1972 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1972 US Open
Champion	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
Runner-up	Margaret Court Virginia Wade
Score	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	4

Main article: 1972 US Open (tennis)

Rosemary Casals and Judy Dalton were the defending champions but Judy Dalton did not compete this year. Rosemary Casals teamed up with Billie Jean King and lost in semifinals to Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve.

Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve won the title by defeating Margaret Court and Virginia Wade 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

1. Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (semifinals)
2. Margaret Court / Virginia Wade (final)
3. Evonne Goolagong / Lesley Hunt (semifinals)
4. Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve (champions)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	2	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	7	7
	3	Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt	6	5
								2	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	3	6	3
								4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6	1	6
	4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	7	3	6
	1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	M Court V Wade	6	6
		B Hawcroft C Sandberg	1	1				2	M Court V Wade	6	6
		S Hudson-Beck S Minford	2	5					B Garcia J Heldman	0	1
		B Garcia J Heldman	6	7											2	M Court V Wade	6	6
		Jill Schwikert Joy Schwikert	2	3												W Overton V Ziegenfuss	4	3
		W Overton V Ziegenfuss	6	6					W Overton V Ziegenfuss	6	6
		M Redondo L Tenney	1	3					C Evert J Evert	4	1
		C Evert J Evert	6	6																		2	M Court V Wade	7	7
	3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	6																		3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	5
		J Metcalf M Pegel	1	0				3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	6
		W Appleby T O'Shaughnessy	6	7	3				K Blake J Cooper	0	1
		K Blake J Cooper	7	5	6										3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	7
		M Aschner P Austin	1	1												K Harris K Melville	2	5
		K Harris K Melville	6	6					K Harris K Melville	6	6
		W Gilchrist S Walsh	6	5	6				W Gilchrist S Walsh	4	2
		P Bostrom A Lebedeff	2	7	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		L Fleming A Kiyomura	6	7	6
		C Doerner D Pattison	7	6	3				L Fleming A Kiyomura	4	6
		B Kirk P Pretorius	6	6					B Kirk P Pretorius	6	7
		L Beaven V Burton	4	4												B Kirk P Pretorius	5	5
		M Cooper B Downs	6	6											4	F Dürr B Stöve	7	7
		M Kroschina L Tuero	4	3					M Cooper B Downs	5	4
		H Gourlay K Krantzcke						4	F Dürr B Stöve	7	6
	4	F Dürr B Stöve	w/o																			4	F Dürr B Stöve	7	3	6
		N Fuchs AM Pinto Bravo	0	1																		1	R Casals BJ King	6	6	4
		E Emmanuel C Martinez	6	6					E Emmanuel C Martinez	2	4
		P Hogan O Morozova	5	6	7				P Hogan O Morozova	6	6
		J Anthony P Teeguarden	7	3	5											P Hogan O Morozova	6	3	2
		F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6											1	R Casals BJ King	4	6	6
		L duPont M Schallau	4	3					F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	4
		M Harper L Rossouw	1	0				1	R Casals BJ King	7	6
	1	R Casals BJ King	6	6

External links

• 1972 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation