# 1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and eighth major singles title overall.

## Seeds

    01. Evonne Goolagong (final)
    02. Billie Jean King (champion)
    03. Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)
    04. Chris Evert (semifinals)
    05. Kerry Melville (third round)
    06. Rosie Casals (semifinals)
    07. Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
    08. Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
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 |
| 1 | Evonne Goolagong | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Françoise Dürr | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Françoise Dürr | 6 | 5 | | 1 | Evonne Goolagong | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Chris Evert | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Patti Hogan | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patti Hogan | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Evonne Goolagong | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Rosie Casals | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Molesworth | 8 | 1 | | | P Teeguarden | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | |