French Open 1972

◄ French Open 1972 ►
Date:	May 22–4. June 1972
Edition:	71st  French Open
Place:	Roland Garros, Paris
Covering:	sand
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Jan Kodeš
Ladies singles :	Evonne Goolagong
Men's double :	Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen
Ladies doubles :	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Durr
Mixed :	Françoise Durr Jean-Claude Barclay
winner
Men's singles :	Andrés Gimeno
Ladies singles :	Billie Jean King
Men's double :	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Ladies doubles :	Billie Jean King Betty Stöve
Mixed :	Evonne Goolagong Kim Warwick
1972 Grand Slams
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The 71st French Open 1972 was a tennis clay court tournament in the Grand Slam class , which was organized by the ILTF . It took place from May 22nd to June 4th 1972 in Roland Garros , Paris , France .

Defending champions in the singles were Jan Kodeš for men and Evonne Goolagong for women. In the men's doubles Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen were the defending champions , in the ladies doubles Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Durr and in the mixed doubles Françoise Durr and Jean-Claude Barclay .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jan Kodeš Quarter finals 02.  Ilie Năstase 3rd round 03.  Stan Smith Quarter finals 04th  Manuel Orantes Semifinals 05.  Bob Hewitt 3rd round 06th  Andrés Gimeno victory 07th  Pierre Barthes Round of 16 08th.  Željko Franulović 3rd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Patrick Proisy final 10.  Alexander Metreweli Semifinals 11.  Clark Graebner Round of 16 12.  Jimmy Connors 4th round 13.  Jaime Fillol 4th round 14th  František Pála Round of 16 15th 16.  Barry Phillips-Moore Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Evonne Goolagong final 02.  Nancy Richey 3rd round 03.  Billie Jean King victory 04th  Rosie Casals 3rd round

No. Player Round reached 05.  Françoise Dürr Semifinals 06th  Virginia Wade Quarter finals 07th  Helga Masthoff Semifinals 08th.  Linda Tuero 3rd round

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan   victory 02.  Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac   2nd round 03.  Sergei Likhachev Alexander Metreveli   Quarter finals 04th  Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Lew Hoad Manuel Orantes   Round of 16 06th  Patricio Cornejo Seckel Jaime Fillol   final 07th  Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal   Semifinals 08th.  Jim McManus Jim Osborne   Round of 16

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr   Semifinals 02.  Rosie Casals Virginia Wade   Round of 16 03.  Brenda Kirk Patricia Pretorius   Round of 16 04th  Billie Jean King Betty Stöve   victory

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Jean-Claude Barclay Françoise Dürr   final 02.  Frew McMillan Judy Dalton   Quarter finals 03.  Alexander Metreweli Olga Morozova   Quarter finals 04th  Clark Graebner Billie Jean King   Quarter finals

Web links

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