# South African Open 1972

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1972
Tour: WTA

Evonne Goolagong won the 1972 South African Open, defeating Virginia Wade 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from March 27 to April 2, 1972. The match log contains 119 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1972-03-27
- End date: 1972-04-02

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## Champion
- Winner: Evonne Goolagong
- Runner-up: Virginia Wade
- Final score: 4-6 6-3 6-0

## Knockout results
### F
- Evonne Goolagong def. Virginia Wade 4-6 6-3 6-0

### SF
- Evonne Goolagong def. Patricia Walkden 6-1 7-6(3)
- Virginia Wade def. Gail Sherriff 6-2 6-3

### QF
- Patricia Walkden def. Helen Gourlay 6-3 7-5
- Evonne Goolagong def. Alison Mcmillan 6-3 6-0
- Gail Sherriff def. Winnie Shaw 6-0 6-1
- Virginia Wade def. Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-1

### R16
- Lesley Hunt def. Brenda Kirk 7-5 4-6 6-3
- Virginia Wade def. Susan Minford 6-4 6-1
- Gail Sherriff def. Trudy Groenman 6-4 2-6 6-1
- Helen Gourlay def. Marijke Jansen 6-4 6-1
- Patricia Walkden def. Betty Stove 6-1 4-6 6-0
- Evonne Goolagong def. Heide Orth 6-2 6-4
- Alison Mcmillan def. Linda Tuero W/O
- Winnie Shaw def. Laura Rossouw 7-6(7) 1-6 6-2

### R32
- Betty Stove def. Sonja Pachta 6-3 6-3
- Winnie Shaw def. Margaret Hunt 6-2 6-2
- Susan Minford def. Daphne Pattison 6-4 2-6 7-6
- Marijke Jansen def. Lyn Montgomery 6-1 6-1
- Alison Mcmillan def. Joyce Williams 6-7(7) 6-4 7-5
- Heide Orth def. Glenda Tunmer 6-2 6-2
- Lesley Hunt def. Elena Subirats 6-0 6-4
- Gail Sherriff def. Mynie Van Zyl 6-3 6-3
- Virginia Wade def. Rosalba Vido 7-5 6-4
- Helen Gourlay def. Bernice Carr 6-3 6-2
- Linda Tuero def. Elizabeth Vlotman 7-6 6-2
- Evonne Goolagong def. Isabel Fernandez De Soto 6-1 6-3
- Brenda Kirk def. Maria Eugenia Guzman 6-4 6-3
- Laura Rossouw def. Marlene Gerson 6-3 6-2
- Trudy Groenman def. Katja Ebbinghaus 6-2 3-6 6-3

### R64
- Margaret Hunt def. Iris Riedel Kuhn 6-4 6-4
- Laura Rossouw def. Maryna Godwin 6-1 6-1
- Susan Minford def. Linky Boshoff 6-1 6-0
- Linda Tuero def. Andrea Menezes 2-6 6-1 6-3
- Betty Stove def. Rosario Briones 6-2 6-1
- Winnie Shaw def. Annette Steenkamp 6-2 6-2
- Trudy Groenman def. Ana Maria Estalella Manso 1-6 6-3 6-0
- Lesley Hunt def. Kimiyo Hatanaka 6-2 6-3
- Gail Sherriff def. Kirsten Robsahm 6-0 6-1
- Daphne Pattison def. Jenny Waggot 6-2 6-1
- Maria Eugenia Guzman def. Veronika Buche 6-2 6-1
- Elizabeth Vlotman def. Geraldine Barniville 6-1 6-2
- Glenda Tunmer def. J Sammons 6-2 6-2
- Sonja Pachta def. C Shu Mang 7-6 2-6 6-3
- Rosalba Vido def. A Slabbert 6-2 6-1
- Brenda Kirk def. Bonnie Logan 6-1 6-3
- Helen Gourlay def. Beatriz Araujo 6-0 6-1
- Joyce Williams def. Greta Delport 4-6 6-0 6-0
- Marijke Jansen def. Terisa Viljoen 6-1 6-1
- Marlene Gerson def. Mara Cohen Mintz 6-0 6-4
- Mynie Van Zyl def. Fiorella Bonicelli 7-5 6-1
- Lyn Montgomery def. Eleanor Oneill 7-5 6-2
- Alison Mcmillan def. Michele Gurdal 7-5 6-4
- Katja Ebbinghaus def. Sally Hudson Beck 6-2 6-3
- Patricia Walkden def. Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-1 6-1
- Nicky Kruger def. A Niciforovic 6-2 6-4
- Evonne Goolagong def. Raquel Giscafre 6-0 6-2
- Isabel Fernandez De Soto def. Elviry Dry 6-2 6-2
- Heide Orth def. Glenda Swan 6-2 6-2
- Elena Subirats def. Jane Ohara 6-2 6-1
- Virginia Wade def. Marianna Brummer 6-0 6-0
- Bernice Carr def. Ana Maria Ycaza 6-4 6-4

### R128
- Raquel Giscafre def. Ilana Kloss 6-2 2-6 7-6
- Kazuko Sawamatsu def. Tova Epstein 6-0 6-0
- Marlene Gerson def. Sharon Walsh Pete 7-6 7-5
- Bonnie Logan def. Marlene Calitz 6-1 6-1
- Alison Mcmillan def. M Smit 6-0 6-0
- Rosalba Vido def. Judy Chaloner 6-2 7-5
- Jane Ohara def. Heather Mackeown 6-3 6-1
- Lyn Montgomery def. Gillian Van Der Merwe 6-4 6-2
- A Slabbert def. Yo Lan Liu 7-6 7-6
- Andrea Menezes def. C Ravinsky 6-2 6-0
- Helen Gourlay def. Heather Bucke 6-4 6-4
- Betty Stove def. W Van Eeden 6-0 6-0
- Heide Orth def. Gillian Kay 6-0 6-0
- Eleanor Oneill def. R Le Roux 6-2 6-4
- Elviry Dry def. E Graas 6-0 6-4
- Maryna Godwin def. O Oosterhuizen 6-1 6-1
- Beatriz Araujo def. Monica Giorgi 6-4 4-6 6-1
- Nicky Kruger def. T Young 6-0 6-0
- Kirsten Robsahm def. M Roberton 6-2 6-1
- Rosario Briones def. L Pirula 6-3 1-6 6-2
- A Niciforovic def. B Christman 6-2 7-5
- Ana Maria Estalella Manso def. Marion Lloyd Wronsley 6-2 6-0
- Bernice Carr def. Carmen Coronado 6-1 6-0
- C Shu Mang def. Parvin Afshar 6-1 2-6 6-2
- Virginia Wade def. Rita Felix 6-2 6-1
- Marianna Brummer def. Mary Puljak 6-1 6-4
- Marijke Jansen def. Robyn Legge 6-1 6-1
- Joyce Williams def. Yola Ramirez 6-4 6-0
- Elena Subirats def. Marilyn Pryde 7-5 6-4
- Daphne Pattison def. Ellen Grindvold 6-4 6-2
- Sonja Pachta def. Barbara Hambridge 6-4 6-2
- Terisa Viljoen def. Evagreth Emmenegger 6-0 6-3
- Sally Hudson Beck def. Sabine Bernegger 6-4 6-4
- Maria Eugenia Guzman def. Sue Green 6-3 6-1
- Annette Steenkamp def. Nati Santacana 6-3 7-5
- Jenny Waggot def. Lucia Sarno 6-1 6-2
- Patricia Walkden def. Maria Teresa Nasuelli 6-2 6-3
- Brenda Kirk def. M Hendel 6-1 6-1
- Iris Riedel Kuhn def. Janine Bourgnon 7-6 6-4
- Mynie Van Zyl def. Andree Martin 6-3 6-3
- Susan Minford def. Naoko Sato 6-1 6-3
- Katja Ebbinghaus def. Mari Ann Aklougart 6-0 6-4
- Veronika Buche def. Aliki Koutsouri 6-0 6-2
- Gail Sherriff def. Monique Van Haver 6-4 6-3
- Ana Maria Ycaza def. Patricia Bianchi 6-3 6-3
- Glenda Swan def. Lotte Solbeck 6-2 6-2
- Trudy Groenman def. Ching Ling Chang W/O
- Glenda Tunmer def. F Wadner 6-1 6-3
- Laura Rossouw def. Anne Mette Sorensen 6-3 7-6
- Linky Boshoff def. Marianne Kindler 6-3 6-4
- Elizabeth Vlotman def. Brigette Cuypers 6-0 6-0
- Lesley Hunt def. Heather Allen 6-3 6-1
- Greta Delport def. Leena Mutanen 4-6 6-0 6-3
- Mara Cohen Mintz def. Alex Rotas 6-0 6-3
- Winnie Shaw def. Marion De Witte 6-3 6-4
- Michele Gurdal def. Helena Laitinen 6-4 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 119
- Players: 120

Other editions available: 1984, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972
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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1972
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)