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 results at the International Tennis Federation