WTA Wimbledon 1972 Draw & Results

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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 June 26–July 10 on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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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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Results

Match type

95 recorded singles results

Wimbledon 1972 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Billie Jean King CH 6-3 6-3 Evonne Goolagong DEF H2H Match data Jul 10, 1972* F
SF (2)
Billie Jean King CH 6-2 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Jul 9, 1972* SF
Evonne Goolagong DEF 4-6 6-3 6-4 Chris Evert H2H Match data Jul 9, 1972* SF
QF (4)
Chris Evert 6-2 4-6 6-1 Patti Hogan H2H Match data Jul 7, 1972* QF
Evonne Goolagong DEF 8-6 7-5 Francoise Durr H2H Match data Jul 7, 1972* QF
Billie Jean King CH 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 Jul 7, 1972* QF
R16 (8)
Patti Hogan 6-3 6-4 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Jul 5, 1972* R16
Evonne Goolagong DEF 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 CH 6-4 6-2 Winnie Shaw H2H Match data Jul 5, 1972* R16
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data Jul 5, 1972* R16
R32 (16)
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 CH 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 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Evonne Goolagong DEF 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 Jul 2, 1972* R32
R64 (32)
Jill Cooper 6-3 6-2 Vlasta Kodesova H2H Match data Jun 30, 1972* R64
Sandy Stap 6-0 5-7 6-1 Ada 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 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 CH 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 DEF 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 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Jun 30, 1972* R64
R128 (32)
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 Jun 28, 1972* R128

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