 1 1
8 France F Dürr 6 6
United Kingdom E Truman 0 1
Colombia I Fernández de Soto 2 4
United Kingdom E Truman 6 6
8 France F Dürr 6 6
United States L duPont 1 2
United Kingdom J Williams 9 6 2
United States L duPont 7 8 6
United States L duPont 9 6
Soviet Union M Kroschina 8 4
United States M Schallau 4 6 1
Soviet Union M Kroschina 6 2 6

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Netherlands G Walhof 6 6
Czechoslovakia A Palmeová-West 3 1 Netherlands G Walhof 6 6
Australia W Gilchrist 4 6 6 Australia W Gilchrist 3 4
United States K Pigeon 6 4 3 Netherlands G Walhof 2 8
Australia L Hunt 7 6 Netherlands B Stöve 6 9
South Africa B Kirk 5 4 Australia L Hunt 7 5 2
Netherlands B Stöve 6 6 Netherlands B Stöve 5 7 6
Italy L Bassi 3 0 Netherlands B Stöve 3 2
Republic of Ireland S Minford 4 4 6 United States R Casals 6 6
Australia B Hawcroft 6 6 Australia B Hawcroft 6 2 6
Ecuador ME Guzmán 4 1 Soviet Union E Birioukova 3 6 4
Soviet Union E Birioukova 6 6 Australia B Hawcroft 0 1
Rhodesia S Hudson-Beck 4 6 4 6 United States R Casals 6 6
Australia C Doerner 6 3 6 Australia C Doerner 2 8 0
Indonesia L Kaligis 4 3 6 United States R Casals 6 6 6
6 United States R Casals 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom L Charles 6 6
France N Fuchs 2 3 United Kingdom L Charles 5 6 5
Netherlands M Schaar 5 9 3 Indonesia L Liem 7 4 7
Indonesia L Liem 7 7 6 Indonesia L Liem 6 2 2
United Kingdom A Cowie 6 6 Australia K Harris 3 6 6
United States D Carter-Triolo 2 2 United Kingdom A Cowie 6 2
Australia K Harris 8 3 7 Australia K Harris 8 6
United States K Kemmer 6 6 5 Australia K Harris 3 5
Chile AM Pinto Bravo 5 3 3 United States N Richey 6 7
Australia H Amos 7 6 Australia H Amos 1 2
South Africa P Pretorius 6 6 South Africa P Pretorius 6 6
Australia W Turnbull 0 3 South Africa P Pretorius 2 6 2
Sweden C Sandberg 6 6 3 United States N Richey 6 4 6
Czechoslovakia M Neumannová 4 2 Sweden C Sandberg 7 1 2
Australia V Lancaster 2 1 3 United States N Richey 5 6 6
3 United States N Richey 6 6

Section 7

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

Section 8

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