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1972
Tournament titles: 4
Match Record: 47-7
Fort-Lauderdale (Junior) : 1R, def. B. Smith 6-1, 6-1, SF lost to Janet Haas w-o
* Women’s International (Fort Lauderdale, FL, Feb): 1R
def. Corinne Molesworth 6-2, 6-3; 2R def. Helga Niessen Masthoff 6-2, 6-1; QF
def. Kerry Melville 6-3, 6-1; SF def. Judy Tegart Dalton 6-1, 6-3; F def. Billie
Jean King 6-1, 6-0
Date Uncertain—Virginia Slims of Washington, D.C. (Bethesda,
MD): 2R def. Karen Krantzcke 6-3, 6-2; QF def. Wendy Overton 6-2, 6-4; SF def.
Rosemary Casals 6-4, 6-3; F lost to Nancy Richey 7-6, 6-2
Maureen Connolly Brinker Classic (Dallas, TX, Mar 13): 1R def.
Cynthia Sieler 6-2, 6-1; 2R def. Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-0, 6-3; QF lost to Billie
Jean King 6-7, 6-3, 7-5
Caribe Hilton Tournament (San Juan, PR; Apr. 2): 2R def. Wendy
Gilchrist 6-2, 6-1; QF def. Kerry Melville 6-2, 6-4; SF def. Rosemary Casals
6-1, 7-5; F lost to Nancy Richey 6-1, 6-3
Virginia Slims of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL, Apr.
16): 1R def. Pam Austin 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. Corinne Molesworth 6-2, 6-4; QF def.
Karen Krantzcke 6-1, 6-7, 6-1; SF def. Billie Jean King 6-2, 6-3; F lost to
Nancy Richey 6-3, 6-4
Wightman Cup (Wimbledon, England, June 17): def. Virginia Wade
6-4, 6-4; def. Joyce Williams 6-2, 6-3
* Queen’s Club Tournament (London, England, June 23):
1R def. Marina Kroshina 6-4, 6-1; 2R def. Jackie Fayter 6-4, 6-1; QF def. Esme
Emanuel 6-4, 6-0; SF def. Wendy Overton 5-7, 6-2, 6-1; F def. Karen Krantzcke
6-4, 6-0
All-England Championships (Wimbledon, England): 1R def. Valerie
Ziegenfuss 1-6, 6-3, 6-3; 2R def. Janet Newberry 6-3, 6-0; 3R def. Mary Ann
Eisel 8-6, 8-6; 4R def. Julie Anthony 6-3, 6-2; QF def. Patti Hogan 6-2, 4-6,
6-1; SF lost to Evonne Goolagong 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Bonnie Belle Cup matches, U.S. vs. Australia (Cleveland, OH,
July 31) def. Margaret Court 6-3, 6-3; def. Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
* United States Clay Court Championships (Indianapolis, IN,
Aug 13): 1R def. Lani Kaligis 6-0, 6-0; 2R def. Corinne Molesworth 6-3, 6-0;
QF def. Lesley Hunt 6-1, 6-0; SF def. Margaret Court 6-3, 7-6; F def. Evonne
Goolagong 7-6, 6-1
Virginia Slims of Newport (Newport, RI, Aug. 27): 1R def. Karen
Harris 6-1, 6-4, 2R def. Laura Rossouw 6-2, 6-4, QF def. Wendy Overton 6-1,
7-6; SF lost to Margaret Court 6-3, 6-0 (RR: def. Julie Heldman 6-1, 6-0, match
between the two semi-finalists)
United States Open Championships (Forest Hills, NY): 1R def.
Laurie Tenney 6-1, 6-1; 2R def. Marita Redondo 6-1, 6-2; 3R def. Julie Heldman
6-1, 6-2; QF def. Olga Morozova 3-6, 6-3, 7-6; SF lost to Kerry Melville 6-4,
6-2
* Virginia Slims Championships (Boca Raton, FL; Oct. 15): 1R
def. Laurie Fleming 6-1, 6-1; QF def. Karen Krantzcke 6-2, 6-2; SF def. Billie
Jean King 6-4, 6-2; F def. Kerry Melville 7-5, 6-4