1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Judy Tegart
Final score	9–7, 7–5
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8

Two-time defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Judy Tegart 9–7, 7–5, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships. This was King's second Grand Slam title of the year and her fifth overall. The draw for the women's singles competition consisted of 96 players of whom eight were seeded.[1]

Seeds

01.

Billie Jean King (champion)

02.

Margaret Court (quarterfinals)

03.

Nancy Richey (semifinals)

04.

Ann Jones (semifinals)

05.

Virginia Wade (first round)

06.

Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)

07.

Judy Tegart (final)

08.

Lesley Bowrey (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Billie Jean King	6	6

8	Lesley Bowrey	3	4
					1	Billie Jean King	4	7	6

					4	Ann Jones	6	5	2
4	Ann Jones	6	6

	Françoise Dürr	2	2
										1	Billie Jean King	9	7

										7	Judy Tegart	7	5
6	Maria Bueno	4	2

3	Nancy Richey	6	6
					3	Nancy Richey	3	1

					7	Judy Tegart	6	6
7	Judy Tegart	4	8	6

2	Margaret Court	6	6	1

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	1	BJ King	7	6
		J Bartkowicz	5	4
						1	BJ King	6	7
							S DeFina	2	5
		L Rossouw	3	4
		S DeFina	6	6
											1	BJ King	6	6
												F Moore	2	4
		F Moore	2	6	6
		L Hunt	6	2	3
							F Moore	2	6	6
							M Jansen	6	4	1
		C Janes	4	2
		M Jansen	6	6

Section 2

First round	Second round				Third round					Fourth round

	8	L Bowrey	6	6
		E Lundquist	2	1
					8	L Bowrey	6	6
						H Schultze	4	2
		F Gordigiani	1	3
		H Schultze	6	6
										8	L Bowrey	6	6
											J Williams	3	1
		J Williams	6	7
		V Vopičková	2	5
						J Williams	7	4	6
						J Lieffrig	5	6	4
		J Lieffrig	10	6
		A Soady	8	3

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	A Jones	6	4	6
	K Harter	0	6	4	4	A Jones	6	6
	L Bassi	3	4		Q	J Hoad	0	1
Q	J Hoad	6	6							4	A Jones	6	7
	M Giorgi	3	2								P Walkden	2	5
	E Emmanuel	6	6			E Emmanuel	2	3
	P Walkden	3	6	8		P Walkden	6	6
	R Darmon	6	0	6										4	A Jones	6	6
	H Segal	2	5												H Gourlay	3	1
	H Niessen	6	7			H Niessen	6	6	6
	H Gourlay	6	6			H Gourlay	3	8	8
	O Morozova	4	4								H Gourlay	6	6
	C Martinez	6	6	6							C Martinez	4	0
	E Subirats	8	3	4		C Martinez	6	7
	J Congdon	6	4	6		J Congdon	1	5
	C Spinoza	2	6	4

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	V Wade	4	3
	C Sandberg	6	6		C Sandberg	6	7
	R Bentley	5	4	Q	M Aschner	2	5
Q	M Aschner	7	6							C Sandberg	4	4
	M Wheeler	3	3							P Hogan	6	6
	C Molesworth	6	6		C Molesworth	6	3	3
	P Hogan	6	6		P Hogan	3	6	6
	J Drysdale	1	2											P Hogan	2	2
	F Dürr	6	6											F Dürr	6	6
	C Mercelis	4	2		F Dürr	6	6
	J Townsend	6	6		J Townsend	0	4
	A Tym	2	4							F Dürr	6	8
	P Lamm	6	9							K Melville	3	6
	L Jansen-Venneboer	3	7		P Lamm	4	4
Q	K Sawamatsu	2	2		K Melville	6	6
	K Melville	6	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

Q	C Schediwy	1	8
	K Krantzcke	6	10			K Krantzcke	7	3
	R Casals	6	7			R Casals	9	6
	V Ziegenfuss	3	5								R Casals	8	3	7
	G Sherriff	4	4								G Baksheeva	6	6	5
	F MacLennan	6	6			F MacLennan	5	1
	I Löfdahl	9	2			G Baksheeva	7	6
	G Baksheeva	11	6													R Casals	7	4	3
	M Lee	7	0	5											6	M Bueno	5	6	6
	F Urban	5	6	7		F Urban	7	5	2
	J Heldman	6	6			J Heldman	5	7	6
	C Mandarino	1	4								J Heldman	4	1
	E Pratt	6	4							6	M Bueno	6	6
	C Sherriff	8	6			C Sherriff	4	1
	L Pericoli	w/o			6	M Bueno	6	6
6	M Bueno

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

Q	N Netter	6	6
	I Loeys	2	3			N Netter	2	6
	H Orth	1	8	6		H Orth	6	8
	F de la Courtie-Billat	6	6	1							H Orth	2	0
	P Roberts	5	2								K Pigeon	6	6
	B Vukovich	7	6			B Vukovich	1	3
	M Salfati	4	6	5		K Pigeon	6	6
	K Pigeon	6	3	7											K Pigeon	5	5
	Greville-Collins	3	5											3	N Richey	7	7
	A Suurbeek	6	7			A Suurbeek	0	6	2
	E Truman	4	6	3		W Shaw	6	4	6
	W Shaw	6	4	6							W Shaw	1	2
LL	W Hall	6	4	3						3	N Richey	6	6
Q	H Amos	3	6	6	Q	H Amos	1	3
	M Godwin	1	3		3	Richey	6	6
3	N Richey	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		S Brasher	4	6	6
	Q	R Giscafré	6	4	4
							S Brasher	6	9
							V Rogers	2	7
		R Lloyd	1	3
		V Rogers	6	6
											S Brasher	2	2
										7	J Tegart	6	6
		M-A Eisel	6	6
		MT Riedl	1	4
							M-A Eisel	2	6
						7	J Tegart	6	8
		J Volavková	0	1
	7	J Tegart	6	6

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		K Seelbach	6	6
	Q	M Harris	3	2
							K Seelbach	1	1
							E Buding	6	6
		K Harris	1	1
		E Buding	6	6
											E Buding	2	3
										2	M Court	6	6
		A Bakker	4	6	6
		É Terras	6	3	1
							A Bakker	0	2
						2	M Court	6	6
		A du Plooy	1	0
	2	M Court	6	6

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.