Women's singles
1968 US Open
Final
Champion	Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Billie Jean King
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Virginia Wade defeated defending championBillie Jean King in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the1968 US Open. It was her firstmajor singles title. This was the first edition of theUS Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as theOpen Era.

The seeded players are listed below.Virginia Wade is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Billie Jean King(Runner-up)
2. Ann Jones(semifinals)
3. Judy Tegart(quarterfinals)
4. Margaret Court(quarterfinals)
5. Maria Bueno(semifinals)
6. Virginia Wade(champion)
7. Mary-Ann Eisel(first round)
8. Kristy Pigeon(second round)

• Q =Qualifier
• WC =Wild card
• LL =Lucky loser
• r =Retired

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Billie Jean King	6	3	6
		Maryna Godwin	3	6	3
								1	Billie Jean King	3	6	6
								5	Maria Bueno	6	4	2
	4	Margaret Court	5	6	3
	5	Maria Bueno	7	2	6
															1	Billie Jean King	4	2
															6	Virginia Wade	6	6
	6	Virginia Wade	6	6
	3	Judy Tegart	3	2
								6	Virginia Wade	7	6
								2	Ann Jones	5	1
		Peaches Bartkowicz	8	3
	2	Ann Jones	10	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	King	6	6
		Vuskalns	1	0				1	King	6	6
		Tym	6	6					Tym	1	4
		Footman	0	1											1	King	8	6
		Carter	6	7												Carter	6	3
		Capozzi	1	5					Carter	6	6
		Lamm	3	9	6				Lamm	4	2
		Gengler	6	7	3																	1	King	6	3	6
	8	Pigeon	6	6																			Godwin	3	6	3
		Moore	3	4				8	Pigeon	5	4
		Godwin	6	6					Godwin	7	6
		Adams	4	2												Godwin	2	7	6
		Schiffman	5	6	7											Harter	6	5	3
		Herrick	7	4	5				Schiffman	0	1
		Harter	6	4	6				Harter	6	6
		Netter	4	6	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Court	6	6
		Fisher	0	1				4	Court	4	6	6
		Heldman	6	6					Heldman	6	2	1
		Matzner	2	1											4	Court	6	6
		duPont	7	6												Dürr	3	3
		Lowdon	5	2					duPont	1	5
		Dürr	6	6					Dürr	6	7
		Ziegenfuss	0	1																		4	Court	5	6	3
	5	Bueno	6	6																		5	Bueno	7	2	6
		Grant	1	4				5	Bueno	2	6	6
		Martinez	6	6					Martinez	6	2	4
		Moore	4	4											5	Bueno	0	6	6
		Hogan	11	6												Hogan	6	2	1
		Lyman	9	3					Hogan	6	6
		Christenson	2	6	6				Christenson	1	1
		O'Hara	6	3	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Casals	6	6
		Aschner	3	2					Casals	6	6
		Pratt	7	3	6				Pratt	1	3
		Austin	5	6	2											Casals	4	5
		Cody	3	6	6										6	Wade	6	7
		Bailey	6	1	3				Cody	3	3
	6	Wade	6	3	6			6	Wade	6	6
		De Fina	3	6	3																	6	Wade	6	6
		Tuero	6	6																		3	Tegart	3	2
		Reed	1	1					Tuero	6	1	7
		Krantzcke	6	6					Krantzcke	4	6	5
		Gonnerman	1	0												Tuero	5	2
		Maclennan	6	4	11										3	Tegart	7	6
		Kanarek	4	6	9				Maclennan	0	2
	3	Tegart	6	6				3	Tegart	6	6
		Dixon	0	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Jones	6	6
		Hunter	2	3					Jones	4	15	2
		Overton	6	7					Overton	6	13	6
		Davenport	3	5												Overton	3	2
		Bartkowicz	6	6												Bartkowicz	6	6
		Graebner	1	2					Bartkowicz	7	6
		Williams	7	2	6				Williams	5	2
	7	Eisel	5	6	4																		Bartkowicz	8	3
		Rogers	6	6																		2	Jones	10	6
		Vest	3	4					Rogers	11	6
		Rossouw							Rossouw	9	1
		Spinoza	w/o													Rogers	0	6	1
		Stewart	6	6											2	Jones	6	4	6
		Kincaid	4	4					Stewart	1	0
	2	Jones	6	6				2	Jones	6	6
		Teeguarden	3	1

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