Billie Jean King defeated defending champion Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and eighth major singles title overall.

Seeds

🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong (final) 🇺🇸 Billie Jean King (champion) 🇺🇸 Nancy Richey (quarterfinals) 🇺🇸 Chris Evert (semifinals) 🇦🇺 Kerry Melville (third round) 🇺🇸 Rosie Casals (semifinals) 🇬🇧 Virginia Wade (quarterfinals) 🇫🇷 Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8