1972 French Open

1972 French Open
Date 22 May - 4 June
Edition 71st
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 256S / 64D / 32X
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Spain Andrés Gimeno [1]
Women's Singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's Doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan [2]
Women's Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve
Mixed Doubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Australia Kim Warwick
French Open
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The 1972 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 22 May until 4 June. It was the 71st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1972. Andrés Gimeno and Billie Jean King won the singles title.[3]

Champions

Men's singles

Spain Andrés Gimeno defeated France Patrick Proisy, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1

• It was Gimeno's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title.

Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong, 6–3, 6–3

• It was King's seventh career Grand Slam singles title, her third in the Open Era and her first and only title at the French Open.

Men's doubles

South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated Chile Patricio Cornejo / Chile Jaime Fillol, 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1

• It was Hewitt's 6th career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open.
• It was McMillan's 3rd career Grand Slam doubles title, his 1st in the Open Era and his 1st and only title at the French Open.

Women's doubles

United States Billie Jean King / Netherlands Betty Stöve defeated United Kingdom Winnie Shaw / United Kingdom Nell Truman, 6–1, 6–2

• It was King's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th in the Open Era and her 1st and only title at the French Open.
• It was Stöve's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st title at the French Open.

Mixed doubles

Australia Evonne Goolagong / Australia Kim Warwick defeated France Françoise Dürr / France Jean-Claude Barclay, 6–2, 6–4

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Preceded by
1972 Australian Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1972 Wimbledon Championships