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 with 20 events, a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims 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 with 125 events.
The following season would see the formation of the Women's Tennis Association 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 ILTF Circuit and the Commercial Union Assurance Company and Virginia Slims sponsored tennis circuits in the year 1972, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1972 Virginia Slims Championships 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 (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the 1972 Virginia Slims Circuit. They also include data for the Grand Slam 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).