1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Casals partnered with Virginia Wade but lost in the semifinals to Judy Dalton and Françoise Dürr.

Women's doubles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve
Runners-up	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr
Final score	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (3 Q )
Seeds	4
Events
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Main article: 1972 Wimbledon Championships

King and her partner Betty Stöve defeated Dalton and Dürr in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Seeds

01.     Billie Jean King /   Betty Stöve (champions)

02.     Rosie Casals /   Virginia Wade (semifinals)

03.     Judy Dalton /   Françoise Dürr (final)

04.     Evonne Goolagong /   Nell Truman (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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							Final
	1	Billie Jean King   Betty Stöve	6	6
		Wendy Gilchrist   Laura Rossouw	2	1
								1	Billie Jean King   Betty Stöve	7	3	6
									Winnie Shaw   Joyce Williams	5	6	3
		Winnie Shaw   Joyce Williams	6	6	6
		Esmé Emmanuel   Ceci Martinez	8	3	0
															1	Billie Jean King   Betty Stöve	6	4	6
															3	Judy Dalton   Françoise Dürr	2	6	3
		Fiorella Bonicelli   Isabel Fernández de Soto	4	0
	3	Judy Dalton   Françoise Dürr	6	6
								3	Judy Dalton   Françoise Dürr	6	6
								2	Rosie Casals   Virginia Wade	4	1
		Lesley Hunt   Olga Morozova	3	2
	2	Rosie Casals   Virginia Wade	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	BJ King   B Stöve	6	6
									L Kaligis   L Liem	3	1
															1	BJ King   B Stöve	6	6
																D Carter-Triolo   K Pigeon	1	1
									D Carter-Triolo   K Pigeon	6	6
									V Berner   P Faulkner	4	4
																						1	BJ King   B Stöve	6	6
																							W Gilchrist   L Rossouw	2	1
									K Blake   J Newberry	8	4	6
									A Bakker   M Schaar	6	6	4
																K Blake   J Newberry	6	4	4
																W Gilchrist   L Rossouw	1	6	6
									W Gilchrist   L Rossouw	6	6
									L Beaven   V Burton	2	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	E Goolagong   E Truman	6	6
		K Ebbinghaus   G Walhof	1	4				4	E Goolagong   E Truman	5	1
		W Overton   V Ziegenfuss	4	3					W Shaw   J Williams	7	6
		W Shaw   J Williams	6	6												W Shaw   J Williams	6	6
	Q	J Helliar   S Hole	6	7											Q	J Helliar   S Hole	3	2
	Q	S Stap   L Tenney	4	5				Q	J Helliar   S Hole	7	2	6
		J Cooper   C Molesworth	3	0					P Teeguarden   L Tuero	5	6	3
		P Teeguarden   L Tuero	6	6																			W Shaw   J Williams	6	6	6
		K Harris   K Melville	6	6																			E Emmanuel   C Martinez	8	3	0
		A Cowie   S Holdsworth	2	1					K Harris   K Melville	7	6
		C Evert   C Graebner	2	6	3				L duPont   M Schallau	5	4
		L duPont   M Schallau	6	3	6											K Harris   K Melville	6	4	3
		J Heldman   S Walsh	6	6												E Emmanuel   C Martinez	3	6	6
		AM Estalella   C Mandarino	4	2					J Heldman   S Walsh	4	9	4
		E Emmanuel   C Martinez	6	7	6				E Emmanuel   C Martinez	6	7	6
		E Birioukova   M Kroschina	2	9	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		M Neumannová   V Vopičková	4	2
		F Bonicelli   I Fernández de Soto	6	6					F Bonicelli   I Fernández de Soto	6	3	6
		M Rodríguez   O de Roubin	3	3					M Giorgi   A-M Nasuelli	0	6	3
		M Giorgi   A-M Nasuelli	6	6												F Bonicelli   I Fernández de Soto	6	6
		L Charles   J Fayter	6	6												L Charles   J Fayter	3	3
		R Bentley   F Moore	2	3					L Charles   J Fayter	6	6
		B Hawcroft   M Pryde	2	8				Q	G Barniville   L Blachford	4	4
	Q	G Barniville   L Blachford	6	9																			F Bonicelli   I Fernández de Soto	4	0
		G Chanfreau   R Darmon	6	2	3																	3	J Dalton   F Dürr	6	6
		J Anthony   K Kemmer	3	6	6				J Anthony   K Kemmer	9	8	6
		B Kirk   P Pretorius	2	6	6				B Kirk   P Pretorius	8	9	4
		S Brasher   G Coles	6	2	4											J Anthony   K Kemmer	2	5
		H Gourlay   K Krantzcke	6	6											3	J Dalton   F Dürr	6	7
		V Lancaster   M Morgan	4	2					H Gourlay   K Krantzcke	5	2
		I Bentzer   C Sandberg	2	1				3	J Dalton   F Dürr	7	6
	3	J Dalton   F Dürr	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									S Hudson-Beck   S Minford	4	6	6
									P Coleman   W Turnbull	6	1	3
																S Hudson-Beck   S Minford	2	2
																L Hunt   O Morozova	6	6
									L Hunt   O Morozova	6	6
									S Pachta   C Schediwy	0	1
																							L Hunt   O Morozova	3	2
																						2	R Casals   V Wade	6	6
									N Fuchs   AM Pinto Bravo	6	6
									W Appleby   T O'Shaughnessy	2	2
																N Fuchs   AM Pinto Bravo	w/o
															2	R Casals   V Wade
									ME Guzmán   D Pattison	0	0
								2	R Casals   V Wade	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation