1972 Women's Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Women's Grand Prix.

1972 Grand Prix circuit
Details
Duration16 February – 27 September
Edition2nd
Tournaments30
CategoriesGroup AA
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Billie Jean King (9)
Most tournament finals Billie Jean King (14)
Prize money leader Billie Jean King (£9,000)
Points leader Billie Jean King (719)
1971
1973

Schedule

Key

AA events
A events
B events
C events
Team events

March

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
27 MarchSouth African Open *
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group A
Hard – S64/D16
Evonne Goolagong
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Virginia Wade Pat Walkden
Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Allison McMillan
Lesley Hunt
Helen Gourlay
Winnie Shaw
Evonne Goolagong
Helen Gourlay

6–1, 6–4
Winnie Shaw
Joyce Williams

August

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 AugustU.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA*
Group A
Clay – $60,000 – S32/D16
Chris Evert
7–6, 6–1
Evonne Goolagong Margaret Court
Linda Tuero
Lesley Hunt
Pat Walkden
Pam Teeguarden
Julie Heldman
Evonne Goolagong
Lesley Hunt

6–2, 6–1
Margaret Court
Pam Teeguarden
28 AugustUS Open
Forest Hills, New York, USA *
Group AA
Billie Jean King
6–3, 7–5
Kerry Reid Margaret Court
Chris Evert
Virginia Wade
Pam Teeguarden
Rosie Casals
Olga Morozova
Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve

6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Margaret Court
Virginia Wade
Margaret Court
Marty Riessen

6–3, 7–5
Rosemary Casals
Ilie Năstase

Standings

Player Tournaments Played Points Prize Money
Billie Jean King 19 719 £9,000
Evonne Goolagong 13 400 £6,700
Rosemary Casals 18 316 £4,500
Nancy Gunter 13 316 £3,600
Kerry Melville 19 250 £3,000
Margaret Court 8 234 £2,600
Françoise Dürr 18 224 £2,200
Virginia Wade 11 183 £1,800
Lesley Hunt 19 145 £1,600
Wendy Overton 13 172 £1,400

Statistical Information

The list of winners and number of titles won, last name alphabetically:

The following players won their first title in 1972:

Further reading

  • Collins Bud History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). USA: New Chapter Press. 2010. ISBN 0-942257-70-7.

See also

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