The 1972 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit was 58th season since the founding of the International Lawn Tennis Association and was the final season to be solely administered by the ILTF. It was composed of the 2nd annual

Virginia Slims Circuit The Virginia Slims Circuit was a tennis tour consisting of a group of originally nine female professional players. Formed in 1970, the Virginia Slims Circuit eventually became the basis for the later WTA Tour. The players, dubbed the ''Original 9'' ...

with 20 events, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by

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cigarettes, but approved by the ILTF and the 2nd annual ILTF Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit with 11 events, and the 58th annual

ILTF Circuit The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the Sports governing body, governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve List of national tennis ass ...

with 125 events. The following season would see the formation of the

Women's Tennis Association The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women and was founded to create a better future for women's tenni ...

in which the ILTF would eventually have to share responsibility for administering the world wide tour for women something at this time it was resisting to change. In 1973 the majority of the ILTF events under direct administration of that organisation will form the ILTF Independent Tour.

Schedule

This is a calendar of all events that formed the majority of the

and the Commercial Union Assurance Company and

sponsored tennis circuits in the year 1972, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the

Grand Slam Grand Slam most often refers to: * Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to: Games and sports * Grand slam, winning category te ...

tournaments, the

1972 Virginia Slims Championships The 1972 Virgin Slims Championships were the first season-ending championships of the Virginia Slims Circuit (a precursor to the WTA Tour), the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1972 Virginia Slims ci ...

and the 1972 Federation Cup. ;Key

December (1971)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Statistical information

These tables present the number of

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

(S), doubles (D), and

mixed doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ...

(X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the

tournaments and the year-end championships. The table is sorted by: # total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); # highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title); # a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; # alphabetical order (by family names for players). ;Key

Titles won by player

Titles won by nation

References

External links

Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website

International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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