1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1974 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Chris Evert
Runner-up Olga Morozova
Score6–0, 6–4
Draw96 (8 Q )
Seeds8

Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and second major singles title overall.

Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Morozova.

Seeds

1.   Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
2.   Chris Evert (champion)
3.   Evonne Goolagong (quarterfinals)
4.   Rosie Casals (fourth round)
5.   Virginia Wade (semifinals)
6.   Kerry Melville (semifinals)
7.   Nancy Gunter (withdrew)
8.   Olga Morozova (final)

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

Nancy Gunter withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Tine Zwaan.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Billie Jean King 5 2
8 Olga Morozova 7 6
8 Olga Morozova 1 7 6
5 Virginia Wade 6 5 4
Linky Boshoff 3 2
5 Virginia Wade 6 6
8 Olga Morozova 0 4
2 Chris Evert 6 6
6 Kerry Melville 9 1 6
3 Evonne Goolagong 7 6 2
6 Kerry Melville 2 3
2 Chris Evert 6 6
Helga Masthoff 4 2
2 Chris Evert 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 BJ King 6 6
K May 1 1
1 BJ King 6 7
F Dürr 1 5
M Simionescu 2 0
F Dürr 6 6
1 BJ King 6 6
L Charles 3 0
C Janes 6 6
V Ruzici 4 2
C Janes 6 3 0
L Charles 4 6 6
E Weisenberger 8 4 2
L Charles 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 O Morozova 6 6
S Brasher 1 0
8 O Morozova 2 6 9
W Paish 6 0 7
W Paish 6 6
I Bentzer 3 2
8 O Morozova 9 6
K Krantzcke 7 4
W Wooldridge 6 6
Q N Gregory 0 0
W Wooldridge 2 7
K Krantzcke 6 9
K Krantzcke 6 6
L Rossouw 0 3

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 R Casals 6 6
P Moor 2 1 4 R Casals 6 9
Q H Anliot 6 2 P Teeguarden 2 8
P Teeguarden 8 6 4 R Casals 6 6
C Sandberg 8 1 Q M Jaušovec 3 4
S Mappin 9 6 S Mappin 4 1
M Navrátilová 4 6 3 Q M Jaušovec 6 6
Q M Jaušovec 6 3 6 4 R Casals 2 3
M Gurdal D Boshoff 6 6
V Vopičková w/o M Gurdal 3 5
S Barker 0 7 D Boshoff 6 7
D Boshoff 6 9 D Boshoff 6 5 9
H Gourlay 6 7 H Gourlay 3 7 7
M Michel 4 5 H Gourlay 6 6
R Tomanová 6 3 6 R Tomanová 4 2
L Blachford 2 6 3

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 V Wade 6 6
V Burton 0 0 5 V Wade 7 6
O de Roubin 0 3 J Anthony 5 3
J Anthony 6 6 5 V Wade 6 6
E Nagelsen 6 8 6 E Nagelsen 3 2
L Tenney 1 9 4 E Nagelsen 7 6
G Chanfreau 6 6 G Chanfreau 5 3
B Araujo 1 0 5 V Wade 6 6
J Fayter 0 8 P Hogan 3 1
A Kiyomura 6 9 A Kiyomura 8 2 6
M Kroschina 6 6 M Kroschina 6 6 3
D Fromholtz 4 1 A Kiyomura 4 2
P Hogan 8 8 P Hogan 6 6
W Overton 6 6 P Hogan 6 6
C Colman 1 2 B Cuypers 3 0
B Cuypers 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
G Stevens 1 6 6
LL S Stap 6 1 1 G Stevens 6 6
M Wikstedt 6 4 6 M Wikstedt 3 3
LL E Appel 3 6 4 G Stevens 3 2
T Fretz 2 6 6 T Fretz 6 6
J Gohn 6 1 2 T Fretz 7 6
W Turnbull 6 6 W Turnbull 5 3
B Downs 2 2 T Fretz 1r
J Heldman 6 6 6 K Melville 5
L Fleming 3 0 J Heldman 4 4
Q P Bostrom 2 2 K Sawamatsu 6 6
K Sawamatsu 6 6 K Sawamatsu 2 3
C Molesworth 2 3 6 K Melville 6 6
Q R Tenney 6 6 Q R Tenney 4 1
B Stöve 6 4 4 6 K Melville 6 6
6 K Melville 4 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
L Mottram 0 3
K Kemmer 6 6 K Kemmer 1 6 6
J Evert 6 4 S Walsh 6 2 3
S Walsh 8 6 K Kemmer 6 3 8
F Bonicelli 6 6 F Bonicelli 4 6 6
M Neumannová 3 4 F Bonicelli 2 7 6
K Latham 6 9 K Latham 6 5 2
Q S Greer 1 8 K Kemmer 1 4
P Peisachov 6 6 3 E Goolagong 6 6
C Meyer 4 3 P Peisachov 3 3
K Harris 6 6 K Harris 6 6
L Beaven 2 3 K Harris 6 5 4
I Kloss 6 6 3 E Goolagong 4 7 6
L Kaligis 1 2 I Kloss 2 4
M Schaar 1 1 3 E Goolagong 6 6
3 E Goolagong 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
A Coe 2 8 6
J Young 6 6 8
J Young 7 8 5
H Masthoff 5 9 7
H Masthoff 9 6
J Hume 8 4
H Masthoff 6 6
R Giscafré 2 4
V Ziegenfuss 6 1 2
R Giscafré 1 6 6
R Giscafré 6 6
LL T Zwaan 3 2
G Coles 3 7 2
LL T Zwaan 6 5 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q C O'Neil 1 6 6
R Whitehouse 6 2 2
C O'Neil 2 3
M Schallau 6 6
N Fuchs 0 0
M Schallau 6 6
M Schallau 5 1
2 C Evert 7 6
Q C Matison 2 7 3
I Fernández de Soto 6 5 6
I Fernández de Soto 1 1
2 C Evert 6 6
L Hunt 6 7 9
2 C Evert 8 5 11

References

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