1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1963 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Billie Jean Moffitt
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated unseeded Billie Jean Moffitt in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1963 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, she completed the career Grand Slam in singles.^[1] The final was a rematch of the pair's second-round meeting the previous year.

Karen Susman was the reigning champion, but did not defend her title as she was expecting her first child.^[2]

Seeds

1.

Margaret Smith (champion)

2.

Lesley Turner (fourth round)

3.

Ann Jones (semifinals)

4.

Darlene Hard (semifinals)

5.

Jan Lehane (quarterfinals)

6.

Věra Suková (third round)

7.

Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)

8.

Renée Schuurman (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Margaret Smith	3	6	6

8	Renée Schuurman	6	0	1
					1	Margaret Smith	6	6

					4	Darlene Hard	3	3
4	Darlene Hard	6	1

5	Jan Lehane	1	2^r
									1	Margaret Smith	6	6

										Billie Jean Moffitt	3	4
	Donna Fales	4	1

3	Ann Jones	6	6
					3	Ann Jones	4	4

						Billie Jean Moffitt	6	6
7	Maria Bueno	2	5

	Billie Jean Moffitt	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	1	Margaret Smith	6	6
		Louise Brown	1	1
						1	M Smith	6	6
						Q	K Bartholdson	1	0
		Michelle Bourbonnais	4	1
	Q	Katarina Bartholdson	6	6
											1	M Smith	6	6
												N Baylon	3	3
		Christiane Mercelis	1	2
		Carole Caldwell	6	6
							C Caldwell	6	3	3
							N Baylon	0	6	6
		Norma Baylon	6	3	6
		Janine Lieffrig	4	6	2

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	8	Renée Schuurman	4	6	6
		Deidre Catt	6	4	4
						8	R Schuurman	6	6
							F Gordigiani	2	1
		Gudrun Rosin	6	3
		Francesca Gordigiani	8	6
										8	R Schuurman	6	6
											R Ostermann	4	2
		Renate Ostermann	6	6
		Jenny Wagstaff	3	4
							R Ostermann	6	6
							J Bourgnon	1	2
		Jenny Ridderhof-Seven	7	4	5
		Janine Bourgnon	5	6	7

Section 3

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

4	Darlene Hard	6	6
Q	Joyce Fulton	0	0	4	D Hard	6	6
	Caroline Yates-Bell	6	6		C Yates-Bell	2	1
Q	Margaret Lee	1	2					4	D Hard	6	6
	Pilar Barril	2	0						H Schultze	3	0
	Helga Schultze	6	6		H Schultze	6	6
	Heide Schildknecht	4	5		H Cheadle	1	3
	Hazel Cheadle	6	7										4	D Hard	3	6	8
	Pat Edrich	1	1											C Truman	6	3	6
	Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6	6		Z Körmöczy	1	3
	Christine Truman	6	6		C Truman	6	6
	Yola Ochoa	2	0						C Truman	8	0	6
	Lucia Bassi	1	5						J Tegart	6	6	1
	Judy Tegart	6	7		J Tegart	6	6
	Anna Dmitrieva	6	6		A Dmitrieva	1	4
	Roberta Beltrame	1	2

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	Jan Lehane	6	6
Q	Sally Holdsworth	2	0	5	J Lehane	6	6
	Joyce Barclay	2	5		J Barclay	3	2
Q	Ulla Sandulf	6	2^r						5	J Lehane	8	6
	Tory Fretz	6	6							T Fretz	6	4
	Carol-Ann Prosen	1	1		T Fretz	8	1	9
Q	Diane Tuckey	4	1		F Dürr	6	6	7
	Françoise Dürr	6	6											5	J Lehane	6	6
	Almut Sturm	1	1												M Hunt	1	3
	Rita Bentley	6	6		R Bentley	2	3
	Pauline Roberts	5	2		M Hunt	6	6
	Margaret Hunt	7	6							M Hunt	4	6	8
	Pam Watermeyer	2	2							C Hanks	6	2	6
	Carol Hanks	6	6		C Hanks	6	6
	Jill Mills	5	3		S Brasher	0	2
	Shirley Brasher	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	Charlene Rigby	0	4
	Silvana Lazzarino	6	6			S Lazzarino	4	6	4
	Dorothy Knode	6	6			D Knode	6	3	6
	Ann McAlpine	2	1								D Knode	3	5
	Helga Niessen	6	4	6							L Cawthorn	6	7
	Carole Newman	3	6	4		H Niessen	2	5
	Mary Habicht	4	0			L Cawthorn	6	7
	Lorna Cawthorn	6	6												L Cawthorn	0	4
	Carole Rosser	2	9	6											D Fales	6	6
	Noelene Turner	6	7	8		N Turner	1	1
	Donna Fales	6	6			D Fales	6	6
	Ann Barclay	3	2								D Fales
	Carmen Coronado	6	4	6						6	V Suková	w/o
	Constance Jaster	2	6	0		C Coronado	6	1	4
	Jane Albert	4	4		6	V Suková	2	6	6
6	Věra Suková	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

Q	Heather Allen	6	3	3
	Isabelle de Lansalut	3	6	6		I de Lansalut	2	2
	Judy Alvarez	6	4			R Lesh	6	6
	Robin Lesh	8	6								R Lesh	3	6
Q	Mary McAnally	0	1								R Ebbern	6	8
	Robyn Ebbern	6	6			R Ebbern	6	6
Q	Jean Barnes	6	6		Q	J Barnes	0	2
	Klára Bardóczy	1	4												R Ebbern	2	4
	Hanna Sladek	6	6											3	A Jones	6	6
	Márta Peterdy-Wolf	2	3			H Sladek	3	6	6
	Jenny Trewby	5	2			J Knight	6	3	3
	Jean Knight	7	6								H Sladek	1	0
	Heather Segal	6	4							3	A Jones	6	6
	Virginia Wade	8	6			V Wade	3	7
	Jill Blackman	3	2		3	A Jones	6	9
3	Ann Jones	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Liz Starkie	6	6
		Ana María Estalella	4	0
							E Starkie	6	6
							E de Jong	0	1
		Zsófia Broszmann	6	5	4
		Eva de Jong	4	7	6
											E Starkie	1	5
										7	M Bueno	6	7
		Rosemary Deloford	3	4
		Annette Van Zyl	6	6
							A Van Zyl	2	0
						7	M Bueno	6	6
		Parveen Ahmed	0	0
	7	Maria Bueno	6	6

Section 8

First round	Second round				Third round					Fourth round

		Sonja Pachta	4	4
		Billie Jean Moffitt	6	6
						BJ Moffitt	7	6	6
						L Pericoli	9	4	0
		Lea Pericoli	6	6
		Pat Hird	2	1
											BJ Moffitt	4	6	7
										2	L Turner	6	4	5
	Q	Judy Tee	1	3
		Edda Buding	6	6
						E Buding	4	3
					2	L Turner	6	6
		Margot Dohrer	1	3
	2	Lesley Turner	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Little, Alan (2010). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: The All England Lawn Tennis Club. p. 299. ISBN 1899039333.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1963 French Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1963 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

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

[Little-2] Little, Alan (2010). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: The All England Lawn Tennis Club. p. 299. ISBN 1899039333.

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