Women's singles
1977 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Betty Stöve
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Draw	96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	12

Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stöve in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her third and last major singles title. As of 2023, she remains the most recent Briton to win the title.

Chris Evert was the defending champion, but she lost in the semifinals to Wade.

This was the first time Wimbledon seeded more than eight players for the ladies' championship, increasing the number to twelve players; the number was further increased to 16 the following year.^[2][3]

Seeds

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

Dianne Fromholtz withdrew due to illness. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Chris O'Neil.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert	6	6
	5	Billie Jean King	1	2
								1	Chris Evert	2	6	1
								3	Virginia Wade	6	4	6
	3	Virginia Wade	7	6
	6	Rosie Casals	5	2
															3	Virginia Wade	4	6	6
															7	Betty Stöve	6	3	1
	8	Kerry Reid	3	4
	4	Sue Barker	6	6
								4	Sue Barker	4	6	4
								7	Betty Stöve	6	2	6
	7	Betty Stöve	9	3	6
	2	Martina Navratilova	8	6	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	C Evert	6	6
		R Gerulaitis	0	3				1	C Evert	6	6
								WC	W Wooldridge	0	2
															1	C Evert	6	6
		E Vessies-Appel	6	3	6											T Austin	1	1
		M Hamm	4	6	2				E Vessies-Appel	3	3
									T Austin	6	6
																						1	C Evert	8	6
																							G Stevens	6	4
									K Ebbinghaus	6	6
	Q	E Dignam	6	5	1			WC	B Thompson	2	0
	WC	B Thompson	2	7	6											K Ebbinghaus	1	3
																G Stevens	6	6
								Q	A Spex	6	0	2
		M Struthers	1	0					G Stevens	4	6	6
		G Stevens	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	BJ King	6	6	6
	Q	A Smith	4	6	6			Q	A Smith	8	0	3
		M Wikstedt	6	2	0										5	BJ King	6	7
																M Bueno	2	5
									M Bueno	1	8	8
		J Newberry	6	6					J Newberry	6	6	6
	LL	R Giscafré	4	2																		5	BJ King	4	6	6
																							M Kruger	6	0	1
								10	M Jaušovec	6	6
		W Turnbull	6	6					W Turnbull	4	3
		H Eisterlehner	2	1											10	M Jaušovec	4	4
		M Tyler	4	6	2											M Kruger	6	6
		M Kruger	6	2	6				M Kruger	6	6
									F Guédy	3	2

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	V Wade	6	6
	WC	J Durie	2	2				3	V Wade	6	6
									E Nagelsen	2	1
															3	V Wade	6	6
																Y Vermaak	1	2
									Y Vermaak	6	6
		J Fayter	2	6	6				J Fayter	3	1
	Q	N Bohm	6	3	2																	3	V Wade	9	6
		M Pinterová	1	1																			M Simionescu	7	3
	Q	P Peled	6	6				Q	P Peled	4	6	4
								Q	R Fox	6	4	6
															Q	R Fox	5	2
		S Tolleson	2	3												M Simionescu	7	6
		M Simionescu	6	6					M Simionescu	6	7
									C Reynolds	4	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	R Casals	6	6
		T Harford	3	1				6	R Casals	6	6
									V Ziegenfuss	3	3
															6	R Casals	6	6
		J Russell	8	6												J Russell	1	1
		S Mappin	6	2					J Russell	6	7
								LL	S Hagey	3	5
																						6	R Casals	8	6
	11	F Dürr	6	8																			D Boshoff	6	3
		L Forood	0	6				11	F Dürr	6	7
									V Ruzici	3	5
															11	F Dürr	3	7
																D Boshoff	6	9
									L Hunt	3	2
		P Whytcross	4	4					D Boshoff	6	6
		D Boshoff	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									K Harter	3	2
		C Doerner	6	6					C Doerner	6	6
		A-M Bruning	3	1												C Doerner	0	2
															12	K May	6	6
									C Molesworth	2	4
		L Mottram	3	1				12	K May	6	6
	12	K May	6	6																		12	K May	2	1
		J Anthony	6	6																		8	K Reid	6	6
		N Sato	1	3					J Anthony	6	6
									I Riedel	2	1
																J Anthony	3	7
															8	K Reid	6	9
									G Lovera	1	1
		M Carillo	6	4	5			8	K Reid	6	6
	8	K Reid	2	6	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		P Bostrom	3	4
		L Antonoplis	6	6					L Antonoplis	7	6
								Q	C Matison	5	1
																L Antonoplis	6	6
															Q	H Sparre	4	1
								Q	H Sparre	6	6
	WC	S Saliba	1	5				WC	K Susman	3	2
	WC	K Susman	6	7																			L Antonoplis	0	4
																						4	S Barker	6	6
									I Kloss	3	4
		C Meyer	1	5					A Kiyomura	6	6
		A Kiyomura	6	7												A Kiyomura	2	1
		H Masthoff	2	7	7										4	S Barker	6	6
		F Bonicelli	6	5	5				H Masthoff	1	3
								4	S Barker	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		S Walsh	4	2
		H Cawley	6	6					H Cawley	6	6
								WC	A Hobbs	4	3
																H Cawley	9	6
		P Fordyce	6	7	1											J Stratton	7	3
		J Stratton	4	9	6				J Stratton	7	9	6
								LL	C O'Neil	9	8	3
																							H Cawley	4	2
																						7	B Stöve	6	6
									R Tomanová	6	2	6
		B Cuypers	6	6					B Cuypers	4	6	3
		R Maršíková	0	4												R Tomanová	1	2
															7	B Stöve	6	6
									P Teeguarden	6	3	2
		S Simmonds	3	1				7	B Stöve	3	6	6
	7	B Stöve	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		M Gurdal	6	6
		L duPont	2	4					M Gurdal	6	6	3
									A McDade	1	8	6
																A McDade	4	0
																T Holladay	6	6
									K Shaw	5	4
		T Holladay	6	6					T Holladay	7	6
		L Beaven	3	3																			T Holladay	4	4
																						2	M Navratilova	6	6
									F Mihai	2	4
		L Charles	6	1	6				L Charles	6	6
		B Simon	4	6	3											L Charles	2	2
															2	M Navratilova	6	6
									I Bentzer	0	3
		G Coles	3	0				2	M Navratilova	6	6
	2	M Navratilova	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation