1968 US Open – Women's singles
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{{GrandSlamEvents|1968|US Open|
| champ = {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade
| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King
| score = 6–4, 6–2
| draw = 64
| seeds = 8
| before_name= U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
| after_name= US Open – Women's singles
}}
{{main|1968 US Open (tennis)}}
Virginia Wade defeated defending champion Billie Jean King in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 US Open. It was her first major singles title. This was the first edition of the US Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Virginia Wade is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- {{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King (Runner-up)
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Bueno (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade (champion)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mary-Ann Eisel (first round)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kristy Pigeon (second round)
Draw
=Key=
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
=Finals=
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3
| team-width=150
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade
| RD3-seed2=6
| RD3-score1-1=4
| RD3-score2-1=6
| RD3-score1-2=2
| RD3-score2-2=6
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Bueno
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-score1-1=3
| RD2-score2-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score1-3=6
| RD2-score2-3=2
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade
| RD2-seed3=6
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-score3-1=7
| RD2-score4-1=5
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score4-2=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Maryna Godwin
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score1-2=3
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=6
| RD1-score2-3=3
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Court
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Bueno
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-score3-1=5
| RD1-score4-1=7
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score4-2=2
| RD1-score3-3=3
| RD1-score4-3=6
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade
| RD1-seed5=6
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Judy Tegart
| RD1-seed6=3
| RD1-score5-1=6
| RD1-score6-1=3
| RD1-score5-2=6
| RD1-score6-2=2
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Peaches Bartkowicz
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-score7-1=8
| RD1-score8-1=10
| RD1-score7-2=3
| RD1-score8-2=6
}}
=Earlier rounds=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} King
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Godwin
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score02-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=3
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-score02-3=3
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} King
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Carter
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=8
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Godwin
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Harter
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=7
| RD3-score04-2=5
| RD3-score03-3=6
| RD3-score04-3=3
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} King
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Tym
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score02-1=1
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Carter
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Lamm
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score04-1=4
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score04-2=2
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Pigeon
| RD2-seed05=8
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Godwin
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=5
| RD2-score06-1=7
| RD2-score05-2=4
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Schiffman
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Harter
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-score07-1=0
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} King
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Vuskalns
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=0
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Tym
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Footman
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=0
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Carter
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Capozzi
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score06-1=1
| RD1-score05-2=7
| RD1-score06-2=5
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Lamm
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Gengler
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=9
| RD1-score08-2=7
| RD1-score07-3=6
| RD1-score08-3=3
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Pigeon
| RD1-seed09=8
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Moore
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Godwin
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} Adams
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=2
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Schiffman
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Herrick
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=5
| RD1-score14-1=7
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=7
| RD1-score14-3=5
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} Harter
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Netter
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=4
| RD1-score15-2=4
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score15-3=6
| RD1-score16-3=4
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Court
| RD4-seed01=4
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|BRA}} Bueno
| RD4-seed02=5
| RD4-score01-1=5
| RD4-score02-1=7
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score02-2=2
| RD4-score01-3=3
| RD4-score02-3=6
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Court
| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Dürr
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BRA}} Bueno
| RD3-seed03=5
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Hogan
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-score03-1=0
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score04-2=2
| RD3-score03-3=6
| RD3-score04-3=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Court
| RD2-seed01=4
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Heldman
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=4
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score02-2=2
| RD2-score01-3=6
| RD2-score02-3=1
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} duPont
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Dürr
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=1
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=5
| RD2-score04-2=7
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|BRA}} Bueno
| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Martinez
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=2
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score05-3=6
| RD2-score06-3=4
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Hogan
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Christenson
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score08-1=1
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score08-2=1
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Court
| RD1-seed01=4
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Fisher
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=0
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=1
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Heldman
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Matzner
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} duPont
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Lowdon
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=7
| RD1-score06-1=5
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=2
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} Dürr
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Ziegenfuss
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=0
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score08-2=1
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|BRA}} Bueno
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Grant
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} Martinez
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} Moore
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=4
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Hogan
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Lyman
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=11
| RD1-score14-1=9
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} Christenson
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CAN}} O'Hara
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score16-2=3
| RD1-score15-3=6
| RD1-score16-3=4
}}
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade
| RD4-seed01=6
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Tegart
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score02-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score02-2=2
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Casals
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade
| RD3-seed02=6
| RD3-score01-1=4
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=5
| RD3-score02-2=7
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Tuero
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Tegart
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-score03-1=5
| RD3-score04-1=7
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Casals
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Pratt
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score02-1=1
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score02-2=3
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Cody
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade
| RD2-seed04=6
| RD2-score03-1=3
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=3
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Tuero
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Krantzcke
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score05-2=1
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=7
| RD2-score06-3=5
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Maclennan
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Tegart
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-score07-1=0
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Casals
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Aschner
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=3
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Pratt
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Austin
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=7
| RD1-score04-1=5
| RD1-score03-2=3
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-score04-3=2
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Cody
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Bailey
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=1
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-score06-3=3
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Wade
| RD1-seed07=6
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} De Fina
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=3
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score07-3=6
| RD1-score08-3=3
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Tuero
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Reed
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=1
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Krantzcke
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} Gonnerman
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score12-1=1
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} Maclennan
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Kanarek
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=11
| RD1-score14-3=9
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Tegart
| RD1-seed15=3
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Dixon
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=0
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score16-2=1
}}
==Section 4==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Bartkowicz
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Jones
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-score01-1=8
| RD4-score02-1=10
| RD4-score01-2=3
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Overton
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Bartkowicz
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=3
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=2
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Rogers
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Jones
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-score03-1=0
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score04-2=4
| RD3-score03-3=1
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Jones
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Overton
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=4
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=15
| RD2-score02-2=13
| RD2-score01-3=2
| RD2-score02-3=6
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Bartkowicz
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Williams
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=7
| RD2-score04-1=5
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score04-2=2
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Rogers
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Rossouw
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=11
| RD2-score06-1=9
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Stewart
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} Jones
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=0
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Jones
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Hunter
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score02-1=2
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score02-2=3
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Overton
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Davenport
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score03-2=7
| RD1-score04-2=5
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Bartkowicz
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Graebner
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score06-1=1
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=2
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Williams
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Eisel
| RD1-seed08=7
| RD1-score07-1=7
| RD1-score08-1=5
| RD1-score07-2=2
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score07-3=6
| RD1-score08-3=4
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Rogers
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Vest
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Rossouw
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} Spinoza
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score12-1=w/o
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Stewart
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Kincaid
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=4
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|GBR}} Jones
| RD1-seed15=2
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Teeguarden
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score16-1=3
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score16-2=1
}}
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/US-open/usa/1968/w-sl-usa-01a-1968/draws-and-results/ 1968 US Open – Women's draws and results] at the International Tennis Federation
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