1963 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
Margaret Smith[1]
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Seeds12
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Fourth-seeded

Margaret Smith 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1963 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Maria Bueno is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3]

  1. Margaret Smith
    (finalist)
  2. United States Darlene Hard (quarterfinals)
  3. Billie Jean Moffitt
    (fourth round)
  4. Brazil Maria Bueno (champion)
  5. United States Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)
  6. Ann Haydon-Jones
    (semifinals)
  7. United Kingdom Christine Truman (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Robyn Ebbern (third round)
  9. Czechoslovakia Věra Suková (fourth round)
  10. Carole Caldwell
    (fourth round)
  11. Argentina Norma Baylon (fourth round)
  12. South Africa Margaret Hunt (fourth round)

Draw

Key

  • Q =
    Qualifier
  • WC =
    Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r =
    Retired

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1
Margaret Smith
3 6 6
7 United Kingdom Christine Truman 6 3 2
1
Margaret Smith
6 6
United Kingdom Deidre Catt 2 0
Yola Ramírez Ochoa
United Kingdom Deidre Catt w/o
1
Margaret Smith
5 4
4 Brazil Maria Bueno 7 6
2 United States Darlene Hard 4 3
6
Ann Haydon-Jones
6 6
6
Ann Haydon-Jones
6 2 7
4 Brazil Maria Bueno 1 6 9
5 United States Nancy Richey 3 2
4 Brazil Maria Bueno 6 6

References

Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by