1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1974 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Chris Evert
Runner-up	Olga Morozova
Final score	6–0, 6–4
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 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. ^[1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and her second major singles title overall.

Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Morozova.

Seeds

0 1.   Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)

0 2.   Chris Evert (champion)

0 3.   Evonne Goolagong (quarterfinals)

0 4.   Rosie Casals (fourth round)

0 5.   Virginia Wade (semifinals)

0 6.   Kerry Melville (semifinals)

07.   Nancy Gunter (withdrew)

0 8.   Olga Morozova (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Nancy Gunter withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Tine Zwaan.

Qualifying

Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Billie Jean King	5	2
	8	Olga Morozova	7	6
								8	Olga Morozova	1	7	6
								5	Virginia Wade	6	5	4
		Linky Boshoff	3	2
	5	Virginia Wade	6	6
															8	Olga Morozova	0	4
															2	Chris Evert	6	6
	6	Kerry Melville	9	1	6
	3	Evonne Goolagong	7	6	2
								6	Kerry Melville	2	3
								2	Chris Evert	6	6
		Helga Masthoff	4	2
	2	Chris Evert	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	BJ King	6	6
									K May	1	1
															1	BJ King	6	7
																F Dürr	1	5
									M Simionescu	2	0
									F Dürr	6	6
																						1	BJ King	6	6
																							L Charles	3	0
									C Janes	6	6
									V Ruzici	4	2
																C Janes	6	3	0
																L Charles	4	6	6
									E Weisenberger	8	4	2
									L Charles	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	O Morozova	6	6
									S Brasher	1	0
															8	O Morozova	2	6	9
																W Paish	6	0	7
									W Paish	6	6
									I Bentzer	3	2
																						8	O Morozova	9	6
																							K Krantzcke	7	4
									W Wooldridge	6	6
								Q	N Gregory	0	0
																W Wooldridge	2	7
																K Krantzcke	6	9
									K Krantzcke	6	6
									L Rossouw	0	3

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	R Casals	6	6
		P Moor	2	1				4	R Casals	6	9
	Q	H Anliot	6	2					P Teeguarden	2	8
		P Teeguarden	8	6											4	R Casals	6	6
		C Sandberg	8	1											Q	M Jaušovec	3	4
		S Mappin	9	6					S Mappin	4	1
		M Navrátilová	4	6	3			Q	M Jaušovec	6	6
	Q	M Jaušovec	6	3	6																	4	R Casals	2	3
		M Gurdal																					D Boshoff	6	6
		V Vopičková	w/o						M Gurdal	3	5
		S Barker	0	7					D Boshoff	6	7
		D Boshoff	6	9												D Boshoff	6	5	9
		H Gourlay	6	7												H Gourlay	3	7	7
		M Michel	4	5					H Gourlay	6	6
		R Tomanová	6	3	6				R Tomanová	4	2
		L Blachford	2	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	V Wade	6	6
		V Burton	0	0				5	V Wade	7	6
		O de Roubin	0	3					J Anthony	5	3
		J Anthony	6	6											5	V Wade	6	6
		E Nagelsen	6	8	6											E Nagelsen	3	2
		L Tenney	1	9	4				E Nagelsen	7	6
		G Chanfreau	6	6					G Chanfreau	5	3
		B Araujo	1	0																		5	V Wade	6	6
		J Fayter	0	8																			P Hogan	3	1
		A Kiyomura	6	9					A Kiyomura	8	2	6
		M Kroschina	6	6					M Kroschina	6	6	3
		D Fromholtz	4	1												A Kiyomura	4	2
		P Hogan	8	8												P Hogan	6	6
		W Overton	6	6					P Hogan	6	6
		C Colman	1	2					B Cuypers	3	0
		B Cuypers	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		G Stevens	1	6	6
	LL	S Stap	6	1	1				G Stevens	6	6
		M Wikstedt	6	4	6				M Wikstedt	3	3
	LL	E Appel	3	6	4											G Stevens	3	2
		T Fretz	2	6	6											T Fretz	6	6
		J Gohn	6	1	2				T Fretz	7	6
		W Turnbull	6	6					W Turnbull	5	3
		B Downs	2	2																			T Fretz	1r
		J Heldman	6	6																		6	K Melville	5
		L Fleming	3	0					J Heldman	4	4
	Q	P Bostrom	2	2					K Sawamatsu	6	6
		K Sawamatsu	6	6												K Sawamatsu	2	3
		C Molesworth	2	3											6	K Melville	6	6
	Q	R Tenney	6	6				Q	R Tenney	4	1
		B Stöve	6	4	4			6	K Melville	6	6
	6	K Melville	4	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		L Mottram	0	3
		K Kemmer	6	6					K Kemmer	1	6	6
		J Evert	6	4					S Walsh	6	2	3
		S Walsh	8	6												K Kemmer	6	3	8
		F Bonicelli	6	6												F Bonicelli	4	6	6
		M Neumannová	3	4					F Bonicelli	2	7	6
		K Latham	6	9					K Latham	6	5	2
	Q	S Greer	1	8																			K Kemmer	1	4
		P Peisachov	6	6																		3	E Goolagong	6	6
		C Meyer	4	3					P Peisachov	3	3
		K Harris	6	6					K Harris	6	6
		L Beaven	2	3												K Harris	6	5	4
		I Kloss	6	6											3	E Goolagong	4	7	6
		L Kaligis	1	2					I Kloss	2	4
		M Schaar	1	1				3	E Goolagong	6	6
	3	E Goolagong	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									A Coe	2	8	6
									J Young	6	6	8
																J Young	7	8	5
																H Masthoff	5	9	7
									H Masthoff	9	6
									J Hume	8	4
																							H Masthoff	6	6
																							R Giscafré	2	4
									V Ziegenfuss	6	1	2
									R Giscafré	1	6	6
																R Giscafré	6	6
															LL	T Zwaan	3	2
									G Coles	3	7	2
								LL	T Zwaan	6	5	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								Q	C O'Neil	1	6	6
									R Whitehouse	6	2	2
																C O'Neil	2	3
																M Schallau	6	6
									N Fuchs	0	0
									M Schallau	6	6
																							M Schallau	5	1
																						2	C Evert	7	6
								Q	C Matison	2	7	3
									I Fernández de Soto	6	5	6
																I Fernández de Soto	1	1
															2	C Evert	6	6
									L Hunt	6	7	9
								2	C Evert	8	5	11

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN   9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1974 French Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1974 US Open – Women's singles