1972 French Open
{{TennisEventInfo|1972|French Open|
| date= 22 May – 4 June 1972
| edition=71
| category=42nd Grand Slam (ITF)
| surface=Clay / Outdoor
| draw=256S / 64D / 32X
| location= Paris (XVIe), France
| venue=Stade Roland Garros
| champms={{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno{{cite web|title=ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1972&EventId=520&Draw=ms|publisher=ATP}}
| champws={{Flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King
| champmd={{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt / {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan{{cite web|title=ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1972&EventId=520&Draw=md|publisher=ATP}}
| champwd={{Flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King / {{Flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve
| champxd={{Flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick
}}
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 76th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1972. Andrés Gimeno and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.{{cite web|title=FFT – ROLAND-GARROS 1972 (Grand Slam) - Men singles|url=http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1972_en.pdf|publisher=Fédération Française de Tennis|access-date=2012-11-19|archive-date=2015-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622004434/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1972_en.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1972 French Open – Men's singles}}
{{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Andrés Gimeno defeated {{Flagicon|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=
{{Main|1972 French Open – Women's singles}}
{{Flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King defeated {{Flagicon|AUS}} 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=
{{Main|1972 French Open – Men's doubles}}
{{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt / {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan defeated {{Flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Cornejo / {{Flagicon|CHI}} 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=
{{Main|1972 French Open – Women's doubles}}
{{Flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King / {{Flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve defeated {{Flagicon|GBR}} Winnie Shaw / {{Flagicon|GBR}} 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=
{{Main|1972 French Open – Mixed doubles}}
{{Flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong / {{Flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick defeated {{Flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr / {{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Barclay, 6–2, 6–4
References
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External links
- [http://www.rolandgarros.com French Open official website]
- [http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Roland-Garros.aspx ATP – tournament profile]
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