1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1972 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	96 (7 Q )
Seeds	8

Billie Jean King defeated defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and eighth major singles title overall.

This marked the first Wimbledon appearance for future three-time champion, seven-time runner-up, and world No. 1 Chris Evert; she lost to Goolagong in the semifinals.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Evonne Goolagong	8	7
	8	Françoise Dürr	6	5
								1	Evonne Goolagong	4	6	6
								4	Chris Evert	6	3	4
	4	Chris Evert	6	4	6
		Patti Hogan	2	6	1
															1	Evonne Goolagong	3	3
															2	Billie Jean King	6	6
	6	Rosie Casals	3	6	6
	3	Nancy Richey	6	4	0
								6	Rosie Casals	2	4
								2	Billie Jean King	6	6
	7	Virginia Wade	1	6	3
	2	Billie Jean King	6	3	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	E Goolagong	6	6
									M Pryde	3	4
															1	E Goolagong	6	6
																S Stap	2	0
									S Stap	6	5	6
									A Bakker	0	7	1
																						1	E Goolagong	3	6	9
																							O Morozova	6	0	7
									F Bonicelli	5	5
									O Morozova	7	7
																O Morozova	6	6
																W Overton	4	1
									C Schediwy	1	4
									W Overton	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	F Dürr	6	6
									E Emmanuel	1	1
															8	F Dürr	6	6
																E Truman	0	1
									I Fernández de Soto	2	4
									E Truman	6	6
																						8	F Dürr	6	6
																							L duPont	1	2
									J Williams	9	6	2
									L duPont	7	8	6
																L duPont	9	6
																M Kroschina	8	4
									M Schallau	4	6	1
									M Kroschina	6	2	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	C Evert	1	6	6
		V Ziegenfuss	6	3	3			4	C Evert	6	6
		J Newberry	6	6					J Newberry	3	0
		K Ebbinghaus	3	1											4	C Evert	8	8
		S Brasher	6	9												M-A Eisel	6	6
		C Graebner	1	8					S Brasher	2	6	3
	Q	M Gurdal	2	4					M-A Eisel	6	4	6
		M-A Eisel	6	6																		4	C Evert	6	6
		O de Roubin	1	6	0																		J Anthony	3	2
	Q	J Anthony	6	3	6				J Anthony	7	2	6
		L Beaven	6	2	4				V Burton	5	6	2
		V Burton	2	6	6											J Anthony	6	6
		J Cooper	6	6												J Cooper	1	2
		P Faulkner	0	3					J Cooper	6	6
		V Vopičková	6	6					V Vopičková	3	2
	Q	T O'Shaughnessy	1	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	K Melville	6	6
		V Berner	2	2				5	K Melville	6	9
		S Pachta	6	3	7				S Pachta	0	7
	Q	S Mappin	3	6	5										5	K Melville	4	4
		J Fayter	1	3												P Hogan	6	6
		L Tuero	6	6					L Tuero	1	4
	Q	W Appleby	4	6					P Hogan	6	6
		P Hogan	6	8																			P Hogan	6	6
		L Rossouw	7	6																			P Teeguarden	3	4
		G Chanfreau	5	0					L Rossouw	4	6	7
		G Coles	3	6	3				D Pattison	6	3	5
		D Pattison	6	4	6											L Rossouw	2	2
	Q	D Riste	4	2												P Teeguarden	6	6
		R Giscafré	6	6					R Giscafré	0	0r
		C Molesworth	8	1					P Teeguarden	6	1
		P Teeguarden	9	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		G Walhof	6	6
		A Palmeová-West	3	1					G Walhof	6	6
		W Gilchrist	4	6	6				W Gilchrist	3	4
		K Pigeon	6	4	3											G Walhof	2	8
		L Hunt	7	6												B Stöve	6	9
		B Kirk	5	4					L Hunt	7	5	2
		B Stöve	6	6					B Stöve	5	7	6
		L Bassi	3	0																			B Stöve	3	2
		S Minford	4	4																		6	R Casals	6	6
		B Hawcroft	6	6					B Hawcroft	6	2	6
		ME Guzmán	4	1					E Birioukova	3	6	4
		E Birioukova	6	6												B Hawcroft	0	1
		S Hudson-Beck	4	6	4										6	R Casals	6	6
		C Doerner	6	3	6				C Doerner	2	8	0
		L Kaligis	4	3				6	R Casals	6	6	6
	6	R Casals	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		L Charles	6	6
		N Fuchs	2	3					L Charles	5	6	5
		M Schaar	5	9	3				L Liem	7	4	7
		L Liem	7	7	6											L Liem	6	2	2
		A Cowie	6	6												K Harris	3	6	6
		D Carter-Triolo	2	2					A Cowie	6	2
		K Harris	8	3	7				K Harris	8	6
		K Kemmer	6	6	5																		K Harris	3	5
		AM Pinto Bravo	5	3																		3	N Richey	6	7
		H Amos	7	6					H Amos	1	2
		P Pretorius	6	6					P Pretorius	6	6
		W Turnbull	0	3												P Pretorius	2	6	2
		C Sandberg	6	6											3	N Richey	6	4	6
		M Neumannová	4	2					C Sandberg	7	1	2
		V Lancaster	2	1				3	N Richey	5	6	6
	3	N Richey	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									J Dalton	6	7	9
									K Sawamatsu	3	9	7
																J Dalton	5	3
																H Gourlay	7	6
								Q	K Blake	5	4
									H Gourlay	7	6
																							H Gourlay	3	2
																						7	V Wade	6	6
									P Coleman	3	3
									I Bentzer	6	6
																I Bentzer	1	1
															7	V Wade	6	6
									K Krantzcke	8	2	3
								7	V Wade	6	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									W Shaw	6	6
									H Masthoff	3	2
																W Shaw	6	6
																M Louie	2	2
									M Louie	7	4	10
									J Heldman	5	6	8
																							W Shaw	4	2
																						2	BJ King	6	6
									N Ornstein	5	3
									C Martinez	7	6
																C Martinez	1	3
															2	BJ King	6	6
									S Walsh	2	0
								2	BJ King	6	6

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