# 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stöve in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third and last major singles title. As of 2024, she remains the most recent Briton to win the title.
Chris Evert was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to Wade.
This was the first time Wimbledon seeded more than eight players for the ladies' championship, increasing the number to twelve players; the number was further increased to 16 the following year.

## Seeds

    01. Chris Evert (semifinals)
    02. Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
    03. Virginia Wade (champion)
    04. Sue Barker (semifinals)
    05. Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
    06. Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)
    07. Betty Stöve (final)
    08. Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
    09. Dianne Fromholtz (withdrew)
    10. Mima Jaušovec (third round)
    11. Françoise Dürr (third round)
    12. Kathy May (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Dianne Fromholtz withdrew due to illness. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Chris O'Neil.

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Billie Jean King | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Billie Jean King | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Chris Evert | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia Wade | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Rosie Casals | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rosie Casals | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia Wade | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Betty Stöve | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Kerry Reid | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Betty Stöve | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Sue Barker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sue Barker | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Sue Barker | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Betty Stöve | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Betty Stöve | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Betty Stöve | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 8 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gerulaitis | 0 | 3 | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | W Wooldridge | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Vessies-Appel | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | T Austin | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Hamm | 4 | 6 | 2 | | E Vessies-Appel | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | T Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Evert | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Stevens | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | K Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Dignam | 6 | 5 | 1 | WC | B Thompson | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Thompson | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | K Ebbinghaus | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | A Spex | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Struthers | 1 | 0 | | | G Stevens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 5 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Smith | 8 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wikstedt | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | BJ King | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | M Bueno | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Bueno | 1 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Newberry | 6 | 6 | | | J Newberry | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R Giscafré | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | BJ King | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kruger | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | W Turnbull | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Eisterlehner | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | M Jaušovec | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Tyler | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Kruger | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Guédy | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Durie | 2 | 2 | | 3 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Nagelsen | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Y Vermaak | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fayter | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Fayter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Bohm | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Wade | 9 | 6 |
| | M Pinterová | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Simionescu | 7 | 3 |
| Q | P Peled | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Peled | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | R Fox | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Fox | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Tolleson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Simionescu | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Simionescu | 6 | 6 | | | M Simionescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Reynolds | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 6 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Harford | 3 | 1 | 6 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | V Ziegenfuss | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Russell | 8 | 6 | | | | | | J Russell | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Mappin | 6 | 2 | | J Russell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | LL | S Hagey | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Casals | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | F Dürr | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | D Boshoff | 6 | 3 |
| | L Forood | 0 | 6 | 11 | F Dürr | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | V Ruzici | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11 | F Dürr | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | D Boshoff | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | L Hunt | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Whytcross | 4 | 4 | | D Boshoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Boshoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| | | | | | | K Harter | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doerner | 6 | 6 | | | C Doerner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Bruning | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | C Doerner | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | K May | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Molesworth | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mottram | 3 | 1 | | 12 | K May | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K May | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | K May | 2 | 1 |
| | J Anthony | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Reid | 6 | 6 |
| | N Sato | 1 | 3 | | | J Anthony | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | I Riedel | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Anthony | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Reid | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Lovera | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Carillo | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | K Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Reid | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 |
| | P Bostrom | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | L Antonoplis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | C Matison | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L Antonoplis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Q | H Sparre | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | H Sparre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Saliba | 1 | 5 | | WC | K Susman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Susman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | L Antonoplis | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Barker | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | I Kloss | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Meyer | 1 | 5 | | | A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Kiyomura | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | H Masthoff | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 4 | S Barker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Bonicelli | 6 | 5 | 5 | | H Masthoff | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Barker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| | S Walsh | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | H Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | A Hobbs | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | H Cawley | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Fordyce | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | J Stratton | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Stratton | 4 | 9 | 6 | | J Stratton | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | C O'Neil | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Cawley | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Stöve | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | R Tomanová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cuypers | 6 | 6 | | | B Cuypers | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Tomanová | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Teeguarden | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simmonds | 3 | 1 | | 7 | B Stöve | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| | M Gurdal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L duPont | 2 | 4 | | | M Gurdal | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A McDade | 1 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A McDade | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | T Holladay | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Shaw | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 6 | 6 | | | T Holladay | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Beaven | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Holladay | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | F Mihai | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Charles | 6 | 1 | 6 | | L Charles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Simon | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | L Charles | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | I Bentzer | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Coles | 3 | 0 | | 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |