# 1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Sixth-seeded Maria Bueno defeated Darlene Hard in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major singles title, becoming the first Brazilian to win a singles major. Althea Gibson was the reigning champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

## Seeds

    01. Christine Truman (fourth round)
    02. Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals)
    03. Beverly Fleitz (fourth round)
    04. Darlene Hard (final)
    05. Sandra Reynolds (semifinals)
    06. Maria Bueno (champion)
    07. Sally Moore (semifinals)
    08. Ann Haydon (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Angela Mortimer | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sandra Reynolds | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sandra Reynolds | 7 | 8 | | 5 | Sandra Reynolds | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Darlene Hard | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Ann Haydon | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ann Haydon | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | 4 | Darlene Hard | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 |
| | Edda Buding | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edda Buding | 3 | 3 | | 6 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Sally Moore | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Sally Moore | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Sally Moore | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Yola Ramírez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Angela Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Moritz | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| LL | Sidney Brock | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marjan Moritz | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | P Hird | 1 | 2 |
| | Věra Pužejová | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Hellyer | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Pužejová | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Hird | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pat Hird | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elaine Shenton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Sandra Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jenny Trewby | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Reynolds | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Pericoli | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Lea Pericoli | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hanna Sladek | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Reynolds | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | R Reyes | 4 | 2 |
| | Rosie Reyes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeanne Arth | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Reyes | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Gerson | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marlene Gerson | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Nettleton | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ulla Hultkrantz | 1 | 0 | | 4 | D Hard | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Wagstaff | 3 | 3 | | | R Ostermann | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Renate Ostermann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | D Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Bobbie Wilson | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | R Deloford | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Rosemary Deloford | 6 | 10 | | | R Deloford | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Carol Webb | 6 | 3 | 3 | | M R O'Donnell | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret R. O'Donnell | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Hard | 6 | 6 |
| | Ilse Buding | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | R Bentley | 2 | 4 |
| | Alicia Guri | 2 | 5 | | | I Buding | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Gram-Andersen | 3 | 2 | | | R Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Leonie Brighton | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | M Hammill | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Sonja Pachta | 7 | 2 | | Q | L Brighton | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryl Hammill | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Hammill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pauline Roberts | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Ann Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dawn Thomas | 1 | 0 | | 8 | A Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susan Chatrier | 4 | 6 | | | J Young | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Young | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | 8 | A Haydon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Rees-Lewis | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Rees-Lewis | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Hazel Cheadle | 6 | 1 | 5 | | J Rees-Lewis | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Fran Marshall | 1 | 5 | | | J Rook | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Rook | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Haydon | 8 | 6 |
| | Gwyn Thomas | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | N Marsh | 6 | 2 |
| | Norma Marsh | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Marsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Honor Durose | 7 | 2 | 4 | | E Hopman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Marsh | | | | | | |
| Q | Valerie Clark | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | K Fageros | w/o | | | | | |
| | Karol Fageros | 6 | 7 | | | K Fageros | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | V Thomas | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Lintern | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Shirley Brasher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Elizabeth Court | 3 | 1 | | | S Brasher | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belmar Gunderson | 0 | | | | B Gunderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelena Genčić | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | B Gunderson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Anne Shilcock | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | R Morrison | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Joan Johnson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Johnson | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pearl Panton | 3 | 5 | | | R Morrison | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruia Morrison | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Morrison | 1 | 5 |
| | Mimi Arnold | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Bueno | 6 | 7 |
| | Joyce Fulton | 1 | 1 | | | M Arnold | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Deidre Catt | 6 | 6 | | | D Catt | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Linda Vail | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Arnold | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Margot Dittmeyer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Bueno | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Margaret Carter | 2 | 3 | | | M Dittmeyer | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pauline Edwards | 1 | 3 | | 6 | M Bueno | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Anna Dmitrieva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | P Wheeler | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viola White | 3 | 3 | | | M Reitano | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Reitano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Reitano | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Buding | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Shirley Hannah | 2 | 4 | | | E Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fredy Marinkelle | 0 | 6 | 2 | | F de la Courtie | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florence de la Courtie | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Buding | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| | Margaret Grace | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Fleitz | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | Pilar Barril | 6 | 6 | | | P Barril | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | C Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Louise Grundy | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Mercelis | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Carmen Lampe | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Fleitz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Silvana Lazzarino | 8 | 5 | 8 | | S Lazzarino | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renée Schuurman | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | B Fleitz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Beverly Fleitz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Alicia Heegewaldt | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erika Launert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Launert | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Hopps | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Janet Hopps | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Cross | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Hopps | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Moore | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | Pat Stewart | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paule Courteix | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Courteix | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Fay Muller | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sally Moore | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Caroline Yates-Bell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yola Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Y Ramírez | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | S Armstrong | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | June Byrne | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Armstrong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Y Ramírez | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Truman | 3 | 2 |
| Q | Lorna Cawthorn | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | P Ward | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | C Truman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sue Waters | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Christine Truman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |