1969 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
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Ann Jones
Ann Haydon-Jones
Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones (born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on 7 October 1938 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion...

 defeated Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...

 3–6 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1969 Wimbledon Championships
1969 Wimbledon Championships
The 1969 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that was played on grass courts. It was the 2nd edition of the event in the Open Era and the 83rd since its formation...

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See also:
1969 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Singles
1969 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Rod Laver was the defending champion and won in the final, 6–4 5–7 6–4 6–4, against John Newcombe.-Seeds:# Rod Laver # Tony Roche # Tom Okker # Ken Rosewall ...


Seeds

  1.   Margaret Court (Semifinals)
  2.   Billie Jean King
    Billie Jean King
    Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...

     (Final)
  3.   Virginia Wade
    Virginia Wade
    Sarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...

     
    (Third Round)
  4.   Ann Jones
    Ann Haydon-Jones
    Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones (born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on 7 October 1938 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion...

     (Champion)



  1.   Nancy Richey
    Nancy Richey
    Nancy Richey is a former tennis player from the United States.Richey won two Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles . She was ranked World No...

     (Quarterfinals)
  2.   Kerry Melville (Second Round)
  3.   Julie Heldman
    Julie Heldman
    Julie Heldman is a retired American tennis player who won 22 professional tennis titles.In 1969 she was World No. 5, her highest career world ranking, and was ranked No. 2 in the U.S.-Tennis career:...

     (Quarterfinals)
  4.   Judy Tegart
    Judy Tegart
    Judy Tegart Dalton is a retired professional Australian tennis player who won nine Grand Slam doubles titles. She won at least one women's doubles title at each Grand Slam tournament, a "Career Grand Slam". Five of her doubles titles were in partnership with Margaret Court...

     
    (Quarterfinals)

    Finals

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    Section 6

    Section 7

    Section 8

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