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Women's singles
1972 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
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Virginia Wade defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1972 Australian Open.

Margaret Court was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year due to pregnancy.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Evonne Goolagong (final)
2. Virginia Wade (champion)
3. Gail Chanfreau (quarterfinals)
4. Helen Gourlay (semifinals)
5. Olga Morozova (quarterfinals)
6. Kerry Harris (semifinals)
7. Karen Krantzcke (second round)
8. Barbara Hawcroft (quarterfinals)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Evonne Goolagong	6	3	6
	8	Barbara Hawcroft	1	6	1
								1	Evonne Goolagong	6	7
								4	Helen Gourlay	2	6
	4	Helen Gourlay	6	6
	5	Olga Morozova	1	2
															1	Evonne Goolagong	4	4
															2	Virginia Wade	6	6
	6	Kerry Harris	6	7
	3	Gail Chanfreau	3	6
								6	Kerry Harris	6	6	0
								2	Virginia Wade	7	2	6
		Patricia Coleman	2	2
	2	Virginia Wade	6	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Goolagong	6	6
		H Worland	0	1				1	E Goolagong	6	6
		J Whyte	6	6					J Whyte	3	1
		A Coleman	4	2											1	E Goolagong	6	3	6
		M Schallau	6	6											8	B Hawcroft	1	6	1
		K Wilkinson	1	2					M Schallau	7	5	3
		D James	5	1				8	B Hawcroft	5	7	6
	8	B Hawcroft	7	6																		1	E Goolagong	6	7
	4	H Gourlay	6	6																		4	H Gourlay	2	6
		P Billing	1	2				4	H Gourlay	6	7
		M Morgan	4	2					M Tesch	3	6
		M Tesch	6	6											4	H Gourlay	6	6
		R Knobel	2	4											5	O Morozova	1	2
		S Irvine	6	6					S Irvine	5	6	1
		K Williams	0	1				5	O Morozova	7	4	6
	5	O Morozova	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	K Harris	6	6
		C Matison	3	2				6	K Harris	6	7
		S Hole	0	4					W Turnbull	1	6
		W Turnbull	6	6											6	K Harris	6	7
		J Young	6	6											3	G Chanfreau	3	6
		A Lebedeff	0	1					J Young	5	6	1
		B Dart	2	1				3	G Chanfreau	7	4	6
	3	G Chanfreau	6	6																		6	K Harris	6	6	0
	7	K Krantzcke	6	6																		2	V Wade	7	2	6
		P Whytcross	2	0				7	K Krantzcke	6	7	1
		P Coleman	6	6					P Coleman	7	5	6
		M Pratt	3	3												P Coleman	2	2
		J Harris	6	5	6										2	V Wade	6	6
		P King	3	7	1				J Harris	1	0
		C Norquay	3	1					V Wade	6	6
	2	V Wade	6	6

External links

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

• 1972 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 1972 in Australian women's sport
• 1972 Women's Tennis Circuit
• 1971 in Australian women's sport