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 | |
| 23x15px 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 |
|
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]
Contents
Champions
Men's singles
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
23x15px 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
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Evonne Goolagong / Kim Warwick defeated Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay, 6–2, 6–4
References
External links
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1972 Wimbledon Championships |
.svg){kind=link}