1972 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles

1972 French Open

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Score

6–1, 6–2

Details

Draw

Seeds

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	−45	45+	women

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1972 tennis event results

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.

Seeds

Judy Dalton / Françoise Dürr (semifinalists)
Rosie Casals / Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
Brenda Kirk / Pat Pretorius (second round)
Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve (champions)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

First round				Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

2	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade	6	6
	Marina Chuvirina Cora Schediwy	2	2	2	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade	4	6	2
	Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	6		Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	1	6
	Nathalie Fuchs Florence Guédy	2	3							Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	8	3	6
	Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht	6	6							Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht	6	6	4
	Corinne Molesworth Mona Guerrant	2	3		Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht	6	6
	Wendy Gilchrist Laura Rossouw	W	O		Wendy Gilchrist Laura Rossouw	4	2
	F De La Courtie-Billat A-M Rouchon														Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	6
3	Brenda Kirk Pat Pretorius	6	6												Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	3	4
	Lucinda Crosby Lucia Bruce	1	1	3	Brenda Kirk Pat Pretorius	4	3
	Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	6	10		Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	6	6
	Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg	4	8							Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	4	1
	Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	6	8							Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	6	6
	Miloslava Holubová Erzsébet Széll	2	6		Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	6	10	6
	Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	6	7		Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	3	12	4
	Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	2	5

Bottom half

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	Pam Teeguarden Linda Tuero	6	6
	M-C Brochard Sylvie Rual	4	3			Pam Teeguarden Linda Tuero	4	3
	Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	7	6			Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	6	6
	Raquel Giscafré Ana María Arias	5	2							Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	2	3
	Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	W	O						4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6
	Roylee Bailey Shari Barman					Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	2	2
4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	W	O		4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6
	Julie Heldman Carmen Mandarino													4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	4	6	6
	Kristien Shaw Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	6	6										1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	6	3	1
	Katja Ebbinghaus Gertruida Walhof	6	3	3		Kristien Shaw Kazuko Sawamatsu	3	3
	Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	6	6			Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	6	6
	Dominique Beillan Yuka Tanaka	3	4							Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	7	2	2
	Marie Pinterová Vlasta Vopičková	6	5	7					1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	5	6	6
	Odile de Roubin Michelle Rodríguez	4	7	5		Marie Pinterová Vlasta Vopičková
1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	W-O			1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	W	O
	Eleanora Dumitrescu Ekaterina Rosianu

References

John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780671216238.

External links

v t e French Open women's doubles champions
Amateur Era (national)	1907: Adine Masson / Yvonne de Pfeffel 1908: Kate Gillou-Fenwick / Cecile Matthey 1909: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza 1910: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza 1911: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza 1912: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza 1913: Blanche Amblard / Suzanne Amblard 1914: Blanche Amblard / Suzanne Amblard 1915–1919: No competition (World War I) 1920: Élisabeth d'Ayen / Suzanne Lenglen 1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Geramine Pigueron 1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Geramine Pigueron 1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Julie Vlasto 1924: Marguerite Broquedis / Yvonne Bourgeois
Amateur Era (international)	1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Julie Vlasto 1926: Suzanne Lenglen / Julie Vlasto 1927: Irene Bowder Peacock / Bobbie Heine 1928: Phoebe Holcroft Watson / Eileen Bennett 1929: Lilí Álvarez / Kea Bouman 1930: Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan 1931: Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Betty Nuthall 1932: Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan 1933: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan 1934: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan 1935: Margaret Scriven / Kay Stammers 1936: Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke 1937: Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke 1938: Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke 1939: Simonne Mathieu / Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 1940–1945: No competition (World War II) 1946: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne 1947: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont 1948: Doris Hart / Patricia Canning Todd 1949: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont 1950: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry 1951: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry 1952: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry 1953: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry 1954: Maureen Connolly / Nell Hall Hopman 1955: Beverly Baker Fleitz / Darlene Hard 1956: Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson 1957: Shirley Bloomer / Darlene Hard 1958: Rosie Reyes / Yola Ramírez Ochoa 1959: Sandra Reynolds / Renée Schuurman 1960: Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard 1961: Sandra Reynolds / Renée Schuurman 1962: Sandra Reynolds Price / Renée Schuurman 1963: Ann Haydon-Jones / Renée Schuurman 1964: Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner 1965: Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner 1966: Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart 1967: Françoise Dürr / Gail Chanfreau
Open Era	1968: Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones 1969: Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones 1970: Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr 1971: Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr 1972: Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve 1973: Margaret Court / Virginia Wade 1974: Chris Evert / Olga Morozova 1975: Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova 1976: Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau 1977: Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden 1978: Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici 1979: Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull 1980: Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith 1981: Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford 1982: Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith 1983: Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds 1984: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 1985: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 1986: Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári 1987: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 1988: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 1989: Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva 1990: Jana Novotná / Helena Suková 1991: Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná 1992: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva 1993: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva 1994: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva 1995: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva 1996: Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández 1997: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva 1998: Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná 1999: Serena Williams / Venus Williams 2000: Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce 2001: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez 2002: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez 2003: Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama 2004: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez 2005: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez 2006: Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur 2007: Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo 2008: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual 2009: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual 2010: Serena Williams / Venus Williams 2011: Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká 2012: Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci 2013: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina 2014: Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová 2016: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic 2017: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová 2018: Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková 2019: Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic 2020: Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic 2021: Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková 2022: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic 2023: Hsieh Su-wei / Wang Xinyu 2024: Coco Gauff / Kateřina Siniaková

v t e French Open women's doubles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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