1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Judy Tegart in the final, 9–7, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second major singles title of the year and her fifth overall.[1]

Women's singles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Runner-upAustralia Judy Tegart
Score9–7, 7–5
Details
Draw96 (8 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1967 · Wimbledon Championships · 1969 →

Seeds

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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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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