Françoise Dürr is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles.
Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stöve in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships. As of 2022, she remains the most recent British female to win the title. She was the last Briton to win a Wimbledon singles title until Andy Murray won in 2013, and was the last British female to win any grand slam singles title until Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open.
Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the defending champions but only Wade competed that year. Wade and Olga Morozova lost in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss.
Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Stöve with Pam Shriver and Turnbull with Rosemary Casals.
The women's doubles tournament at the 1972 French Open was held from 22 May to 4 June 1972 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The fourth-seeded team of Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Winnie Shaw and Nell Truman in the final in straight sets.
Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Reid teamed up with Anne Smith and lost in third round to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade, while Turnbull teamed up with Betty Stöve.
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.
Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but decided not to play together.
Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Helen Gourlay and Karen Krantzcke.
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Evert partnered with Rosie Casals, but they lost in the second round to Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell.
Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade.
Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens were the defending champions but did not compete.
Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.
Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the final 5–7, 3–6 against Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull.
Dick Stockton and Rosemary Casals were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Phil Dent and Billie Jean King.
Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King were the defending champions but lost in the final 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 against Margaret Court and Virginia Wade. This was Court's 64th and final grand slam title across singles, doubles and mixed doubles, a record she holds to this day.
Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve were the defending champions but only Betty Stöve competed that year with Françoise Dürr.
Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Chris Evert and Olga Morozova.
Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Ilie Năstase and Rosemary Casals.
Rosemary Casals and Judy Dalton were the defending champions but Judy Dalton did not compete this year. Rosemary Casals teamed up with Billie Jean King and lost in semifinals to Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve.
Rosemary Casals 
Françoise Dürr 
Betty Stöve 
