1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1977 Wimbledon Championships 2 July 1977 USA Chris Evert GBR Virginia Wade NED Betty Stöve 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 96 (8 Q Qualifiers / 6 WC Wildcards) 12 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 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.Barrett John World of Tennis 1978: A BP Yearbook Flink Steve Tingay Lance Macdonald and Jane's 1978 978-0-354-09039-1 10th Year London 50, 54–55 en Wimbledon Championships 0305-6325 237184605 15012356M John Barrett (tennis) Steve Flink Lance TingayBarrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her third and last major singles title. She remains the most recent British woman to win the title. This would also be the last Grand Slam singles title by a British woman until Emma Raducanu's victory in the 2021 US Open. Chris Evert was the defending champion, but 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.Fuller Russell US Open: 'Exceptional talent' Emma Raducanu living 'every 18 year old's dream' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58524401 10 September 2021 BBC Sport 10 September 2021US Open: Emma Raducanu beats Leylah Fernandez to win maiden Grand Slam https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58533341 11 September 2021 BBC Sport 11 September 2021 Seeds 1 1 USA Chris Evert (semifinals) 2 8 USA Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals) 3 3 GBR Virginia Wade (champion) 4 6 GBR Sue Barker (semifinals) 5 2 USA Billie Jean King (quarterfinals) 6 4 USA Rosie Casals (quarterfinals) 7 7 NED Betty Stöve (final) 8 5 AUS Kerry Melville (quarterfinals) 9 AUS Dianne Fromholtz (withdrew) 10 2 YUG Mima Jaušovec (third round) 11 4 FRA Françoise Dürr (third round) 12 5 USA Kathy May (fourth round) Dianne Fromholtz withdrew due to illness. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Chris O'Neil. Qualifying 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Chris Evert 6 6 5 USA Billie Jean King 1 2 3 GBR Virginia Wade 7 6 6 USA Rosie Casals 5 2 8 AUS Kerry Reid 3 4 4 GBR Sue Barker 6 6 7 NED Betty Stöve 9 3 6 2 USA Martina Navratilova 8 6 1 1 USA Chris Evert 2 6 1 3 GBR Virginia Wade 6 4 6 4 GBR Sue Barker 4 6 4 7 NED Betty Stöve 6 2 6 3 GBR Virginia Wade 4 6 6 7 NED Betty Stöve 6 3 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA C Evert 6 6 USA R Gerulaitis 0 3 NED E Vessies-Appel 6 3 6 USA M Hamm 4 6 2 Q USA E Dignam 6 5 1 WC GBR B Thompson 2 7 6 USA M Struthers 1 0 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 6 1 USA C Evert 6 6 WC GBR W Wooldridge 0 2 NED E Vessies-Appel 3 3 USA T Austin 6 6 FRG K Ebbinghaus 6 6 WC GBR B Thompson 2 0 Q USA A Spex 6 0 2 RSA 1928 G Stevens 4 6 6 1 USA C Evert 6 6 USA T Austin 1 1 FRG K Ebbinghaus 1 3 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 6 1 USA C Evert 8 6 RSA 1928 G Stevens 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q USA A Smith 4 6 6 SWE M Wikstedt 6 2 0 USA J Newberry 6 6 LL ARG R Giscafré 4 2 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 FRG H Eisterlehner 2 1 GBR M Tyler 4 6 2 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 2 6 5 USA BJ King 6 6 6 Q USA A Smith 8 0 3 BRA 1968 M Bueno 1 8 8 USA J Newberry 6 6 6 10 YUG M Jaušovec 6 6 AUS W Turnbull 4 3 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 FRA F Guédy 3 2 5 USA BJ King 6 7 BRA 1968 M Bueno 2 5 10 YUG M Jaušovec 4 4 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 5 USA BJ King 4 6 6 RSA 1928 M Kruger 6 0 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 GBR V Wade 6 6 WC GBR J Durie 2 2 GBR J Fayter 2 6 6 Q SWE N Bohm 6 3 2 HUN M Pinterová 1 1 Q ISR P Peled 6 6 USA S Tolleson 2 3 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 6 6 3 GBR V Wade 6 6 USA E Nagelsen 2 1 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 6 GBR J Fayter 3 1 Q ISR P Peled 4 6 4 Q USA R Fox 6 4 6 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 6 7 USA C Reynolds 4 5 3 GBR V Wade 6 6 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 1 2 Q USA R Fox 5 2 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 7 6 3 GBR V Wade 9 6 ROM 1965 M Simionescu 7 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA R Casals 6 6 RSA 1928 T Harford 3 1 USA J Russell 8 6 GBR S Mappin 6 2 11 FRA F Dürr 6 8 USA L Forood 0 6 AUS P Whytcross 4 4 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 6 6 USA R Casals 6 6 USA V Ziegenfuss 3 3 USA J Russell 6 7 LL USA S Hagey 3 5 11 FRA F Dürr 6 7 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 3 5 AUS L Hunt 3 2 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 6 6 USA R Casals 6 6 USA J Russell 1 1 11 FRA F Dürr 3 7 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 9 6 USA R Casals 8 6 RSA 1928 D Boshoff 6 3 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS C Doerner 6 6 USA A-M Bruning 3 1 GBR L Mottram 3 1 12 USA K May 6 6 USA J Anthony 6 6 JPN 1947 N Sato 1 3 USA M Carillo 6 4 5 8 AUS K Reid 2 6 7 USA K Harter 3 2 AUS C Doerner 6 6 GBR C Molesworth 2 4 12 USA K May 6 6 USA J Anthony 6 6 FRG I Riedel 2 1 FRA G Lovera 1 1 8 AUS K Reid 6 6 AUS C Doerner 0 2 12 USA K May 6 6 USA J Anthony 3 7 8 AUS K Reid 6 9 12 USA K May 2 1 8 AUS K Reid 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA P Bostrom 3 4 USA L Antonoplis 6 6 WC AUS S Saliba 1 5 WC USA K Susman 6 7 USA C Meyer 1 5 USA A Kiyomura 6 7 FRG H Masthoff 2 7 7 URU F Bonicelli 6 5 5 USA L Antonoplis 7 6 Q AUS C Matison 5 1 Q DEN H Sparre 6 6 WC USA K Susman 3 2 RSA 1928 I Kloss 3 4 USA A Kiyomura 6 6 FRG H Masthoff 1 3 4 GBR S Barker 6 6 USA L Antonoplis 6 6 Q DEN H Sparre 4 1 USA A Kiyomura 2 1 4 GBR S Barker 6 6 USA L Antonoplis 0 4 4 GBR S Barker 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA S Walsh 4 2 AUS H Cawley 6 6 USA P Fordyce 6 7 1 USA J Stratton 4 9 6 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 6 6 TCH R Maršíková 0 4 ITA S Simmonds 3 1 7 NED B Stöve 6 6 AUS H Cawley 6 6 WC GBR A Hobbs 4 3 USA J Stratton 7 9 6 LL AUS C O'Neil 9 8 3 TCH R Tomanová 6 2 6 RSA 1928 B Cuypers 4 6 3 USA P Teeguarden 6 3 2 7 NED B Stöve 3 6 6 AUS H Cawley 9 6 USA J Stratton 7 3 TCH R Tomanová 1 2 7 NED B Stöve 6 6 AUS H Cawley 4 2 7 NED B Stöve 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BEL M Gurdal 6 6 USA L duPont 2 4 USA T Holladay 6 6 GBR L Beaven 3 3 GBR L Charles 6 1 6 FRA B Simon 4 6 3 GBR G Coles 3 0 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 BEL M Gurdal 6 6 3 RSA 1928 A McDade 1 8 6 USA K Shaw 5 4 USA T Holladay 7 6 ROM 1965 F Mihai 2 4 GBR L Charles 6 6 SWE I Bentzer 0 3 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 RSA 1928 A McDade 4 0 USA T Holladay 6 6 GBR L Charles 2 2 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 USA T Holladay 4 4 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 References External links 1977 LS 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1977 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1977 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships