1967 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Top-seeded Billie Jean King defeated Ann Haydon-Jones 11–9, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1967 U.S. National Championships.

Women's singles
1967 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King[1]
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones[1]
Score11–9, 6–4
Details
Seeds10
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1966 · U.S. National Championships · 1968 →

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Billie Jean King (champion)
  2.   Ann Haydon-Jones (finalist)
  3.   Françoise Dürr (semifinals)
  4.   Nancy Richey (withdrawn)
  5.   Lesley Turner (semifinals)
  6.   Maria Bueno (second round)
  7.   Rosemary Casals (fourth round)
  8.   Mary-Ann Eisel (third round)
  9.   Virginia Wade (fourth round)
  10.   Kerry Melville (fourth round)

Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Billie Jean King 6 6
  Annette Van Zyl 1 4
1   Billie Jean King 6 6
3   Françoise Dürr 2 4
  Valerie Ziegenfuss 0 3
3   Françoise Dürr 6 6
1   Billie Jean King 11 6
2   Ann Haydon-Jones 9 4
4   Lesley Turner 6 6
7   Rita Bentley 1 2
5   Lesley Turner 2 4
2   Ann Haydon-Jones 6 6
  Peaches Bartkowicz 5 6 1
2   Ann Haydon-Jones 7 2 6

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by