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1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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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.[1] The final was a rematch of the pair's second-round meeting the previous year.

Women's singles
1963 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Smith
Runner-upUnited States Billie Jean Moffitt
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Karen Susman was the reigning champion, but did not defend her title as she was expecting her first child.[2]

Seeds edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Margaret Smith 3 6 6
8   Renée Schuurman 6 0 1
1   Margaret Smith 6 6
4   Darlene Hard 3 3
4   Darlene Hard 6 1
5   Jan Lehane 1 2r
1   Margaret Smith 6 6
  Billie Jean Moffitt 3 4
  Donna Fales 4 1
3   Ann Jones 6 6
3   Ann Jones 4 4
  Billie Jean Moffitt 6 6
7   Maria Bueno 2 5
  Billie Jean Moffitt 6 7

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third 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 edit

First round Second round Third 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 edit

First round Second round Third 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 edit

First round Second round Third 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 2r 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 edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third 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 edit

First round Second round Third 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 edit

First round Second round Third 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 edit

First round Second round Third 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

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ Little, Alan (2010). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: The All England Lawn Tennis Club. p. 299. ISBN 1899039333.

External links edit

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