Women's Singles
1977 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Virginia Wade
Runner-up	Betty Stöve
Final score	4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	12
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stöve in the final, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Wade remains the last British woman to win a Wimbledon singles title. Chris Evert was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Wade. This was the first time Wimbledon seeded more than 8 players for the ladies' championship, increasing the number (for this year only) to twelve players. The number increased to 16 in 1978.

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

Key

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 Jau?ovec	6	6
		W Turnbull	6	6					W Turnbull	4	3
		H Eisterlehner	2	1											10	M Jau?ovec	4	4
		M Tyler	4	6	2											M Kruger	6	6
		M Kruger	6	2	6				M Kruger	6	6
									F Guedy	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 Pinterova	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 Mar?íková	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