Richmond 1972

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WTA WTA Tour Clay Start: Mar 21, 1972 Draw: 32 32 matches

Champion: Billie Jean King

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Rosie Casals 6 6

Esme Emmanuel 1 4

8 Wendy Gilchrist 6 6

Marcie Louie 2 4

4 Nancy Richey 6 6

Marie Pinterova 7 5 6

Corinne Molesworth 5 7 3

Janet Newberry 6 7

Mona Guerrant 4 5

3 Billie Jean King 6 7

Nell Truman 2 5

Lany Kaligis 6 6

Kerry Harris 1 4

2 Kerry Reid 6 6

Margaret Cooper 3 2

Quarterfinal

1 Rosie Casals 6 6 7

8 Wendy Gilchrist 7 2 5

4 Nancy Richey 7 6

Marie Pinterova 5 1

3 Billie Jean King 6 6

Janet Newberry 1 0

2 Kerry Reid 6 6

Lany Kaligis 0 2

Semifinal

4 Nancy Richey 1 7 6

1 Rosie Casals 6 5 2

3 Billie Jean King 6 6

2 Kerry Reid 3 0

Final

3 Billie Jean King 6 6

4 Nancy Richey 3 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Rosie Casals	Sue Pritula	6-0	6-0	·
Esme Emmanuel	Nancy Allen	6-1	6-1	·
Marcie Louie	Vicky Berner	6-3	6-3	·
Wendy Gilchrist	Jill Cooper	6-3	2-6	6-4
Nancy Richey	Tam Oshaughnessy	6-2	6-1	·
Lita Liem	Patricia Reese	6-2	6-4	·
Marie Pinterova	Cecilia Martinez	6-0	6-4	·
Corinne Molesworth	Wendy Overton	6-7	6-1	6-2
Mona Guerrant	Judy Tegart	6-1	7-6	·
Janet Newberry	Nancy Ornstein	6-4	6-1	·
Nell Truman	Cynthia Doerner	6-7	6-2	7-6
Billie Jean King	Barbara Downs	6-2	6-3	·
Kerry Harris	Karen Krantzcke	7-5	4-6	6-3
Lany Kaligis	Kristien Shaw	7-6	2-6	6-3
Margaret Cooper	Pamela Austin	6-0	6-4	·
Kerry Reid	Madeleine Pegel	6-3	6-4	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Billie Jean King	USA	Winner
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Bronze
NR	Nancy Richey	USA	Final
	Rosie Casals	USA	Bronze
JN	Janet Newberry	USA	Quarterfinal
LK	Lany Kaligis	INA	Quarterfinal
MP	Marie Pinterova	HUN	Quarterfinal
WG	Wendy Gilchrist	AUS	Quarterfinal
CM	Corinne Molesworth	GBR	Round of 16
EE	Esme Emmanuel	RSA	Round of 16
	Kerry Harris	AUS	Round of 16
LL	Lita Liem	INA	Round of 16
ML	Marcie Louie	USA	Round of 16
MC	Margaret Cooper	USA	Round of 16
MG	Mona Guerrant	USA	Round of 16
NT	Nell Truman	GBR	Round of 16
BD	Barbara Downs	USA	Round of 32
CM	Cecilia Martinez	USA	Round of 32
CD	Cynthia Doerner	AUS	Round of 32
JC	Jill Cooper	GBR	Round of 32
	Judy Tegart	AUS	Round of 32
	Karen Krantzcke	AUS	Round of 32
KS	Kristien Shaw	USA	Round of 32
MP	Madeleine Pegel	SWE	Round of 32
NA	Nancy Allen	USA	Round of 32
NO	Nancy Ornstein	USA	Round of 32
PA	Pamela Austin	USA	Round of 32
PR	Patricia Reese	USA	Round of 32
SP	Sue Pritula	USA	Round of 32
TO	Tam Oshaughnessy	USA	Round of 32
VB	Vicky Berner	CAN	Round of 32
WO	Wendy Overton	USA	Round of 32

Other matches

Round	Winner	Loser	Score
BR	Kerry Reid	Rosie Casals	6-1 7-5