1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
# 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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 her second major singles title overall.

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

## Seeds

    01. Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
    02. Chris Evert (champion)
    03. Evonne Goolagong (quarterfinals)
    04. Rosie Casals (fourth round)
    05. Virginia Wade (semifinals)
    06. Kerry Melville (semifinals)
    07. Nancy Gunter (withdrew)
    08. 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.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Billie Jean King | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Olga Morozova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Olga Morozova | 7 | 6 | | 8 | Olga Morozova | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Linky Boshoff | 3 | 2 | | 5 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Virginia Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Olga Morozova | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Kerry Melville | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Evonne Goolagong | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Evonne Goolagong | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Kerry Melville | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Helga Masthoff | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K May | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Dürr | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Simionescu | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | L Charles | 3 | 0 |
| | C Janes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruzici | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Janes | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Charles | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Weisenberger | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Charles | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | O Morozova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brasher | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | O Morozova | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | W Paish | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | |
| | W Paish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Bentzer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | O Morozova | 9 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | K Krantzcke | 7 | 4 |
| | W Wooldridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Gregory | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W Wooldridge | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | K Krantzcke | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Rossouw | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Moor | 2 | 1 | | 4 | R Casals | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Anliot | 6 | 2 | | | P Teeguarden | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Teeguarden | 8 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Sandberg | 8 | 1 | | | | | | Q | M Jaušovec | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Mappin | 9 | 6 | | | S Mappin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Navrátilová | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Jaušovec | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Casals | 2 | 3 |
| | M Gurdal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Boshoff | 6 | 6 |
| | V Vopičková | w/o | | | | M Gurdal | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barker | 0 | 7 | | | D Boshoff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Boshoff | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | D Boshoff | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | |
| | H Gourlay | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | H Gourlay | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Michel | 4 | 5 | | | H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tomanová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Tomanová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Blachford | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Burton | 0 | 0 | | 5 | V Wade | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O de Roubin | 0 | 3 | | | J Anthony | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Anthony | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Nagelsen | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | E Nagelsen | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Tenney | 1 | 9 | 4 | | E Nagelsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Chanfreau | 6 | 6 | | | G Chanfreau | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Araujo | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Wade | 6 | 6 |
| | J Fayter | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Hogan | 3 | 1 |
| | A Kiyomura | 6 | 9 | | | A Kiyomura | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kroschina | 6 | 6 | | | M Kroschina | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fromholtz | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Kiyomura | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Hogan | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | P Hogan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Overton | 6 | 6 | | | P Hogan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Colman | 1 | 2 | | | B Cuypers | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Cuypers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | G Stevens | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Stap | 6 | 1 | 1 | | G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Wikstedt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Wikstedt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Appel | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | G Stevens | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | T Fretz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Fretz | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Gohn | 6 | 1 | 2 | | T Fretz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | W Turnbull | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | B Downs | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | T Fretz | $1^r$ |
| | J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Melville | 5 |
| | L Fleming | 3 | 0 | | | J Heldman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Bostrom | 2 | 2 | | | K Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | K Sawamatsu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Sawamatsu | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | C Molesworth | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | R Tenney | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Tenney | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | B Stöve | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Melville | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | L Mottram | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kemmer | 6 | 6 | | K Kemmer | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Evert | 6 | 4 | | S Walsh | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Walsh | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | K Kemmer | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | |
| | F Bonicelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Bonicelli | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Neumannová | 3 | 4 | | F Bonicelli | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Latham | 6 | 9 | | K Latham | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Greer | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kemmer | 1 | 4 |
| | P Peisachov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 |
| | C Meyer | 4 | 3 | | P Peisachov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Harris | 6 | 6 | | K Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Beaven | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | K Harris | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | I Kloss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | E Goolagong | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Kaligis | 1 | 2 | | I Kloss | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schaar | 1 | 1 | 3 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | A Coe | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Young | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Young | 7 | 8 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | H Masthoff | 5 | 9 | 7 | | | |
| | H Masthoff | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hume | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H Masthoff | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | R Giscafré | 2 | 4 |
| | V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Giscafré | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | T Zwaan | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Coles | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Zwaan | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q | C O'Neil | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Whitehouse | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C O'Neil | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Schallau | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Fuchs | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Schallau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Schallau | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 7 | 6 |
| Q | C Matison | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Fernández de Soto | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | I Fernández de Soto | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Hunt | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Evert | 8 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
