# 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated unseeded Billie Jean Moffitt in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1963 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, she completed the career Grand Slam in singles. The final was a rematch of the pair's second-round meeting the previous year.
Karen Susman was the reigning champion, but did not defend her title as she was expecting her first child.

## Seeds

    01. Margaret Smith (champion)
    02. Lesley Turner (fourth round)
    03. Ann Jones (semifinals)
    04. Darlene Hard (semifinals)
    05. Jan Lehane (quarterfinals)
    06. Věra Suková (third round)
    07. Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
    08. Renée Schuurman (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 |
| 1 | Margaret Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Renée Schuurman | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Renée Schuurman | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Darlene Hard | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 1 | | 4 | Darlene Hard | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Jan Lehane | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jan Lehane | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Billie Jean Moffitt | 3 | 4 |
| | Donna Fales | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Billie Jean Moffitt | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Ann Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ann Jones | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Ann Jones | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Maria Bueno | 2 | 5 | | | Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louise Brown | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | M Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | K Bartholdson | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Michelle Bourbonnais | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Katarina Bartholdson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | N Baylon | 3 | 3 |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carole Caldwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Caldwell | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Baylon | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Norma Baylon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janine Lieffrig | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Renée Schuurman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Deidre Catt | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Schuurman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Gordigiani | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Gudrun Rosin | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Gordigiani | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Schuurman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | R Ostermann | 4 | 2 |
| | Renate Ostermann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Wagstaff | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Ostermann | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Bourgnon | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jenny Ridderhof-Seven | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Janine Bourgnon | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 4 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joyce Fulton | 0 | 0 | 4 | D Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Yates-Bell | 6 | 6 | | C Yates-Bell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Margaret Lee | 1 | 2 | | | | | 4 | D Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Pilar Barril | 2 | 0 | | | | | | H Schultze | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Helga Schultze | 6 | 6 | | H Schultze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heide Schildknecht | 4 | 5 | | H Cheadle | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hazel Cheadle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Hard | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| | Pat Edrich | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | C Truman | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | Z Körmöczy | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christine Truman | 6 | 6 | | C Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yola Ochoa | 2 | 0 | | | | | | C Truman | 8 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lucia Bassi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | J Tegart | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Judy Tegart | 6 | 7 | | J Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Dmitrieva | 6 | 6 | | A Dmitrieva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberta Beltrame | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sally Holdsworth | 2 | 0 | 5 | J Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joyce Barclay | 2 | 5 | | J Barclay | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ulla Sandulf | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | 5 | J Lehane | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tory Fretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Fretz | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Carol-Ann Prosen | 1 | 1 | | T Fretz | 8 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Diane Tuckey | 4 | 1 | | F Dürr | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Lehane | 6 | 6 |
| | Almut Sturm | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Hunt | 1 | 3 |
| | Rita Bentley | 6 | 6 | | R Bentley | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pauline Roberts | 5 | 2 | | M Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Hunt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | M Hunt | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Pam Watermeyer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | C Hanks | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Carol Hanks | 6 | 6 | | C Hanks | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Mills | 5 | 3 | | S Brasher | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shirley Brasher | 7 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Charlene Rigby | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Silvana Lazzarino | 6 | 6 | | | S Lazzarino | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Knode | 6 | 6 | | | D Knode | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Ann McAlpine | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | D Knode | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | Helga Niessen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | L Cawthorn | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Carole Newman | 3 | 6 | 4 | | H Niessen | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Habicht | 4 | 0 | | | L Cawthorn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lorna Cawthorn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Cawthorn | 0 | 4 |
| | Carole Rosser | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D Fales | 6 | 6 |
| | Noelene Turner | 6 | 7 | 8 | | N Turner | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Fales | 6 | 6 | | | D Fales | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ann Barclay | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Fales | | | | | |
| | Carmen Coronado | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | V Suková | w/o | | | | |
| | Constance Jaster | 2 | 6 | 0 | | C Coronado | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Albert | 4 | 4 | | 6 | V Suková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Věra Suková | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Heather Allen | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabelle de Lansalut | 3 | 6 | 6 | | I de Lansalut | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judy Alvarez | 6 | 4 | | | R Lesh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Lesh | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Lesh | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Mary McAnally | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | R Ebbern | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Robyn Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | R Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jean Barnes | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Barnes | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Klára Bardóczy | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Ebbern | 2 | 4 |
| | Hanna Sladek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Jones | 6 | 6 |
| | Márta Peterdy-Wolf | 2 | 3 | | | H Sladek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Trewby | 5 | 2 | | | J Knight | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Knight | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Sladek | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Heather Segal | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | A Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Virginia Wade | 8 | 6 | | | V Wade | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Blackman | 3 | 2 | | 3 | A Jones | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ann Jones | 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 |
| | Liz Starkie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana María Estalella | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Starkie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E de Jong | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Zsófia Broszmann | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva de Jong | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | E Starkie | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Bueno | 6 | 7 |
| | Rosemary Deloford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annette Van Zyl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Van Zyl | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Parveen Ahmed | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 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 | Fourth round |
| | Sonja Pachta | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | BJ Moffitt | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | L Pericoli | 9 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Lea Pericoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Hird | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | BJ Moffitt | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Turner | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Q | Judy Tee | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Buding | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Margot Dohrer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |