1972_French_Open Knowpia

1972 French Open
1972 French Open
Date	22 May – 4 June 1972
Edition	71
Category	42nd Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	256S / 64D / 32X
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
	Andrés Gimeno
Women's singles
	Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
	Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Women's doubles
	Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve
Mixed doubles
	Evonne Goolagong / 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.^[3]

Finals edit

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

^ "ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
^ "ATP – 1972 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
^ "FFT – ROLAND-GARROS 1972 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2012-11-19.