1962 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1962 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Karen Susman
Runner-up	Věra Suková
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

Karen Susman defeated Věra Suková in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Angela Mortimer was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Suková. Top seed Margaret Smith had a bye into the second round, where she lost her first match to Billie-Jean Moffit. It was the first time in Grand Slam history that the women's top seed had lost her opening match, albeit in the second round.^[2]

Seeds

01.

Margaret Smith (second round)

02.

Darlene Hard (quarterfinals)

03.

Maria Bueno (semifinals)

04.

Renée Schuurman (quarterfinals)

05.

Ann Haydon (semifinals)

06.

Angela Mortimer (fourth round)

07.

Lesley Turner (quarterfinals)

08.

Karen Susman (champion)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Billie Jean Moffitt	3	1

5	Ann Haydon	6	6
					5	Ann Haydon	6	1

					8	Karen Susman	8	6
4	Renée Schuurman	4	4

8	Karen Susman	6	6
									8	Karen Susman	6	6

										Věra Suková	4	4
7	Lesley Turner	6	4	2

3	Maria Bueno	2	6	6
					3	Maria Bueno	4	3

						Věra Suková	6	6
	Věra Suková	6	6

2	Darlene Hard	4	3

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	1	Margaret Smith	6	3	5
		Billie Jean Moffitt	1	6	7
							BJ Moffitt	7	6
							C Caldwell	5	3
		Carole Caldwell	4	6	8
		Florence de la Courtie	6	2	6
												BJ Moffitt	6	6
												S Pachta	1	2
		Almut Sturm	6	4	6
		Mimi Arnold	0	6	3
							A Sturm	4	6	1
							S Pachta	6	2	6
	Q	Patsy Belton	1	0
		Sonja Pachta	6	6

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	5	Ann Haydon	6	6
		Silvana Lazzarino	1	2
						5	A Haydon	6	6
							S Price	4	4
		Margaret Hellyer	2	6	6
		Sandra Price	6	1	8
											5	A Haydon	6	6
												V Palmer	2	2
		Victoria Palmer	6	6
		Pilar Barril	1	1
							V Palmer	2	6	7
							R Ebbern	6	0	5
		Robyn Ebbern	6	6
	Q	Jean Knight	0	0

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	Renée Schuurman	6	6
	Frances MacLennan	0	4		4	R Schuurman	6	6
	Pat Roberts	2	3			P Roberts	2	2
	Pauline Roberts	6	6							4	R Schuurman	2	6	6
	Anne Smith	7	8	3							J Bricka	6	1	4
	Judy Alvarez	9	6	6		J Alvarez	4	3
	Paule Courteix	3	1			J Bricka	6	6
	Justina Bricka	6	6												4	R Schuurman	5	6	6
	Rita Bentley	6	6													M Schacht	7	4	1
	Carole Rosser	3	2			R Bentley	6	6
	Rosemary Deloford	6	5	5		M Peterdy-Wolf	1	3
	Márta Peterdy-Wolf	4	7	7							R Bentley	4	1
	Christiane Mercelis	6	5	0							M Schacht	6	6
	Jill Blackman	2	7	6		J Blackman	3	8	5
	Madonna Schacht	7	6			M Schacht	6	6	7
	Caroline Yates-Bell	5	2

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

8	Karen Susman	6	6
	Ana María Estalella	2	1		8	K Susman	8	6
	Maria Teresa Riedl	2	6			P Hird	6	4
	Pat Hird	6	8							8	K Susman	7	10
Q	Hazel Cheadle	1	1								E Starkie	5	8
	Liz Starkie	6	6			E Starkie	5	6	6
	Gwyn Thomas					G Thomas	7	4	2
	Frances Walton	w/o												8	K Susman	6	6
Q	Virginia Wade	4	6	6											J Tegart	4	2
	Pat Edrich	6	4	2	Q	V Wade	6	3	1
	Alison Stroud	4	1			J Tegart	4	6	6
	Judy Tegart	6	6								J Tegart	6	6
	Valerie Forbes	6	6								V Forbes	3	3
Q	Ann McAlpine	1	1			V Forbes	6	6
	Heide Schildknecht	6	12			H Schildknecht	2	2
	Robin Blakelock	1	10

Bottom half

Section 5

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

Q	Jenny Wagstaff	5	1
	Jean Forbes	7	6		J Forbes	6	6
	Alice Wavre	1	3		C Coronado	3	1
	Carmen Coronado	6	6							J Forbes	6	6
Q	Eleanor O'Neill	3	1							L Bassi	3	3
	Lucia Bassi	6	6		L Bassi	6	4	6
	Lorna Cawthorn	2	3		M Lee	1	6	4
	Margaret Lee	6	6											J Forbes	1	2
	Margaret duPont	2	4										7	Turner	6	6
	Christine Truman	6	6		C Truman	6	6
	Inge Overgaard	4	0		E Green	1	0
	Ethne Green	6	6							C Truman	5	4
Q	Marlene Gerson	5	3						7	L Turner	7	6
	Kaye Dening	7	6		K Dening	4	1
	Jill Mills	4	1	7	L Turner	6	6
7	Lesley Turner	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Heather Ross	6	3	1
	Mary Hawton	3	6	6		M Hawton	5	5
	Nancy Richey	11	10			N Richey	7	7
	Donna Floyd	9	8								N Richey	5	6
	Zsuzsa Körmöczy	2	6	7							D Catt	7	8
	Susan Chatrier	6	4	5		Z Körmöczy	5	1
	Bernice Vukovich	2	6	4		D Catt	7	6
	Deidre Catt	6	4	6												D Catt	2	4
	Anna Dmitrieva	6	6												3	M Bueno	6	6
	Carol Webb	1	2			A Dmitrieva	8	5	7
Q	Renate Ostermann	8	6		Q	R Ostermann	6	7	5
	Karin Herich	6	2								A Dmitrieva	6	1	1
	Francesca Gordigiani	2	3							3	M Bueno	3	6	6
	Edda Buding	6	6			E Buding	4	6	3
	Margaret Varner	3	4		3	M Bueno	6	4	6
3	Maria Bueno	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

		Doris Schuster	1	3
		Věra Suková	6	6
						V Suková	8	6
						J Lehane	6	3
		Carole Ann Loop	3	1
		Jan Lehane	6	6
										V Suková	1	6	6
									6	A Mortimer	6	4	3
		Judy Davidson	6	8
		Michelle Bourbonnais	2	6
						J Davidson	1	1
					6	A Mortimer	6	6
	Q	Margaret Grace	2	2
	6	Angela Mortimer	6	6

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

		Helga Schultze	2	6	6
		Vivienne Cox	6	4	1
							H Schultze	6	1	6
							H Segal	4	6	3
		Rosie Darmon	3	1
		Heather Segal	6	6
												H Schultze	1	0
											2	D Hard	6	6
		Eva de Jong	6	6
		Lea Pericoli	3	4
							E de Jong	0	0
						2	D Hard	6	6
		Ruth Illingworth	0	2
	2	Darlene Hard	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Barrett, John. Wimbledon: The Official History. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd; 5th Revised ed. edition (25 June 2020). ISBN 978-1913412005

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1962 French Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1962 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] Barrett, John. Wimbledon: The Official History. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd; 5th Revised ed. edition (25 June 2020). ISBN 978-1913412005

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