WTA US Open 1972 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 12, 1972* F Billie Jean King 6-3 7-5 Kerry Reid H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 11, 1972* SF Billie Jean King 6-4 6-4 Margaret Court H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1972* SF Kerry Reid 6-4 6-2 Chris Evert H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 9, 1972* QF Chris Evert 3-6 6-3 7-6 Olga Morozova H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1972* QF Margaret Court 6-4 4-6 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1972* QF Billie Jean King 6-2 7-5 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1972* QF Kerry Reid 6-0 6-2 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 7, 1972* R16 Pam Teeguarden 7-5 6-1 Evonne Goolagong H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1972* R16 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 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 6-4 6-4 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Sep 7, 1972* R16 Virginia Wade 6-3 6-2 Barbara Downs H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 5, 1972* R32 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 6-1 6-3 Esme Emmanuel H2H Match data
Sep 5, 1972* R32 Virginia Wade 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 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
R64 (32)
Sep 2, 1972* R64 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
R128 (16)
Sep 1, 1972* R128 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 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 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 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

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