1972 Virginia Slims Championships – Singles
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Main article: 1972 Virginia Slims Championships
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1972 Virginia Slims Championships | |
| Final | |
| Champion | United States Chris Evert |
| Runner-up | Australia Kerry Melville |
| Score | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Details | |
| Draw | 16 (4 Q ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
| Events | |
1972 tennis event results
Chris Evert defeated Kerry Melville in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1972 Virginia Slims Championships.
This was the inaugural edition of the tournament.
Seeds
[edit ]- United States Billie Jean King (semifinals)
- United States Nancy Richey (first round)
- Australia Margaret Smith Court (first round)
- United States Chris Evert (champion)
- United States Rosie Casals (first round)
- Australia Kerry Melville (final)
- France Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
- United States Wendy Overton (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Australia Lesley Hunt
1
1
Q
Australia Wendy Gilchrist
0
7
2
8
United States Wendy Overton
6
5
6
4
United States Chris Evert
6
6
5
United States Rosie Casals
3
3
4
United States Chris Evert
6
6
Q
United States Laurie Fleming
1
1
4
United States Chris Evert
6
6
4
United States Chris Evert
7
6
6
Australia Kerry Melville
5
4
3
Australia Margaret Court
6
6
5r
Q
United States Jeanne Evert
7
2
2
6
Australia Kerry Melville
6
6
6
Australia Kerry Melville
6
6
6
Australia Kerry Melville
6
6
7
France Françoise Dürr
2
3
7
France Françoise Dürr
6
6
7
France Françoise Dürr
3
7
6
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6
6
1
Q
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6
7
2
United States Nancy Richey
6
3