1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1974 Wimbledon Championships USA Chris Evert URS 1955 Olga Morozova 6–0, 6–4 96 (8 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1974 Wimbledon Championships Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her first Wimbledon singles title and second major singles title overall. Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Morozova. Seeds 1 1 USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals) 2 8 USA Chris Evert (champion) 3 6 AUS Evonne Goolagong (quarterfinals) 4 3 USA Rosie Casals (fourth round) 5 4 GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals) 6 5 AUS Kerry Melville (semifinals) 7 USA Nancy Gunter (withdrew) 8 2 URS 1955 Olga Morozova (final) Nancy Gunter withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Tine Zwaan. Qualifying 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Billie Jean King 5 2 8 URS 1955 Olga Morozova 7 6 RSA 1928 Linky Boshoff 3 2 5 GBR Virginia Wade 6 6 6 AUS Kerry Melville 9 1 6 3 AUS Evonne Goolagong 7 6 2 FRG Helga Masthoff 4 2 2 USA Chris Evert 6 6 8 URS 1955 Olga Morozova 1 7 6 5 GBR Virginia Wade 6 5 4 6 AUS Kerry Melville 2 3 2 USA Chris Evert 6 6 8 URS 1955 Olga Morozova 0 4 2 USA Chris Evert 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA BJ King 6 6 USA K May 1 1 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 2 0 FRA F Dürr 6 6 GBR C Janes 6 6 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 4 2 ARG E Weisenberger 8 4 2 GBR L Charles 6 6 6 1 USA BJ King 6 7 FRA F Dürr 1 5 GBR C Janes 6 3 0 GBR L Charles 4 6 6 1 USA BJ King 6 6 GBR L Charles 3 0 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 URS 1955 O Morozova 6 6 GBR S Brasher 1 0 AUS W Paish 6 6 SWE I Bentzer 3 2 GBR W Wooldridge 6 6 Q AUS N Gregory 0 0 AUS K Krantzcke 6 6 RSA 1928 L Rossouw 0 3 8 URS 1955 O Morozova 2 6 9 AUS W Paish 6 0 7 GBR W Wooldridge 2 7 AUS K Krantzcke 6 9 8 URS 1955 O Morozova 9 6 AUS K Krantzcke 7 4 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA R Casals 6 6 GBR P Moor 2 1 Q SWE H Anliot 6 2 USA P Teeguarden 8 6 SWE C Sandberg 8 1 GBR S Mappin 9 6 TCH M Navrátilová 4 6 3 Q YUG M Jaušovec 6 3 6 BEL M Gurdal TCH V Vopičková w/o GBR S Barker 0 7 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 9 AUS H Gourlay 6 7 USA M Michel 4 5 TCH R Tomanová 6 3 6 GBR L Blachford 2 6 3 4 USA R Casals 6 9 USA P Teeguarden 2 8 GBR S Mappin 4 1 Q YUG M Jaušovec 6 6 BEL M Gurdal 3 5 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 7 AUS H Gourlay 6 6 TCH R Tomanová 4 2 4 USA R Casals 6 6 Q YUG M Jaušovec 3 4 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 5 9 AUS H Gourlay 3 7 7 4 USA R Casals 2 3 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 GBR V Wade 6 6 GBR V Burton 0 0 FRA O de Roubin 0 3 USA J Anthony 6 6 USA E Nagelsen 6 8 6 USA L Tenney 1 9 4 FRA G Chanfreau 6 6 ARG B Araujo 1 0 GBR J Fayter 0 8 USA A Kiyomura 6 9 URS 1955 M Kroschina 6 6 AUS D Fromholtz 4 1 USA P Hogan 8 8 USA W Overton 6 6 GBR C Colman 1 2 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 6 6 5 GBR V Wade 7 6 USA J Anthony 5 3 USA E Nagelsen 7 6 FRA G Chanfreau 5 3 USA A Kiyomura 8 2 6 URS 1955 M Kroschina 6 6 3 USA P Hogan 6 6 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 3 0 5 GBR V Wade 6 6 USA E Nagelsen 3 2 USA A Kiyomura 4 2 USA P Hogan 6 6 5 GBR V Wade 6 6 USA P Hogan 3 1 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 G Stevens 1 6 6 LL USA S Stap 6 1 1 SWE M Wikstedt 6 4 6 LL NED E Appel 3 6 4 USA T Fretz 2 6 6 ROM 1965 J Gohn 6 1 2 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 USA B Downs 2 2 USA J Heldman 6 6 USA L Fleming 3 0 Q USA P Bostrom 2 2 JPN 1947 K Sawamatsu 6 6 GBR C Molesworth 2 3 Q USA R Tenney 6 6 NED B Stöve 6 4 4 6 AUS K Melville 4 6 6 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 6 SWE M Wikstedt 3 3 USA T Fretz 7 6 AUS W Turnbull 5 3 USA J Heldman 4 4 JPN 1947 K Sawamatsu 6 6 Q USA R Tenney 4 1 6 AUS K Melville 6 6 RSA 1928 G Stevens 3 2 USA T Fretz 6 6 JPN 1947 K Sawamatsu 2 3 6 AUS K Melville 6 6 USA T Fretz 1r 6 AUS K Melville 5 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR L Mottram 0 3 USA K Kemmer 6 6 USA J Evert 6 4 USA S Walsh 8 6 URU F Bonicelli 6 6 TCH M Neumannová 3 4 USA K Latham 6 9 Q USA S Greer 1 8 ISR P Peisachov 6 6 USA C Meyer 4 3 AUS K Harris 6 6 GBR L Beaven 2 3 RSA 1928 I Kloss 6 6 INA L Kaligis 1 2 NED M Schaar 1 1 3 AUS E Goolagong 6 6 USA K Kemmer 1 6 6 USA S Walsh 6 2 3 URU F Bonicelli 2 7 6 USA K Latham 6 5 2 ISR P Peisachov 3 3 AUS K Harris 6 6 RSA 1928 I Kloss 2 4 3 AUS E Goolagong 6 6 USA K Kemmer 6 3 8 URU F Bonicelli 4 6 6 AUS K Harris 6 5 4 3 AUS E Goolagong 4 7 6 USA K Kemmer 1 4 3 AUS E Goolagong 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR A Coe 2 8 6 AUS J Young 6 6 8 FRG H Masthoff 9 6 GBR J Hume 8 4 USA V Ziegenfuss 6 1 2 ARG R Giscafré 1 6 6 GBR G Coles 3 7 2 LL NED T Zwaan 6 5 6 AUS J Young 7 8 5 FRG H Masthoff 5 9 7 ARG R Giscafré 6 6 LL NED T Zwaan 3 2 FRG H Masthoff 6 6 ARG R Giscafré 2 4 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q AUS C O'Neil 1 6 6 RSA 1928 R Whitehouse 6 2 2 FRA N Fuchs 0 0 USA M Schallau 6 6 Q AUS C Matison 2 7 3 COL I Fernández de Soto 6 5 6 AUS L Hunt 6 7 9 2 USA C Evert 8 5 11 AUS C O'Neil 2 3 USA M Schallau 6 6 COL I Fernández de Soto 1 1 2 USA C Evert 6 6 USA M Schallau 5 1 2 USA C Evert 7 6 References External links 1974 LS 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1974 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1974 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships