1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Judy Tegart
Score	9–7, 7–5
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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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]

Seeds[edit]

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

Qualifying[edit]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	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[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

Section 5[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

External links[edit]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation