# 1972 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1972 Federation Cup was the tenth edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 31 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa from 20–25 March. South Africa defeated Great Britain in the final, in what was the first final not featuring United States or Australia, giving South Africa their first title. South Africa became the first team other than United States or Australia to win the Fed Cup.

## Participating teams

Participating Teams :
| Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Canada | Chinese Taipei | Colombia |
| Denmark | Ecuador | Finland | France | Great Britain | Greece | Iran | Ireland |
| Israel | Italy | Japan | Luxembourg | Mexico | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway |
| Rhodesia | South Africa | Spain | Switzerland | United States | Uruguay | West Germany | West Germany |

## Draw

All ties were played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa on hard courts.
| First Round 20 March | First Round 20 March | Second Round 21 March | Second Round 21 March | Quarterfinals 23 March | Quarterfinals 23 March | Semifinals 24 March | Semifinals 24 March | Semifinals 24 March | Final 25 March | Final 25 March | Final 25 March |
| | | Australia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Israel | 0 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 3 | | | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Norway | 2 | | | | | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Italy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | 1 | Italy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | | | | | | Australia | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ireland | 3 | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 0 | | | West Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| Finland | 1 | | | | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Argentina | 2 | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | 0 | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | South Africa | 2 |
| France | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | South Africa | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | 0 | France | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ecuador | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Iran | 0 | Ecuador | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ecuador | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ecuador | 3 | | | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 1 | Brazil | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 0 | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| South Africa | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Africa | 3 | | | | | | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | United States | 1 | | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | United States | 1 | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Colombia | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Colombia | 3 | Colombia | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | | | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | 2 | | | | | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 1 | Uruguay | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | United States | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesia | 0 | United States | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| United States | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### First round

Israel vs. Canada
| Israel 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Canada 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mara Cohen-Mintz Janice Tindle 1 6 0 6     2 Tova Epstein Jane O'Hara 0 6 0 6     3 Mara Cohen-Mintz / Tova Epstein Jane O'Hara / Janice Tindle 0 6 2 6 ||||
Norway vs. Chinese Taipei
| Norway 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Chinese Taipei 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kirsten Robsahm Liu Yu-han 6 2 6 2     2 Ellen Grindvold Chang Ching-ling 6 8 7 5 2 6   3 Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm Chan Shiu-man / Chang Ching-ling 6 0 6 2 ||||
Spain vs. Italy
| Spain 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ana María Estalella Manso Rosalba Vido 7 5 4 6 6 3   2 Carmen Mandarino Anna-Maria Nasuelli 3 6 6 1 2 6   3 Ana María Estalella Manso / Carmen Mandarino Anna-Maria Nasuelli / Rosalba Vido 2 6 4 6 ||||
West Germany vs. Greece
| West Germany 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helga Masthoff Alice Koutsouri 6 2 6 1     2 Katja Ebbinghaus Dionissia Asteri 8 6 10 8     3 Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht Dionissia Asteri / Alex Rotas 6 1 6 1 ||||
Ireland vs. Denmark
| Ireland 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Susan Minford Gitte Ejlerskov 6 0 6 1     2 Geraldine Barniville Anne-Mette Sørensen 6 1 6 1     3 Geraldine Barniville / Eleanor McFadden Mari-Ann Klougart / Lotte Solbeck 6 1 6 3 ||||
Finland vs. Argentina
| Finland 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Argentina 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helena Laitinen Raquel Giscafré 1 6 0 6     2 Leena Mutanen Beatriz Araujo 9 7 8 10 6 4   3 Helena Laitinen / Leena Mutanen Beatriz Araujo / Raquel Giscafré 1 6 2 6 ||||
Japan vs. Great Britain
| Japan 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Virginia Wade 2 6 3 6     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Winnie Shaw 4 6 1 6     3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 1 6 2 6 ||||
France vs. Austria
| France 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Austria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gail Chanfreau Sabine Benegger 6 1 6 0     2 Françoise Dürr Sonja Pachta 6 2 6 2     3 Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta 6 1 6 1 ||||
Iran vs. Ecuador
| Iran 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ecuador 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Parvin Afshar Ana María Ycaza 0 6 2 6     2 Sadigheh Akbari María Eugenia Guzmán 4 6 2 6     3 Parvin Afshar / Sadigheh Akbari María Eugenia Guzmán / Ana María Ycaza 0 6 0 6 ||||
Brazil vs. Switzerland
| Brazil 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Switzerland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Beatrice Chrystman Evagreth Emmenegger 1 6 6 4 6 4   2 Andrea Menezes Rita Felix 6 4 2 6 6 1   3 Beatrice Chrystman / Iris Riedel Evagreth Emmenegger / Marianne Kindler 2 6 6 4 3 6 ||||
Belgium vs. South Africa
| Belgium 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | South Africa 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Monique Van Haver Brenda Kirk 2 6 4 6     2 Michèle Gurdal Patricia Walkden 7 5 2 6 1 6   3 Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Greta Delport / Patricia Walkden 1 6 4 6 ||||
Netherlands vs. New Zealand
| Netherlands 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marijke Schaar Marilyn Pryde 1 6 2 6     2 Betty Stöve Robyn Hunt 6 4 6 2     3 Betty Stöve / Gertruida Walhof Robyn Hunt / Marilyn Pryde 15 13 10 8 ||||
Colombia vs. Luxembourg
| Colombia 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 María Victoria de Moggio Josiane Graas 6 1 6 2     2 Isabel Fernández de Soto Flore Wagner 6 0 6 1     3 María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto Josiane Graas / Monique Krecke 6 2 6 2 ||||
Uruguay vs. Mexico
| Uruguay 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Mexico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mary Puljak Elena Subirats 4 6 0 6     2 Fiorella Bonicelli Yola Ramírez 6 4 6 8 6 2   3 Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno Yola Ramírez / Elena Subirats 11 9 2 6 8 6 ||||
Rhodesia vs. United States
| Rhodesia 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 20 March 1972 Hard | United States 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Daphne Pattison Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 6 3 6     2 Sally Hudson-Beck Linda Tuero 4 6 1 6     3 Sally Hudson-Beck / Daphne Pattison Sharon Walsh / Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 6 4 6 ||||

### Second round

Australia vs. Canada
| Australia 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helen Gourlay Janice Tindle 6 3 6 4     2 Evonne Goolagong Jane O'Hara 6 3 6 1     3          not played ||||
Norway vs. Italy
| Norway 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ellen Grindvold Anna-Maria Nasuelli 3 6 2 6     2 Kirsten Robsahm Rosalba Vido 5 7 1 6     3          not played ||||
West Germany vs. Ireland
| West Germany 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helga Masthoff Geraldine Barniville 6 0 6 3     2 Katja Ebbinghaus Susan Minford 3 6 6 4 4 6   3 Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht Geraldine Barniville / Susan Minford 6 1 6 2 ||||
Argentina vs. Great Britain
| Argentina 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raquel Giscafré Winnie Shaw 3 6 5 7     2 Beatriz Araujo Virginia Wade 3 6 8 10     3 Beatriz Araujo / Raquel Giscafré Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 6 4 2 6 6 3 ||||
France vs. Ecuador
| France 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ecuador 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gail Chanfreau Ana María Ycaza 6 1 6 1     2 Françoise Dürr María Eugenia Guzmán 6 1 6 3     3          not played ||||
Brazil vs. South Africa
| Brazil 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Beatrice Chrystman Brenda Kirk 4 6 1 6     2 Andrea Menezes Patricia Walkden 2 6 2 6     3          not played ||||
Netherlands vs. Colombia
| Netherlands 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Colombia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marijke Schaar Isabel Fernández de Soto 2 6 6 2 3 6   2 Betty Stöve María Victoria de Moggio 6 1 6 0     3 Betty Stöve / Gertruida Walhof María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto 6 2 6 1 ||||
Uruguay vs. United States
| Uruguay 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 21 March 1972 Hard | United States 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fiorella Bonicelli Valerie Ziegenfuss 1 6 0 6     2 Mary Puljak Linda Tuero 0 6 0 6     3          not played ||||

### Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Italy
| Australia 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Evonne Goolagong Anna-Maria Nasuelli 6 0 6 3     2 Lesley Hunt Monica Giorgi 6 1 6 1     3 Evonne Goolagong / Helen Gourlay Monica Giorgi / Anna-Maria Nasuelli 6 4 6 1 ||||
West Germany vs. Great Britain
| West Germany 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Heide Schildknecht Winnie Shaw 0 6 1 6     2 Helga Masthoff Virginia Wade 2 6 1 6     3 Helga Masthoff / Heide Schildknecht Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 3 6 6 4 6 4 ||||
France vs. South Africa
| France 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Françoise Dürr Patricia Walkden 7 5 3 6 6 3   2 Gail Chanfreau Brenda Kirk 4 6 6 0 2 6   3 Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden 3 6 4 6 ||||
Netherlands vs. United States
| Netherlands 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | United States 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gertruida Walhof Linda Tuero 6 3 1 6 7 9   2 Marijke Schaar Valerie Ziegenfuss 2 6 7 5 5 7   3 Marijke Schaar / Gertruida Walhof Sharon Walsh / Valerie Ziegenfuss 6 8 3 6 ||||

### Semifinals

Australia vs. Great Britain
| Australia 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | Great Britain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helen Gourlay Winnie Shaw 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade 6 4 8 10 6 1   3 Evonne Goolagong / Helen Gourlay Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams 2 6 3 6 ||||
South Africa vs. United States
| South Africa 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Patricia Walkden Valerie Ziegenfuss 4 6 7 5 4 6   2 Brenda Kirk Linda Tuero 6 3 6 2     3 Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden Sharon Walsh / Valerie Ziegenfuss 8 6 6 1 ||||

### Final

Great Britain vs. South Africa
| Great Britain 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 25 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 25 March 1972 Hard | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Patricia Walkden 6 3 6 2     2 Winnie Shaw Brenda Kirk 6 4 5 7 0 6   3 Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams Brenda Kirk / Patricia Walkden 1 6 5 7 ||||

## Consolation Round

Teams which lost in the first or second round of the main draw went on to play in the Consolation Round.

### Draw

| Consolation first round 22 March | Consolation first round 22 March | Consolation second round 22–23 March | Consolation second round 22–23 March | Consolation Quarterfinals 23 March | Consolation Quarterfinals 23 March | Consolation Semifinals 24 March | Consolation Semifinals 24 March | Consolation Semifinals 24 March | Consolation final 25 March | Consolation final 25 March | Consolation final 25 March |
| | | New Zealand | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Finland | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Colombia | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Colombia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Colombia | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| Mexico | 2 | | | | | | | | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | Mexico | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | 0 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | 2 | | | Mexico | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Uruguay | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | | Uruguay | 1 | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Uruguay | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | 1 | Uruguay | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | 2 | | | | | | | | | Colombia | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| Iran | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iran | 0 | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Rhodesia | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesia | 3 | Rhodesia | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | 0 | | | Japan | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | 3 | | | | | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | Denmark | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Argentina | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Japan | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Belgium | 1 | | | |
| | | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Israel | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ecuador | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | Ecuador | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### First round

Mexico vs. Greece
| Mexico 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Subirats Dionissia Asteri 6 1 6 3     2 Yola Ramírez Alice Koutsouri 6 0 6 0     3          not played ||||
Spain vs. Canada
| Spain 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Canada 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ana María Estalella Manso Janice Tindle 3 6 4 6     2 Carmen Mandarino Jane O'Hara 6 2 3 6 5 7   3          not played ||||
Brazil vs. Luxembourg
| Brazil 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Menezes Flore Wagner 6 1 6 3     2 Beatrice Chrystman Josiane Graas 6 4 10 8     3          not played ||||
Austria vs. Uruguay
| Austria 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Uruguay 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sabine Benegger Mary Puljak 6 2 7 5     2 Sonja Pachta Fiorella Bonicelli 8 6 2 6 3 6   3 Veronika Buche / Sonja Pachta Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno 5 7 6 1 1 6 ||||
Japan vs. Iran
| Japan 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Iran 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Sadigheh Akbari 6 0 6 2     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Parvin Afshar 6 3 6 1     3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Parvin Afshar / Sadigheh Akbari 6 0 6 0 ||||
Rhodesia vs. Norway
| Rhodesia 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Daphne Pattison Ellen Grindvold 6 2 6 4     2 Sally Hudson-Beck Kirsten Robsahm 6 2 6 3     3 Daphne Pattison / Jennifer Waggott Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm 6 4 2 6 6 4 ||||
Denmark vs. Chinese Taipei
| Chinese Taipei 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anne-Mette Sørensen Liu Yu-han 6 3 6 4     2 Gitte Ejlerskov Chan Shiu-man 6 3 6 3     3 Mari-Ann Klougart / Lotte Solbeck Chan Shiu-man / Liu Yu-han 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Second round

New Zealand vs. Finland
| New Zealand 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Finland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marilyn Pryde Leena Mutanen 3 6 6 3 6 0   2 Robyn Hunt Helena Laitinen 7 5 6 1     3 Judy Connor / Robyn Hunt Leena Mutanen / Laila Pirila 6 4 1 3    retired ||||
Switzerland vs. Colombia
| Switzerland 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Colombia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rita Felix Isabel Fernández de Soto 2 6 3 6     2 Marianne Kindler María Victoria de Moggio 6 3 1 6 6 1   3 Evagreth Emmenegger / Rita Felix María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto 7 5 4 6 1 6 ||||
Mexico vs. Canada
| Mexico 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Subirats Janice Tindle 6 4 6 4     2 Yola Ramírez Jane O'Hara 6 4 10 8     3          not played ||||
Brazil vs. Uruguay
| Brazil 1 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Uruguay 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Iris Riedel Lucia Sarno 6 2 6 3     2 Andrea Menezes Fiorella Bonicelli 5 7 3 6     3 Andrea Menezes / Iris Riedel Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno 6 8 2 6 ||||
Japan vs. Rhodesia
| Japan 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Rhodesia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Daphne Pattison 6 4 6 1     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Sally Hudson-Beck 5 7 6 2 2 6   3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Daphne Pattison / Jennifer Waggott 6 3 6 1 ||||
Belgium vs. Israel
| Belgium 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Michèle Gurdal Tova Epstein 6 4 6 1     2 Monique Van Haver Mara Cohen-Mintz 6 1 6 0     3 Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Tova Epstein / Gillian Kay 6 2 6 0 ||||
Ecuador vs. Ireland
| Ecuador 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 March 1972 Hard | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 María Eugenia Guzmán Geraldine Barniville 6 4 6 1     2 Rosario Briones Eleanor McFadden 0 6 3 6     3 María Eugenia Guzmán / Ana María Ycaza Geraldine Barniville / Eleanor McFadden 6 3 6 8 6 3 ||||

### Quarterfinals

New Zealand vs. Colombia
| New Zealand 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Colombia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Robyn Hunt María Victoria de Moggio 4 6 6 3 4 6   2 Marilyn Pryde Isabel Fernández de Soto 4 6 2 6     3          not played ||||
Mexico vs. Uruguay
| Mexico 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Uruguay 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Subirats Mary Puljak 6 2 6 1     2 Yola Ramírez Fiorella Bonicelli 3 6 4 6     3 Yola Ramírez / Elena Subirats Fiorella Bonicelli / Lucia Sarno 7 5 6 4 ||||
Japan vs. Denmark
| Japan 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Denmark 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Anne-Mette Sørensen 6 1 6 0     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Gitte Ejlerskov 6 2 6 1     3          not played ||||
Belgium vs. Ecuador
| Belgium 3 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 March 1972 Hard | Ecuador 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Michèle Gurdal María Eugenia Guzmán 6 1 6 4     2 Monique Van Haver Rosario Briones 6 4 6 1     3 Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver Rosario Briones / Ana María Ycaza 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Semifinals

Colombia vs. Mexico
| Colombia 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | Mexico 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Isabel Fernández de Soto Yola Ramírez 6 2 6 1     2 María Victoria de Moggio Yola Ramírez 3 6 3 6     3 María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto Yola Ramírez / Elena Subirats 6 3 5 7 6 4 ||||
Japan vs. Belgium
| Japan 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 24 March 1972 Hard | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kazuko Sawamatsu Michèle Gurdal 6 2 6 4     2 Kimiyo Hatanaka Monique Van Haver 6 8 9 7 2 6   3 Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu Michèle Gurdal / Monique Van Haver 8 6 6 1 ||||

### Final

Colombia vs. Japan
| Colombia 0 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 25 March 1972 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 25 March 1972 Hard | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Isabel Fernández de Soto Kazuko Sawamatsu 6 8 3 6     2 María Victoria de Moggio Kimiyo Hatanaka 3 6 6 8     3 María Victoria de Moggio / Isabel Fernández de Soto Kimiyo Hatanaka / Kazuko Sawamatsu 3 6 3 6 ||||