1968 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1968 US Open
Champion	Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Billie Jean King
Final score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women WC Singles WC Doubles Legends
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Virginia Wade defeated defending champion Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 US Open. This was Wade's first Grand Slam title.

Wade had been the last British woman to win the us open singles title until Emma Raducanu won the title in 2021.

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[]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

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
			1	0				1	King	6	6
		Tym	6	6					Tym	1	4
			0	1											1	King	8	6
		Carter	6	7												Carter	6	3
		Capozzi	1	5					Carter	6	6
			3	9	6					4	2
		Gengler	6	7	3																	1	King	6	3	6
	8	Pigeon	6	6																			Godwin	3	6	3
			3	4				8	Pigeon	5	4
		Godwin	6	6					Godwin	7	6
			4	2												Godwin	2	7	6
			5	6	7											Harter	6	5	3
			7	4	5					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
			0	1				4	Court	4	6	6
		Heldman	6	6					Heldman	6	2	1
			2	1											4	Court	6	6
		duPont	7	6												Dürr	3	3
			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
			1	4				5	Bueno	2	6	6
		Martinez	6	6					Martinez	6	2	4
			4	4											5	Bueno	0	6	6
		Hogan	11	6												Hogan	6	2	1
			9	3					Hogan	6	6
			2	6	6					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
			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
			1	1					Tuero	6	1	7
		Krantzcke	6	6					Krantzcke	4	6	5
			1	0												Tuero	5	2
		Maclennan	6	4	11										3	Tegart	7	6
			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
			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
			4	4					Stewart	1	0
	2	Jones	6	6				2	Jones	6	6
		Teeguarden	3	1

External links[]

• 1968 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation