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.^[1]

Seeds

Semifinals					Final

	Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	6	6

	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	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	6	3	1

First round				Second round					Quarterfinals					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

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals					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

^ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 72. ISBN 9780671216238.