1972 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1972 French Open
Final
Champion	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve
Runner-up	Winnie Shaw Nell Truman
Score	6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends −45 45+ women
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The women's doubles tournament at the 1972 French Open was held from 22 May to 4 June 1972 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The fourth-seeded team of Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Winnie Shaw and Nell Truman in the final in straight sets.^[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	6
		Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	3	4
									Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	1	2
								1	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6
	4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	4	6	6
	1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	6	3	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade	6	6
		Marina Chuvirina Cora Schediwy	2	2				2	Rosie Casals Virginia Wade	4	6	2
		Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	6					Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	1	6
		Nathalie Fuchs Florence Guédy	2	3												Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	8	3	6
		Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht	6	6												Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht	6	6	4
		Corinne Molesworth Mona Guerrant	2	3					Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht	6	6
		Wendy Gilchrist Laura Rossouw	W	O					Wendy Gilchrist Laura Rossouw	4	2
		F De La Courtie-Billat A-M Rouchon																					Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	6
	3	Brenda Kirk Pat Pretorius	6	6																			Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	3	4
		Lucinda Crosby Lucia Bruce	1	1				3	Brenda Kirk Pat Pretorius	4	3
		Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	6	10					Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	6	6
		Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg	4	8												Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	4	1
		Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	6	8												Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	6	6
		Miloslava Holubová Erzsébet Széll	2	6					Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke	6	10	6
		Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	6	7					Wendy Overton Valerie Ziegenfuss	3	12	4
		Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	2	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Pam Teeguarden Linda Tuero	6	6
		M-C Brochard Sylvie Rual	4	3					Pam Teeguarden Linda Tuero	4	3
		Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	7	6					Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	6	6
		Raquel Giscafré Ana María Arias	5	2												Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	2	3
		Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	W	O											4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6
		Roylee Bailey Shari Barman							Gail Chanfreau Rosie Darmon	2	2
	4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	W	O				4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	6	6
		Julie Heldman Carmen Mandarino																				4	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve	4	6	6
		Kristien Shaw Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	6	6																	1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	6	3	1
		Katja Ebbinghaus Gertruida Walhof	6	3	3				Kristien Shaw Kazuko Sawamatsu	3	3
		Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	6	6					Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	6	6
		Dominique Beillan Yuka Tanaka	3	4												Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova	7	2	2
		Marie Pinterová Vlasta Vopičková	6	5	7										1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	5	6	6
		Odile de Roubin Michelle Rodríguez	4	7	5				Marie Pinterová Vlasta Vopičková
	1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	W-O					1	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	W	O
		Eleanora Dumitrescu Ekaterina Rosianu

References

External links

• Main draw
• 1972 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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