1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1977 Wimbledon Championships
Final date2 July 1977
1976 ChampionUnited States Chris Evert
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade
Runner-upNetherlands Betty Stöve
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds12
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1976 · Wimbledon Championships · 1978 →

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.[1][2] 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.[1]

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.[3][4]

Seeds

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01.   United States Chris Evert (semifinals)
02.   United States Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
03.   United Kingdom Virginia Wade (champion)
04.   United Kingdom Sue Barker (semifinals)
05.   United States Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
06.   United States Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)
07.   Netherlands Betty Stöve (final)
08.   Australia Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
09.   Australia Dianne Fromholtz (withdrew)
10.   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec (third round)
11.   France Françoise Dürr (third round)
12.   United States 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.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Chris Evert 6 6
5 United States Billie Jean King 1 2
1 United States Chris Evert 2 6 1
3 United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6 4 6
3 United Kingdom Virginia Wade 7 6
6 United States Rosie Casals 5 2
3 United Kingdom Virginia Wade 4 6 6
7 Netherlands Betty Stöve 6 3 1
8 Australia Kerry Reid 3 4
4 United Kingdom Sue Barker 6 6
4 United Kingdom Sue Barker 4 6 4
7 Netherlands Betty Stöve 6 2 6
7 Netherlands Betty Stöve 9 3 6
2 United States Martina Navratilova 8 6 1

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States C Evert 6 6
United States R Gerulaitis 0 3 1 United States C Evert 6 6
WC United Kingdom W Wooldridge 0 2
1 United States C Evert 6 6
Netherlands E Vessies-Appel 6 3 6 United States T Austin 1 1
United States M Hamm 4 6 2 Netherlands E Vessies-Appel 3 3
United States T Austin 6 6
1 United States C Evert 8 6
South Africa G Stevens 6 4
West Germany K Ebbinghaus 6 6
Q United States E Dignam 6 5 1 WC United Kingdom B Thompson 2 0
WC United Kingdom B Thompson 2 7 6 West Germany K Ebbinghaus 1 3
South Africa G Stevens 6 6
Q United States A Spex 6 0 2
United States M Struthers 1 0 South Africa G Stevens 4 6 6
South Africa G Stevens 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States BJ King 6 6 6
Q United States A Smith 4 6 6 Q United States A Smith 8 0 3
Sweden M Wikstedt 6 2 0 5 United States BJ King 6 7
Brazil M Bueno 2 5
Brazil M Bueno 1 8 8
United States J Newberry 6 6 United States J Newberry 6 6 6
LL Argentina R Giscafré 4 2 5 United States BJ King 4 6 6
South Africa M Kruger 6 0 1
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6
Australia W Turnbull 6 6 Australia W Turnbull 4 3
West Germany H Eisterlehner 2 1 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 4 4
United Kingdom M Tyler 4 6 2 South Africa M Kruger 6 6
South Africa M Kruger 6 2 6 South Africa M Kruger 6 6
France F Guédy 3 2

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
WC United Kingdom J Durie 2 2 3 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
United States E Nagelsen 2 1
3 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
South Africa Y Vermaak 1 2
South Africa Y Vermaak 6 6
United Kingdom J Fayter 2 6 6 United Kingdom J Fayter 3 1
Q Sweden N Bohm 6 3 2 3 United Kingdom V Wade 9 6
Hungary M Pinterová 1 1 Romania M Simionescu 7 3
Q Israel P Peled 6 6 Q Israel P Peled 4 6 4
Q United States R Fox 6 4 6
Q United States R Fox 5 2
United States S Tolleson 2 3 Romania M Simionescu 7 6
Romania M Simionescu 6 6 Romania M Simionescu 6 7
United States C Reynolds 4 5

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States R Casals 6 6
South Africa T Harford 3 1 6 United States R Casals 6 6
United States V Ziegenfuss 3 3
6 United States R Casals 6 6
United States J Russell 8 6 United States J Russell 1 1
United Kingdom S Mappin 6 2 United States J Russell 6 7
LL United States S Hagey 3 5
6 United States R Casals 8 6
11 France F Dürr 6 8 South Africa D Boshoff 6 3
United States L Forood 0 6 11 France F Dürr 6 7
Romania V Ruzici 3 5
11 France F Dürr 3 7
South Africa D Boshoff 6 9
Australia L Hunt 3 2
Australia P Whytcross 4 4 South Africa D Boshoff 6 6
South Africa D Boshoff 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States K Harter 3 2
Australia C Doerner 6 6 Australia C Doerner 6 6
United States A-M Bruning 3 1 Australia C Doerner 0 2
12 United States K May 6 6
United Kingdom C Molesworth 2 4
United Kingdom L Mottram 3 1 12 United States K May 6 6
12 United States K May 6 6 12 United States K May 2 1
United States J Anthony 6 6 8 Australia K Reid 6 6
Japan N Sato 1 3 United States J Anthony 6 6
West Germany I Riedel 2 1
United States J Anthony 3 7
8 Australia K Reid 6 9
France G Lovera 1 1
United States M Carillo 6 4 5 8 Australia K Reid 6 6
8 Australia K Reid 2 6 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States P Bostrom 3 4
United States L Antonoplis 6 6 United States L Antonoplis 7 6
Q Australia C Matison 5 1
United States L Antonoplis 6 6
Q Denmark H Sparre 4 1
Q Denmark H Sparre 6 6
WC Australia S Saliba 1 5 WC United States K Susman 3 2
WC United States K Susman 6 7 United States L Antonoplis 0 4
4 United Kingdom S Barker 6 6
South Africa I Kloss 3 4
United States C Meyer 1 5 United States A Kiyomura 6 6
United States A Kiyomura 6 7 United States A Kiyomura 2 1
West Germany H Masthoff 2 7 7 4 United Kingdom S Barker 6 6
Uruguay F Bonicelli 6 5 5 West Germany H Masthoff 1 3
4 United Kingdom S Barker 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States S Walsh 4 2
Australia H Cawley 6 6 Australia H Cawley 6 6
WC United Kingdom A Hobbs 4 3
Australia H Cawley 9 6
United States P Fordyce 6 7 1 United States J Stratton 7 3
United States J Stratton 4 9 6 United States J Stratton 7 9 6
LL Australia C O'Neil 9 8 3
Australia H Cawley 4 2
7 Netherlands B Stöve 6 6
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 6 2 6
South Africa B Cuypers 6 6 South Africa B Cuypers 4 6 3
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 0 4 Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 1 2
7 Netherlands B Stöve 6 6
United States P Teeguarden 6 3 2
Italy S Simmonds 3 1 7 Netherlands B Stöve 3 6 6
7 Netherlands B Stöve 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Belgium M Gurdal 6 6
United States L duPont 2 4 Belgium M Gurdal 6 6 3
South Africa A McDade 1 8 6
South Africa A McDade 4 0
United States T Holladay 6 6
United States K Shaw 5 4
United States T Holladay 6 6 United States T Holladay 7 6
United Kingdom L Beaven 3 3 United States T Holladay 4 4
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Romania F Mihai 2 4
United Kingdom L Charles 6 1 6 United Kingdom L Charles 6 6
France B Simon 4 6 3 United Kingdom L Charles 2 2
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Sweden I Bentzer 0 3
United Kingdom G Coles 3 0 2 United States M Navratilova 6 6
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b Barrett, John; Flink, Steve; Tingay, Lance (1978). "Wimbledon Championships". World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook (10th Year ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 50, 54–55. ISBN 978-0-354-09039-1. ISSN 0305-6325. OCLC 237184605. OL 15012356M.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  3. ^ Fuller, Russell (10 September 2021). "US Open: 'Exceptional talent' Emma Raducanu living 'every 18 year old's dream'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ "US Open: Emma Raducanu beats Leylah Fernandez to win maiden Grand Slam". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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