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

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1United States Billie Jean King52
8Soviet Union Olga Morozova76
8Soviet Union Olga Morozova176
5United Kingdom Virginia Wade654
South Africa Linky Boshoff32
5United Kingdom Virginia Wade66
8Soviet Union Olga Morozova04
2United States Chris Evert66
6Australia Kerry Melville916
3Australia Evonne Goolagong762
6Australia Kerry Melville23
2United States Chris Evert66
West Germany Helga Masthoff42
2United States Chris Evert66

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1United States BJ King66
United States K May11
1United States BJ King67
France F Dürr15
Romania M Simionescu20
France F Dürr66
1United States BJ King66
United Kingdom L Charles30
United Kingdom C Janes66
Romania V Ruzici42
United Kingdom C Janes630
United Kingdom L Charles466
Argentina E Weisenberger842
United Kingdom L Charles666

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8Soviet Union O Morozova66
United Kingdom S Brasher10
8Soviet Union O Morozova269
Australia W Paish607
Australia W Paish66
Sweden I Bentzer32
8Soviet Union O Morozova96
Australia K Krantzcke74
United Kingdom W Wooldridge66
QAustralia N Gregory00
United Kingdom W Wooldridge27
Australia K Krantzcke69
Australia K Krantzcke66
South Africa L Rossouw03

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4United States R Casals66
United Kingdom P Moor214United States R Casals69
QSweden H Anliot62United States P Teeguarden28
United States P Teeguarden864United States R Casals66
Sweden C Sandberg81QSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec34
United Kingdom S Mappin96United Kingdom S Mappin41
Czechoslovakia M Navrátilová463QSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec66
QSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec6364United States R Casals23
Belgium M GurdalSouth Africa D Boshoff66
Czechoslovakia V Vopičkováw/oBelgium M Gurdal35
United Kingdom S Barker07South Africa D Boshoff67
South Africa D Boshoff69South Africa D Boshoff659
Australia H Gourlay67Australia H Gourlay377
United States M Michel45Australia H Gourlay66
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová636Czechoslovakia R Tomanová42
United Kingdom L Blachford263

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5United Kingdom V Wade66
United Kingdom V Burton005United Kingdom V Wade76
France O de Roubin03United States J Anthony53
United States J Anthony665United Kingdom V Wade66
United States E Nagelsen686United States E Nagelsen32
United States L Tenney194United States E Nagelsen76
France G Chanfreau66France G Chanfreau53
Argentina B Araujo105United Kingdom V Wade66
United Kingdom J Fayter08United States P Hogan31
United States A Kiyomura69United States A Kiyomura826
Soviet Union M Kroschina66Soviet Union M Kroschina663
Australia D Fromholtz41United States A Kiyomura42
United States P Hogan88United States P Hogan66
United States W Overton66United States P Hogan66
United Kingdom C Colman12South Africa B Cuypers30
South Africa B Cuypers66

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
South Africa G Stevens166
LLUnited States S Stap611South Africa G Stevens66
Sweden M Wikstedt646Sweden M Wikstedt33
LLNetherlands E Appel364South Africa G Stevens32
United States T Fretz266United States T Fretz66
Romania J Gohn612United States T Fretz76
Australia W Turnbull66Australia W Turnbull53
United States B Downs22United States T Fretz1r
United States J Heldman666Australia K Melville5
United States L Fleming30United States J Heldman44
QUnited States P Bostrom22Japan K Sawamatsu66
Japan K Sawamatsu66Japan K Sawamatsu23
United Kingdom C Molesworth236Australia K Melville66
QUnited States R Tenney66QUnited States R Tenney41
Netherlands B Stöve6446Australia K Melville66
6Australia K Melville466

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
United Kingdom L Mottram03
United States K Kemmer66United States K Kemmer166
United States J Evert64United States S Walsh623
United States S Walsh86United States K Kemmer638
Uruguay F Bonicelli66Uruguay F Bonicelli466
Czechoslovakia M Neumannová34Uruguay F Bonicelli276
United States K Latham69United States K Latham652
QUnited States S Greer18United States K Kemmer14
Israel P Peisachov663Australia E Goolagong66
United States C Meyer43Israel P Peisachov33
Australia K Harris66Australia K Harris66
United Kingdom L Beaven23Australia K Harris654
South Africa I Kloss663Australia E Goolagong476
Indonesia L Kaligis12South Africa I Kloss24
Netherlands M Schaar113Australia E Goolagong66
3Australia E Goolagong66

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
United Kingdom A Coe286
Australia J Young668
Australia J Young785
West Germany H Masthoff597
West Germany H Masthoff96
United Kingdom J Hume84
West Germany H Masthoff66
Argentina R Giscafré24
United States V Ziegenfuss612
Argentina R Giscafré166
Argentina R Giscafré66
LLNetherlands T Zwaan32
United Kingdom G Coles372
LLNetherlands T Zwaan656

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
QAustralia C O'Neil166
South Africa R Whitehouse622
Australia C O'Neil23
United States M Schallau66
France N Fuchs00
United States M Schallau66
United States M Schallau51
2United States C Evert76
QAustralia C Matison273
Colombia I Fernández de Soto656
Colombia I Fernández de Soto11
2United States C Evert66
Australia L Hunt679
2United States C Evert8511

External links

Preceded by1974 French Open – Women's singlesGrand Slam women's singlesSucceeded by1974 US Open – Women's singles