1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1977 Wimbledon Championships
1976 Champion	Chris Evert
Final
Champion	Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Betty Stöve
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Date	2 July 1977
Details
Draw	96 (8Q / 6WC)
Seeds	12
Events
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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.^[1]^[2] 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.

1976Champion

Chris Evert

Champion

Virginia Wade

Runner-up

Betty Stöve

Score4–6, 6–3, 6–1

Quick facts Women's singles, 1976 Champion ...

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Chris Evert was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Wade.^[1]

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.^[3]^[4]

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Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Chris Evert	6	6

5	Billie Jean King	1	2
					1	Chris Evert	2	6	1

					3	Virginia Wade	6	4	6
3	Virginia Wade	7	6

6	Rosie Casals	5	2
										3	Virginia Wade	4	6	6

										7	Betty Stöve	6	3	1
8	Kerry Reid	3	4

4	Sue Barker	6	6
					4	Sue Barker	4	6	4

					7	Betty Stöve	6	2	6
7	Betty Stöve	9	3	6

2	Martina Navratilova	8	6	1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	C Evert	6	6
	R Gerulaitis	0	3		1	C Evert	6	6
					WC	W Wooldridge	0	2
										1	C Evert	6	6
	E Vessies-Appel	6	3	6							T Austin	1	1
	M Hamm	4	6	2		E Vessies-Appel	3	3
						T Austin	6	6
														1	C Evert	8	6
															G Stevens	6	4
						K Ebbinghaus	6	6
Q	E Dignam	6	5	1	WC	B Thompson	2	0
WC	B Thompson	2	7	6							K Ebbinghaus	1	3
											G Stevens	6	6
					Q	A Spex	6	0	2
	M Struthers	1	0			G Stevens	4	6	6
	G Stevens	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					5	BJ King	6	6	6
Q	A Smith	4	6	6	Q	A Smith	8	0	3
	M Wikstedt	6	2	0						5	BJ King	6	7
											M Bueno	2	5
						M Bueno	1	8	8
	J Newberry	6	6			J Newberry	6	6	6
LL	R Giscafré	4	2											5	BJ King	4	6	6
															M Kruger	6	0	1
					10	M Jaušovec	6	6
	W Turnbull	6	6			W Turnbull	4	3
	H Eisterlehner	2	1							10	M Jaušovec	4	4
	M Tyler	4	6	2							M Kruger	6	6
	M Kruger	6	2	6		M Kruger	6	6
						F Guédy	3	2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	V Wade	6	6
WC	J Durie	2	2		3	V Wade	6	6
						E Nagelsen	2	1
										3	V Wade	6	6
											Y Vermaak	1	2
						Y Vermaak	6	6
	J Fayter	2	6	6		J Fayter	3	1
Q	N Bohm	6	3	2										3	V Wade	9	6
	M Pinterová	1	1												M Simionescu	7	3
Q	P Peled	6	6		Q	P Peled	4	6	4
					Q	R Fox	6	4	6
										Q	R Fox	5	2
	S Tolleson	2	3								M Simionescu	7	6
	M Simionescu	6	6			M Simionescu	6	7
						C Reynolds	4	5

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

6	R Casals	6	6
	T Harford	3	1	6	R Casals	6	6
					V Ziegenfuss	3	3
								6	R Casals	6	6
	J Russell	8	6						J Russell	1	1
	S Mappin	6	2		J Russell	6	7
				LL	S Hagey	3	5
												6	R Casals	8	6
11	F Dürr	6	8										D Boshoff	6	3
	L Forood	0	6	11	F Dürr	6	7
					V Ruzici	3	5
								11	F Dürr	3	7
									D Boshoff	6	9
					L Hunt	3	2
	P Whytcross	4	4		D Boshoff	6	6
	D Boshoff	6	6

1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

						K Harter	3	2
	C Doerner	6	6			C Doerner	6	6
	A-M Bruning	3	1							C Doerner	0	2
									12	K May	6	6
						C Molesworth	2	4
	L Mottram	3	1		12	K May	6	6
12	K May	6	6										12	K May	2	1
	J Anthony	6	6										8	K Reid	6	6
	N Sato	1	3			J Anthony	6	6
						I Riedel	2	1
										J Anthony	3	7
									8	K Reid	6	9
						G Lovera	1	1
	M Carillo	6	4	5	8	K Reid	6	6
8	K Reid	2	6	7

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	P Bostrom	3	4
	L Antonoplis	6	6			L Antonoplis	7	6
					Q	C Matison	5	1
										L Antonoplis	6	6
									Q	H Sparre	4	1
					Q	H Sparre	6	6
WC	S Saliba	1	5		WC	K Susman	3	2
WC	K Susman	6	7											L Antonoplis	0	4
													4	S Barker	6	6
						I Kloss	3	4
	C Meyer	1	5			A Kiyomura	6	6
	A Kiyomura	6	7							A Kiyomura	2	1
	H Masthoff	2	7	7					4	S Barker	6	6
	F Bonicelli	6	5	5		H Masthoff	1	3
					4	S Barker	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	S Walsh	4	2
	H Cawley	6	6			H Cawley	6	6
					WC	A Hobbs	4	3
											H Cawley	9	6
	P Fordyce	6	7	1							J Stratton	7	3
	J Stratton	4	9	6		J Stratton	7	9	6
					LL	C O'Neil	9	8	3
															H Cawley	4	2
														7	B Stöve	6	6
						R Tomanová	6	2	6
	B Cuypers	6	6			B Cuypers	4	6	3
	R Maršíková	0	4								R Tomanová	1	2
										7	B Stöve	6	6
						P Teeguarden	6	3	2
	S Simmonds	3	1		7	B Stöve	3	6	6
7	B Stöve	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	M Gurdal	6	6
	L duPont	2	4			M Gurdal	6	6	3
						A McDade	1	8	6
											A McDade	4	0
											T Holladay	6	6
						K Shaw	5	4
	T Holladay	6	6			T Holladay	7	6
	L Beaven	3	3												T Holladay	4	4
														2	M Navratilova	6	6
						F Mihai	2	4
	L Charles	6	1	6		L Charles	6	6
	B Simon	4	6	3							L Charles	2	2
										2	M Navratilova	6	6
						I Bentzer	0	3
	G Coles	3	0		2	M Navratilova	6	6
2	M Navratilova	6	6