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1968 US Open – Women's singles

Main article: 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.

USA Billie Jean King (Runner-up)
GBR Ann Jones (semifinals)
AUS Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
AUS Margaret Court (quarterfinals)
BRA Maria Bueno (semifinals)
GBR Virginia Wade (champion)
USA Mary-Ann Eisel (first round)
USA Kristy Pigeon (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Billie Jean King | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=GBR Virginia Wade | RD3-seed2=6 | RD3-score1-1=4 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=2 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD2-team1=USA Billie Jean King | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=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=GBR Virginia Wade | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team4=GBR Ann Jones | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=7 | RD2-score4-1=5 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=1 | RD1-team1=USA Billie Jean King | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=RSA 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=AUS Margaret Court | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=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=GBR Virginia Wade | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team6=AUS Judy Tegart | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=2 | RD1-team7=USA Peaches Bartkowicz | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=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

| RD4-team01=USA King | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=RSA 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=USA King | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=USA Carter | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=8 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=RSA Godwin | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=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=USA King | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=USA Tym | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-team03=USA Carter | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Lamm | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-team05=USA Pigeon | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=RSA Godwin | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=USA Schiffman | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Harter | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=USA King | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=USA Vuskalns | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-team03=USA Tym | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Footman | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-team05=USA Carter | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Capozzi | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-team07=USA Lamm | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=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=USA Pigeon | RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team10=USA Moore | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-team11=RSA Godwin | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Adams | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-team13=USA Schiffman | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=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=USA Harter | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=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

| RD4-team01=AUS Court | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=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=AUS Court | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=FRA Dürr | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=BRA Bueno | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=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=AUS Court | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=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=USA duPont | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Dürr | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-team05=BRA Bueno | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=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=USA Hogan | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Christenson | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD1-team01=AUS Court | RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team02=USA Fisher | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-team03=USA Heldman | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Matzner | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-team05=USA duPont | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Lowdon | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-team07=FRA Dürr | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Ziegenfuss | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-team09=BRA Bueno | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=USA Grant | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-team11=USA Martinez | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Moore | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-team13=USA Hogan | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Lyman | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=11 | RD1-score14-1=9 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-team15=USA Christenson | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=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

| RD4-team01=GBR Wade | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=AUS Tegart | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=USA Casals | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=GBR Wade | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=5 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-team03=USA Tuero | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Tegart | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=USA Casals | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=USA Pratt | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=USA Cody | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Wade | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=USA Tuero | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=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=GBR Maclennan | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Tegart | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=USA Casals | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=USA Aschner | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=USA Pratt | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=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=USA Cody | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=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=GBR Wade | RD1-seed07=6 | RD1-team08=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=USA Tuero | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Reed | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-team11=AUS Krantzcke | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Gonnerman | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-team13=GBR Maclennan | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=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=AUS Tegart | RD1-seed15=3 | RD1-team16=USA Dixon | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=1

Section 4

| RD4-team01=USA Bartkowicz | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=GBR Jones | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=8 | RD4-score02-1=10 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=USA Overton | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Bartkowicz | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=USA Rogers | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=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=USA Jones | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=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=USA Bartkowicz | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Williams | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-team05=USA Rogers | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=RSA Rossouw | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=11 | RD2-score06-1=9 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=USA Stewart | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Jones | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=USA Jones | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=USA Hunter | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=USA Overton | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Davenport | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-team05=USA Bartkowicz | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Graebner | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-team07=GBR Williams | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=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=USA Rogers | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Vest | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-team11=RSA Rossouw | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Spinoza | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=w/o | RD1-team13=USA Stewart | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Kincaid | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-team15=GBR Jones | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=USA Teeguarden | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=1

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