1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Billie Jean King ; Betty Stöve
Runners-up	Judy Dalton ; Françoise Dürr
Score	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (3 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Casals partnered with Virginia Wade but lost in the semifinals to Judy Dalton and Françoise Dürr.

King and her partner Betty Stöve defeated Dalton and Dürr in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds edit

01.

Billie Jean King /

Betty Stöve (champions)

02.

Rosie Casals /

Virginia Wade (semifinals)

03.

Judy Dalton /

Françoise Dürr (final)

04.

Evonne Goolagong /

Nell Truman (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6

	Wendy Gilchrist Laura Rossouw	2	1
					1	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	7	3	6

						Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams	5	6	3
	Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams	6	6	6

	Esmé Emmanuel Ceci Martinez	8	3	0
										1	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	4	6

										3	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	2	6	3
	Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto	4	0

3	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	6	6
					3	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	6	6

					2	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade	4	1
	Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	3	2

2	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	1	BJ King B Stöve	6	6
		L Kaligis L Liem	3	1
						1	BJ King B Stöve	6	6
							D Carter-Triolo K Pigeon	1	1
		D Carter-Triolo K Pigeon	6	6
		V Berner P Faulkner	4	4
											1	BJ King B Stöve	6	6
												W Gilchrist L Rossouw	2	1
		K Blake J Newberry	8	4	6
		A Bakker M Schaar	6	6	4
							K Blake J Newberry	6	4	4
							W Gilchrist L Rossouw	1	6	6
		W Gilchrist L Rossouw	6	6
		L Beaven V Burton	2	4

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	E Goolagong E Truman	6	6
	K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	1	4		4	E Goolagong E Truman	5	1
	W Overton V Ziegenfuss	4	3			W Shaw J Williams	7	6
	W Shaw J Williams	6	6								W Shaw J Williams	6	6
Q	J Helliar S Hole	6	7							Q	J Helliar S Hole	3	2
Q	S Stap L Tenney	4	5		Q	J Helliar S Hole	7	2	6
	J Cooper C Molesworth	3	0			P Teeguarden L Tuero	5	6	3
	P Teeguarden L Tuero	6	6													W Shaw J Williams	6	6	6
	K Harris K Melville	6	6													E Emmanuel C Martinez	8	3	0
	A Cowie S Holdsworth	2	1			K Harris K Melville	7	6
	C Evert C Graebner	2	6	3		L duPont M Schallau	5	4
	L duPont M Schallau	6	3	6							K Harris K Melville	6	4	3
	J Heldman S Walsh	6	6								E Emmanuel C Martinez	3	6	6
	AM Estalella C Mandarino	4	2			J Heldman S Walsh	4	9	4
	E Emmanuel C Martinez	6	7	6		E Emmanuel C Martinez	6	7	6
	E Birioukova M Kroschina	2	9	4

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	M Neumannová V Vopičková	4	2
	F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6			F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	3	6
	M Rodríguez O de Roubin	3	3			M Giorgi A-M Nasuelli	0	6	3
	M Giorgi A-M Nasuelli	6	6								F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
	L Charles J Fayter	6	6								L Charles J Fayter	3	3
	R Bentley F Moore	2	3			L Charles J Fayter	6	6
	B Hawcroft M Pryde	2	8		Q	G Barniville L Blachford	4	4
Q	G Barniville L Blachford	6	9												F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	4	0
	G Chanfreau R Darmon	6	2	3										3	J Dalton F Dürr	6	6
	J Anthony K Kemmer	3	6	6		J Anthony K Kemmer	9	8	6
	B Kirk P Pretorius	2	6	6		B Kirk P Pretorius	8	9	4
	S Brasher G Coles	6	2	4							J Anthony K Kemmer	2	5
	H Gourlay K Krantzcke	6	6							3	J Dalton F Dürr	6	7
	V Lancaster M Morgan	4	2			H Gourlay K Krantzcke	5	2
	I Bentzer C Sandberg	2	1		3	J Dalton F Dürr	7	6
3	J Dalton F Dürr	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

		S Hudson-Beck S Minford	4	6	6
		P Coleman W Turnbull	6	1	3
							S Hudson-Beck S Minford	2	2
							L Hunt O Morozova	6	6
		L Hunt O Morozova	6	6
		S Pachta C Schediwy	0	1
											L Hunt O Morozova	3	2
										2	R Casals V Wade	6	6
		N Fuchs AM Pinto Bravo	6	6
		W Appleby T O'Shaughnessy	2	2
							N Fuchs AM Pinto Bravo	w/o
						2	R Casals V Wade
		ME Guzmán D Pattison	0	0
	2	R Casals V Wade	6	6

References edit

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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