1964 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
# 1964 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Maria Bueno defeated the defending champion Margaret Smith in the final, 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1964 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Margaret Smith (final)
    02. Maria Bueno (champion)
    03. Billie Jean Moffitt (semifinals)
    04. Lesley Turner (semifinals)
    05. Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)
    06. Ann Jones (quarterfinals)
    07. Jan Lehane (third round)
    08. Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)

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

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norma Baylon | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norma Baylon | 0 | $0^r$ | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Billie Jean Moffitt | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | 3 | Billie Jean Moffitt | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ann Jones | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ann Jones | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Nancy Richey | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | 4 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Robyn Ebbern | 4 | 1 | 2 | Maria Bueno | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Bueno | 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 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annette Van Zyl | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | M Smith | 11 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Susman | 9 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Karen Susman | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Dmitrieva | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Lepoutre | 1 | 1 |
| | Francesca Gordigiani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Margaret O'Donnell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Gordigiani | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Lepoutre | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katarina Bartholdson | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anja Lepoutre | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Jan Lehane | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Françoise Dürr | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Lehane | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Baylon | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | Carmen Coronado | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norma Baylon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | N Baylon | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | D Catt | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| | Helga Niessen | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosie Darmon | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Niessen | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Catt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Deidre Catt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Věra Suková | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Billie Jean Moffitt | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberta Beltrame | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | BJ Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Fales | 6 | 6 | | | D Fales | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fay Toyne | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | BJ Moffitt | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Margaret Lee | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Lee | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | Alison Stroud | 4 | 6 | 4 | | M Lee | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ana María Estalella | 2 | 3 | | Q | D Tuckey | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Diane Tuckey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | BJ Moffitt | 6 | 6 |
| | Cathy Lee Crosby | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Rees-Lewis | 4 | 4 |
| | Jacqueline Rees-Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | J Rees-Lewis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Knight | 6 | 2 | | | H Segal | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Segal | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Rees-Lewis | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | Frances Walton | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | L Pericoli | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Caroline Yates-Bell | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Yates-Bell | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lea Pericoli | 6 | 6 | | | L Pericoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Allen | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Ann Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Linda Lou Crosby | 0 | 0 | | 6 | A Jones | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Geraldine Houlihan | 6 | 5 | 9 | | R Lloyd | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Lloyd | 4 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | 6 | A Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lorna Cawthorn | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Rosser | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Pauline Roberts | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Roberts | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabelle de Lansalut | 6 | 6 | | | C Rosser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carole Rosser | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Jones | 10 | 6 |
| Q | Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Tegart | 8 | 3 |
| Q | Trish McClenaughan | 4 | 3 | | Q | B Stöve | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joyce Williams | 2 | 1 | | | J Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judy Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tory Fretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Fretz | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Helga Schultze | 2 | 4 | | | T Fretz | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Habicht | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | H Schildknecht | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Heide Schildknecht | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Sonja Pachta | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie DeFina | 3 | 6 | | | S Pachta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renate Ostermann | 4 | 1 | | | R Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Bentley | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Judy Alvarez | 0 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | J Alvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Janine Lieffrig | 6 | 6 | 5 | | J Alvarez | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenny Garner | 7 | 2 | | | V Wade | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Wade | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Alvarez | 2 | 2 |
| | Jenny Trewby | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Richey | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Enid Kerr | 1 | 3 | | | J Trewby | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liz Starkie | 6 | 6 | | | E Starkie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Marie Fourie | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | E Starkie | 1 | 8 | | | | |
| | Renée Haygarth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | N Richey | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| | Mary McAnally | 3 | 2 | | | R Haygarth | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justina Bricka | 0 | 2 | | 5 | N Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| 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 | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jenny Ridderhof-Seven | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glenda Swan | 10 | 6 | | | G Swan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vivienne Dennis | 1 | | | | V Dennis | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | G Swan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maria Teresa Riedl | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | G Rosin | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Gudrun Rosin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | G Rosin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peachy Kellmeyer | 6 | 9 | | | P Kellmeyer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ann Owen | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Swan | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| | Mary-Ann Eisel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Turner | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Hazel Cheadle | 5 | 1 | | | M-A Eisel | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Lesh | 6 | 6 | | | R Lesh | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Truman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | M-A Eisel | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Carol Hanks | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | L Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Elaine Shenton | 3 | 3 | | | C Hanks | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judy Tee | 3 | 3 | | 4 | L Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lesley Turner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ulla Sandulf | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christine Truman | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | U Sandulf | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | C Caldwell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Carole Caldwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Helen Plaisted | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | C Caldwell | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | R Ebbern | 6 | 6 |
| | Madonna Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Almut Sturm | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Schacht | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | R Ebbern | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Monique Salfati | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Robyn Ebbern | 6 | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Victoria Palmer | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Trudy Groenman | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Groenman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Kodešová | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Vlasta Kodešová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pilar Barril | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | G Groenman | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 |
| | Liv Paldan | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Mercelis | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Carol-Ann Prosen | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
