1972 U.S. Open - Women's Singles

Billie Jean King defeated Kerry Melville 6-3 7-5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1972 US Open.

"See also::"1972 US Open - Men's Singles"

eeds

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. flagicon|USA Billie Jean King "(Champion)"
2. flagicon|AUS Evonne Goolagong "(Third round)"
3. flagicon|USA Chris Evert "(Semifinalist)"
4. flagicon|USA Rosie Casals "(Quarterfinalist)"
5. flagicon|AUS Margaret Court "(Semifinalist)"
6. flagicon|USA Nancy Gunter "(First round)"
7. flagicon|FRA Francoise Durr "(Third round)"
8. flagicon|GBR Virginia Wade "(Quarterfinalist)"

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retired

Final Eight

8TeamBracket-Tennis3
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|USA Billie Jean King
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD3-seed2=-
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=3
RD3-score1-2=7
RD3-score2-2=5
RD2-team1=flagicon|USA Billie Jean King
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD2-seed2=5
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=4
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=4
RD2-team3=flagicon|USA Chris Evert
RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD2-seed4=-
RD2-score3-1=4
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score3-2=2
RD2-score4-2=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|USA Billie Jean King
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|GBR Virginia Wade
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score2-1=2
RD1-score1-2=7
RD1-score2-2=5
RD1-team3=flagicon|USA Rosie Casals
RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team4=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-score3-1=4
RD1-score4-1=6
RD1-score3-2=6
RD1-score4-2=4
RD1-score3-3=4
RD1-score4-3=6
RD1-team5=flagicon|URS Olga Morozova
RD1-seed5=-
RD1-team6=flagicon|USA Chris Evert
RD1-seed6=3
RD1-score5-1=6
RD1-score6-1=3
RD1-score5-2=3
RD1-score6-2=6
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score6-3=7
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD1-seed7=-
RD1-team8=flagicon|USA Pam Teeguarden
RD1-seed8=-
RD1-score7-1=6
RD1-score8-1=0
RD1-score7-2=6
RD1-score8-2=2

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD4-seed02=8
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=2
RD4-score01-2=7
RD4-score02-2=5
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Walsh
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=4
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-team03=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD3-seed03=8
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Downs
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=3
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=2
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|RSA|1928 Emanuel
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Walsh
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Stap
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=7
RD2-score04-1=5
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=6
RD2-score04-3=4
RD2-team05=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD2-seed05=8
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Anthony
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score05-2=7
RD2-score06-2=5
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Downs
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|IRL Minford
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=4
RD2-score07-2=7
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA Hogan
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=3
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-team03=flagicon|RSA|1928 Emanuel
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Tuero
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=7
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=4
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=3
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Walsh
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|INA Liem
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=7
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=3
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=3
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Stap
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Beattie
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=4
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=4
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=3
RD1-team09=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD1-seed09=8
RD1-team10=flagicon|COL Fernandez-De Soto
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=4
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Anthony
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Newberry
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=2
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=2
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=3
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Downs
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|GBR Molesworth
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=2
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=4
RD1-team15=flagicon|IRL Minford
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA Austin
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=1
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=1

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Casals
RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Court
RD4-seed02=5
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score01-2=4
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=4
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA Casals
RD3-seed01=4
RD3-team02=flagicon|URU Bonicelli
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=0
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Court
RD3-seed03=5
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=2
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=1
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA Casals
RD2-seed01=4
RD2-team02=flagicon|USA Ziegenfuss
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=3
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-team03=flagicon|URU Bonicelli
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Gilchrist
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=2
RD2-score03-2=7
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Court
RD2-seed05=5
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Hawcroft
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=0
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=0
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Appleby
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=0
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Casals
RD1-seed01=4
RD1-team02=flagicon|FRA Fuchs
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=1
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Ziegenfuss
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Doerner
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=1
RD1-score03-2=3
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=0
RD1-team05=flagicon|URU Bonicelli
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|CAN Berner
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=4
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Gilchrist
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|ECU Guzman
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=0
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=3
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Court
RD1-seed09=5
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Metcalf
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Hawcroft
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|CHI Pinto-Bravo
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=4
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Appleby
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|GBR Moor
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA Evert
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=2
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=1

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|URS Morozova
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Evert
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-score01-1=3
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD4-score01-3=7
RD4-score02-3=6
RD3-team01=flagicon|NED Stove
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|URS Morozova
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=3
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=5
RD3-score02-2=7
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Evert
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA Overton
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|NED Stove
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=2
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=2
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|URS Morozova
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|JPN Sawamatsu
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score04-2=4
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Du Pont
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score05-2=7
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Redondo
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Evert
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Overton
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|ITA Nasuelli
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=1
RD1-score01-2=1
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=2
RD1-team03=flagicon|NED Stove
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Fleming
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=3
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=0
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=1
RD1-team05=flagicon|URS Morozova
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Kemmer
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score05-2=5
RD1-score06-2=7
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=0
RD1-team07=flagicon|JPN Sawamatsu
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Gunter
RD1-seed08=6
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=4
RD1-score07-2=4
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=3
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Blake
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=4
RD1-score10-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=4
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-score10-3=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Du Pont
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Alvarez
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=1
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=2
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Redondo
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA O'Shaughnessy
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=1
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Evert
RD1-seed15=3
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA Tenney
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=1
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=1

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Teeguarden
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=0
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD3-seed02=7
RD3-score01-1=1
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=0
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=2
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Teeguarden
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Goolagong
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=7
RD3-score04-1=5
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=1
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA Martinez
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=4
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=2
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Pigeon
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD2-seed04=7
RD2-score03-1=7
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=1
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Teeguarden
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Schallau
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=4
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Goolagong
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=5
RD2-score08-2=7
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Martinez
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|ITA Vido
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=0
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=4
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|URS Kroschina
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=2
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=4
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Pigeon
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Vinton
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=1
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=1
RD1-team07=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD1-seed07=7
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Garcia
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=4
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=1
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Teeguarden
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=4
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Schallau
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Gourlay
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=4
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=3
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|GBR Beaven
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=2
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=2
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Goolagong
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|RSA|1928 Kirk
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=2
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=2

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1020000164 1972 US Open on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw