1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion and she defeated Judy Tegart 9–7, 7–5, to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships.[1] This was King's second Grand Slam title of the year and her fifth overall.

Women's Singles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Billie Jean King
Runner-up Judy Tegart
Final score9–7, 7–5
Draw96 (8Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships

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.

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Q K 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
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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