1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Score	6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	96 (7Q)
Seeds	8
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Billie Jean King defeated 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.

Champion

Billie Jean King

Runner-up

Evonne Goolagong

Score6–3, 6–3

Draw96 (7)

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This marked the first Wimbledon appearance for future three-time champion, seven-time runner-up, and world No. 1 Chris Evert; she lost to Goolagong in the semifinals.

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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

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
		C Schediwy	1	4
		W Overton	6	6

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

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

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	0^r
	C Molesworth	8	1			P Teeguarden	6	1
	P Teeguarden	9	6

1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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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

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

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