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1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Casals partnered with Virginia Wade but lost in the semifinals to Judy Dalton and Françoise Dürr. King and her partner Betty Stöve defeated Dalton and Dürr in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Seeds Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve (champions) Rosie Casals / Virginia Wade ''(semifinals)'' Judy Dalton / Françoise Dürr ''(final)'' Evonne Goolagong / Nell Truman ''(second round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links *1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1972 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, she was the U.S. captain in the Federation Cup. King is an advocate of gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice. In 1973, at age 29, she won the " Battle of the Sexes" tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs. King was also the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation. She was instrumental in persuading cigarette brand Virginia Slims to sponsor women's tennis in the 1970s and went on to serve on the board of their parent company Philip Morris in the 2000s. Regarded by many as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Morozova
Olga Vasilyevna Morozova ( rus, link=no, Ольга Васильевна Морозова, , ˈolʲɡə mɐˈrozəvə, a=Ru-Olga_Morozova.ogg; born 22 February 1949) is a retired tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the runner-up in singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships. Due to her achievements as both player and coach, Morozova often is referred to as the Godmother of Russian tennis. Career Born in Moscow, Morozova started to play tennis aged 10. By 16, Morozova had improved so quickly that she was invited to represent the USSR at Wimbledon in the Girls Singles. Travelling internationally for the first time and playing on grass for the first time, Morozova won the 1965 Wimbledon junior's singles title. Morozova was the first Soviet tennis player, male or female, to reach the singles final of any major tournament when she was the runner-up at the 1972 Italian Open. However, the peak of Morozova's career came during the summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katja Ebbinghaus
Katja Ebbinghaus (née Burgemeister, born 6 January 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Germany, active from 1969 to 1982. She reached five Grand Slam quarterfinals in singles, and a Grand Slam final in doubles, and played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in all but two years between 1970 and 1979. Career Ebbinghaus reached the final of the women's doubles at the 1974 French Open, partnering Gail Chanfreau. In the final, Chris Evert and Olga Morozova defeated them 6–4, 2–6, 6–1. In singles tournaments, she reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1972, 1973, and 1974; the quarterfinals of 1975 US Open, losing 3–6, 0–6 to Virginia Wade; and the quarter-finals of January 1977 Australian Open, losing 0–6, 4–6 to Kerry Reid. Ebbinghaus played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in 1970 and from 1972 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1979, playing in the semifinals of the World Group in 1973 and 1974. In 1977, when Evonne Goolagong made a return t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey Beaven
Lindsey Beaven (born 1 January 1950) is a British former professional tennis player. Beaven represented Great Britain in the 1973 Wightman Cup. She twice reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon, and she was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1974 Australian Open The 1974 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1973 to 1 January 1974. It was the 62nd edition of the Australian Open and th .... Beaven grew up in England, then moved to the United States while competing on tour in the 1970s, and she has remained in her adopted country, where she works as a therapist. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaven, Lindsey 1950 births Living people British female tennis players English female tennis players English emigrants to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijke Schaar
Marijke Schaar (born 12 November 1944), also known under her maiden name Marijke Jansen, is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. She reached a highest singles ranking of world number 21 in 1971. She had her most successful year in 1971 when she reached the semifinal of the singles event at the French Open, losing to eventual champion Evonne Goolagong, and the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships. In March 1969 she won the singles title at the Cannes Championships, defeating compatriot Betty Stöve in the final in three sets. Schaar was a member of the Dutch Federation Cup Federation Cup or Fed Cup is the former name of the premier world team competition in women's tennis. Federation Cup may also refer to: * Capital Football Federation Cup, an Australian territory-based association football tournament *Federation Cup ... team which reached the final in 1968. On 23 November 1968 she married Nico Schaar. Career finals Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Bakker
Ada Bakker (born 8 April 1948) is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. During her career Bakker played in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, namely the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Her most successful Grand Slam was Wimbledon where she reached the third round of the singles event in 1968, 1970, and 1971. Her best doubles result was reaching the quarterfinal of the 1968 Australian Open. She competed in the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo and won the women's doubles gold medal with Astrid Suurbeek. She also reached the final of the singles event which she lost to Nell Truman. In 1969 and 1974 Bakker was a member of the Dutch Federation Cup Federation Cup or Fed Cup is the former name of the premier world team competition in women's tennis. Federation Cup may also refer to: * Capital Football Federation Cup, an Australian territory-based association football tournament *Federation Cup ... team which reached the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Newberry
Janet Newberry (born August 6, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s. She is also known by her former married name Janet Newberry-Wright and Janet Wright. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1975 and 1977 and the final of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles. Personal life Janet Newberry is a stepdaughter of lawyer Edward A. Turville, a former Davis Cup Captain, President of the USTA and a founder of the Florida Lawn Tennis Association in 1949 who served as its first president for five years. Janet married Frank I. Wright, a horse trainer at Belmont Park, television horse racing commentator for CBS and ESPN and World War II veteran, in 1981 and went by the name Janet Newberry Wright. After Wright's death in 1991, she married Ralph Howe, the national grass court 60 & over singles champion, court tennis champion, Yale intercollegiate squash champion, North American singles squash champion, in 1991 and now is known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Blake
Kathleen Blake (born December 18, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Blake, a California native, won the USTA Under-16s national hardcourt championships in 1962. Before the introduction of tiebreaks, she held the record for playing the longest match in women's professional tennis, with a 12-10, 6-8, 14-12 win over Elena Subirats at Piping Rock in 1966. Blake's best national ranking was 11th. Her best performances in grand slams came in doubles, including a mixed doubles quarter-final appearance at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1964 U.S. National Championships (tennis), 1964 U.S. National Championships and in the same tournament two years later made the mixed doubles semi-finals with Butch Seewagen. Married to tennis coach Wayne Bryan since 1973, Blake is the mother of identical twin doubles players the Bryan brothers (Bob and Mike). References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Kathy 1946 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trish Faulkner
Patricia Faulkner (born 28 August 1945) is an Australian-American former professional tennis player. Biography Born in Sydney, Faulkner is the daughter of St. George rugby union player Terry McClenaughan, who later served as team manager for the Wallabies. She won the girls' doubles title at the 1963 Australian Championships and was also a junior national champion in the sport of squash. Faulkner played on the international tour in the 1960s and 1970s, featuring in all four grand slam tournaments. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1965 French Championships, partnering Fay Toyne. Her best singles results were third round appearances, including at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships. In 1974 she beat future French Open winner Virginia Ruzici in the first round of the US Open. While competing on tour, Faulkner permanently relocated to the United States with her British husband and was initially based in Detroit, but is now in Florida. She is a recipient of the WTA Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Berner
Vicki Berner (26 July 1945 – 21 June 2017) was a Canadian professional tennis player. During her career, Berner won the doubles event at the Canadian Open five times. Between 1964 and 1973, Berner competed in Grand Slam events. Her highest finishes were the quarterfinals of the 1967 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles and the semifinals at the 1964 U.S. National Championships in mixed doubles. At the Fed Cup in the 1960s, Berner reached the quarterfinals at the 1964 Federation Cup in singles and the 1967 Federation Cup in doubles. In 1995, Berner was named into the Tennis Canada Hall of Fame. Biography A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Berner, who was Jewish, represented Canada in seven Federation Cup ties from 1964 to 1968 and was later, in 1971, the top ranked Canadian player. She was a five-time women's doubles champion at the Canadian Open, and a bronze medalist in doubles at the 1967 Pan American Games (with Faye Urban). At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristy Pigeon
Kristy Pigeon (born August 12, 1950) is an American retired tennis player who was active at the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s. Career Pigeon won the Junior Wimbledon title in July 1968, defeating Australian Lesley Hunt in two sets. Directly following Wimbledon she gained the singles title at the Welsh Open Championships in Newport with a victory in the final over Fay Moore. In August 1968 she won the singles title at the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships in Haverford. Later that month she won the United States girls lawn tennis championship in Philadelphia after a victory in the final against Linda Tuero. Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1968 and 1969. In 1970 she joined the "Original Nine" in their breakaway from the United States Lawn Tennis Association The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
