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1962 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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]

Women's singles
1962 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Karen Susman
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Věra Suková
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds

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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

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Key

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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