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 | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Andrés Gimeno [1] | |||
| Women's Singles | |||
 Billie Jean King | |||
| Men's Doubles | |||
 Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan [2] | |||
| Women's Doubles | |||
Billie Jean King /  Betty Stöve | |||
| Mixed Doubles | |||
 Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick | |||
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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
Main article: 1972 French Open – Men's Singles
Andrés Gimeno defeated 
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
Main article: 1972 French Open – Women's Singles
Billie Jean King defeated 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
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated 
Patricio Cornejo / 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
Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve defeated 
Winnie Shaw / 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
Evonne Goolagong / Kim Warwick defeated Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay, 6–2, 6–4
References
- ↑ "ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ "ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ "FFT – ROLAND-GARROS 1972 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis.
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| Preceded by 1972 Australian Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1972 Wimbledon Championships |
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