1972 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Second-seeded Virginia Wade won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Evonne Goolagong to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1972 Australian Open. Margaret Court was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Women's Singles
1972 Australian Open
Champion	Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Evonne Goolagong (Final)
Virginia Wade (Champion)
Gail Chanfreau (Quarterfinals)
Helen Gourlay (Semifinals)
Olga Morozova (Quarterfinals)
Kerry Harris (Semifinals)
Karen Krantzcke (Second Round)
Barbara Hawcroft (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals


	1	Evonne Goolagong	6	3	6

	8	Barbara Hawcroft	1	6	1
								1	Evonne Goolagong	6	7

								4	Helen Gourlay	2	6
	4	Helen Gourlay	6	6

	5	Olga Morozova	1	2
															1	Evonne Goolagong	4	4

															2	Virginia Wade	6	6
	6	Kerry Harris	6	7

	3	Gail Chanfreau	3	6
								6	Kerry Harris	6	6	0

								2	Virginia Wade	7	2	6
		Patricia Coleman	2	2

	2	Virginia Wade	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	E Goolagong	6	6
		H Worland	0	1				1	E Goolagong	6	6
		J Whyte	6	6					J Whyte	3	1
		A Coleman	4	2											1	E Goolagong	6	3	6
		M Schallau	6	6											8	B Hawcroft	1	6	1
		K Wilkinson	1	2					M Schallau	7	5	3
		D James	5	1				8	B Hawcroft	5	7	6
	8	B Hawcroft	7	6																		1	E Goolagong	6	7
	4	H Gourlay	6	6																		4	H Gourlay	2	6
		P Billing	1	2				4	H Gourlay	6	7
		M Morgan	4	2					M Tesch	3	6
		M Tesch	6	6											4	H Gourlay	6	6
		R Knobel	2	4											5	O Morozova	1	2
		S Irvine	6	6					S Irvine	5	6	1
		K Williams	0	1				5	O Morozova	7	4	6
	5	O Morozova	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	6	K Harris	6	6
		C Matison	3	2				6	K Harris	6	7
		S Hole	0	4					W Turnbull	1	6
		W Turnbull	6	6											6	K Harris	6	7
		J Young	6	6											3	G Chanfreau	3	6
		A Lebedeff	0	1					J Young	5	6	1
		B Dart	2	1				3	G Chanfreau	7	4	6
	3	G Chanfreau	6	6																		6	K Harris	6	6	0
	7	K Krantzcke	6	6																		2	V Wade	7	2	6
		P Whytcross	2	0				7	K Krantzcke	6	7	1
		P Coleman	6	6					P Coleman	7	5	6
		M Pratt	3	3												P Coleman	2	2
		J Harris	6	5	6										2	V Wade	6	6
		P King	3	7	1				J Harris	1	0
		C Norquay	3	1					V Wade	6	6
	2	V Wade	6	6

External links

1972 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1971 US Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1972 French Open – Women's Singles

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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