1972 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1972 US Open
Final
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Kerry Melville
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	9
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Kerry Melville in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1972 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title.

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Billie Jean King (champion)
2. Evonne Goolagong (third round)
3. Chris Evert (semifinalist)
4. Rosie Casals (quarterfinalist)
5. Margaret Court (semifinalist)
6. Nancy Richey Gunter (first round)
7. Françoise Dürr (third round)
8. Virginia Wade (quarterfinalist)
9. Kerry Melville (finalist)

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Billie Jean King	6	7
	8	Virginia Wade	2	5
								1	Billie Jean King	6	6
								5	Margaret Court	4	4
	4	Rosie Casals	4	6	4
	5	Margaret Court	6	4	6
															1	Billie Jean King	6	7
															9	Kerry Melville	3	5
		Olga Morozova	6	3	6
	3	Chris Evert	3	6	7
								3	Chris Evert	4	2
								9	Kerry Melville	6	6
	9	Kerry Melville	6	6
		Pam Teeguarden	0	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	King	6	6
		Hogan	3	2				1	King	6	6
		Emmanuel	7	4	6				Emmanuel	1	3
		Tuero	6	6	3										1	King	6	6
		Walsh	7	3	6											Walsh	4	4
		Liem	6	6	3				Walsh	7	3	6
		Stap	4	6	6				Stap	5	6	4
		Beattie	6	4	3																	1	King	6	7
	8	Wade	6	6																		8	Wade	2	5
		Fernández-De Soto	4	3				8	Wade	6	7
		Anthony	2	6	6				Anthony	4	5
		Newberry	6	2	3										8	Wade	6	6
		Downs	6	6												Downs	3	2
		Molesworth	2	4					Downs	6	7
		Minford	6	6					Minford	4	6
		Austin	1	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Casals	6	6
		Fuchs	1	2				4	Casals	6	6
		Ziegenfuss	6	3	6				Ziegenfuss	3	4
		Doerner	1	6	0										4	Casals	6	6
		Bonicelli	6	6												Bonicelli	0	4
		Berner	3	4					Bonicelli	6	7
		Gilchrist	6	6					Gilchrist	2	6
		Guzmán	0	3																		4	Casals	4	6	4
	5	Court	6	6																		5	Court	6	4	6
		Metcalf	2	1				5	Court	6	6
		Hawcroft	6	6					Hawcroft	0	0
		Pinto Bravo	3	4											5	Court	6	6
		Appleby	6	6												Hunt	2	1
		Moor	3	3					Appleby	1	0
		Hunt	6	6					Hunt	6	6
		Evert	2	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Overton	6	1	6
		Nasuelli	1	6	2				Overton	2	2
		Stöve	3	6	6				Stöve	6	6
		Fleming	6	0	1											Stöve	3	5
		Morozova	6	5	6											Morozova	6	7
		Kemmer	3	7	0				Morozova	6	6
		Sawamatsu	6	4	6				Sawamatsu	4	4
	6	Richey Gunter	4	6	3																		Morozova	6	3	6
		Heldman	4	6	6																	3	Evert	3	6	7
		Blake	6	4	3				Heldman	6	7
		duPont	6	6					duPont	3	6
		Alvarez	1	2												Heldman	1	2
		Redondo	6	6											3	Evert	6	6
		O'Shaughnessy	1	3					Redondo	1	2
	3	Evert	6	6				3	Evert	6	6
		Tenney	1	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Martinez	6	6
		Vido	0	4					Martinez	4	2
	9	Melville	6	6				9	Melville	6	6
		Kroschina	2	4											9	Melville	1	6	6
		Pigeon	6	6											7	Dürr	6	0	2
		Vinton	1	1					Pigeon	7	1	4
	7	Dürr	6	6				7	Dürr	6	6	6
		Garcia	4	1																		9	Melville	6	6
		Teeguarden	6	6																			Teeguarden	0	2
		Sandberg	2	4					Teeguarden	6	6
		Schallau	6	6					Schallau	4	4
		Gourlay	4	3												Teeguarden	7	6
		Krantzcke	6	6											2	Goolagong	5	1
		Beaven	2	2					Krantzcke	3	5
	2	Goolagong	6	6				2	Goolagong	6	7
		Kirk	2	2

• 1972 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation