1972 US Open – Women's doubles

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.

Women's doubles
1972 US Open
Final
ChampionFrance Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Runner-upAustralia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Score6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

Top half

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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

Bottom half

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Nastase Turns Back Ashe in U. S. Open Final". nytimes.com.
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