# 1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Billie Jean King defeated Judy Tegart in the final, 9–7, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and fifth major singles title overall. It was the first edition of Wimbledon open to professional tennis players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

## Seeds

    01. Billie Jean King (champion)
    02. Margaret Court (quarterfinals)
    03. Nancy Richey (semifinals)
    04. Ann Jones (semifinals)
    05. Virginia Wade (first round)
    06. Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
    07. Judy Tegart (final)
    08. Lesley Bowrey (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lesley Bowrey | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lesley Bowrey | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Billie Jean King | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Ann Jones | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Ann Jones | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Ann Jones | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Françoise Dürr | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Françoise Dürr | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Billie Jean King | 9 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Judy Tegart | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Maria Bueno | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Judy Tegart | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Nancy Richey | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Judy Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Judy Tegart | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Judy Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret Court | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | BJ King | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartkowicz | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S DeFina | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Rossouw | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S DeFina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | F Moore | 2 | 4 |
| | F Moore | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hunt | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Moore | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Jansen | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Janes | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jansen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 8 | L Bowrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Lundquist | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | L Bowrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | H Schultze | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | F Gordigiani | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Schultze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Bowrey | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Williams | 3 | 1 |
| | J Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Vopičková | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Williams | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | J Lieffrig | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Lieffrig | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Soady | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 4 | A Jones | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Harter | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | A Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bassi | 3 | 4 | | Q | J Hoad | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hoad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Jones | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Giorgi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Walkden | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | E Emmanuel | 6 | 6 | | | E Emmanuel | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Walkden | 3 | 6 | 8 | | P Walkden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Darmon | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Jones | 6 | 6 |
| | H Segal | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Gourlay | 3 | 1 |
| | H Niessen | 6 | 7 | | | H Niessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | H Gourlay | 3 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Morozova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Martinez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Martinez | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | E Subirats | 8 | 3 | 4 | | C Martinez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Congdon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Congdon | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Spinoza | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | V Wade | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Sandberg | 6 | 6 | | C Sandberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | R Bentley | 5 | 4 | Q | M Aschner | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Aschner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | C Sandberg | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | M Wheeler | 3 | 3 | | | | | | P Hogan | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C Molesworth | 6 | 6 | | C Molesworth | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | P Hogan | 6 | 6 | | P Hogan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Drysdale | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | P Hogan | 2 | 2 |
| | F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | F Dürr | 6 | 6 |
| | C Mercelis | 4 | 2 | | F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Townsend | 6 | 6 | | J Townsend | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | A Tym | 2 | 4 | | | | | | F Dürr | 6 | 8 | | | |
| | P Lamm | 6 | 9 | | | | | | K Melville | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | L Jansen-Venneboer | 3 | 7 | | P Lamm | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Sawamatsu | 2 | 2 | | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round |
| Q | C Schediwy | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Krantzcke | 6 | 10 | | | K Krantzcke | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Casals | 6 | 7 | | | R Casals | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ziegenfuss | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | R Casals | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G Sherriff | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Baksheeva | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | F MacLennan | 6 | 6 | | | F MacLennan | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Löfdahl | 9 | 2 | | | G Baksheeva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Baksheeva | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Casals | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| | M Lee | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Bueno | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | F Urban | 5 | 6 | 7 | | F Urban | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | J Heldman | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mandarino | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Heldman | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | E Pratt | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Sherriff | 8 | 6 | | | C Sherriff | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pericoli | w/o | | | 6 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Bueno | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | N Netter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Loeys | 2 | 3 | | | N Netter | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Orth | 1 | 8 | 6 | | H Orth | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F de la Courtie-Billat | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | H Orth | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Roberts | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Pigeon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Vukovich | 7 | 6 | | | B Vukovich | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Salfati | 4 | 6 | 5 | | K Pigeon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pigeon | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | K Pigeon | 5 | 5 |
| | Greville-Collins | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Richey | 7 | 7 |
| | A Suurbeek | 6 | 7 | | | A Suurbeek | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Truman | 4 | 6 | 3 | | W Shaw | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Shaw | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | W Shaw | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | W Hall | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | N Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | H Amos | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | H Amos | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Godwin | 1 | 3 | | 3 | Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Richey | 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 |
| | S Brasher | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Giscafré | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Brasher | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Rogers | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | R Lloyd | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Rogers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Brasher | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Tegart | 6 | 6 |
| | M-A Eisel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MT Riedl | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M-A Eisel | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Tegart | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | J Volavková | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| | K Seelbach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Harris | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Seelbach | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Harris | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | E Buding | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Court | 6 | 6 |
| | A Bakker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | É Terras | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Bakker | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Court | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A du Plooy | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Court | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |