WTA Wimbledon 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Billie Jean King won the 1972 Wimbledon, defeating Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, from June 26 to July 10, 1972.

Champion
Billie Jean King
def. Evonne Goolagong , 6-3 6-3
Dates
Jun 26 — Jul 10
Location
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 10, 1972* F Billie Jean King 6-3 6-3 Evonne Goolagong H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 9, 1972* SF Billie Jean King 6-2 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
Jul 9, 1972* SF Evonne Goolagong 4-6 6-3 6-4 Chris Evert H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jul 7, 1972* QF Chris Evert 6-2 4-6 6-1 Patti Hogan H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1972* QF Evonne Goolagong 8-6 7-5 Francoise Durr H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1972* QF Billie Jean King 6-1 3-6 6-3 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
Jul 7, 1972* QF Rosie Casals 3-6 6-4 6-0 Nancy Richey H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Patti Hogan 6-3 6-4 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Evonne Goolagong 3-6 6-0 9-7 Olga Morozova H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Rosie Casals 6-3 6-2 Betty Stove H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Nancy Richey 6-3 7-5 Kerry Harris H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Francoise Durr 6-1 6-2 Laura Dupont H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Chris Evert 6-3 6-2 Julie Anthony H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Billie Jean King 6-4 6-2 Winnie Shaw H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1972* R16 Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Betty Stove 6-2 9-8 Trudy Groenman H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Rosie Casals 6-0 6-1 Barbara Hawcroft H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Billie Jean King 6-1 6-3 Cecilia Martinez H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Laura Dupont 9-8 6-4 Marina Kroschina H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Virginia Wade 6-1 6-1 Ingrid Bentzer H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Julie Anthony 6-1 6-2 Jill Cooper H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-2 Laura Rossouw H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Nancy Richey 6-2 4-6 6-2 Patricia Walkden H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Helen Gourlay 7-5 6-3 Judy Tegart H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Winnie Shaw 6-2 6-2 Marcie Louie H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Patti Hogan 6-4 6-4 Kerry Reid H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-0 Sandy Stap H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Olga Morozova 6-4 6-1 Wendy Overton H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Kerry Harris 3-6 6-2 6-2 Lita Liem H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Francoise Durr 6-0 6-1 Nell Truman H2H Match data
Jul 2, 1972* R32 Chris Evert 8-6 8-6 Mary Ann Eisel H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Jill Cooper 6-3 6-2 Vlasta Kodesova H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Sandy Stap 6-0 5-7 6-1 Annelin Bakker H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Cecilia Martinez 7-5 6-3 Nancy Ornstein H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Rosie Casals 6-2 6-8 6-0 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Mary Ann Eisel 6-2 4-6 6-3 Shirley Bloomer H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Laura Rossouw 4-6 6-3 7-5 Daphne Pattison H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Laura Dupont 7-9 8-6 6-2 Joyce Williams H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Nancy Richey 5-7 6-1 6-2 Christina Sandberg H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Olga Morozova 7-5 7-5 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Marina Kroschina 6-4 2-6 6-1 Mona Guerrant H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Trudy Groenman 6-3 6-4 Wendy Gilchrist H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Billie Jean King 6-2 6-0 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Francoise Durr 6-1 6-1 Esme Emmanuel H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Judy Tegart 6-3 7-9 9-7 Kazuko Sawamatsu H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Lita Liem 7-5 4-6 7-5 Lesley Charles H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Barbara Hawcroft 6-3 2-6 6-4 Eugenia Birioukova H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Kerry Harris 8-6 6-2 Alex Cowie H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-4 Marilyn Pryde H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Julie Anthony 7-5 2-6 6-2 Veronica Burton H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Kerry Reid 6-0 9-7 Sonja Pachta H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Winnie Shaw 6-3 6-2 Helga Masthoff H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Ingrid Bentzer 6-3 6-3 Patricia Coleman H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Marcie Louie 7-5 4-6 10-8 Julie Heldman H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Wendy Overton 6-1 6-4 Kora Schediwy H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Patricia Walkden 6-1 6-2 Helen Amos H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Patti Hogan 6-1 6-4 Linda Tuero H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Chris Evert 6-3 6-0 Janet Newberry H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Pam Teeguarden 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Virginia Wade 6-8 6-2 6-3 Karen Krantzcke H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Helen Gourlay 7-5 6-4 Kathy Blake H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Betty Stove 5-7 7-5 6-2 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data
Jun 30, 1972* R64 Nell Truman 6-2 6-4 Isabel Fernandez De Soto H2H Match data
R128 (32)
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Laura Rossouw 7-5 6-0 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Eugenia Birioukova 6-4 6-1 Maria Eugenia Guzman H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Rosie Casals 6-4 6-3 Lany Kaligis H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Christina Sandberg 6-4 6-2 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Alex Cowie 6-2 6-2 Denise Carter H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Trudy Groenman 6-3 6-1 Alena Palmeova West H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Linda Tuero 6-1 6-3 Jackie Fayter H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Daphne Pattison 6-3 4-6 6-3 Glynis Coles H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Patti Hogan 6-4 8-6 Wendy Appleby H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Vlasta Kodesova 6-1 6-2 Tam Oshaughnessy H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Pam Teeguarden 9-8 6-1 Corinne Molesworth H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Nancy Richey 6-2 6-1 Vicki Lancaster Kerr H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Janet Newberry 6-3 6-1 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Julie Anthony 6-1 3-6 6-0 Odile De Roubin H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Shirley Bloomer 6-1 9-8 Carole Graebner H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Wendy Gilchrist 4-6 6-4 6-3 Kristy Pigeon H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Lesley Hunt 7-5 6-4 Brenda Kirk H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Raquel Giscafre 6-4 6-2 Di Riste H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Jill Cooper 6-0 6-3 Trish Mcclenaughan H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Barbara Hawcroft 6-4 6-4 Susan Minford H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Mary Ann Eisel 6-2 6-4 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Cynthia Doerner 6-4 3-6 6-4 Sally Hudson Beck H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Lita Liem 7-5 7-9 6-3 Marijke Jansen H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Helen Amos 7-5 6-3 Ana Maria Arias H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Veronica Burton 2-6 6-2 6-4 Lindsey Beaven H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Lesley Charles 6-2 6-3 Nathalie Fuchs H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Kerry Reid 6-2 6-2 Vicky Berner H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Kerry Harris 8-6 3-6 7-5 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Patricia Walkden 6-0 6-3 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Chris Evert 1-6 6-3 6-3 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Betty Stove 6-3 6-0 Lucia Bassi H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1972* R128 Sonja Pachta 6-3 3-6 7-5 Sue Mappin H2H Match data

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