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1972 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Virginia Wade defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1972 Australian Open. Margaret Court was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Evonne Goolagong ''(final)'' # Virginia Wade (champion) # Gail Chanfreau ''(quarterfinals)'' # Helen Gourlay ''(semifinals)'' # Olga Morozova ''(quarterfinals)'' # Kerry Harris ''(semifinals)'' # Karen Krantzcke ''(second round)'' # Barbara Hawcroft Barbara Hawcroft (born 13 October 1950) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is the younger sister of squash player Marion Jackman. Hawcroft was a quarter-finalist at the 1972 Australian Open and twice reached the third round ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Section 1 Section 2 External links 1972 Australian Open – Women's draws and resultsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three Major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four majors. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world in singles, and No. 1 in the world in doubles. Wade was the most recent British tennis player to win a major singles tournament until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open, and was the most recent British woman to have won a major singles title until Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open. After retiring from competitive tennis, she coached for four years, and has also worked as a tennis commentator and game analyst for the BBC and Eurosport and CBS in the U.S. Early life Wade was born in Bournemouth, England, UK, on 10 July 1945. Her father was the archdeacon of Durban. At one year old, Wade moved to South Africa with her parents. There, she learned how to play tennis. When she was fifte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |