1972 Australian Open - Women's Singles
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Margaret Court was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Virginia Wade
won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Evonne Goolagong
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Virginia Wade
Virginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the...
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Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.-
Evonne GoolagongEvonne GoolagongEvonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the...
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Virginia WadeVirginia WadeSarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
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Gail ChanfreauGail ChanfreauGail Chanfreau , also known as Gail Lovera and Gail Benedetti, is a former amateur and professional tennis player....
(Quarterfinals) - Helen GourlayHelen GourlayHelen Gourlay Cawley is a retired female tennis player from Australia.She was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia....
(Semifinals)
Olga MorozovaOlga MorozovaOlga Vasilyevna Morozova is a retired female tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the runner up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships.-Career:...
(Quarterfinals)- Kerry HarrisKerry HarrisKerri Harris is an Australian former professional tennis player, active from 1967 to 1975, who reached the semi-final of the 1972 Australian Open, and reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, of which she won one, in the 1972 Australian Open.-Career:Harris first reached a Grand Slam final in the...
(Semifinals) - Karen KrantzckeKaren KrantzckeKaren Krantzcke was an Australian tennis player who achieved a World Top Ten singles ranking in 1970. In her short career, she made the quarterfinals or better at each of the four Grand Slam championships...
(Quarterfinals) - Barbara Hawcroft (Quarterfinals)