1972 French Open – Women's doubles
Appearance
(Redirected from 1972 French Open – Women's Doubles)
Women's doubles | |
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1972 French Open | |
Champion | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve |
Runner-up | Winnie Shaw Nell Truman |
Score | 6–1, 6–2 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 4 |
The women's doubles tournament at the 1972 French Open was held from 22 May to 4 June 1972 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The fourth-seeded team of Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Winnie Shaw and Nell Truman in the final in straight sets.[1]
Seeds
[edit]- Judy Dalton / Françoise Dürr (semifinalists)
- Rosie Casals / Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
- Brenda Kirk / Pat Pretorius (second round)
- Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve (champions)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- 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
Finals
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Winnie Shaw Nell Truman | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
Winnie Shaw Nell Truman | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
1 | Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Top half
[edit]Bottom half
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780671216238.