1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Reigning champion Karen Hantze Susman did not defend her title. Margaret Smith defeated Billie-Jean Moffitt 6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1963 Wimbledon Championships.
See also:
- 1963 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Margaret Smith (Champion)
- Lesley Turner (Fourth round)
- Ann Haydon Jones (Semifinalist)
- Darlene Hard (Semifinalist)
- Jan Lehane (Quarterfinalist)
- Věra Suková (Third round)
- Maria Bueno (Quarterfinalist)
- Renee Schuurman (Quarterfinalist)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Smith |
6 |
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Brown |
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Smith |
6 |
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Q |
Bartholdson |
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0 |
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Bourbonnais |
4 |
1 |
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Q |
Bartholdson |
6 |
6 |
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1 |
Smith |
6 |
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Baylon |
3 |
3 |
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Mercelis |
1 |
2 |
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Caldwell |
6 |
6 |
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Caldwell |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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Baylon |
0 |
6 |
6 |
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Baylon |
6 |
3 |
6 |
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Lieffrig |
4 |
6 |
2 |
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Section 2
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Schuurman |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Catt |
6 |
4 |
4 |
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Schuurman |
6 |
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Gordigiani |
2 |
1 |
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Rosin |
6 |
3 |
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Gordigiani |
8 |
6 |
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Schuurman |
6 |
6 |
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Ostermann |
4 |
2 |
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Ostermann |
6 |
6 |
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Wagstaff |
3 |
4 |
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Ostermann |
6 |
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Bourgnon |
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2 |
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Ridderhof |
7 |
4 |
5 |
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Bourgnon |
5 |
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7 |
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Section 3
Section 4
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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5 |
Lehane |
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Q |
Holdsworth |
2 |
0 |
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Lehane |
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Barclay |
2 |
5 |
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Barclay |
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Sandulf |
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r. |
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Lehane |
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Fretz |
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Fretz |
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Kalogeropoulos |
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Fretz |
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Durr |
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Durr |
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Tuckey |
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Lehane |
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Lauder |
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Hunt |
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3 |
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Sturm |
1 |
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Lauder |
2 |
3 |
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Hunt |
7 |
6 |
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Hunt |
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Roberts |
5 |
2 |
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Hunt |
4 |
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Hanks |
6 |
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Hanks |
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6 |
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Watermeyer |
2 |
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Hanks |
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Brasher |
7 |
6 |
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Brasher |
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2 |
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Mills |
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3 |
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Section 5
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Lazzarino |
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Rigby |
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Lazzarino |
4 |
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Knode |
6 |
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Knode |
6 |
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McAlpine |
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Knode |
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5 |
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Niessen |
6 |
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6 |
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Cawthorn |
6 |
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Newman |
3 |
6 |
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Niessen |
2 |
5 |
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Cawthorn |
6 |
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Cawthorn |
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Habicht |
4 |
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Cawthorn |
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4 |
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Turner |
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Fales |
6 |
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Rosser |
2 |
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Turner |
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Fales |
6 |
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Fales |
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Barclay |
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Fales |
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Coronado |
6 |
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Suková |
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Jaster |
2 |
6 |
0 |
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Coronado |
6 |
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4 |
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Suková |
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Suková |
2 |
6 |
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Albert |
4 |
4 |
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Section 6
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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De Lansalut |
3 |
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Allen |
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De Lansalut |
2 |
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Lesh |
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Lesh |
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Alvarez |
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Lesh |
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6 |
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Ebbern |
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Ebbern |
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McAnally |
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Ebbern |
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Barnes |
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Barnes |
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Bardoczy |
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4 |
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Ebbern |
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4 |
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Sladek |
6 |
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3 |
Haydon Jones |
6 |
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Peterdy-Wolf |
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3 |
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Sladek |
3 |
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Knight |
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Knight |
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Trewby |
5 |
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Sladek |
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Wade |
8 |
6 |
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Haydon Jones |
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Segal |
6 |
4 |
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Wade |
3 |
7 |
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Haydon Jones |
6 |
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3 |
Haydon Jones |
6 |
9 |
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Blackman |
3 |
2 |
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Section 7
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Starkie |
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Estalella-Manso |
4 |
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Starkie |
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De Jong |
0 |
1 |
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Broszmann |
6 |
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4 |
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De Jong |
4 |
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Starkie |
1 |
5 |
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Bueno |
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Deloford |
3 |
4 |
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Van Zyl |
6 |
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Van Zyl |
2 |
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Bueno |
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Ahmed |
0 |
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Bueno |
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Section 8
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