# 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Casals partnered with Virginia Wade but lost in the semifinals to Judy Dalton and Françoise Dürr.
King and her partner Betty Stöve defeated Dalton and Dürr in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve (champions)
    02. Rosie Casals / Virginia Wade (semifinals)
    03. Judy Dalton / Françoise Dürr (final)
    04. Evonne Goolagong / Nell Truman (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wendy Gilchrist Laura Rossouw | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wendy Gilchrist Laura Rossouw | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Esmé Emmanuel Ceci Martinez | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Esmé Emmanuel Ceci Martinez | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | Fiorella Bonicelli Isabel Fernández de Soto | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rosie Casals Virginia Wade | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Lesley Hunt Olga Morozova | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Rosie Casals Virginia Wade | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rosie Casals Virginia Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | BJ King B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kaligis L Liem | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | BJ King B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Carter-Triolo K Pigeon | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Carter-Triolo K Pigeon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Berner P Faulkner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King B Stöve | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | W Gilchrist L Rossouw | 2 | 1 |
| | K Blake J Newberry | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bakker M Schaar | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Blake J Newberry | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W Gilchrist L Rossouw | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Gilchrist L Rossouw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Beaven V Burton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | E Goolagong E Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ebbinghaus G Walhof | 1 | 4 | | 4 | E Goolagong E Truman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Overton V Ziegenfuss | 4 | 3 | | | W Shaw J Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Shaw J Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | W Shaw J Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Helliar S Hole | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | J Helliar S Hole | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | S Stap L Tenney | 4 | 5 | | Q | J Helliar S Hole | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cooper C Molesworth | 3 | 0 | | | P Teeguarden L Tuero | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden L Tuero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | W Shaw J Williams | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | K Harris K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Emmanuel C Martinez | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| | A Cowie S Holdsworth | 2 | 1 | | | K Harris K Melville | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Evert C Graebner | 2 | 6 | 3 | | L duPont M Schallau | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L duPont M Schallau | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | K Harris K Melville | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Heldman S Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Emmanuel C Martinez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | AM Estalella C Mandarino | 4 | 2 | | | J Heldman S Walsh | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Emmanuel C Martinez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | E Emmanuel C Martinez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Birioukova M Kroschina | 2 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | M Neumannová V Vopičková | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto | 6 | 6 | | | F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rodríguez O de Roubin | 3 | 3 | | | M Giorgi A-M Nasuelli | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Giorgi A-M Nasuelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Charles J Fayter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Charles J Fayter | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Bentley F Moore | 2 | 3 | | | L Charles J Fayter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Hawcroft M Pryde | 2 | 8 | | Q | G Barniville L Blachford | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Barniville L Blachford | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto | 4 | 0 |
| | G Chanfreau R Darmon | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Dalton F Dürr | 6 | 6 |
| | J Anthony K Kemmer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Anthony K Kemmer | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Kirk P Pretorius | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Kirk P Pretorius | 8 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brasher G Coles | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | J Anthony K Kemmer | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | H Gourlay K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Dalton F Dürr | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Lancaster M Morgan | 4 | 2 | | | H Gourlay K Krantzcke | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Bentzer C Sandberg | 2 | 1 | | 3 | J Dalton F Dürr | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Dalton F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | S Hudson-Beck S Minford | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Coleman W Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Hudson-Beck S Minford | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Hunt O Morozova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Hunt O Morozova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pachta C Schediwy | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L Hunt O Morozova | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Casals V Wade | 6 | 6 |
| | N Fuchs AM Pinto Bravo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Appleby T O'Shaughnessy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Fuchs AM Pinto Bravo | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Casals V Wade | w/o | | | | | |
| | ME Guzmán D Pattison | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Casals V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |