The 1972 Federation Cup was the tenth edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

31 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa from 20–25 March.

[1] South Africa became the first team other than United States or Australia to win the Fed Cup.

All ties were played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa on hard courts.

Israel vs. Canada Norway vs. Chinese Taipei Spain vs. Italy West Germany vs. Greece Ireland vs. Denmark Finland vs. Argentina Japan vs. Great Britain France vs. Austria Iran vs. Ecuador Brazil vs. Switzerland Belgium vs. South Africa Netherlands vs. New Zealand Colombia vs. Luxembourg Uruguay vs. Mexico Rhodesia vs. United States Australia vs. Canada Norway vs. Italy West Germany vs. Ireland Argentina vs. Great Britain France vs. Ecuador Brazil vs. South Africa Netherlands vs. Colombia Uruguay vs. United States Australia vs. Italy West Germany vs. Great Britain France vs. South Africa Netherlands vs. United States Australia vs. Great Britain South Africa vs. United States Great Britain vs. South Africa Teams which lost in the first or second round of the main draw went on to play in the Consolation Round.