Champion Virginia Wade Final score 6–4, 6–4 Seeds 8 | Runner-up Evonne Goolagong Draw 32 Singles men | |
Margaret Court was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Virginia Wade won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Evonne Goolagong.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
References
1972 Australian Open – Women's Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA