Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.^[1]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Michèle Gurdal	6	1	8
	8	Barbara Hawcroft	2	6	6
								Michèle Gurdal		6	6
								Janine Mauroy-Toffier		3	3
															Michèle Gurdal		6	6
															Madeleine Pegel		4	0
								Madeleine Pegel
								Danièle Bouteleux		w/o

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Isabel Fernández de Soto		6	6
								Jacqueline Le Boubenec		1	3
	4	Jacqueline Le Boubenec	6	6
	5	Shari Barman	0	3
															Isabel Fernández de Soto		6	6
															Florence Guédy		1	0
	2	Florence Guédy	6	3	6
	7	María Eugenia Guzmán	2	6	1
								Florence Guédy		0	6	6
								Daniela Porzio		6	3	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ana María Arias	6	6
	8	Lucinda Crosby	0	1
								Ana María Arias		6	2	6
								Dominique Beillan		4	6	1
															Ana María Arias		2	6	2
															Nancy Ornstein		6	4	6
	2	Nancy Ornstein	6	6
	7	Claudine Rouire	3	1
								Nancy Ornstein		6	6
								Christiane Sarrazin		0	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Anne Guerrant		4	8	6
								Wendy Turnbull		6	6	3
	4	Wendy Turnbull	4	7	6
	5	Rosie Reyes	6	5	1
															Anne Guerrant		6	6
															Pamela Austin		2	4
								Pamela Austin		6	6
								Sylvie Pruvot		2	0

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Erzsébet Széll		12	6
								Rosalba Vido		10	3
	4	Rosalba Vido	7	6
	5	Raquel Giscafré	5	3
															Erzsébet Széll		6	6
															Fay Toyne		1	3
	2	Fay Toyne	6	6
	7	Marie-Christine Brochard	4	2
								Fay Toyne		6	6
								J. Turner		0	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Michelle Rodríguez	7	6
	8	Yoshiro Tanaka	5	1
								Michelle Rodríguez		6	2	6
								Anne-Marie Rouchon		4	6	3
															Michelle Rodríguez		6	3	3
															Barbara Downs		1	6	6
	2	Barbara Downs	8	6
	7	Anna-Maria Nasuelli	6	3
								Barbara Downs		7	6
								Monique Van Haver		5	3
	3	Monique Van Haver	10	6
	6	Lany Kaligis	8	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kristien Shaw	6	7
	8	Carmen Mandarino	3	5
								Kristien Shaw		3	6	3
								Sonja Pachta		6	3	6
															Sonja Pachta		6	4	6
															Marina Chuvirina		4	6	1
								Marina Chuvirina		6	6
								Maria Hollingsworth		0	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Johanne Venturino		3	6	6
								Monica Giorgi		6	2	4
	4	Monica Giorgi	6	4	6
	5	Kathy Blake	2	6	2
															Johanne Venturino		1	3
															Laura duPont		6	6
	2	Marilyn Pryde	6	6
	7	Lucia Sarno	3	0
								Marilyn Pryde		6	8	0
								Laura duPont		2	10	6
	3	Laura duPont	6	6
	6	Ingrid Sadlon	4	1

References

External links

• 1972 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation