1972 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit

The 1972 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit was the 58th season since the founding of the International Lawn Tennis Association and was the final season to be solely administered by the ILTF.

1972 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit
Evonne Goolagong was the titles leader for 1972.
Details
Duration26 December 1971–18 December 1972
Edition58th
Tournaments161
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Year-end championships (1)
Virginia Slims Circuit (20)
Commercial Union Grand Prix (11)
ILTF Circuit (125)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Evonne Goolagong (12)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Evonne Goolagong (20)
1971
1973

It was composed of the 2nd annual Virginia Slims Circuit with 20 events, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes, but approved by the ILTF and the 2nd annual ILTF Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit with 13 events which included Roland Garros and Wimbledon,[1][2] and sponsored by Commercial Union insurance company and the 58th annual ILTF World Circuit with 125 events.

The following season would see the formation of the Women's Tennis Association in which the ILTF would eventually have to share responsibility for administering the worldwide tour for women something at this time it was resisting to change.[3] In 1973 the majority of the ILTF events under direct administration of that organisation will form the ILTF Independent Tour.

Composition

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Grand Prix Circuit

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The 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of two of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments including Roland Garros, Wimbledon and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF.[4] That circuit ran from 27 March to 4 September. Evonne Goolagong won most events on this circuit with 5 titles.[5]

Virginia Slims Circuit

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Prior to the establishment of this circuit there was an inequality between the prize money purses for male and female tennis players which gave rise to complaints from a number of the leading female tennis players of the time. Nine of them, including Billie Jean King, became later known as the "Original 9" after being banned from the then existing multi-gender invitational professional events run by the influential United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) due to their boycotting of the Pacific Southwest Championships. This resulted in the first Virginia Slims-sponsored event being held in September 1970 in Houston, an event which laid the groundwork for the establishment of the annual Virginia Slims Circuit the following year. The 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit consisted on 22 tournaments including the U.S. Open the circuit began on 12 January and ended on 11 October and offered $587,775 in prize money.[5] Billie Jean King won most events on this circuit with 7 titles of her 11 titles in total she played on all three circuits and won events across all three.[5]

ILTF World Circuit

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The 1972 ILTF World Circuit consisted of 125 events including the Australian Open that were not part of the sponsored Virginia Slims and Grand Prix circuits. It began 29 December 1971 and ended on 25 December 1972 with Border Championships, East London, South Africa This years singles title leader Evonne Goolagong won 5 tournaments on this circuit her total 12 tournaments were across two circuits, this one and the Grand Prix.[5]

Schedule

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This is an incomplete calendar of all events that formed the majority of the ILTF Circuit and the Commercial Union Assurance Company and Virginia Slims sponsored tennis circuits in the year 1972, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1972 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1972 Federation Cup.[1]

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Virginia Slims championships
Virginia Slims Circuit
Commercial Union Grand Prix
ILTF circuit
Team events

December (1971)

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
27 Dec Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  Virginia Wade
6–4, 6–4
  Evonne Goolagong   Helen Gourlay
  Kerry Harris
  Barbara Hawcroft
  Olga Morozova
  Gail Chanfreau
  Patricia Coleman
  Helen Gourlay
  Kerry Harris
6–0, 6–4
  Patricia Coleman
  Karen Krantzcke

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jan New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
  Virginia Wade   Patricia Coleman
  Barbara Hawcroft
  Anne Coleman
  Janet Young
  Olga Morozova
  Marilyn Tesch
  Evonne Goolagong
  Patricia Edwards
6–1, 6–2
  Lesley Bowrey
  Virginia Wade
10 Jan British Motor Cars Invitational
San Francisco, United States
Virginia Slims
$17,000
SinglesDoubles
  Billie Jean King
7–6(5–0), 7–6(5–2)
  Kerry Melville   Virginia Wade
  Judy Dalton
  Nancy Gunter
  Helen Gourlay
  Françoise Dürr
  Rosie Casals
  Rosie Casals
  Virginia Wade
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
17 Jan Indep. Press-Telegram Championships
Long Beach, California, United States
Virginia Slims
$17,000
SinglesDoubles
  Rosie Casals
6–2, 6–7(4–5), 6–3
  Françoise Dürr   Kerry Melville
  Billie Jean King
  Helen Gourlay
  Julie Heldman
  Virginia Wade
  Wendy Overton
  Rosie Casals
  Virginia Wade
6–3, 5–7, 6–2
  Helen Gourlay
  Karen Krantzcke
South Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
7–6(7–4), 6–3
  Olga Morozova   Janet Young
  Marilyn Tesch
  Kathy Walker
  Janine Whyte
  Christine Matison
  Barbara Hawcroft
  Evonne Goolagong
  Olga Morozova
6–3, 6–0
  Marilyn Tesch
  Kerry Hogarth
24 Jan Virginia Slims National Indoors
Boston, United States
Virginia Slims
$18,000
SinglesDoubles
  Virginia Wade
6–3, 7–5
  Françoise Dürr   Rosie Casals
  Wendy Overton
  Karen Krantzcke
  Judy Dalton
  Lesley Hunt
  Kerry Melville
  Rosie Casals
  Virginia Wade
6–7, 6–0, 7–5
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
31 Jan Virginia Slims of Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Virginia Slims
$25,000
SinglesDoubles
  Chris Evert
6–1, 6–0
  Billie Jean King   Wendy Overton
N/A
  Nancy Gunter
N/A
N/A
N/A
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
6–3, 6–2
  Nancy Gunter
  Virginia Wade
Western Australian Championships
Perth, Australia
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
6–2, 7–5
  Olga Morozova   Patricia Coleman
  Barbara Hawcroft
  Evonne Goolagong
  Barbara Hawcroft
6–3, 6–0
  Olga Morozova
  Janet Young

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Feb Virginia Slims of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, United States
Virginia Slims
$20,000
SinglesDoubles
  Rosie Casals
6–4, 6–1
  Valerie Ziegenfuss   Betty Stöve
  Judy Dalton
  Billie Jean King
  Wendy Overton
  Julie Heldman
  Françoise Dürr
  Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
6–7(4–5), 7–6(5–2), 6–2
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
21 Feb Virginia Slims of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., United States
Virginia Slims
$18,000
SinglesDoubles
  Nancy Gunter
7–6(5–1), 6–1
  Chris Evert   Kerry Melville
  Rosie Casals
  Julie Heldman
  Françoise Dürr
  Barbara Downs
  Wendy Overton
  Wendy Overton
  Valerie Ziegenfuss
7–5, 6–2
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
28 Feb K-Mart International
Birmingham, Michigan, United States
Virginia Slims
$15,000
SinglesDoubles
  Kerry Melville
6–3, 6–7(3–5), 6–4
  Rosie Casals   Wendy Overton
  Helen Gourlay

  Julie Heldman
  Betty Stöve
  Valerie Ziegenfuss
  Corinne Molesworth

  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
6–1, 6–1
  Rosie Casals
  Kerry Melville

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Mar Maureen Connolly Brinker International
Dallas, United States
Virginia Slims
$32,775
SinglesDoubles
  Nancy Gunter
7–6(5–2), 6–1
  Billie Jean King   Evonne Goolagong
  Lesley Hunt
  Wendy Overton
  Chris Evert
  Nell Truman
  Kerry Melville
  Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
21 Mar Federation Cup
Johannesburg, South Africa
Federation Cup
Hard – 31 teams knockout
  South Africa
2–1
  Great Britain   Australia
  United States
  Italy
  West Germany
  France
  Netherlands
Virginia Slims of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Virginia Slims
$18,000
SinglesDoubles
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–4
  Nancy Gunter   Kerry Melville (3rd)
  Rosie Casals (4th)
  Wendy Gilchrist
  Marie Neumannová
  Janet Newberry
  Lany Kaligis
  Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
7–5, 7–6
  Judy Dalton
  Karen Krantzcke
27 Mar South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Grand Prix
Hard – 64S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
  Virginia Wade   Pat Walkden
  Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
  Allison McMillan
  Lesley Hunt
  Helen Gourlay
  Winnie Shaw
  Evonne Goolagong
  Helen Gourlay
6–1, 6–4
  Winnie Shaw
  Joyce Williams
Caribe Hilton Invitational
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Virginia Slims
$18,000
SinglesDoubles
  Nancy Gunter
6–1, 6–3
  Chris Evert   Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
  Corinne Molesworth
  Kerry Melville
  Wendy Overton
  Nell Truman
  Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
6–2, 6–3
  Judy Dalton
  Karen Krantzcke

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Apr Virginia Slims of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Virginia Slims
$18,000
  Marie Neumannová
6–4, 6–3
  Billie Jean King   Lita Liem
  Kerry Harris
  Karen Krantzcke
  Judy Dalton
  Corinne Molesworth
  Kerry Melville
  Judy Dalton
  Karen Krantzcke
7–5, 6–4
  Vicki Berner
  Billie Jean King
10 Apr Virginia Slims Masters
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Virginia Slims
$18,000
  Nancy Gunter
6–3, 6–4
  Chris Evert   Billie Jean King
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
  Karen Krantzcke
  Kerry Melville
  Jeanne Evert
  Karen Krantzcke
  Wendy Overton
7–5, 6–4
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
17 Apr Virginia Slims Conquistadores
Tucson, United States
Virginia Slims
Hard – $18,000
  Billie Jean King
6–0, 6–3
  Françoise Dürr   Rosie Casals (3rd)
  Judy Dalton (4th)
  Kerry Harris
  Valerie Ziegenfuss
  Janet Newberry
  Karen Krantzcke
  Kerry Harris
  Karen Krantzcke
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
24 Apr Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Grand Prix
  Linda Tuero
6–4, 6–3
  Olga Morozova   Helga Masthoff
  Gail Chanfreau
  Vlasta Vopičková
  Heide Orth
  Laura Rossouw
  Alena Palmeová
  Lesley Hunt
  Olga Morozova
6–3, 6–4
  Gail Chanfreau
  Rosalba Vido
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 May Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Virginia Slims
$20,000
SinglesDoubles
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–3
  Nancy Gunter   Wendy Overton
  Rosie Casals
  Mary-Ann Eisel
  Françoise Dürr
  Judy Dalton
  Karen Krantzcke
  Rosie Casals
  Karen Krantzcke
6–3, 6–2
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
8 May Rothmans Hardcourt Championships
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Grand Prix
Hard
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
6–0, 6–4
  Helga Masthoff   Sharon Walsh
  Joyce Williams
  Katja Ebbinghaus
  Helen Gourlay
  Gail Chanfreau
  Virginia Wade
  Evonne Goolagong
  Helen Gourlay
7–5, 6–1
  Brenda Kirk
  Betty Stöve
15 May Surrey Hardcourt Championships
Guildford, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
7–5, 6–2
  Joyce Williams   Nell Truman
  Helen Gourlay
  Evonne Goolagong
  Helen Gourlay
6–2, 6–1
  Winnie Shaw
  Joyce Williams
May 22
29 May
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – 56S/47Q/32D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–3
  Evonne Goolagong   Helga Masthoff
  Françoise Dürr
  Katja Ebbinghaus
  Virginia Wade
  Olga Morozova
  Corinne Molesworth
  Billie Jean King
  Betty Stöve
6–1, 6–2
  Winnie Shaw
  Nell Truman
  Evonne Goolagong
  Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–4
  Françoise Dürr
  Jean-Claude Barclay

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 June German Open
Hamburg, Germany
Grand Prix
Clay
SinglesDoubles
  Helga Masthoff
6–3, 3–6, 8–6
  Linda Tuero   Kazuko Sawamatsu
  Valerie Ziegenfuss
  Marijke Jansen
  Judit Szörényi
  Vlasta Vopičková
  Edith Winkens
  Helga Masthoff
  Heide Orth
6–3, 2–6, 6–0
  Wendy Overton
  Valerie Ziegenfuss
John Player Tournament
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
Grass, Round-robin
Singles
  Billie Jean King (1st)   Evonne Goolagong (2nd)   Rosie Casals (3rd)   Virginia Wade (4th)
12 June W. D. & H.O. Wills Open
Bristol, United Kingdom
Grand Prix
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–2
  Kerry Melville   Rosie Casals
  Evonne Goolagong
  Laura Rossouw
  Helen Gourlay
  Betty Stöve
  Françoise Dürr
  Helen Gourlay
  Karen Krantzcke
6–4, 6–2
  Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
Wightman Cup
London, United Kingdom
Grass
Team event
  United States
5–2
  Great Britain
19 June Rothman's Queens Club
London, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Chris Evert
6–4, 6–0
  Karen Krantzcke   Wendy Overton
  Patricia Coleman
  Esmé Emmanuel
  Pam Teeguarden
  Valerie Ziegenfuss
  Winnie Shaw
  Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
5–7, 6–0, 6–2
  Brenda Kirk
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius
26 June
3 July
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – 96S/48D/80X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–3
  Evonne Goolagong   Chris Evert
  Rosie Casals
  Françoise Dürr
  Patti Hogan
  Nancy Gunter
  Virginia Wade
  Billie Jean King
  Betty Stöve
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
  Judy Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
  Rosie Casals
  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–4
  Evonne Goolagong
  Kim Warwick

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 July Green Shield Welsh Championships
Newport, Wales
Grand Prix
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Kerry Melville
6–3, 6–2
  Virginia Wade   Winnie Shaw
  Joyce Williams
  Betty Stöve
  Patti Hogan
  Carole Graebner
  Helen Gourlay
  Judy Dalton
  Betty Stöve
7–5, 6–4
  Kerry Harris
  Kerry Melville
Carroll's Irish Open
Dublin, Ireland
Grand Prix
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius   Karen Krantzcke
  Lesley Hunt
  Sue Minford
  Geraldine Barniville
  Brenda Kirk
  Cecilia Martinez
  Brenda Kirk
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius
6–3, 8–10, 6–2
  Evonne Goolagong
  Karen Krantzcke
17 July Rothmans North of England Championships
Hoylake, United Kingdom
Grand Prix
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong vs   Betty Stöve
Title Shared
  Evonne Goolagong /   Helen Gourlay
vs
  Brenda Kirk /   Pat Walkden-Pretorius
Title Shared
31 July Virginia Slims of Columbus
Columbus, Georgia, United States
Virginia Slims
$25,500
SinglesDoubles
  Rosie Casals
6–7(2–5), 7–6(5–0), 6–0
  Françoise Dürr   Billie Jean King
  Valerie Ziegenfuss
  Helen Gourlay
  Lesley Hunt
  Wendy Overton
  Nancy Gunter
  Françoise Dürr
  Helen Gourlay
6–4, 6–3
  Kerry Harris
  Kerry Melville
Western Open Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Grand Prix
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
  Evonne Goolagong   Linda Tuero
  Nathalie Fuchs
  Isabel Fernández de Soto
  Sue Stap
  Janice Metcalf
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius
  Margaret Court
  Evonne Goolagong
6–4, 6–1
  Brenda Kirk
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Grand Prix
Clay – $60,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Chris Evert
7–6(5–2), 6–1
  Evonne Goolagong   Margaret Court
  Linda Tuero
  Lesley Hunt
  Pat Walkden
  Pam Teeguarden
  Julie Heldman
  Evonne Goolagong
  Lesley Hunt
6–2, 6–1
  Margaret Court
  Pam Teeguarden
14 Aug Virginia Slims of Denver
Denver, United States
Virginia Slims
$25,000
SinglesDoubles
  Nancy Gunter
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
  Billie Jean King   Valerie Ziegenfuss (3rd)
  Lesley Hunt (4th)
  Julie Heldman
  Françoise Dürr
  Kristy Pigeon
  Jana Cooper
  Françoise Dürr
  Lesley Hunt
6–0, 6–3
  Helen Gourlay
  Karen Krantzcke
Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Grand Prix
Carpet(i) – 8S/2D
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 6–1
  Virginia Wade   Linda Tuero
  Margaret Court
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius
  Fiorella Bonicelli
  Nathalie Fuchs
  Andrea Martin
  Margaret Court
  Evonne Goolagong
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
  Brenda Kirk
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius
21 Aug Virginia Slims of Newport
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Virginia Slims
$18,000
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
6–4, 6–1
  Billie Jean King   Chris Evert (3rd)
  Julie Heldman (4th)
  Pam Teeguarden
  Kerry Melville
  Rosie Casals
  Wendy Overton
  Margaret Court
  Lesley Hunt
6–2, 6–2
  Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
Eastern Grass Court Championships
South Orange, New Jersey, United States
Non-Tour Event
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Olga Morozova
6–2, 6–7, 7–5
  Marina Kroschina
  Marina Kroschina
  Olga Morozova
6–7, 6–2, 6–2
  Carole Caldwell Graebner
  Patti Hogan
Pennsylvanian Championships
Merion, Pennsylvania, United States
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Virginia Wade
6–4, 6–1
  Carrie Fleming
  Virginia Wade
  Sharon Walsh
7–6, 6–2
  Brenda Kirk
  Pat Walkden-Pretorius
28 Aug
4 Sep
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Grass – 64S/32D/51X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–5
  Kerry Melville   Margaret Court
  Chris Evert
  Virginia Wade
  Rosie Casals
  Olga Morozova
  Pam Teeguarden
  Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
  Margaret Court
  Virginia Wade
  Margaret Court
  Marty Riessen
6–3, 7–5
  Rosie Casals
  Ilie Năstase

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 Sep Four Roses Classic
Charlotte, United States
Virginia Slims
$40,000
SinglesDoubles
  Billie Jean King
6–2, 6–2
  Margaret Court   Rosie Casals
  Nancy Gunter
  Mona Schallau
  Kerry Melville
  Françoise Dürr
  Wendy Overton
  Françoise Dürr &   Betty Stöve
vs
  Margaret Court &   Lesley Hunt
(Divided)
18 Sep Virginia Slims Golden Gate Classic
Oakland, United States
Virginia Slims
$20,000
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
6–4, 6–1
  Billie Jean King   Rosie Casals (3rd)
  Kerry Melville (4th)
  Julie Heldman
  Veronica Burton
  Lesley Hunt
  Mona Schallau
  Ann Jones
  Billie Jean King
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(5–4)
  Margaret Court
  Lesley Hunt
25 Sep Virginia Slims of Phoenix
Phoenix, United States
Virginia Slims
$25,000
SinglesDoubles
  Billie Jean King
7–6(5–3), 6–3
  Margaret Court   Rosie Casals (3rd)
  Wendy Overton (4th)
  Veronica Burton
  Karen Krantzcke
  Françoise Dürr
  Nancy Gunter
  Rosie Casals
  Wendy Overton
6–4, 6–3
  Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Oct Virginia Slims Championships
Boca Raton, United States
Year-end championships
$100,900
Draw
  Chris Evert
7–5, 6–4
  Kerry Melville   Françoise Dürr (3rd)
  Billie Jean King (4th)
  Wendy Overton
  Karen Krantzcke
  Jeanne Evert
  Betty Stöve
16 Oct Spanish International Open Championships
Barcelona, Spain
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Gail Chanfreau
6–1, 6–4
  Nathalie Fuchs
  Gail Chanfreau
  Nathalie Fuchs
6–1, 6–4
  Michele Gurdal
  Monique Van Haver
Dewar Cup Billingham
Billingham, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
7–5, 6–1
  Julie Heldman   Brenda Kirk
  Virginia Wade
  Jackie Fayter
  Sharon Walsh
  Sue Mappin
  Corinne Molesworth
  Margaret Court
  Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–2
  Patti Hogan
  Sharon Walsh
23 Oct Dewar Cup Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
  Virginia Wade   Brenda Kirk
  Betty Stöve
  Wendy Gilchrist
  Corinne Molesworth
  Julie Heldman
  Sharon Walsh
  Margaret Court
  Virginia Wade
6–2, 6–3
  Julie Heldman
  Betty Stöve
30 Oct Dewar Cup Aberavon
Aberavon, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
6–3, 6–4
  Virginia Wade   Betty Stöve
  Julie Heldman
  Corinne Molesworth
  Sharon Walsh
  Brenda Kirk
  Wendy Gilchrist
  Margaret Court
  Virginia Wade
6–0, 6–3
  Julie Heldman
  Betty Stöve

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Nov Dewar Cup Torquay
Torquay, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
2–6, 6–3, 6–1
  Virginia Wade   Julie Heldman
  Brenda Kirk
  Patti Hogan
  Corinne Molesworth
  Betty Stöve
  Sharon Walsh
  Margaret Court
  Virginia Wade
6–4, 6–4
  Brenda Kirk
  Sharon Walsh
13 Nov Dewar Cup Finale
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
6–1, 6–1
  Virginia Wade   Betty Stöve
  Julie Heldman
  Wendy Gilchrist
  Corinne Molesworth
  Brenda Kirk
  Sharon Walsh
20 Nov Australian Hardcourt Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Non-Tour Event
Hard
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
6–7, 6–2, 6–2
  Patricia Coleman
  Evonne Goolagong
  Janet Young
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
  Patricia Coleman
  Sally Irvine
27 Nov Queensland Championships
Brisbane, Australia
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
6–0, 7–5
  Glynis Coles   Barbara Hawcroft
  Lesley Charles
Gai Healey
  Marilyn Tesch
  Wendy Turnbull
  Patricia Coleman
  Janet Fallis /   Evonne Goolagong
vs
  Barbara Hawcroft /   Marilyn Tesch
No Contest
Argentine Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Non-Tour Event
Clay
SinglesDoubles
  Virginia Wade
6–4, 6–1
  Fiorella Bonicelli
  Helga Masthoff
  Pam Teeguarden
6–4, 6–1
  Ana María Arias
  Virginia Wade

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Dec Western Australian Championships
Perth, Australia
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
6–3, 6–2
  Evonne Goolagong   Lesley Hunt
  Kazuko Sawamatsu
  Nathalie Fuchs
  Christine Matison
  Glynis Coles
  Monique van Haver
11 Dec South Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Evonne Goolagong
6–1, 6–2
  Kerry Harris
  Eugenia Birioukova
  Janet Young
6–3, 6–2
  Evonne Goolagong
  Helen Gourlay
18 Dec New South Wales Open
Sydney, Australia
Non-Tour Event
SinglesDoubles
  Margaret Court
6–3, 6–2
  Evonne Goolagong
  Evonne Goolagong
  Melissa Edwards
6–1, 6–2
  Lesley Turner
  Virginia Wade

Statistical information

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These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by:

  1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
  2. highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
  3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
  4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Virginia Slims event

Titles won by player

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Total Player  S   D   X   S   S   D   S   D   X 
16   Billie Jean King (USA) 9 7 0
13   Rosie Casals (USA) 3 9 1
5   Virginia Wade (GBR) 2 3 0
5   Nancy Gunter (USA) 5 0 0
4   Françoise Durr (FRA) 0 4 0
4   Margaret Court (AUS) 2 1 1
4   Wendy Overton (USA) 0 4 0
4   Karen Krantzcke (AUS) 0 4 0
3   Betty Stöve (NED) 0 3 0
2   Helen Gourlay (AUS) 0 2 0
2   Kerry Harris (AUS) 0 2 0
2   Chris Evert (USA) 2 0 0
2   Judy Dalton (AUS) 0 2 0
2   Lesley Hunt (AUS) 0 2 0
2   Valerie Ziegenfuss (USA) 0 2 0
1   Evonne Goolagong (AUS) 0 0 1
1   Kerry Melville (AUS) 1 0 0
1   Marie Neumannová (TCH) 1 0 0
1   Ann Jones (GBR) 0 1 0

Titles won by nation

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Total Nation  S   D   X   S   S   D   S   D   X 
35   United States (USA) 3 2 1 1 15 13 19 15 1
14   Australia (AUS) 0 1 2 0 3 8 3 9 2
6   Great Britain (GBR) 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 0
4   France (FRA) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
3   Netherlands (NED) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "WTA Tour Finals" (PDF). www.wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  2. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 105–114.
  3. ^ "Kramer". Press-Telegram. The Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com. 14 Nov 1973. p. 46. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "SEWTA Tour Archive: 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit" (PDF). London, England: Wayback Machine. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d SEWTA Tour Archive
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