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1972 French Open – Women's Singles

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Champion
  
Billie Jean King

Final score
  
6–3, 6–3

Doubles
  
men

Runner-up
  
Evonne Goolagong

Singles
  
men

Legends
  
−45

Billie Jean King defeated defending champion Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles title at the 1972 French Open.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Evonne Goolagong (Runner-up)
  2. Nancy Gunter (withdrew)
  3. Billie Jean King (Champion)
  4. Rosemary Casals (Third round)
  5. Françoise Dürr (Semifinalist)
  6. Virginia Wade (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Helga Niessen Masthoff (Semifinalist)
  8. Linda Tuero (Third round)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

    • References

    1972 French Open – Women's Singles Wikipedia
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