1964 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
1964 tennis event results
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First-seeded Maria Bueno defeated Carole Graebner 6–1, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1964 U.S. National Championships. Bueno won the tournament without losing a set.[2] Graebner refused to default even though she had second degree burns from a severe sunburn.[3]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1964 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Maria Bueno[1] |
| Runner-up |  Carole Graebner[1] |
| Score | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Seeds | 8 |
It took Bueno only 25 minutes to win the final, though her own recollection was 19 minutes.[4][5][6][7]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Maria Bueno is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
Maria Bueno (champion)
Margaret Smith (fourth round)
Billie Jean Moffitt (quarterfinals)- Lesley Turner (second round)
- Nancy Richey (semifinals)
Ann Jones (quarterfinals)- Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
Norma Baylon (fourth round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Hantze Susman
| 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carole Graebner
| 4 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carole Graebner
| 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nancy Richey
| 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Billie Jean Moffitt
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nancy Richey
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carole Graebner
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Bueno
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Ann Jones
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carol Hanks
| 7 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Carol Hanks
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Bueno
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Robyn Ebbern
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Bueno
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||