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Phoenix 1972

StartsSep 27, 1972 Draw32 Matches32 Editions17

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Champion Billie Jean King def. Margaret Court in the final

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Billie Jean King 6 6

Mona Guerrant 1 4

Veronica Burton 7 2 6

Laura Dupont 5 6 4

4 Rosie Casals 6 7

Betty Stove 2 5

Karen Krantzcke 6 6

5 Kerry Reid 3 4

6 Francoise Durr 6 6

Barbara Downs 4 4

3 Margaret Court

7 Wendy Overton 6 7

Wendy Gilchrist 2 5

2 Nancy Richey 6 6

Julie Heldman 3 3

Quarterfinal

1 Billie Jean King 6 6

Veronica Burton 2 4

4 Rosie Casals 6 6

Karen Krantzcke 3 4

3 Margaret Court 6 6

6 Francoise Durr 3 1

7 Wendy Overton

Semifinal

1 Billie Jean King 6 7

4 Rosie Casals 3 6

3 Margaret Court 6 6

7 Wendy Overton 0 4

Final

1 Billie Jean King 7 6

3 Margaret Court 6 3

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Billie Jean King	Bonnie Logan	6-2	6-2	·
Mona Guerrant	Madeleine Pegel	6-3	6-1	·
Veronica Burton	Kerry Harris	6-7	6-4	7-6
Laura Dupont	Valerie Ziegenfuss	6-2	6-4	·
Rosie Casals	Kristien Shaw	6-1	6-3	·
Betty Stove	Vicky Berner	6-4	6-1	·
Karen Krantzcke	Joy Schwikert	6-0	7-5	·
Kerry Reid	Penny Moor	6-0	6-1	·
Francoise Durr	Cecilia Martinez	6-1	6-0	·
Barbara Downs	Corinne Molesworth	7-6	6-4	·
Lesley Hunt	Sally Hudson Beck	5-7	6-3	6-0
Margaret Court	Stephanie Tolleson	6-2	7-6³	·
Wendy Overton	Kathy Blake	6-2	6-2	·
Wendy Gilchrist	Jill Cooper	6-1	6-1	·
Julie Heldman	Lindsey Beaven	6-2	6-3	·
Nancy Richey	Esme Emmanuel	6-0	6-2	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Billie Jean King	USA	Winner
	Margaret Court	AUS	Final
	Rosie Casals	USA	Bronze
WO	Wendy Overton	USA	Bronze
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Quarterfinal
	Karen Krantzcke	AUS	Quarterfinal
NR	Nancy Richey	USA	Quarterfinal
VB	Veronica Burton	GBR	Quarterfinal
BD	Barbara Downs	USA	Round of 16
	Betty Stove	NED	Round of 16
	Julie Heldman	USA	Round of 16
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Round of 16
LD	Laura Dupont	USA	Round of 16
LH	Lesley Hunt	AUS	Round of 16
MG	Mona Guerrant	USA	Round of 16
WG	Wendy Gilchrist	AUS	Round of 16
BL	Bonnie Logan	USA	Round of 32
CM	Cecilia Martinez	USA	Round of 32
CM	Corinne Molesworth	GBR	Round of 32
EE	Esme Emmanuel	RSA	Round of 32
JC	Jill Cooper	GBR	Round of 32
JS	Joy Schwikert	USA	Round of 32
KB	Kathy Blake	USA	Round of 32
	Kerry Harris	AUS	Round of 32
KS	Kristien Shaw	USA	Round of 32
LB	Lindsey Beaven	GBR	Round of 32
MP	Madeleine Pegel	SWE	Round of 32
PM	Penny Moor	GBR	Round of 32
SB	Sally Hudson Beck	ZIM	Round of 32
ST	Stephanie Tolleson	USA	Round of 32
	Valerie Ziegenfuss	USA	Round of 32
VB	Vicky Berner	CAN	Round of 32

Other matches

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
BR	Rosie Casals	Wendy Overton	6-3 3-6 6-4