1968 US Open – Women's Singles

1968 US Open
Champion   Virginia Wade
Runner-up   Billie Jean King
Final score   6-4, 6-2
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Virginia Wade defeated Billie Jean King 6–4 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1968 US Open.

See also:

1968 US Open - Men's Singles

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Virginia Wade is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Billie Jean King (Runner-up)
  2. Ann Haydon Jones (Semifinalist)
  3. Judy Tegart Dalton (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Margaret Court (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Maria Bueno (Semifinalist)
  6. Virginia Wade (Champion)
  7. Mary-Ann Eisel (First round)
  8. Kristy Pigeon (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Billie Jean King 6 3 6  
-   Maryna Godwin 3 6 3  
  1   Billie Jean King 3 6 6  
  5   Maria Bueno 6 4 2  
4   Margaret Court 5 6 3
  5   Maria Bueno 7 2 6  
    1   Billie Jean King 4 2  
  6   Virginia Wade 6 6  
  6   Virginia Wade 6 6    
3   Judy Tegart 3 2    
  6   Virginia Wade 7 6  
  2   Ann Jones 5 1    
-   Peaches Bartkowicz 8 3  
  2   Ann Jones 10 6    

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1   King 6 6    
  Vuskalns 1 0       1   King 6 6    
  Tym 6 6       Tym 1 4    
  Footman 0 1         1   King 8 6    
  Carter 6 7           Carter 6 3    
  Capozzi 1 5         Carter 6 6  
  Lamm 3 9 6     Lamm 4 2    
  Gengler 6 7 3       1   King 6 3 6
8   Pigeon 6 6           Godwin 3 6 3
  Moore 3 4       8   Pigeon 5 4    
  Godwin 6 6       Godwin 7 6    
  Adams 4 2           Godwin 2 7 6
  Schiffman 5 6 7         Harter 6 5 3  
  Herrick 7 4 5       Schiffman 0 1  
  Harter 6 4 6     Harter 6 6    
  Netter 4 6 4  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4   Court 6 6    
  Fisher 0 1       4   Court 4 6 6  
  Heldman 6 6       Heldman 6 2 1  
  Matzner 2 1         4   Court 6 6    
  Du Pont 7 6           Durr 3 3    
  Lowdon 5 2         Du Pont 1 5  
  Durr 6 6       Durr 6 7    
  Ziegenfuss 0 1         4   Court 5 6 3
5   Bueno 6 6         5   Bueno 7 2 6
  Grant 1 4       5   Bueno 2 6 6  
  Martinez 6 6       Martinez 6 2 4  
  Moore 4 4         5   Bueno 0 6 6
  Hogan 11 6           Hogan 6 2 1  
  Lyman 9 3         Hogan 6 6  
  Christenson 2 6 6     Christenson 1 1    
  O'Hara 6 3 4  

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  Casals 6 6    
  Aschner 3 2         Casals 6 6    
  Pratt 7 3 6     Pratt 1 3    
  Austin 5 6 2         Casals 4 5    
  Cody 3 6 6       6   Wade 6 7    
  Bailey 6 1 3       Cody 3 3  
6   Wade 6 3 6   6   Wade 6 6    
  De Fina 3 6 3       6   Wade 6 6  
  Tuero 6 6         3   Tegart 3 2  
  Reed 1 1         Tuero 6 1 7  
  Krantzcke 6 6       Krantzcke 4 6 5  
  Gonnerman 1 0           Tuero 5 2  
  Maclennan 6 4 11       3   Tegart 7 6    
  Kanarek 4 6 9       Maclennan 0 2  
3   Tegart 6 6     3   Tegart 6 6    
  Dixon 0 1    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  Jones 6 6    
  Hunter 2 3         Jones 4 15 2  
  Overton 6 7       Overton 6 13 6  
  Davenport 3 5           Overton 3 2    
  Bartkowicz 6 6           Bartkowicz 6 6    
  Graebner 1 2         Bartkowicz 7 6  
  Williams 7 2 6     Williams 5 2    
7   Eisel 5 6 4         Bartkowicz 10 6  
  Rogers 6 6         2   Jones 8 3  
  Vest 3 4         Rogers 11 6    
  Rossouw           Rossouw 9 1    
  Spinoza w/o             Rogers 0 6 1
  Stewart 6 6         2   Jones 6 4 6  
  Kincaid 4 4         Stewart 1 0  
2   Jones 6 6     2   Jones 6 6    
  Teeguarden 3 1    

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