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WTA South African Open 1972 Draw & Results
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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 March 27–April 2 on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Location
Johannesburg,
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Results
Match Log
Draw
119 recorded singles results
South African Open 1972 match log
Winner Score Loser H2H Match Data Date Round Evonne Goolagong 4-6 6-3 6-0 Virginia Wade H2H Match data Apr 2, 1972* F Gail Sherriff 6-0 7-6(13) Patricia Walkden H2H Match data Apr 2, 1972* BR Evonne Goolagong 6-1 7-6(3) Patricia Walkden H2H Match data Apr 1, 1972* SF Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Apr 1, 1972* SF Patricia Walkden 6-3 7-5 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data Apr 1, 1972* QF Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-0 Alison Mcmillan H2H Match data Apr 1, 1972* QF Gail Sherriff 6-0 6-1 Winnie Shaw H2H Match data Apr 1, 1972* QF Virginia Wade 6-2 6-1 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data Apr 1, 1972* QF Lesley Hunt 7-5 4-6 6-3 Brenda Kirk H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Virginia Wade 6-4 6-1 Susan Minford H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Gail Sherriff 6-4 2-6 6-1 Trudy Groenman H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-1 Marijke Jansen H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Patricia Walkden 6-1 4-6 6-0 Betty Stove H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-4 Heide Orth H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Alison Mcmillan (w/o) Linda Tuero H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Winnie Shaw 7-6(7) 1-6 6-2 Laura Rossouw H2H Match data Mar 31, 1972* R16 Betty Stove 6-3 6-3 Sonja Pachta H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Winnie Shaw 6-2 6-2 Margaret Hunt H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Susan Minford 6-4 2-6 7-6 Daphne Pattison H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Marijke Jansen 6-1 6-1 Lyn Montgomery H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Alison Mcmillan 6-7(7) 6-4 7-5 Joyce Williams H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability. Heide Orth 6-2 6-2 Glenda Tunmer H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Lesley Hunt 6-0 6-4 Elena Subirats H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Gail Sherriff 6-3 6-3 Mynie Van Zyl H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Virginia Wade 7-5 6-4 Rosalba Vido H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Helen Gourlay 6-3 6-2 Bernice Carr H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Linda Tuero 7-6 6-2 Elizabeth Vlotman H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Evonne Goolagong 6-1 6-3 Isabel Fernandez De Soto H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Brenda Kirk 6-4 6-3 Maria Eugenia Guzman H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Laura Rossouw 6-3 6-2 Marlene Gerson H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Trudy Groenman 6-2 3-6 6-3 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Margaret Hunt 6-4 6-4 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Laura Rossouw 6-1 6-1 Maryna Godwin H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Susan Minford 6-1 6-0 Linky Boshoff H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Linda Tuero 2-6 6-1 6-3 Andrea Menezes H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Betty Stove 6-2 6-1 Rosario Briones H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Winnie Shaw 6-2 6-2 Annette Steenkamp H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Trudy Groenman 1-6 6-3 6-0 Ana Maria Estalella Manso H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-3 Kimiyo Hatanaka H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Gail Sherriff 6-0 6-1 Kirsten Robsahm H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Daphne Pattison 6-2 6-1 Jenny Waggot H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Maria Eugenia Guzman 6-2 6-1 Veronika Buche H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Elizabeth Vlotman 6-1 6-2 Geraldine Barniville H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Glenda Tunmer 6-2 6-2 J Sammons H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Sonja Pachta 7-6 2-6 6-3 C Shu Mang H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Rosalba Vido 6-2 6-1 A Slabbert H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Brenda Kirk 6-1 6-3 Bonnie Logan H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Helen Gourlay 6-0 6-1 Beatriz Araujo H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Joyce Williams 4-6 6-0 6-0 Greta Delport H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Marijke Jansen 6-1 6-1 Terisa Viljoen H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Marlene Gerson 6-0 6-4 Mara Cohen Mintz H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Mynie Van Zyl 7-5 6-1 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Lyn Montgomery 7-5 6-2 Eleanor Oneill H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Alison Mcmillan 7-5 6-4 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Katja Ebbinghaus 6-2 6-3 Sally Hudson Beck H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Patricia Walkden 6-1 6-1 Kazuko Sawamatsu H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Nicky Kruger 6-2 6-4 A Niciforovic H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Evonne Goolagong 6-0 6-2 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Isabel Fernandez De Soto 6-2 6-2 Elviry Dry H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Heide Orth 6-2 6-2 Glenda Swan H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Elena Subirats 6-2 6-1 Jane Ohara H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Virginia Wade 6-0 6-0 Marianna Brummer H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Bernice Carr 6-4 6-4 Ana Maria Ycaza H2H Match data Mar 29, 1972* R64 Raquel Giscafre 6-2 2-6 7-6 Ilana Kloss H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-0 6-0 Tova Epstein H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Marlene Gerson 7-6 7-5 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability. Bonnie Logan 6-1 6-1 Marlene Calitz H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Alison Mcmillan 6-0 6-0 M Smit H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Rosalba Vido 6-2 7-5 Judy Chaloner H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Jane Ohara 6-3 6-1 Heather Mackeown H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Lyn Montgomery 6-4 6-2 Gillian Van Der Merwe H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 A Slabbert 7-6 7-6 Yo Lan Liu H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Andrea Menezes 6-2 6-0 C Ravinsky H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-4 Heather Bucke H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Betty Stove 6-0 6-0 W Van Eeden H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Heide Orth 6-0 6-0 Gillian Kay H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Eleanor Oneill 6-2 6-4 R Le Roux H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Elviry Dry 6-0 6-4 E Graas H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Maryna Godwin 6-1 6-1 O Oosterhuizen H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Beatriz Araujo 6-4 4-6 6-1 Monica Giorgi H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Nicky Kruger 6-0 6-0 T Young H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Kirsten Robsahm 6-2 6-1 M Roberton H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Rosario Briones 6-3 1-6 6-2 L Pirula H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 A Niciforovic 6-2 7-5 B Christman H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Ana Maria Estalella Manso 6-2 6-0 Marion Lloyd Wronsley H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Bernice Carr 6-1 6-0 Carmen Coronado H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 C Shu Mang 6-1 2-6 6-2 Parvin Afshar H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Virginia Wade 6-2 6-1 Rita Felix H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Marianna Brummer 6-1 6-4 Mary Puljak H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Marijke Jansen 6-1 6-1 Robyn Legge H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Joyce Williams 6-4 6-0 Yola Ramirez H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Elena Subirats 7-5 6-4 Marilyn Pryde H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Daphne Pattison 6-4 6-2 Ellen Grindvold H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Sonja Pachta 6-4 6-2 Barbara Hambridge H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Terisa Viljoen 6-0 6-3 Evagreth Emmenegger H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Sally Hudson Beck 6-4 6-4 Sabine Bernegger H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Maria Eugenia Guzman 6-3 6-1 Sue Green H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Annette Steenkamp 6-3 7-5 Nati Santacana H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Jenny Waggot 6-1 6-2 Lucia Sarno H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Patricia Walkden 6-2 6-3 Maria Teresa Nasuelli H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Brenda Kirk 6-1 6-1 M Hendel H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Iris Riedel Kuhn 7-6 6-4 Janine Bourgnon H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Mynie Van Zyl 6-3 6-3 Andree Martin H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Susan Minford 6-1 6-3 Naoko Sato H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Katja Ebbinghaus 6-0 6-4 Mari Ann Aklougart H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Veronika Buche 6-0 6-2 Aliki Koutsouri H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Gail Sherriff 6-4 6-3 Monique Van Haver H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Ana Maria Ycaza 6-3 6-3 Patricia Bianchi H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Glenda Swan 6-2 6-2 Lotte Solbeck H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Trudy Groenman (w/o) Ching Ling Chang H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Glenda Tunmer 6-1 6-3 F Wadner H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Laura Rossouw 6-3 7-6 Anne Mette Sorensen H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Linky Boshoff 6-3 6-4 Marianne Kindler H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Elizabeth Vlotman 6-0 6-0 Brigette Cuypers H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Lesley Hunt 6-3 6-1 Heather Allen H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Greta Delport 4-6 6-0 6-3 Leena Mutanen H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Mara Cohen Mintz 6-0 6-3 Alex Rotas H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Winnie Shaw 6-3 6-4 Marion De Witte H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128 Michele Gurdal 6-4 6-4 Helena Laitinen H2H Match data Mar 28, 1972* R128
The leading Open Era records for South African Open.
Most Titles
Open Era singles titles.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes.
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match.
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* Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is South African Open held?
South African Open is held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Who is the latest recorded South African Open winner?
The 1984 South African Open was won by Chris Evert, who defeated Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-0.
Who has won the most South African Open titles?
Margaret Court has won 3 South African Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first South African Open played?
The first edition of South African Open was held in 1891.
What surface is South African Open played on?
South African Open is played on hard courts.