1968 Wimbledon Championships – 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 (8Q)
Seeds	8

Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Judy Tegart in the final, 9–7, 7–5.^[1] This was King's second Grand Slam title of the year and her fifth overall.

Seeds

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

Draw

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 Emanuel	6	6					E Emanuel	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

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon Championships 1968". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2018.