1972 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.

Women's singles qualifying
1972 French Open

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Qualifiers

1. Michèle Gurdal
2. Isabel Fernández de Soto
3. Nancy Ornstein
4. Anne Guerrant
5. Erzsébet Széll
6. Barbara Downs
7. Sonja Pachta
8. Laura duPont

Lucky losers

1. Ana María Arias
2. Marina Chuvirina

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Michèle Gurdal	6	1	8
	8	Barbara Hawcroft	2	6	6
								Michèle Gurdal		6	6
								Janine Mauroy-Toffier		3	3
															Michèle Gurdal		6	6
															Madeleine Pegel		4	0
								Madeleine Pegel
								Danièle Bouteleux		w/o

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Isabel Fernández de Soto		6	6
								Jacqueline Le Boubenec		1	3
	4	Jacqueline Le Boubenec	6	6
	5	Shari Barman	0	3
															Isabel Fernández de Soto		6	6
															Florence Guédy		1	0
	2	Florence Guédy	6	3	6
	7	María Eugenia Guzmán	2	6	1
								Florence Guédy		0	6	6
								Daniela Porzio		6	3	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ana María Arias	6	6
	8	Lucinda Crosby	0	1
								Ana María Arias		6	2	6
								Dominique Beillan		4	6	1
															Ana María Arias		2	6	2
															Nancy Ornstein		6	4	6
	2	Nancy Ornstein	6	6
	7	Claudine Rouire	3	1
								Nancy Ornstein		6	6
								Christiane Sarrazin		0	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Anne Guerrant		4	8	6
								Wendy Turnbull		6	6	3
	4	Wendy Turnbull	4	7	6
	5	Rosie Reyes	6	5	1
															Anne Guerrant		6	6
															Pamela Austin		2	4
								Pamela Austin		6	6
								Sylvie Pruvot		2	0

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Erzsébet Széll		12	6
								Rosalba Vido		10	3
	4	Rosalba Vido	7	6
	5	Raquel Giscafré	5	3
															Erzsébet Széll		6	6
															Fay Toyne		1	3
	2	Fay Toyne	6	6
	7	Marie-Christine Brochard	4	2
								Fay Toyne		6	6
								J. Turner		0	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Michelle Rodríguez	7	6
	8	Yoshiro Tanaka	5	1
								Michelle Rodríguez		6	2	6
								Anne-Marie Rouchon		4	6	3
															Michelle Rodríguez		6	3	3
															Barbara Downs		1	6	6
	2	Barbara Downs	8	6
	7	Anna-Maria Nasuelli	6	3
								Barbara Downs		7	6
								Monique Van Haver		5	3
	3	Monique Van Haver	10	6
	6	Lany Kaligis	8	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kristien Shaw	6	7
	8	Carmen Mandarino	3	5
								Kristien Shaw		3	6	3
								Sonja Pachta		6	3	6
															Sonja Pachta		6	4	6
															Marina Chuvirina		4	6	1
								Marina Chuvirina		6	6
								Maria Hollingsworth		0	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Johanne Venturino		3	6	6
								Monica Giorgi		6	2	4
	4	Monica Giorgi	6	4	6
	5	Kathy Blake	2	6	2
															Johanne Venturino		1	3
															Laura duPont		6	6
	2	Marilyn Pryde	6	6
	7	Lucia Sarno	3	0
								Marilyn Pryde		6	8	0
								Laura duPont		2	10	6
	3	Laura duPont	6	6
	6	Ingrid Sadlon	4	1

External links

• 1972 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation