1967 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

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Women's Singles
1967 U.S. National Championships
Champion United States Billie Jean King[1]
Runner-up United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones[1]
Final score 11–9, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women

Top-seeded Billie Jean King defeated Ann Haydon Jones 11–9, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1967 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Billie Jean King (Champion)
  2. United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (Finalist)
  3. France Françoise Dürr (Semifinalist)
  4. United States Nancy Richey (Withdrawn)
  5. Australia Lesley Turner (Semifinalist)
  6. Brazil Maria Bueno (Second round)
  7. United States Rosemary Casals (Fourth round)
  8. United States Mary-Ann Eisel (Third round)
  9. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (Fourth round)
  10. Australia Kerry Melville (Fourth round)


Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  United States Billie Jean King 6 6  
 South Africa Annette Van Zyl 1 4  
  1  United States Billie Jean King 6 6  
  3  France Françoise Dürr 2 4  
 United States Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 3
  3  France Françoise Dürr 6 6  
    1  United States Billie Jean King 11 6
  2  United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 9 4
  4  Australia Lesley Turner 6 6  
7  United Kingdom Rita Bentley 1 2  
  5  Australia Lesley Turner 2 4
  2  United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 6 6  
 United States Peaches Bartkowicz 5 6 1
  2  United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 7 2 6  

References

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