1972 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1972 US Open
Final
Champion	Françoise Dürr ; Betty Stöve
Runner-up	Margaret Court ; Virginia Wade
Score	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	4
Events

Rosemary Casals and Judy Dalton were the reigning champions but Judy Dalton did not compete this year. Rosemary Casals teamed up with Billie Jean King and lost in semifinals to Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve.

Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve won the title by defeating Margaret Court and Virginia Wade 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.^[1]

Seeds

Semifinals					Final

2	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	7	7

3	Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt	6	5
					2	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	3	6	3

					4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	6	1	6
4	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	7	3	6

1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6	4

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

2	M Court V Wade	6	6
	B Hawcroft C Sandberg	1	1		2	M Court V Wade	6	6
	S Hudson-Beck S Minford	2	5			B Garcia J Heldman	0	1
	B Garcia J Heldman	6	7						2	M Court V Wade	6	6
	Jill Schwikert Joy Schwikert	2	3							W Overton V Ziegenfuss	4	3
	W Overton V Ziegenfuss	6	6			W Overton V Ziegenfuss	6	6
	M Redondo L Tenney	1	3			C Evert J Evert	4	1
	C Evert J Evert	6	6										2	M Court V Wade	7	7
3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	6										3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	5
	J Metcalf M Pegel	1	0		3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	6
	W Appleby T O'Shaughnessy	6	7	3		K Blake J Cooper	0	1
	K Blake J Cooper	7	5	6					3	E Goolagong L Hunt	6	7
	M Aschner P Austin	1	1							K Harris K Melville	2	5
	K Harris K Melville	6	6			K Harris K Melville	6	6
	W Gilchrist S Walsh	6	5	6		W Gilchrist S Walsh	4	2
	P Bostrom A Lebedeff	2	7	3

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals

	L Fleming A Kiyomura	6	7	6
	C Doerner D Pattison	7	6	3		L Fleming A Kiyomura	4	6
	B Kirk P Pretorius	6	6			B Kirk P Pretorius	6	7
	L Beaven V Burton	4	4							B Kirk P Pretorius	5	5
	M Cooper B Downs	6	6						4	F Dürr B Stöve	7	7
	M Kroschina L Tuero	4	3			M Cooper B Downs	5	4
	H Gourlay K Krantzcke				4	F Dürr B Stöve	7	6
4	F Dürr B Stöve	w/o												4	F Dürr B Stöve	7	3	6
	N Fuchs AM Pinto Bravo	0	1											1	R Casals BJ King	6	6	4
	E Emmanuel C Martinez	6	6			E Emmanuel C Martinez	2	4
	P Hogan O Morozova	5	6	7		P Hogan O Morozova	6	6
	J Anthony P Teeguarden	7	3	5						P Hogan O Morozova	6	3	2
	F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6						1	R Casals BJ King	4	6	6
	L duPont M Schallau	4	3			F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	4
	M Louie L Rossouw	1	0		1	R Casals BJ King	7	6
1	R Casals BJ King	6	6