WTA US Open 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule

Billie Jean King won the 1972 US Open, defeating Kerry Reid 6-3 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from August 30 to September 12, 1972. The match log contains 79 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Billie Jean King
def. Kerry Reid , 6-3 7-5
Dates
Aug 30 — Sep 12
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type
US Open 1972 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Billie Jean King DEF 6-3 7-5 Kerry Reid H2H Match data Sep 12, 1972* F
SF (2)
Billie Jean King DEF 6-4 6-4 Margaret Court 2× CH H2H Match data Sep 11, 1972* SF
Kerry Reid 6-4 6-2 Chris Evert H2H Match data Sep 11, 1972* SF
QF (4)
Chris Evert 3-6 6-3 7-6 Olga Morozova H2H Match data Sep 9, 1972* QF
Margaret Court 2× CH 6-4 4-6 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Sep 9, 1972* QF
Billie Jean King DEF 6-2 7-5 Virginia Wade CH H2H Match data Sep 9, 1972* QF
Kerry Reid 6-0 6-2 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Sep 9, 1972* QF
R16 (8)
Pam Teeguarden 7-5 6-1 Evonne Goolagong H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Evert 6-1 6-2 Julie Heldman H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16
Rosie Casals 6-0 6-4 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16
Margaret Court 2× CH 6-2 6-1 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16
Kerry Reid 1-6 6-0 6-2 Francoise Durr H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16
Olga Morozova 6-3 7-5 Betty Stove H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16
Billie Jean King DEF 6-4 6-4 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16
Virginia Wade CH 6-3 6-2 Barbara Downs H2H Match data Sep 7, 1972* R16
R32 (16)
Chris Evert 6-1 6-2 Marita Redondo H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Barbara Downs 6-4 7-6 Susan Minford H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Evonne Goolagong 6-3 7-5 Karen Krantzcke H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Billie Jean King DEF 6-1 6-3 Esme Emmanuel H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Virginia Wade CH 6-4 7-5 Julie Anthony H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-0 Wendy Appleby H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Rosie Casals 6-3 6-4 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Pam Teeguarden 6-4 6-4 Mona Guerrant H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Margaret Court 2× CH 6-0 6-0 Barbara Hawcroft H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Kerry Reid 6-4 6-2 Cecilia Martinez H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Julie Heldman 6-3 7-6 Laura Dupont H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Francoise Durr 6-7 6-1 6-4 Kristy Pigeon H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Sharon Walsh Pete 7-5 3-6 6-4 Sue Stap H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Betty Stove 6-2 6-2 Wendy Overton H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Olga Morozova 6-4 6-4 Kazuko Sawamatsu H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
Fiorella Bonicelli 6-2 7-6 Wendy Gilchrist H2H Match data Sep 5, 1972* R32
R64 (32)
Julie Anthony 2-6 6-2 6-3 Janet Newberry H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Kristy Pigeon 6-1 6-1 Susan Vinton H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Cecilia Martinez 6-0 6-4 Rosalba Vido H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Margaret Court 2× CH 6-2 6-1 Janice Metcalf H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Francoise Durr 6-4 6-1 Brenda Garcia H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-1 3-6 6-0 Cynthia Doerner H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Karen Krantzcke 6-2 6-2 Lindsey Beaven H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Pam Teeguarden 6-2 6-4 Christina Sandberg H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Barbara Hawcroft 6-3 6-4 Ana Maria Arias H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Sharon Walsh Pete 7-6 3-6 6-3 Lita Liem H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Rosie Casals 6-1 6-2 Nathalie Fuchs H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Betty Stove 3-6 6-0 6-1 Laurie Fleming H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Wendy Gilchrist 6-0 6-3 Maria Eugenia Guzman H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-4 4-6 6-3 Nancy Richey H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Evert 6-1 6-1 Laurie Tenney H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Sue Stap 4-6 6-4 6-3 Mary Ann Eisel H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Laura Dupont 6-1 6-2 Judy Alvarez H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Marita Redondo 6-1 6-3 Tam Oshaughnessy H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Mona Guerrant 6-4 6-3 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Wendy Appleby 6-3 6-3 Penny Moor H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Fiorella Bonicelli 6-3 6-4 Vicky Berner H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Julie Heldman 4-6 6-4 6-3 Kathy Blake H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-2 Brenda Kirk H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Esme Emmanuel 7-6 4-6 6-3 Linda Tuero H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Barbara Downs 6-2 6-4 Corinne Molesworth H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Kerry Reid 6-2 6-4 Marina Kroschina H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Billie Jean King DEF 6-3 6-2 Patti Hogan H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Susan Minford 6-1 6-1 Pamela Austin H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-1 Jeanne Evert H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Wendy Overton 6-1 1-6 6-2 Maria Teresa Nasuelli H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Virginia Wade CH 6-4 6-3 Isabel Fernandez De Soto H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
Olga Morozova 6-3 5-7 6-0 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data Sep 2, 1972* R64
R128 (16)
Nancy Richey 6-0 6-1 Marilyn Aschner H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Barbara Hawcroft 3-6 7-6 6-2 Lany Kaligis H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Betty Stove 6-0 6-2 Marcie Louie H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Olga Morozova 6-3 6-3 Kerry Harris H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Wendy Appleby 6-3 1-6 6-2 Eliza Pande H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kazuko Sawamatsu 5-7 6-4 6-4 Jill Cooper H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Jeanne Evert 6-3 6-1 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Margaret Court 2× CH 6-0 6-1 Patricia Walkden H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Janice Metcalf 6-3 2-6 6-4 Veronica Burton H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Ana Maria Arias 7-5 6-1 Ingrid Bentzer H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Wendy Overton 7-6 3-6 7-6 Carole Graebner H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Laurie Fleming 6-2 6-0 Laura Rossouw H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-3 Becky Vest H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Maria Teresa Nasuelli 6-2 6-4 Sally Hudson Beck H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Kristien Shaw 6-2 6-3 Daphne Pattison H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128
Penny Moor 6-4 2-6 6-4 Patricia Reese H2H Match data Sep 1, 1972* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 2 players share this record.

  1. Chris Evert 6 titles

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Venus Williams 26 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

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Aryna Sabalenka #2 7-5 7-5 Jessica Pegula #6 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Coco Gauff #6 2-6 6-3 6-2 Aryna Sabalenka #2 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-6(3).
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Chris Evert and Serena Williams are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 6 each.
When was the first US Open played?
The first edition of US Open was held in 1881. The first women's singles edition was held in 1887.
What surface is US Open played on?
US Open is played on grass courts.