1967 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Top-seeded Billie Jean King defeated Ann Haydon Jones 11–9, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1967 U.S. National Championships.

Women's Singles
1967 U.S. National Championships
Champion Billie Jean King[1]
Runner-up Ann Haydon Jones[1]
Final score11–9, 6–4
Seeds10

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Billie Jean King (Champion)
  2. Ann Haydon Jones (Finalist)
  3. Françoise Dürr (Semifinalist)
  4. Nancy Richey (Withdrawn)
  5. Lesley Turner (Semifinalist)
  6. Maria Bueno (Second round)
  7. Rosemary Casals (Fourth round)
  8. Mary-Ann Eisel (Third round)
  9. Virginia Wade (Fourth round)
  10. Kerry Melville (Fourth round)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Final Eight
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Billie Jean King 6 6
Annette Van Zyl 1 4
1 Billie Jean King 6 6
3 Françoise Dürr 2 4
Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 3
3 Françoise Dürr 6 6
1 Billie Jean King 11 6
2 Ann Haydon Jones 9 4
4 Lesley Turner 6 6
7 Rita Bentley 1 2
5 Lesley Turner 2 4
2 Ann Haydon Jones 6 6
Peaches Bartkowicz 5 6 1
2 Ann Haydon Jones 7 2 6
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References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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