1968 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1968 US Open
Champion Virginia Wade
Runner-up Billie Jean King
Score6–4, 6–2
Draw64
Seeds8
Main article: 1968 US Open (tennis)

Virginia Wade defeated defending champion Billie Jean King in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 US Open. It was her first major singles title. This was the first edition of the US Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

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 Jones (semifinals)
  3. Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
  4. Margaret Court (quarterfinals)
  5. Maria Bueno (semifinals)
  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
duPont 7 6 Dürr 3 3
Lowdon 5 2 duPont 1 5
Dürr 6 6 Dürr 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 8 3
Rogers 6 6 2 Jones 10 6
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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