1972 French Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1972 French Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman
Score6–1, 6–2
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 −45 45+ women
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The women's doubles tournament at the 1972 French Open was held from 22 May to 4 June 1972 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The fourth-seeded team of Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Winnie Shaw and Nell Truman in the final in straight sets.[1]

Seeds[edit]

  1. Australia Judy Dalton / France Françoise Dürr (semifinalists)
  2. United States Rosie Casals / United Kingdom Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
  3. South Africa Brenda Kirk / South Africa Pat Pretorius (second round)
  4. United States Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve (champions)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
  United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman
6 6
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
3 4
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman
1 2
1 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
4 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
4 6 6
1 Australia Judy Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
6 3 1

Top half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 United States Rosie Casals
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6 6
Soviet Union Marina Chuvirina
West Germany Cora Schediwy
2 2 2 United States Rosie Casals
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
4 6 2
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman
6 6 United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman
6 1 6
France Nathalie Fuchs
France Florence Guédy
2 3 United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman
8 3 6
West Germany Helga Masthoff
Germany Heide Schildknecht
6 6 West Germany Helga Masthoff
Germany Heide Schildknecht
6 6 4
United Kingdom Corinne Molesworth
United States Mona Guerrant
2 3 West Germany Helga Masthoff
Germany Heide Schildknecht
6 6
Australia Wendy Gilchrist
South Africa Laura Rossouw
W O Australia Wendy Gilchrist
South Africa Laura Rossouw
4 2
France F De La Courtie-Billat
France A-M Rouchon
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman
6 6
3 South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Pat Pretorius
6 6 Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
3 4
United States Lucinda Crosby
Uruguay Lucia Bruce
1 1 3 South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Pat Pretorius
4 3
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernandez-De Soto
6 10 Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernandez-De Soto
6 6
Sweden Ingrid Bentzer
Sweden Christina Sandberg
4 8 Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernandez-De Soto
4 1
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6 8 Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6 6
Czechoslovakia Miloslava Holubová
Hungary Erzsébet Széll
2 6 Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6 10 6
United States Wendy Overton
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
6 7 United States Wendy Overton
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
3 12 4
Indonesia Lany Kaligis
Indonesia Lita Sugiarto
2 5

Bottom half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States Pam Teeguarden
United States Linda Tuero
6 6
France M-C Brochard
France Sylvie Rual
4 3 United States Pam Teeguarden
United States Linda Tuero
4 3
Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Reid
7 6 Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Reid
6 6
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
Chile Ana María Arias
5 2 Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Kerry Reid
2 3
France Gail Chanfreau
France Rosie Darmon
W O 4 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
United States Roylee Bailey
United States Shari Barman
France Gail Chanfreau
France Rosie Darmon
2 2
4 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
W O 4 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
United States Julie Heldman
Spain Carmen Mandarino
4 United States Billie Jean King
Netherlands Betty Stöve
4 6 6
United States Kristien Shaw
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
0 6 6 1 Australia Judy Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
6 3 1
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
Netherlands Gertruida Walhof
6 3 3 United States Kristien Shaw
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
3 3
Australia Lesley Hunt
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
6 6 Australia Lesley Hunt
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
6 6
France Dominique Beillan
Japan Yuka Tanaka
3 4 Australia Lesley Hunt
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
7 2 2
Hungary Marie Pinterová
Czech Republic Vlasta Vopičková
6 5 7 1 Australia Judy Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
5 6 6
France Odile de Roubin
Chile Michelle Rodríguez
4 7 5 Hungary Marie Pinterová
Czech Republic Vlasta Vopičková
1 Australia Judy Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
W-O 1 Australia Judy Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
W O
Romania Eleanora Dumitrescu
Romania Ekaterina Rosianu

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780671216238.

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