1962 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1962 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Karen Susman
Runner-up	Věra Suková
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	96 (10Q)
Seeds	8

Angela Mortimer was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Věra Suková.

Karen Susman defeated Suková in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Billie Jean Moffitt	3	1
	5	Ann Haydon	6	6
								5	Ann Haydon	6	1
								8	Karen Susman	8	6
	4	Renée Schuurman	4	4
	8	Karen Susman	6	6
															8	Karen Susman	6	6
																Věra Suková	4	4
	7	Lesley Turner	6	4	2
	3	Maria Bueno	2	6	6
								3	Maria Bueno	4	3
									Věra Suková	6	6
		Věra Suková	6	6
	2	Darlene Hard	4	3

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								1	Margaret Smith	6	3	5
									Billie Jean Moffitt	1	6	7
																BJ Moffitt	7	6
																C Caldwell	5	3
									Carole Caldwell	4	6	8
									Florence de la Courtie	6	2	6
																							BJ Moffitt	6	6
																							S Pachta	1	2
									Almut Sturm	6	4	6
									Mimi Arnold	0	6	3
																A Sturm	4	6	1
																S Pachta	6	2	6
								Q	Patsy Belton	1	0
									Sonja Pachta	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								5	Ann Haydon	6	6
									Silvana Lazzarino	1	2
															5	A Haydon	6	6
																S Price	4	4
									Margaret Hellyer	2	6	6
									Sandra Price	6	1	8
																						5	A Haydon	6	6
																							V Palmer	2	2
									Vicky Palmer	6	6
									Pilar Barril	1	1
																V Palmer	2	6	7
																R Ebbern	6	0	5
									Robyn Ebbern	6	6
								Q	Jean Knight	0	0

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	Renée Schuurman	6	6
		Frances MacLennan	0	4				4	R Schuurman	6	6
		Pat Roberts	2	3					P Roberts	2	2
		Pauline Roberts	6	6											4	R Schuurman	2	6	6
		Anne Smith	7	8	3											J Bricka	6	1	4
		Judy Alvarez	9	6	6				J Alvarez	4	3
		Paule Courteix	3	1					J Bricka	6	6
		Justina Bricka	6	6																		4	R Schuurman	5	6	6
		Rita Bentley	6	6																			M Schacht	7	4	1
		Carole Rosser	3	2					R Bentley	6	6
		Rosemary Deloford	6	5	5				M Peterdy-Wolf	1	3
		Márta Peterdy-Wolf	4	7	7											R Bentley	4	1
		Christiane Mercelis	6	5	0											M Schacht	6	6
		Jill Blackman	2	7	6				J Blackman	3	8	5
		Madonna Schacht	7	6					M Schacht	6	6	7
		Caroline Yates-Bell	5	2

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	Karen Susman	6	6
		Ana María Estalella	2	1				8	K Susman	8	6
		Maria Teresa Riedl	2	6					P Hird	6	4
		Pat Hird	6	8											8	K Susman	7	10
	Q	Hazel Cheadle	1	1												E Starkie	5	8
		Liz Starkie	6	6					E Starkie	5	6	6
		Gwen Thomas							G Thomas	7	4	2
		Frances Walton	w/o																			8	K Susman	6	6
	Q	Virginia Wade	4	6	6																		J Tegart	4	2
		Pat Edrich	6	4	2			Q	V Wade	6	3	1
		Alison Stroud	4	1					J Tegart	4	6	6
		Judy Tegart	6	6												J Tegart	6	6
		Valerie Forbes	6	6												V Forbes	3	3
	Q	Ann McAlpine	1	1					V Forbes	6	6
		Heide Schildknecht	6	12					H Schildknecht	2	2
		Robin Blakelock	1	10

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Q	Jenny Wagstaff	5	1
		Jean Forbes	7	6					J Forbes	6	6
		Alice Wavre	1	3					C Coronado	3	1
		Carmen Coronado	6	6												J Forbes	6	6
	Q	Eleanor O'Neill	3	1												L Bassi	3	3
		Lucia Bassi	6	6					L Bassi	6	4	6
		Lorna Cawthorn	2	3					M Lee	1	6	4
		Margaret Lee	6	6																			J Forbes	1	2
		Margaret duPont	2	4																		7	Turner	6	6
		Christine Truman	6	6					C Truman	6	6
		Inge Overgaard	4	0					E Green	1	0
		Ethne Green	6	6												C Truman	5	4
	Q	Marlene Gerson	5	3											7	L Turner	7	6
		Kaye Dening	7	6					K Dening	4	1
		Jill Mills	4	1				7	L Turner	6	6
	7	Lesley Turner	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
		Heather Ross	6	3	1
		Mary Hawton	3	6	6				M Hawton	5	5
		Nancy Richey	11	10					N Richey	7	7
		Donna Floyd	9	8												N Richey	5	6
		Zsuzsa Körmöczy	2	6	7											D Catt	7	8
		Sue Chatrier	6	4	5				Z Körmöczy	5	1
		Bernice Vukovich	2	6	4				D Catt	7	6
		Deidre Catt	6	4	6																		D Catt	2	4
		Anna Dmitrieva	6	6																		3	M Bueno	6	6
		Carol Webb	1	2					A Dmitrieva	8	5	7
	Q	Renate Ostermann	8	6				Q	R Ostermann	6	7	5
		Karin Herich	6	2												A Dmitrieva	6	1	1
		Francesca Gordigiani	2	3											3	M Bueno	3	6	6
		Edda Buding	6	6					E Buding	4	6	3
		Margaret Varner	3	4				3	M Bueno	6	4	6
	3	Maria Bueno	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
									Doris Schuster	1	3
									Věra Suková	6	6
																V Suková	8	6
																J Lehane	6	3
									Carole Ann Loop	3	1
									Jan Lehane	6	6
																							V Suková	1	6	6
																						6	A Mortimer	6	4	3
									Judy Davidson	6	8
									Michelle Bourbonnais	2	6
																J Davidson	1	1
															6	A Mortimer	6	6
								Q	Margaret Grace	2	2
								6	Angela Mortimer	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
									Helga Schultze	2	6	6
									Vivienne Cox	6	4	1
																H Schultze	6	1	6
																H Segal	4	6	3
									Rosie Darmon	3	1
									Heather Segal	6	6
																							H Schultze	1	0
																						2	D Hard	6	6
									Eva de Jong	6	6
									Lea Pericoli	3	4
																E de Jong	0	0
															2	D Hard	6	6
									Ruth Illingworth	0	2
								2	Darlene Hard	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com