1974 Wimbledon Championships

Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon singles title and second major singles title overall.

Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Morozova.

Seeds

01. United States Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)

02. United States Chris Evert (champion)

03. Australia Evonne Goolagong (quarterfinals)

04. United States Rosie Casals (fourth round)

05. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (semifinals)

06. Australia Kerry Melville (semifinals)

07. United States Nancy Gunter (withdrew)

08. Soviet Union Olga Morozova (final)

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

Nancy Gunter withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Tine Zwaan.

Qualifying

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	United States Billie Jean King	5	2

8	Soviet Union Olga Morozova	7	6
	8	Soviet Union Olga Morozova	1	7	6

		5	United Kingdom Virginia Wade	6	5	4
	South Africa Linky Boshoff	3	2

5	United Kingdom Virginia Wade	6	6
	8	Soviet Union Olga Morozova	0	4

		2	United States Chris Evert	6	6
6	Australia Kerry Melville	9	1	6

3	Australia Evonne Goolagong	7	6	2
	6	Australia Kerry Melville	2	3

		2	United States Chris Evert	6	6
	West Germany Helga Masthoff	4	2

2	United States Chris Evert	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round			Third round			Fourth round

	1	United States BJ King	6	6
		United States K May	1	1
				1	United States BJ King	6	7
				France F Dürr	1	5
		Romania M Simionescu	2	0
		France F Dürr	6	6
		1	United States BJ King	6	6
					United Kingdom L Charles	3	0
		United Kingdom C Janes	6	6
		Romania V Ruzici	4	2
					United Kingdom C Janes	6	3	0
				United Kingdom L Charles	4	6	6
		Argentina E Weisenberger	8	4	2
		United Kingdom L Charles	6	6	6

Section 2

First round	Second round			Third round			Fourth round

	8	Soviet Union O Morozova	6	6
		United Kingdom S Brasher	1	0
				8	Soviet Union O Morozova	2	6	9
				Australia W Paish	6	0	7
		Australia W Paish	6	6
		Sweden I Bentzer	3	2
		8	Soviet Union O Morozova	9	6
					Australia K Krantzcke	7	4
		United Kingdom W Wooldridge	6	6
	Q	Australia N Gregory	0	0
					United Kingdom W Wooldridge	2	7
				Australia K Krantzcke	6	9
		Australia K Krantzcke	6	6
		South Africa L Rossouw	0	3

Section 3

First round			Second round		Third round			Fourth round

4	United States R Casals	6	6
	United Kingdom P Moor	2	1			4	United States R Casals	6	9
Q	Sweden H Anliot	6	2				United States P Teeguarden	2	8
	United States P Teeguarden	8	6						4	United States R Casals	6	6
	Sweden C Sandberg	8	1					Q	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec	3	4
	United Kingdom S Mappin	9	6				United Kingdom S Mappin	4	1
	Czechoslovakia M Navrátilová	4	6	3		Q	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec	6	6
Q	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec	6	3	6			4	United States R Casals	2	3
	Belgium M Gurdal									South Africa D Boshoff	6	6
	Czechoslovakia V Vopičková	w/o					Belgium M Gurdal	3	5
	United Kingdom S Barker	0	7				South Africa D Boshoff	6	7
	South Africa D Boshoff	6	9							South Africa D Boshoff	6	5	9
	Australia H Gourlay	6	7						Australia H Gourlay	3	7	7
	United States M Michel	4	5				Australia H Gourlay	6	6
	Czechoslovakia R Tomanová	6	3	6			Czechoslovakia R Tomanová	4	2
	United Kingdom L Blachford	2	6	3

Section 4

First round			Second round		Third round			Fourth round

5	United Kingdom V Wade	6	6
	United Kingdom V Burton	0	0			5	United Kingdom V Wade	7	6
	France O de Roubin	0	3				United States J Anthony	5	3
	United States J Anthony	6	6						5	United Kingdom V Wade	6	6
	United States E Nagelsen	6	8	6					United States E Nagelsen	3	2
	United States L Tenney	1	9	4			United States E Nagelsen	7	6
	France G Chanfreau	6	6				France G Chanfreau	5	3
	Argentina B Araujo	1	0				5	United Kingdom V Wade	6	6
	United Kingdom J Fayter	0	8							United States P Hogan	3	1
	United States A Kiyomura	6	9				United States A Kiyomura	8	2	6
	Soviet Union M Kroschina	6	6				Soviet Union M Kroschina	6	6	3
	Australia D Fromholtz	4	1							United States A Kiyomura	4	2
	United States P Hogan	8	8						United States P Hogan	6	6
	United States W Overton	6	6				United States P Hogan	6	6
	United Kingdom C Colman	1	2				South Africa B Cuypers	3	0
	South Africa B Cuypers	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round			Second round		Third round			Fourth round

	South Africa G Stevens	1	6	6
LL	United States S Stap	6	1	1			South Africa G Stevens	6	6
	Sweden M Wikstedt	6	4	6			Sweden M Wikstedt	3	3
LL	Netherlands E Appel	3	6	4						South Africa G Stevens	3	2
	United States T Fretz	2	6	6					United States T Fretz	6	6
	Romania J Gohn	6	1	2			United States T Fretz	7	6
	Australia W Turnbull	6	6				Australia W Turnbull	5	3
	United States B Downs	2	2					United States T Fretz	1r
	United States J Heldman	6	6						6	Australia K Melville	5
	United States L Fleming	3	0				United States J Heldman	4	4
Q	United States P Bostrom	2	2				Japan K Sawamatsu	6	6
	Japan K Sawamatsu	6	6							Japan K Sawamatsu	2	3
	United Kingdom C Molesworth	2	3					6	Australia K Melville	6	6
Q	United States R Tenney	6	6			Q	United States R Tenney	4	1
	Netherlands B Stöve	6	4	4		6	Australia K Melville	6	6
6	Australia K Melville	4	6	6

Section 6

First round			Second round	Third round			Fourth round

	United Kingdom L Mottram	0	3
	United States K Kemmer	6	6			United States K Kemmer	1	6	6
	United States J Evert	6	4			United States S Walsh	6	2	3
	United States S Walsh	8	6						United States K Kemmer	6	3	8
	Uruguay F Bonicelli	6	6					Uruguay F Bonicelli	4	6	6
	Czechoslovakia M Neumannová	3	4			Uruguay F Bonicelli	2	7	6
	United States K Latham	6	9			United States K Latham	6	5	2
Q	United States S Greer	1	8				United States K Kemmer	1	4
	Israel P Peisachov	6	6					3	Australia E Goolagong	6	6
	United States C Meyer	4	3			Israel P Peisachov	3	3
	Australia K Harris	6	6			Australia K Harris	6	6
	United Kingdom L Beaven	2	3						Australia K Harris	6	5	4
	South Africa I Kloss	6	6				3	Australia E Goolagong	4	7	6
	Indonesia L Kaligis	1	2			South Africa I Kloss	2	4
	Netherlands M Schaar	1	1		3	Australia E Goolagong	6	6
3	Australia E Goolagong	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round			Third round			Fourth round

		United Kingdom A Coe	2	8	6
		Australia J Young	6	6	8
					Australia J Young	7	8	5
				West Germany H Masthoff	5	9	7
		West Germany H Masthoff	9	6
		United Kingdom J Hume	8	4
			West Germany H Masthoff	6	6
					Argentina R Giscafré	2	4
		United States V Ziegenfuss	6	1	2
		Argentina R Giscafré	1	6	6
					Argentina R Giscafré	6	6
			LL	Netherlands T Zwaan	3	2
		United Kingdom G Coles	3	7	2
	LL	Netherlands T Zwaan	6	5	6

Section 8

First round	Second round			Third round			Fourth round

	Q	Australia C O'Neil	1	6	6
		South Africa R Whitehouse	6	2	2
					Australia C O'Neil	2	3
				United States M Schallau	6	6
		France N Fuchs	0	0
		United States M Schallau	6	6
			United States M Schallau	5	1
				2	United States C Evert	7	6
	Q	Australia C Matison	2	7	3
		Colombia I Fernández de Soto	6	5	6
					Colombia I Fernández de Soto	1	1
			2	United States C Evert	6	6
		Australia L Hunt	6	7	9
	2	United States C Evert	8	5	11

External links

at Wimbledon.com
at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by1974 French Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by1974 US Open – Women's singles

1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles