1972 French Open
Date22 May – 4 June 1972
Edition71
Category42nd Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw256S / 64D / 32X
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Andrés Gimeno[1]
Women's singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan[2]
Women's doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve
Mixed doubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong / Australia Kim Warwick

The 1972 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 22 May until 4 June. It was the 76th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1972. Andrés Gimeno and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.[3]

Finals

Men's singles

Spain Andrés Gimeno defeated France Patrick Proisy, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1

• It was Gimeno's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.

Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong, 6–3, 6–3

• It was King's seventh career Grand Slam singles title, her third in the Open Era and her first and only title at the French Open.

Men's doubles

South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated Chile Patricio Cornejo / Chile Jaime Fillol, 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1

• It was Hewitt's 6th career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
• It was McMillan's 3rd career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open.

Women's doubles

United States Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve defeated United Kingdom Winnie Shaw / United Kingdom Nell Truman, 6–1, 6–2

• It was King's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th in the Open Era and her 1st and only title at the French Open.
• It was Stöve's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.

Mixed doubles

Australia Evonne Goolagong / Australia Kim Warwick defeated France Françoise Dürr / France Jean-Claude Barclay, 6–2, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. ↑ "ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  3. ↑ "FFT – ROLAND-GARROS 1972 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
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