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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 Β· Wimbledon Championships Β· 1969 →
1968 tennis event results

Two-time defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Judy Tegart in the: final, 9–7, 7–5β€”β€”to win theβ€”β€”ladies' singles tennis title at the "1968 Wimbledon Championships." It was her second major singles title of the year. And her fifth overall.

Seedsβ€»

01.   United States Billie Jean King (champion)
02.   Australia Margaret Court (quarterfinals)
03.   United States Nancy Richey (semifinals)
04.   United Kingdom Ann Jones (semifinals)
05.   United Kingdom Virginia Wade (first round)
06.   Brazil Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
07.   Australia Judy Tegart (final)
08.   Australia Lesley Bowrey (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a playerβ€”β€”to go to their draw section.

Qualifyingβ€»

Drawβ€»

Keyβ€»

Finalsβ€»

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Billie Jean King 6 6
8 Australia Lesley Bowrey 3 4
1 United States Billie Jean King 4 7 6
4 United Kingdom Ann Jones 6 5 2
4 United Kingdom Ann Jones 6 6
France Françoise Dürr 2 2
1 United States Billie Jean King 9 7
7 Australia Judy Tegart 7 5
6 Brazil Maria Bueno 4 2
3 United States Nancy Richey 6 6
3 United States Nancy Richey 3 1
7 Australia Judy Tegart 6 6
7 Australia Judy Tegart 4 8 6
2 Australia Margaret Court 6 6 1

Top halfβ€»

Section 1β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States BJ King 7 6
United States J Bartkowicz 5 4
1 United States BJ King 6 7
United States S DeFina 2 5
South Africa L Rossouw 3 4
United States S DeFina 6 6
1 United States BJ King 6 6
Australia F Moore 2 4
Australia F Moore 2 6 6
Australia L Hunt 6 2 3
Australia F Moore 2 6 6
Netherlands M Jansen 6 4 1
United Kingdom C Janes 4 2
Netherlands M Jansen 6 6

Section 2β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Australia L Bowrey 6 6
Sweden E Lundquist 2 1
8 Australia L Bowrey 6 6
West Germany H Schultze 4 2
Italy F Gordigiani 1 3
West Germany H Schultze 6 6
8 Australia L Bowrey 6 6
United Kingdom J Williams 3 1
United Kingdom J Williams 6 7
Czechoslovakia V VopičkovÑ 2 5
United Kingdom J Williams 7 4 6
France J Lieffrig 5 6 4
France J Lieffrig 10 6
United Kingdom A Soady 8 3

Section 3β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United Kingdom A Jones 6 4 6
United States K Harter 0 6 4 4 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6
Italy L Bassi 3 4 Q Australia J Hoad 0 1
Q Australia J Hoad 6 6 4 United Kingdom A Jones 6 7
Italy M Giorgi 3 2 South Africa P Walkden 2 5
South Africa E Emmanuel 6 6 South Africa E Emmanuel 2 3
South Africa P Walkden 3 6 8 South Africa P Walkden 6 6
France R Darmon 6 0 6 4 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6
South Africa H Segal 2 5 Australia H Gourlay 3 1
West Germany H Niessen 6 7 West Germany H Niessen 6 6 6
Australia H Gourlay 6 6 Australia H Gourlay 3 8 8
Soviet Union O Morozova 4 4 Australia H Gourlay 6 6
United States C Martinez 6 6 6 United States C Martinez 4 0
Mexico E Subirats 8 3 4 United States C Martinez 6 7
United Kingdom J Congdon 6 4 6 United Kingdom J Congdon 1 5
France C Spinoza 2 6 4

Section 4β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United Kingdom V Wade 4 3
Sweden C Sandberg 6 6 Sweden C Sandberg 6 7
United Kingdom R Bentley 5 4 Q United States M Aschner 2 5
Q United States M Aschner 7 6 Sweden C Sandberg 4 4
United States M Wheeler 3 3 United States P Hogan 6 6
United Kingdom C Molesworth 6 6 United Kingdom C Molesworth 6 3 3
United States P Hogan 6 6 United States P Hogan 3 6 6
South Africa J Drysdale 1 2 United States P Hogan 2 2
France F DΓΌrr 6 6 France F DΓΌrr 6 6
Belgium C Mercelis 4 2 France F DΓΌrr 6 6
United Kingdom J Townsend 6 6 United Kingdom J Townsend 0 4
United States A Tym 2 4 France F DΓΌrr 6 8
United States P Lamm 6 9 Australia K Melville 3 6
Netherlands L Jansen-Venneboer 3 7 United States P Lamm 4 4
Q Japan K Sawamatsu 2 2 Australia K Melville 6 6
Australia K Melville 6 6

Bottom halfβ€»

Section 5β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q West Germany C Schediwy 1 8
Australia K Krantzcke 6 10 Australia K Krantzcke 7 3
United States R Casals 6 7 United States R Casals 9 6
United States V Ziegenfuss 3 5 United States R Casals 8 3 7
Australia G Sherriff 4 4 Soviet Union G Baksheeva 6 6 5
United Kingdom F MacLennan 6 6 United Kingdom F MacLennan 5 1
Sweden I LΓΆfdahl 9 2 Soviet Union G Baksheeva 7 6
Soviet Union G Baksheeva 11 6 United States R Casals 7 4 3
United Kingdom M Lee 7 0 5 6 Brazil M Bueno 5 6 6
Canada F Urban 5 6 7 Canada F Urban 7 5 2
United States J Heldman 6 6 United States J Heldman 5 7 6
Spain C Mandarino 1 4 United States J Heldman 4 1
United States E Pratt 6 4 6 Brazil M Bueno 6 6
Australia C Sherriff 8 6 Australia C Sherriff 4 1
Italy L Pericoli w/o 6 Brazil M Bueno 6 6
6 Brazil M Bueno

Section 6β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q United States N Netter 6 6
Belgium I Loeys 2 3 United States N Netter 2 6
Germany H Orth 1 8 6 Germany H Orth 6 8
France F de la Courtie-Billat 6 6 1 Germany H Orth 2 0
United Kingdom P Roberts 5 2 United States K Pigeon 6 6
South Africa B Vukovich 7 6 South Africa B Vukovich 1 3
France M Salfati 4 6 5 United States K Pigeon 6 6
United States K Pigeon 6 3 7 United States K Pigeon 5 5
United Kingdom Greville-Collins 3 5 3 United States N Richey 7 7
Netherlands A Suurbeek 6 7 Netherlands A Suurbeek 0 6 2
United Kingdom E Truman 4 6 3 United Kingdom W Shaw 6 4 6
United Kingdom W Shaw 6 4 6 United Kingdom W Shaw 1 2
LL United Kingdom W Hall 6 4 3 3 United States N Richey 6 6
Q Australia H Amos 3 6 6 Q Australia H Amos 1 3
South Africa M Godwin 1 3 3 United States Richey 6 6
3 United States N Richey 6 6

Section 7β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom S Brasher 4 6 6
Q Argentina R GiscafrΓ© 6 4 4
United Kingdom S Brasher 6 9
United States V Rogers 2 7
United Kingdom R Lloyd 1 3
United States V Rogers 6 6
United Kingdom S Brasher 2 2
7 Australia J Tegart 6 6
United States M-A Eisel 6 6
Italy MT Riedl 1 4
United States M-A Eisel 2 6
7 Australia J Tegart 6 8
Czechoslovakia J VolavkovΓ‘ 0 1
7 Australia J Tegart 6 6

Section 8β€»

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
West Germany K Seelbach 6 6
Q Australia M Harris 3 2
West Germany K Seelbach 1 1
West Germany E Buding 6 6
Australia K Harris 1 1
West Germany E Buding 6 6
West Germany E Buding 2 3
2 Australia M Court 6 6
Netherlands A Bakker 4 6 6
France Γ‰ Terras 6 3 1
Netherlands A Bakker 0 2
2 Australia M Court 6 6
South Africa A du Plooy 1 0
2 Australia M Court 6 6

Referencesβ€»

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

External linksβ€»

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