# 1972 French Open – Women's doubles

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.

## Seeds

* Judy Dalton / Françoise Dürr (semifinalists)
* Rosie Casals / Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
* Brenda Kirk / Pat Pretorius (second round)
* Billie Jean King / 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Winnie Shaw Nell Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | 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 | Billie Jean King Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |